After speaking with a few of my friends about subscriptions,I couldn't have cut the cord at a better time (seven years ago). Fortunately, in Apex we can pick up a lot of channels OTA, which is extremely important for my sportsball addiction.

As a former YouTube TV, and recently former SlingTV subscriber (predominately for news and sports), I must say, subscriptions are getting out of hand. YouTube TV’s recent price increase makes me look back on my decision as one of the best I have made for news, sports, and entertainment. I have more flexibility to pick services à la carte (Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, etc.) without losing the basics. 

Get an antenna. Give yourself more options. Save some cash. I know a guy. 

Yes!! Congratulations to these Apex Starbucks Employees for getting organized -- this is how change happens! Here's to a future of solidarity, fair treatment, and better working conditions. ☕ 👏

https://www.wral.com/business/apex-starbuck-union-vote-december-2024/

I am so incredibly frustrated driving on E Williams where the bypass feeds into the business route. I’ve noticed drivers being more and more aggressive at the merge point. Today, there were drivers blocking others from using the merge lane, trying to block people from merging, even someone who put their car in reverse… assumed they were trying to scare the driver.

Merge lanes are there for a reason. They are a certain length for a reason. It’s so frustrating to see people becoming irate over a standard feature/ rule of the road.

Please drive carefully.

Like the title say, we live on Manns Loop and a construction crew was replacing poles and must have hit something. The neighborhood Facebook is filled with outage post. But when I called at&t they insisted the network was good. I'll have a tech out Sunday but would really like my Internet back before then. What to do? Any suggestions?

As a tech executive who depends on reliable connectivity, today’s AT&T network failure near Abbington has been frankly eye-opening. Around noon, fiber network went down.

But the real kicker?

Their mobile network is also down in the area, completely eliminating the backup option of using mobile hotspot.

My Opinion: The Technical Issue

This dual failure exposes a serious flaw in AT&T’s network architecture. In 2024, we shouldn’t see single points of failure taking down both fixed and mobile infrastructure simultaneously. Any competent network design should include redundancy paths and failover capabilities.

For those of us running enterprise operations or working remotely, this type of outage is unacceptable. I’ve made the decision to cancel one of my AT&T services - there’s no justification for keeping all eggs in one basket when they’ve demonstrated such poor network resilience.

Tip for y'all: Consider diversifying your connectivity providers. Having Verizon mobile while using AT&T fiber (or vice versa) provides true redundancy when one provider fails.

Same as title.

Hi, I was about to buy a house in hollleman hills south but happened to be there one day when there was a strong smell in the air. Later realized there is occasional smell that leaks from the waste water treatment center closely.

Which other communities in Apex/ New Hill/ hollysprings have this issue ? Since I am looking to buy a house soon I am trying to figure out which ones to skip. Thanks

Does anyone know when Sora Ramen (near Walmart) is planning on opening? I can’t find any info online.

I feel somewhat awkward posting this, but I'm hoping to expand my social circle and make some new local friends. As an introvert, I’ve always found meeting new people to be a bit of a challenge.

I’m a married man in my mid-forties with one child. My interests include football (and sports in general), exercising, hiking, reading, traveling, whiskey, craft beer, ethnic foods, animals, and playing games of all types. Politically, I lean liberal.

In the past, I’ve participated in recreational sports leagues as a way to meet people, but an injury has sidelined me from those activities.

I’d love to meet others who share similar interests.

FAMILY NIGHT!! An immersive Fairytale dinner event is coming to Sanford December 20-22. The Quest to Restore the Dancing Lights is a groundbreaking professional touring immersive event where you are in the center of the action.

Be immersed in a nordic themed setting where the walls come to life with digital video projections. Hear the story of Freya and how she saved her village.

This professional production acts as a fundraiser for Southern Lee High School's drama program

Tickets must be bought in advance at https://questtorestore.com/quest-to-restore-sanford-north-carolina-home/#reddit

https://preview.redd.it/eww0l7bnwq6e1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=6280bae06151efb19219c3c9a6afe956fcd2151b

This week the state enacted a law which, hidden among a variety of "sore loser" power grabs that got all the headlines, contained a tiny provision that effectively removed most remaining planning, zoning, and growth management tools from municipalities.

