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• 🧠 Trivia Challenge: Spotlight Hook
• 🧭Discover: Taipei 101
• 📰 News: What's Next for Wake County's Landfill?
• 📰 News: Hurricanes' Title Run Gives Wake County a $13.4 Million Boost
• 😄 Meme of the Day – Just for Laughs
• 🎁 Support the businesses that support Cary: Make your gift
• 📅 Events: Upcoming Events (Top Picks)
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Taipei 101
Taipei 101 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.
Taipei 101 is a Cary staple that has been serving up Taiwanese, Szechuan, and Chinese dishes — from hand-made soup dumplings and scallion beef pancake rolls to dry sautéed green beans and spicy boiled fish — since 2011.
Check out their menu on their website: Taipei 101
Address: 121-A East Chatham St., Cary, NC 27511 | Get Directions
Taipei 101
What's Next for Wake County's Landfill?
Wake County is asking residents to weigh in on how it should handle trash after the South Wake Landfill reaches capacity around 2040.
Wake County is planning for the future of the South Wake Landfill, which is expected to be full by 2040. The landfill currently handles about 500,000 tons of waste each year.
Officials are evaluating three options: building a new landfill, constructing a waste-to-energy facility, or transporting trash to regional landfills. Each option presents different financial, environmental and community challenges.
County leaders say planning must begin now because of Wake County's continued population growth and increasing waste production. Public feedback will help shape the county's long-term strategy.
A final community input meeting will be held June 25 at the Walnut Creek Wetland Center, with a recommendation expected to reach county commissioners within the next year.
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Which option do you think makes the most sense for the South Wake Landfill?
Hurricanes' Title Run Gives Wake County a $13.4 Million Boost
The Carolina Hurricanes' run to the Stanley Cup delivered an estimated $13.4 million economic impact to Wake County, according to the team, Visit Raleigh and the NHL. Six Stanley Cup Final events, including three home games and three watch parties, attracted more than 112,000 fans.
Officials said the events generated more than 6,700 hotel room nights and more than $255,000 in tax revenue, while increasing business for hotels, restaurants and tourism-related businesses throughout the region. Visitors traveled from all 50 states and two countries to attend the games.
The championship celebration continued with a record-setting parade that drew nearly 193,000 people to downtown Raleigh, making it the largest event in the city's history. The crowd easily surpassed attendance at the franchise's 2006 Stanley Cup parade.
State leaders also recognized the achievement, with Gov. Josh Stein proclaiming June 20 as the beginning of "Stanley Cup Summer" to honor the Hurricanes' second Stanley Cup championship and first title in 20 years.
What was your favorite part of the Hurricanes' championship run?
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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:
• Thursday: Cary's Amazing Urban Family Race! 5:30PM-8PM
• Thursday: Town Council Regular Meeting 6:30PM-8:30PM
• Friday: One Tribe Drum Circle & Fire Show 7PM-8:30PM
• Friday: Classics Under the Stars 8PM
• Saturday: Cary Farmers Market 8AM-12PM
• Saturday: Art Cart: PRIDE 10AM-1PM
• Saturday: NC Symphony Summerfest: The Music of Billy Joel 6PM-9:45PM
• Sunday: Cary Tennis Classic ALL DAY
• Monday: 3D Stained Glass Water Lily Workshop 6PM-9PM
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 Answer to the Cary Spotlight Hook Trivia Question 👇👇👇
A: A lizard
The "horny toad" (or horned toad) is not a toad or an amphibian at all; it is actually a small reptile, specifically a horned lizard. Native to the deserts and semi-arid regions of North and Central America, they earned their nickname due to their squat, flat, toad-like bodies and the spiny horns on their heads.
For more information, horned lizards, horny toads, or horntoads