I was at the Chinese food festival at downtown cary park earlier today. Great event except my husband and I saw two young men walking around, both had visible Nazi tattoos- a stylized swastika with an 88 through it, the other had a Celtic symbol with German writing.

Both in baseball caps, one with one of those freedom American flag t shirts, jeans, boots.

They were walking around looking at everyone, seemingly sizing up the crowd, not patronizing any stall as far as we saw.

We told an organizer before we left. My husband is large and ex special forces and we both felt like their vibe was weird and concerning and are so glad nothing happened. We left immediately after telling the organizer.

Hey Everyone, I just moved to the area a few days ago and looking forward to connecting with people interested in dining, outdoor community events, light trails, and the occasional bar.

I'm male, in my late 30's, love to travel, and.....looking for people who want to visit a huanted house this saturday?

If you’re a chill person who can handle casual conversations; doesn't live in their mother's basement with a collection of creepy dolls, let’s get together and have spooky fun at a huanted attraction this weekend!

Kersey Valley SpookyWoods looks frighteningly fun.

Went to vote early, at Herbert C. Young community center, and was trying to sus out line length so if it was too long I'd have time to run other errands before work.

One of the poll volunteers for the Democratic party ran to ask people at the front of the line, told me how long they'd been there, then came BACK a few minutes later to say they had added another few bends to the line and it would actually be longer.

When I got out of line and said I'd just come back later, another poll worker kind of gave me the stink eye and was like "you should just be late to work you're already here." This guy on the other hand was very understanding and gave me tips on when they would be open on Saturday.

Anyway if you're a volunteer there today and happen to know this guy (wearing a blue polo average height middle aged white dude) tell him thanks for me! Thanks to the volunteers who are helping this annoying process go as smooth as possible!

I have multiple whole unpainted pumpkins from Halloween, and previously I've seen folks take them for animal feed or to compost. Anyone looking for pumpkins or know where I could bring them?

Hey everyone! I am a 28M Asian new to the area. Looking for a barber that can do Asian hair. I went to fadepro a month ago and did not have a good experience. I paid almost $50 for a standard fade that took an hour. Granted, I will say the hot towel during the shampoo was a nice touch.

Any recommendations appreciated!

Have you ever wanted to have a painting of your partner, a family portrait, your dog or whatever your favorite photo is? I always loved the idea of painting but unfortunately I'm not the best at it. A few months ago though a friend and I came up with a cool idea, what if you could turn any photo you want into a paint by numbers. That way anyone can paint, anything they want.

We looked up custom paint by numbers and found a few Etsy stores selling them but they were way overpriced and most of them didn't even come with the canvas on a frame. So we looked around and talked to a bunch of suppliers, eventually we managed to produce custom paint by number kits cheaper then anywhere else and already framed (you can still order them without a frame but we found most people want them ready to go out of the box).

Long story short though we're trying to grow and get more people talking about us. So we decided it would be a good idea to reach out to some local subreddits and hopefully you'll enjoy them enough to share your experience :)

You can use the code "COSTPRICEREDDIT" to get our kits for cost price (our margins are pretty slim right now we want to be as affordable as possible). You can get up to 4 kits at that price so feel free to buy a few and plan a date night, family activity or just get your Christmas shopping done early.

Link - https://passionpaints.com/products/custom-paint-by-numbers-kit

Looking for a good barber in West Cary who can give a good haircut to a older guy who doesn’t have as much hair as he once did. Thx!

To those candidates, and their surrogates who assist them in putting signs up around town - if you are putting up tens of signs at any one intersection or piece of land - the environment would like you to be a little less heavy handed.

And that being said, if a candidate doesn’t consider the abuse they are doing to the environment with their campaign litter, they won’t do a thing for you in the 2nd Congressional district in the US House of Representatives.

Anyone know of any events on Oct 31st suitable for a 2 year old? Or where's the best place to trick or treat?

Although it would be informative for all to visit my website (or read some of my posts on X) before asking a question or reading the conversations here, I understand statistically many of you will not, so here is a summary of my candidacy:

• I am in my late-20s and spent most years living in Raleigh and Cary. (My focus on education policy and environmentalism perhaps reflect my youth). I have a bachelor's degree in computer science from UNC Wilmington and a job as a software engineer. My District covers all but the northern-most and western-most parts of the city as well as some of Apex, and a bit of Raleigh.
• I have years of leadership and business experience from my days in high school and since. I enjoyed the many electives that I took and stayed in college an extra semester simply so that I could keep learning. I have a history of interviewing people to deepen my understanding of the truth. I have engaged in community service in high school, and regularly pick up litter that I see along my path.
• In my case, I assert my political affiliation does not matter. I have just five priorities so if you like them and you like me more than my rivals, you should vote for me, it really is that simple. I have a willingness and a skill at working with people in and out of my political party which is reflected in the way I had much success persuading people of other Parties who canvas voting locations to agree with me on policy.
• My five priorities in the two-year term are these. Ask if you want me to explain one in detail:
  • Lean Governance
  • Eco-Capitalism
  • Aegis Of Rights
  • Education Freedom (This topic has a lot of baggage but I insist my view is unique)
  • and Justice Reform
• I was interviewed by INDY Week twice this year (although that doesn't mean they outright endorse me). Andy Jackson of the John Locke Foundation has de facto endorsed me by frequently retweeting my blog posts and never doing the same for either of my opponents. Through strength of character; hard work; and principles, I have earned the respect of most everyone in my state party, including our Presidential candidate! (That is no small achievement because my party is experiencing infighting at this time). I am an acquaintance with the co-chair of the NC Forward Party, Myia Hall, and have a very good relationship with their whole fusion Party.
• Beyond being a candidate, I seem to be the only all-encompassing watchdog of the incumbent, Allison Dahle, in all of Cary. I have both positive and critical things to say about her behavior; bills; and votes, and dare say I can separate my political bias when talking about her, as hard as that is to believe. I journal about this on my candidate Facebook page. Quite honestly, the best questions you could ask me would be on information about your sitting Representative, a person not many of you know much about but ought to do research on, as she has been in power since 2019 and might be reelected for another two years after this election.
• My slogan is "Claim Your State" (it was recently revised) because I want voters to remember that this place belongs to each of you as individuals and adults. The government shouldn't de facto claim your land through property tax. They should not spend money on incentives that make it difficult for you to be hired and easier for others simply for racial reasons. The government has no right to dictate to you what is not safe enough and what is permissible whenever the answer is unclear or everyone consents. To have your State is to have justice. Justice is being able to pass Planet Earth down to your grandkids and successfully sue an organization that wrongs you. Justice is not paying a fine or a bail to avoid punishment. Justice is getting equal treatment by the government regardless of facts determined at birth (with the exception of biological sex and defects which amount to meaningful differences in people and their needs). Et cetera.
• I don't bite. I will speak to you with respect unless you treat me with extreme disrespect prior. I won't ask that you upvote this post or my answers, but I will ask that the community refrain from downvoting me en masse over the simple fact that I am not in your Political Party. To do so would be unkind to other Redditors in the way that it would hide this AMA from them or would be a disingenuous reaction to my actual words. Likewise, I request the mods allow this post if indeed it does not break any rules. Knowledge is power, and civil conversations solve problems; let's not throw up walls between us. I am known for my honesty, civil debating, and knowledge so would be made sad if this community fails to take advantage of my transparency. I only budgeted time to answer 15 questions total, be aware.

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Cary has very affluent successful people. I moved here hoping to better myself and be surrounded by people I'd like to achieve to be like from Colorado.

I'm super driven and excited to help and learn from a mentor who may need assistance or want to grow their project.

I have video / photo content creation and editing skills, can build websites. Very strong technical knowledge with all operating systems and devices. Up to date on all current A.I. And it's use. And have a history in sales, closing on contracts ranging from 10-20k+ monthly when it comes to sales in real estate.

Despite this, having the knowledge to complete complicated tasks and drive, I lack the foresight and buisness savvy to know how and where to apply it aside from a corporate atmosphere, where growth goes to die and median income is all but assured if not total poverty.

If interested, I can supply some examples of websites, logos and design, , Ai music and more that are part of my skill set.

Sincerely -Talented & Lost

Is anyone else in Cary/Morrisville having an internet outage? Mine's been down all day.

Looking to learn how to play the piano, I recently bought myself a keyboard so I can start learning but I don't know where i should go to learn. If anyone is interested in giving lessons or knows someone who does give lessons please let me know, I prefer in person lessons but I can try online.

I have a family of 4 and been in Seattle for 8 years. But tired of the rainy weather and high living cost.

Pros:

• summer is so beautiful.
• good job opportunities in tech industry.

Cons:

• rain or cloudy in most days of other seasons.
• crazy house price and living expenses.
• has only 1 top university.
• not much good museums.

Tech companies generated tons of high paying jobs here. Living expenses also soar in these years. I heard growing number of remote working people moved to Cary and elevated local expenses as well. Is that true?

Happy to hear everything about Cary. :)

If you have experience with good firms/providers installing a TV antenna on the roof, please send me some recommendations.