In short, what happened is the law now requires that towns get property owner permission for any "downzoning" (...ok I guess), but at the same time redefined "downzoning" to include pretty much all development ordinances and regulations (wait, what?). So we (potentially, the law is badly drafted) need written permission from every impacted property owner to pass laws. That will never happen, so no new laws will be passed.

Now, I don't think this was actually intentional. But unless corrected, in the coming months and years this will be heavily litigated while we all try to figure out what exactly this poorly worded statute really means.

I can say this though. The text itself, just a few sentences, is so vague that one can make an argument it applies to just about everything a town does which impacts development. Rules about prohibiting vape shops near schools and things of that nature, for example, are clearly now prohibited. But I actually think it's much broader than that. I suspect EVERY new rule or regulation will be challenged based on this law by at least one property owner subject to it. Even if that's a broad reading of it, you have to understand that most municipalities won't want that fight - especially for the small routine stuff. So many won't try, at least at first. Development rules will effectively be frozen in time.

Glad I got those additional tree protections and vape shop rules in when I did.

I think even basic planning documents are at risk if they contain a single property which has a single less use envisioned in the future or subject to a new regulation or one reason or another. Even if, on balance, the document contains many more "upzonings".

Oh, and the stuff you like to elect Council Members for, and we campaign on, expanded tree protections and environmental preservation rules, maybe historic preservation rules, etc - we can't do that stuff anymore. They are all "downzonings" now. Everything is a downzoning. This post is probably a downzoning. The cookie I ate this morning is a downzoning. Words have no meaning.

To be clear: this is all ridiculous. What this bill defines as downzoning is simply a lie, that's not what the plain English meaning of the word is. The bill literally redefines a word to mean a much broader thing, so developers can argue in bad faith and confuse people about what is happening.

It's basically game over for the ability of municipalities to manage growth, and the ability of voters in those municipalities to elect people to shape their own in very real ways.

So what comes next?

Litigation, mostly. It'll be a slow burn, then ramp up. Eventually, clarity

I think we'll see municipalities lean on what few remaining tools we have, until those tools too are removed in the coming years. The less tools we have, the more we will be forced to lean on them, the louder the uproar from developers, followed by new laws being written, and this cycle continues.

I think the zoning process, as it exists today, is over. I think it'll be all conditional zoning and gone are the days where a property can apply for a large basket of allowed uses. The amount of conditions will exponentially explode, as every new development regulation we want to do will instead be put on some vague list of "conditions to ask for in the future"

Town Councils will return to adjudicating major site plans, reversing a trend of us getting out of this business, just to have another touch point. Many will screw it up and get sued.

Future land use plan updates either won't happen, or to help shield us from lawsuits, may simply reflect no changes from the current status quo.

Transit, in particular, will be kneecapped as transit plans often involve significant new regulations in "transit zones" designed to make mass transit viable

I think without clear plans for our future growth to guide us, Town Councils may be forced to make a series of ad-hoc decisions about whatever random things get proposed, leading to worse outcomes. We will need to pull out our crystal balls and try to figure out what we might want to do in an area ("will a transit hub be nearby, someday, ever?") before we issue an upzoning that will be etched in stone for all of time.

I think complex public private development agreements will become the norm for every commercial project, potentially hurting smaller players, as clear consistent development regulations are replaced by zoning conditions and bespoke development agreements. Over time I think this will lead to more big box scale stuff and strip malls and less one off mom and pop shops

I predict a ton of turn over for local elected officials. Many people simply won't run again when it becomes clear we can't do the things we campaigned on. Many others will run again and lose, as they will be blamed for not implementing popular policies they no longer have the authority to do.

Residents, understanding none of this, will quickly get sick of hearing their local elected officials say the phrase "my hands are tied"

We are in the Residential Net Solar rate class. Looking at the bill that arrived today, I see a negative usage over the last service period for electric (-137), but in looking at the bill, I have a charge of $10.98.

Curious as to how this is possible. What is the break even point? I looked back at the last 3 years of bills and see similar postings.

Any recommendations in the area? Hesitant to go for the online virtual brands, and inexperienced with any brick and mortar providers nearby.

Unfortunately I did not get a chance to put my contact info on it, but hoping humankind can come through. It's a blue Innova Factory- Store stamped Ace midrange left on hole 18 at Apex Nature Park. If you find it, DM me. Let's throw!

