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• 🧠 Trivia Challenge: Spotlight Hook
• 🧭 Discover Cary: Basil ‘n Spice
• 📰 News: Cary Athlete Turns Love of Pickleball Into Mission to Fight ALS
• 📰 News: Cary's GoCary Program Opens New Doors for Seniors Seeking Independence
• 😉 Meme of the Day – Start Your Day with a Smile
• 🎁 Support the businesses that support Cary: Show your support
• 📅 Events: Upcoming Events (Top Picks)
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Basil ‘n Spice
Basil ‘n Spice is one of the local food places nominated by Cary Spotlight’s readers for our Discover Cary project. If you’ve had a chance to sample their food, feel free to share your opinion below.
Basil ‘n Spice in Apex brings Indian, Thai, and Chinese favorites together under one roof, so one table can share samosas and basil naan while another digs into drunken noodles or a holy basil stir-fry, all cooked by a chef with more than 20 years in the kitchen.
Technically Apex, but practically Cary—Basil ‘n Spice is so close to the border, your GPS won’t even notice… but your taste buds definitely will!
Check out their menu on their website: Basil ‘n Spice
Address: 8753 Holly Springs Rd, Apex, NC 27539 | Get Directions
Basil ‘n Spice
The Mineral Everyone Forgets Until Their Driveway Freezes Over
Most people couldn't tell you what scandium is for, but everyone knows what happens when roads go unsalted. North America keeps running short, and Atlas Salt (TSXV: SALT) is building a shovel-ready mine in Newfoundland, three days by ship from Boston, with C$188 million in projected yearly free cash flow.
Cary Athlete Turns Love of Pickleball Into Mission to Fight ALS
Roger Gore, a 72-year-old Cary athlete, continues to compete at an impressive level in pickleball, running and the National Senior Games. He spends several hours on the pickleball court most days and is preparing for the senior national championships next month. His athletic accomplishments include world championship pickleball medals and participation in 20 events at a recent Senior Games competition, where he placed in 14.
Although Gore has spent much of his life competing, his connection to pickleball has taken on a deeper meaning. After introducing his brother-in-law, a former competitive soccer and tennis player, to the sport, Gore learned that his relative had been diagnosed with ALS. His brother-in-law was unable to continue participating in athletics and died approximately three years later.
Gore promised to organize a pickleball tournament in his brother-in-law's memory. He fulfilled that commitment last year by partnering with Andrea Lytle Peet, an athlete living with ALS and founder of Team Drea, a nonprofit supporting ALS awareness and research. The experience inspired Gore to pursue additional fundraising opportunities.
His latest initiative is a proposed North Carolina specialty license plate promoting pickleball and ALS research. The Acing ALS Pickleball plate requires at least 500 preorders before the state can consider issuing it. Each $30 preorder would allocate $20 to Team Drea and $10 to the state. Supporters can learn more through the organization's website.
How Readers Can Get Involved
🏓 Support the license plate initiative: Visit Team Drea's Acing ALS page for information about preordering.
🚗 Help reach the 500-preorder goal: Share the initiative with North Carolina drivers who enjoy pickleball or want to support ALS research.
❤️ Learn about ALS: Explore the disease, its effects and ongoing research efforts.
🤝 Support Team Drea: Visit TeamDrea.org to learn about its mission and fundraising activities.
📣 Spread awareness: Share Gore's story with friends, family and local pickleball communities.
What inspires you most about Cary athlete Roger Gore's story? 🏓❤️
- 🏆 Staying competitive and winning medals at age 72
- 💪 Proving that age doesn't have to limit an active lifestyle
- ❤️ Turning a personal loss into a mission to help others
- 🎗️ Using pickleball to raise awareness and funding for ALS research
- 🤝 Building friendships and community through sports
- 🚗 Creating a specialty license plate to support a meaningful cause
- Other (please specify)
Cary's GoCary Program Opens New Doors for Seniors Seeking Independence
GoCary is helping older adults in Cary become more confident and independent through a transit education program that combines classroom learning with real-world bus rides. Fifteen seniors recently participated in a guided field trip designed to teach them how to navigate local routes, use transit technology and access destinations throughout town.
The outing began at Cary Depot, where participants learned about connections to GoTriangle and Amtrak, met bus drivers and received information about future transportation projects. They then boarded GoCary Route 5 along the Kildaire Farm Road corridor and practiced using the GoCary app to follow their location and check bus schedules.
During the ride, seniors explored how Cary's transit system connects residents with parks, libraries, arts facilities, shopping centers, medical services and residential communities. The group also stopped at Esteamed Coffee, providing an opportunity to discuss their experience and connect with fellow participants.
The program is led by Cary's senior services and transit outreach staff, with an emphasis on helping older residents maintain independence and community connections. Demand has been strong, with 56 residents on the waiting list and more field trips scheduled for winter and spring. Residents can find transit information and trip-planning resources at GoCary.org.
What Cary Residents Should Know
🚌 Program focus: Helping seniors learn to use GoCary buses independently.
👥 Recent participation: 15 seniors attended the latest field trip.
📍 Starting location: Cary Depot, with a guided ride on Route 5.
📱 Skills taught: Using the GoCary app, finding schedules and navigating routes.
🤝 Community benefits: Greater independence, social connections and access to local destinations.
📅 Future opportunities: Additional field trips are planned for winter and spring, with 56 residents currently waiting to participate.
🔗 Learn more: Visit GoCary's Reason to Ride website for route and trip-planning information.
Just curious…
What would make you more likely to use GoCary's public transportation system? 🚌💙
- 🗺️ More bus routes connecting neighborhoods and popular destinations
- ⏰ More frequent buses and shorter wait times
- 📱 Easier trip planning and real-time bus tracking
- 🎓 Free hands-on classes to learn how to ride
- 🚏 More convenient and accessible bus stops
- 🚗 I prefer driving or using my own transportation
- Other (please specify)
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🎟️ Upcoming Events (Top Picks)
Outdoor events may be changed due to weather, so click the links to see latest event information. Here are a few ideas for the week, so plan ahead:
• Friday: PONDER Program: Spooky Season 10:30AM-12PM
• Friday: Blood on the Clock Tower 6PM-10PM
• Friday: Neon Nightmares Yoga 7PM-8PM
• Friday: Cary Town Band presents Frightful Friday 7:30PM-9PM
• Saturday: Cary Farmers Market 8AM-12PM
• Saturday: Halloween Part at the Cary VFW 6PM-9:30PM
• Saturday: The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Movie Party 8PM
• Sunday: Tricks & Treats: Dog Training 2PM-3PM
• Sunday: Triangle Wind Ensemble 4PM-5:30PM
• Monday: Drop-in Puzzling and Puzzle Swap Meet 1PM-7PM
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The Answer to the Cary Spotlight Hook Trivia Question 👇👇👇
A: Blue
Liquid oxygen has a clear, pale blue or cyan color. While oxygen is a colorless and odorless gas under normal conditions, it becomes visible when condensed into a liquid. Liquid oxygen contains two unpaired electrons in its outer orbital, making it paramagnetic (attracted to magnets). This electron arrangement absorbs red light in the visible spectrum, leaving behind a pale blue or cyan appearance.
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