Anyone know if Amberly area used to be old tobacco fields? If so, did the developers change our top soil? Any insight is much appreciated!

Thanks!

Why is it so hard to find out where to vote? I just want to go to the closest place near me. I found the “search” feature for wake county, but that lists spots all over the triangle and I have no interest googling them 1 by 1 all day to find out where they are… I even went to multiple Cary government websites and they all just said go to the wake county website…honestly wth?

I’m by the Whole Foods in Cary, so practically Morrisville.

UPDATE: Thanks! Seems like the website works a lot different on mobile, as people kept mentioning things I can’t find or do, but a classic map helped. Thanks everyone!

Trying to figure out the best time to visit and dont want to miss anything. Also any unique things worth visiting? I already have the walker page museum, the Cary town park, and the many greenways and trails between Cary, Raleigh, and Morrisville.

I'm still confused here. The official word is they weren't Wake County students (no need to link me to the official statement). Anecdotally I've heard they were Cary High students. If they weren't Wake county students, then why were they near Cary High right after school? Someone said this was related to a fight at Cary High the previous day. So did non-CHS students show up the next day and one shot another in response to CHS students fighting? That doesn't make much sense. And how many fights were there? At least two right? Were the fights even related to each other?

Update: I now have multiple sources (unofficial) saying the kids fighting in and near the street in the video are Cary High students. The shooter and shooting victim aren't in that video. That makes the official statement and unofficial sources consistent with each other since they were speaking of different sets of teenagers. Now that we have that cleared up, why on earth were so many kids fighting at the same time yesterday? (no need to answer that)

As I'm sure most are aware, there are 3 bond issues on our ballot this year. One is for expanding the Wake County Library system, and two are from the Town of Cary: An Affordable Housing bond, and a Parks and Recreational Facilities bond. If you are unaware of these bonds and what they contain, the Town offers a great overview here: https://carybonds.org/

Unfortunately, I've seen a lot of disinformation circulating on Facebook and NextDoor regarding these bonds from by opponents of the referenda. It seems to mostly be perpetuated by boomers who moved to Cary decades ago (and have benefitted from their homes tripling/quadrupling in value) complaining about taxes going up. They've got theirs, and they don't care about making our town better for people 10-20 years from now.

People are free to vote how they want, and not wanting new taxes is a legitimate reason for voting "no", but I don't tolerate lies and disinformation intended to deliberately mislead people. I wanted to lay out some common myths I've seen to help combat these false claims, and give you ammunition against them if you see them pop-up in your neighborhood groups.

Myth: These bonds are just for more parks.

There are two bonds, each containing several projects for funding.

The Affordable Housing Bond is $30m towards initiatives to assist lower income residents including:

• New housing opportunities
• Housing rehabilitation and affordability preservation
• Housing stability support
• Non-profit capacity building

The Parks and Rec Bond contains a total of $560m towards the following projects:

• A $10m 1-2 acre Asian Garden, indented to resonate with Cary's significant Asian population
• A $60m investment in Cary's Tennis Park, expanding the clubhouse and stadium while adding 25-30 new pickleball courts
• $10m towards Cary's Nature Park- a plan to turn the 217-acre former farmland on Earnest Jones Road in Chatham County into a park and nature preserve
• Construction of Mills Park Community Center: A $150 million multi-purpose center in western Cary that will have basketball courts, senior activities, an indoor playground, multi-use classrooms
• $30m towards greenway expansion, which will connect community hubs Downtown Cary Park, Fenton, WakeMed Soccer Park, the Triangle Aquatic Center, and South Hills District
• And finally, the most significant project, the Cary Sports and Recreational Center: a $300m state-of-the-art facility in redeveloped SouthHills. It will include 8 indoor multi-purpose courts, e-sports center, senior community spaces, and other fitness and health classrooms and exercise spaces.

This is certainly more than "just parks". These bonds will be contributing to projects that will significantly shape the future of our town.

Myth: Your taxes will go up hundreds of dollars next year if this passes

No tax increases will go into effect in 2025. But before we talk about taxes, let's talk about costs. The estimated cost on the bond referenda are given at the highest interest rate incurred in the last 20 years (5%), for a total of $47,615,115 for the housing bond and $874,227,200 for the parks and rec bond. The use of the highest interest rate incurred is required for transparency purposes, however the actual interest rate is likely to be much lower (as of June 2024, the GO Bond interest rate for AAA rated municipalities was 3.50% over 20 years). The bonds do not cover operating costs of the facilities (bonds rarely cover this, as the cost is variable and cannot be determined until facilities are built).