Just looking for a list of best gift shops, antique shops, and thrift-y type shops in the surrounding area! It can be Apex, Morrisville, Cary, or anywhere else around the CH area ... would prefer to not have to go to a mall or in Raleigh, driving there is terrifying haha
Thank you in advance<3

Not 100% positive, but I may have lost a silver ring (plain band, size 8?) in a size small glove at Dick's at around 12-1pm on 12/6. I tried on a couple nike, north face, under armour gloves and distinctly remember using my left hand because my watch got in the way. My ring is a little loose in the colder months and there's a chance it stayed in the glove when I pulled my hand out. I went back to the store and checked all the size S gloves and didn't see anything. If you bought a pair and found it inside please let me know, thanks!

I'm looking for help with installing curtain rods and mounting a TV. I already have all the rods, brackets and the TV mount—just need assistance with the installation. Any tips or recommendations?

On the latest bill, I was net positive on solar production. Electric service line item was $0.10, Sales Tax $0.01. That’s ok, but where is the excess energy credited and shown? My online bill shows Current Charges and Balance Due as the same amount.

Time of Use Electric Billing - What, Why, How, When?

tldr; In order to get a handle on rising energy costs, Apex is looking to implement a "time of use" billing schedule for electricity. What this would mean is electricity usage during peak hours is more expensive, and electricity usage offpeak/overnight is cheap.

What: Time of Use is a billing model where you pay different rates depending on when the energy is used, in order to incentivize off peak usage. Apex is considering moving to this model.

Why: A few reasons; mostly because our contract with Duke (how we buy power) incentivizes us to do so. Around 70% of our electric bill from Duke is "peak usage" - if we can lower our peak usage, all of our electric rates can go down. As energy usage per home grows, this is becoming an increasing problem, especially as we need to make new infrastructure investments as we scale. A time of use schedule helps by encouraging consumers to shift their easily shiftable energy usage; like charging a car or running a dishwasher, to offpeak hours. It can actually save consumers money!

How: In order to do this, we need to upgrade all of our meters around town and our billing software. This process is actually already underway. The contract was signed in late 2023, and although the project was delayed by the cyber security incident where we had to refocus on rebuilding the existing billing system, the project is moving forward. I view this project (and I'll make a separate post about it later) as a solution to address some of the issues we encountered with our legacy software during the recovery from the cyber security incident in August.

When: The best information I have is roughly by end of next year the upgrade project will be complete, at which point we'll have the ability to switch to a new billing structure. That doesn't mean it'll happen immediately, but I expect much more public education and discussion to happen at that time, with a potential switch being in the 2026 timeframe.

For more information, see the presentation below

https://youtu.be/3V2ESGVjlow?t=5022

Anyone know anything about the timeline for La Farm on Salem?

How about the end unit on 76 Hunter St and whatever is taking the Be Sweet location?

Looks like Rosatis will finally be opening which is nice.

I am looking to enroll my soon to be 1 year old child in apex Montessori but wanted to see if anyone have experience with them. I see on Facebook groups some love it and some not liking it, so just doing my research. Please let me know your experiences if your child attended there

• Contract in place for 3rd party review of utility billing
• Tunstall House bid is out
• Pleasant Park received an award
• White Hall Manor detour update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V2ESGVjlow&t=7846s

Welcome to the Peak Chief Johansen!

https://www.apexnc.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=954

We have friends who live in Wilmington and visit us a few times a year. They are coming for a weekend in January. I feel like we’ve done all the things. Friday night we will do adults only in downtown Cary and then Saturday we need something to do as a group (4 kids- 13,12,10,10 and 4 adults).

Hit me up with your unique things to do! (Maybe up to 30-40 mins away).

Thanks!!

Seeking an electrician to do some pretty rudimentary work of adding outlets and lights but also interested in one who’d replace phone line sockets with CAT-5 Ethernet ports, for example. The house is also wired for a home audio system so may also have some questions for the end. Suggestions for a company that does both traditional electrical and audio/visual stuff?

Hi all,

I’m considering enrolling my child in St Andrew and was hoping to hear about your experiences with them.

If your child has attended, how was the overall experience? Did they enjoy the environment? How are the teachers, curriculum, and communication with parents?

Any feedback, positive or negative, would be greatly appreciated as we’re trying to make the best decision on a preschool.

Thanks.