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• 🧠 Trivia Challenge: Spotlight Hook
• 🍽️ Discover Cary: Paris Baguette Review
• 📰 News: Safe Place Program Expands to Wake County Public Libraries
• 📰 News: Don’t Let Porch Pirates Steal Your Cheer This Season
• 😉 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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Paris Baguette Review
Paris Baguette 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.
Paris Baguette in Cary, NC, is a neighborhood bakery café serving handcrafted cakes, freshly baked pastries and breads, Lavazza coffee, and grab-and-go salads and sandwiches with a touch of French-Korean bakery tradition.
Check out their menu on their website: Paris Baguette
Address: 685 Cary Towne Boulevard, Cary, NC 27511 | Get Directions
Reader Poll Results
Paris Baguette (52 Votes)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Love this place! (28)
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️ 😊😊😊 I might give it a try (24)
Cary Spotlight Reader’s Feedback:
“Best cronuts ever!” “Yummy macrons and fruit pastry” “Everything looks and taste delicious ” “Pecan pastry is amazing!” “I love their New York Cheesecake!”
“Their selection of pastries and breads is amazing. The shop is bright and cheerful...a great way to start the day.”
“Everything they serve is fresh and delicious. We are so fortunate that they opened a store in Cary!”
“Great pastries, decent prices and excellent service here!”
“Love ❤️ Love 💕 Love this place!!! Tried it for the first time last week for brunch. Ate a scrumptious quiche and a cinnamon twist that was ridiculously large. Next stop I'll plan to try a cream filled donut b/c the pastry is almost as large as my face! Service was outstanding and accurate for a takeout cafe with plenty of seating (inside and out) and allowed my friend and I to chill (and we did for several hours)!! 🥰”
Paris Baguette
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Safe Place Program Expands to Wake County Public Libraries
Wake County Public Libraries has designated all 23 of its locations as Safe Place sites through a new collaboration with Haven House Services. This initiative, launched in November, equips libraries with clear Safe Place signage and trains staff to assist young people in crisis.
Safe Place is a nationwide program that connects youth in need with trained adults and access to resources like temporary shelter or counseling. In Wake County, Haven House Services serves as the certified responder, arriving within 30 minutes to offer help when a young person seeks assistance at a Safe Place site.
Library staff play a key role in providing a welcoming environment and coordinating with Haven House to assess and meet the needs of each youth. The initiative reinforces the library system’s role as a community hub and safe space for all residents, particularly vulnerable young people.
By becoming Safe Place sites, Wake County libraries expand their mission of community support and ensure that every young person in crisis has access to immediate, trusted help across the county.
Just curious…
Wake County Public Libraries are now Safe Place sites for youth in crisis. We'd love to hear your thoughts:
Which additional services would you most like to see in your local library to support young people?
Don’t Let Porch Pirates Steal Your Cheer This Season
As the holiday season brings a surge in home deliveries, the Cary Police Department is encouraging residents to take simple steps to prevent package theft. With more packages arriving on porches across town, the risk of theft increases, especially during the busy December shopping period.
To help keep your holidays worry-free, police recommend the following:
📦 Track packages and bring them inside as soon as they arrive
🎥 Install cameras or motion-activated lights to deter theft
🚗 Keep gifts out of sight in vehicles while shopping
🧑🤝🧑 Team up with neighbors to monitor each other’s deliveries
These simple measures can help safeguard your packages and preserve the season’s cheer. Cary Police Share Holiday Tips
Just curious…
With porch pirates on the prowl, we want to know how you stay one step ahead:
What’s your go-to strategy for protecting deliveries?
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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: Cary Night Market 5PM-9PM
• Friday: Photos with Santa 5PM-9PM
• Saturday: Blood Drive with the Cary Police Department 9AM-4PM
• Saturday: Good Hope Farm Monthly Volunteer Workday 9AM-11AM
• Saturday: Cary Ballet Company present "The Nutcracker Suite" 7PM-9PM
• Sunday: 2025 Gifting Tree Project ALL DAY
• Sunday: Holiday Teen Zine Party 4PM-7PM
• Sunday: Cary Ballet Company present "The Nutcracker Suite" 5:30PM-7:30PM
To save space in your inbox, we’ve moved the full list of events online — now you can plan ahead: See Full 2-Week Calendar
The Answer to the Cary Spotlight Hook Trivia Question 👇👇👇
A: Gutzon Borglum
He was the sculptor who conceived and designed Mount Rushmore, beginning work on the monument in 1927 in South Dakota. He transformed the mountain into a colossal monument featuring George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Borglum died before its completion in 1941, and the project was finished by his son, Lincoln. The carving also involved innovative use of dynamite and pneumatic hammers.
Learn more about Gutzon Borglum