The effect on our taxes is estimated as a total an increase of 9 cents (0.5 for the Housing Bond and 8.5) in incremental stages: 3 cents in 2026, 3 more in 2028, and 3 more in 2030. For a home with a tax value of $500,000, this would equate to $150 per year from 2026 until 2028, then $300 per year till 2030, and then $450 starting in 2030. It will remain at this level until the bonds have matured.

Myth: These projects will be funded by other means if we vote "no"

This is very unlikely. Per the Town's FAQs If the bonds are approved, these projects would begin immediately. If they are rejected, they will be on hold indefinitely until another bond passes. Because many of these projects require significant capital investment, there is really no other avenue for funding other than bond measures. If we reject these bonds, these projects are unlikely to happen for years, or decades... if ever.

Myth: Cary already raised the tax rate, now they're doing it again!

The Town of Cary did not raise the tax rate. Most homeowners saw a tax increase due to Wake County's Property Revaluation. Our tax rate actually decreased to 32.5 cents (the lowest municipal tax rate in Wake County). You are paying more taxes because the tax value of your property is significantly higher than it was 4 years ago, not because Cary increased the tax rate.

I've seen a lot of arguments that Cary should have adopted the revenue neutral tax rate (RNTR) after revaluation, but that is extremely atypical for municipalities, and not realistic given the rising costs we've experienced in the last 4 years. No municipality in Wake County adopted the RNTR. The biggest rate reduction was Raleigh, which went from 43.3 to 35.5- still 10% higher rates than Cary's.

The estimated increases in this proposal would put us at 41.5 cents by 2030. Assuming other municipal rates do not change, we be in the middle of the pack for Wake Co, with a lower tax rate than Wendell, Knightdale, Garner, Wake Forest, and Zebulon.

Myth (kinda): The Bonds don't even cover operating costs!

I already mentioned this above, and while technically this is true, I feel like it deserves a big "duh!". Bonds never cover operating expenses for ongoing projects. This would be like expecting your mortgage to cover your utility bills... for life. Operating expenses are variable and cannot be determined until a facility like these ones in this plan are actually built. It is fiscally irresponsible to try and include ongoing operating costs in a bond proposal.

Myth: Cary is already spending too much and can't afford this!

I am just going to take this one directly from the town's FAQs, as cited above: Funding these projects would be made possible and affordable through the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, a common practice for municipalities of Cary’s size. Cary is in excellent financial health, with the highest credit rating possible, AAA, which ensures we can secure low-interest rates which helps keep costs as low as possible. General obligation bonds spread the financial burden of large public projects across all property owners within the community. Because property taxes are based on value, those with more valuable property pay more, while those with lower-value property pay less. This approach aligns with residents’ ability to contribute and ensures that everyone who benefits from the public project share the cost, making it a more equitable method than, say, user fees or sales taxes, which could disproportionately impact lower-income residents.

Additionally, since the bonds – if approved by voters – fund projects that provide long-term community benefits, spreading the costs out over time and across the entire population can be a very fair and desirable approach for many communities. It is not just current citizens who will contribute. By financing these projects over 20 years, future citizens will also share in these costs as they too benefit from the projects, ensuring that the burden doesn’t rely solely on those living in Cary today.

By investing in these projects collectively, we can enhance our community, with projects and programs that can be enjoyed by all, regardless of individual economic status. This approach aligns with the long-term vision as outlined in the citizen and council approved Imagine Cary Community Plan, allowing Cary to keep up with a thriving community, while maintaining quality services and enhancing the quality of life that citizens have come to know and expect.

Myth: These projects won't have a positive impact on our town

This should be looked at two ways, one is the financial gain and the other is the community benefit. Looking at just one of these as the total "impact" is really unjustified, as both of them are pretty important.

The town has released several ROI studies on the big facilities. At a high level, we are looking at a total of $37m annual output, 1,487 new construction and annual jobs, and $500M+ 20-year output (NPV). You can find the financial impact studies for each project here:

• Sports and Rec Community Center
• Mills Park Community Center
• Cary Tennis Park expansion

The community benefit is less tangible, but equally (or even more) important. Look at what the DT Cary Park and Library did to completely revitalize our downtown. Many of the projects in these proposed bonds will have a similar impact for their respective development areas.

I hope this helps you combat some of the misinformation you may see regarding these bonds in our neighborhoods and communities. If you still want to vote "no", that's fine. But please make yourself informed and do your best to combat misinformation. We deserve to make this decision for our town with the facts at hand!

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Are we part of a David Lynch movie?

How does Cul de sac Kevin fit into this?

what else is happening here?