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• 📰 News: More Than 50 Vendors Join Cary’s 2026 Pimento Cheese Festival
• 📰 News: Cary’s Hidden Teaching Farm Is Opening Its Gates
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Today marks our 900th edition and we're not done yet. Nine hundred mornings of showing up for Cary. Nine hundred issues uncovering hidden gems, championing local businesses, covering the civic moments that shape this town, and amplifying the voices of the nonprofits and changemakers doing the real work.
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Parents across the Triangle often wonder how their teens can build meaningful leadership experience that truly stands out when applying to college.
An upcoming Hum Sub Youth Leadership Summit in Cary is designed to help students begin exploring those opportunities. The event invites students in Grades 8–11 from across the Triangle to learn about leadership, entrepreneurship, and ways young people can start building experiences that colleges value.
Parents are welcome to attend to learn more about opportunities to help their children prepare for college applications. Coming soon: 2 May 2026.
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GoCary Makes Spring Park Trips Easy Across Cary
Spring has arrived in Cary, bringing an ideal chance to spend more time outdoors. For residents looking to visit local parks without the hassle of driving, GoCary offers a free and accessible way to get there.
The town’s fare-free transit service connects riders to many of Cary’s most popular outdoor destinations, making it easier to plan anything from a family picnic to a quiet afternoon walk or a bike ride along the greenways. Routes across the system serve parks with a wide range of amenities, including playgrounds, open fields, lakes, trails and athletic facilities.
Route 1 connects to Urban Park and Walnut Street Park.
Route 2 provides access to the Edwards Mill connector, which links riders to Lenovo Center, Richland Creek Trail and Reedy Creek Trail.
Route 3 reaches Veterans Freedom Park, while
Route 4 serves Bond Park and the Preston Soccer Fields.
Route 5 connects to Downtown Cary Park and Kay Struffolino Park, and
Route 6 reaches Urban Park, R.S. Dunham Park and Downtown Cary Park.
Route 7 provides access to the Black Creek Greenway, and
Route 9 connects riders to Hunter Street Park. The Downtown Loop also offers convenient stops at Urban Park and Downtown Cary Park.
For those who want to combine transit with cycling, every GoCary bus includes a front-mounted bike rack that holds up to two bicycles. That gives riders an easy way to continue their trip from the bus stop to a trail or greenway.
Planning an outing is also straightforward through the GoCary app, where users can find nearby stops, identify which routes serve specific parks and review daily schedules. As the season begins, GoCary offers a simple and sustainable way for residents to explore Cary’s outdoor spaces and make the most of spring.
Official Website: https://gocary.org/news/explore-local-parks-gocary
Just curious…
With GoCary offering free rides, would you take the bus to visit a park this spring?
More Than 50 Vendors Join Cary’s 2026 Pimento Cheese Festival
The 2026 Pimento Cheese Festival returns to Downtown Cary Park on April 11 with more than 50 vendors, live music, games and creative pimento cheese dishes.
Summary
The Pimento Cheese Festival is returning to Downtown Cary Park on April 11, 2026, bringing together food vendors, live music and family activities centered around the popular Southern spread.
The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature more than 50 vendors serving both traditional and creative pimento cheese dishes. Past menu items have included pimento cheese ice cream, sandwiches, empanadas and other inventive combinations.
Visitors can enjoy live performances by The Embers, explore the Pimento Cheese Marketplace, and participate in activities including children’s games, a puppy event and the annual pimento cheese sculpting contest.
Attendees can also vote for their favorite vendor creations throughout the day, with the winning pimento cheese announced later in the afternoon.
Just curious…
Would you try a unique pimento cheese creation at the festival?
Cary’s Hidden Teaching Farm Is Opening Its Gates
Good Hope Farm will host a guided tour on April 18 that gives participants a closer look at one of Cary’s historic teaching farms. The program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and invites visitors to explore the farm while learning about sustainable agriculture.
During the tour, guests will hear about organic farming practices, food security challenges and the farm-to-table movement. The program also explores how farming helped shape the region’s culture and landscape.
The class is held outdoors and includes walking through the farm’s fields, so attendees are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes and dress for changing weather conditions.
The program is open to participants ages 11 and older. Registration costs $5 for Cary residents and $7 for non-residents.
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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: Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale (Online Sale)
• Friday: Movie Night: The Princess and the Frog 6PM-10PM
• Saturday: Science on the Spillway 10AM-12PM
• Saturday: 2026 Pimento Cheese Festival 11AM-4PM
• Saturday: Cary Players presents Deathtrap 7:30PM-9:30PM
• Sunday: Fido Foundations: Dog Obedience 2PM-3PM
• Sunday: Sunday Sound Bath 4PM-5:30PM
• Monday: Drop-in Puzzling and Puzzle Swap Meet 2PM-8PM
But wait! There’s more. 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 first video game played in space was Tetris on the Nintendo Game Boy. It was played by Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov aboard the Mir space station in July 1993, making the Game Boy the first video game console used in space.
The game left Earth on 1 July 1993 aboard the Soyuz TM-17 rocket and was played during Serebrov's off-time while orbiting the planet. "Like all cosmonauts, I love sport. My particular favorites are football and swimming.
During flight, in rare minutes of leisure, I enjoyed playing Game Boy," wrote Serebrov in an autographed note that accompanied the game, and the Game Boy, in a 2011 auction. Serebrov previously set the record for the greatest number of spacewalks, with 10, totalling 31 hours 37 minutes during Soyuz TM-8 (Jan/Feb 1990) and Soyuz TM-17 (Sept/Oct 1993).
Learn more about Aleksandr Serebrov