A Lot to Do in April

👋 Good morning, Apex! Today is Thursday, April 3, 2025 and this is the 13th consecutive weekly issue of The Peak Weekly.

Here is what’s inside today:

📝 Intro: Quick thoughts from yours truly

📂 Miscellaneous: Some town-related notes that didn’t fit anywhere else

🗓️ Things to Do This Week: Events and activities this coming week in and around Apex

🏢 Local Business: The latest in local small business news

🏛️ Civil News: The latest from our local government

🐶 Animal(s) of the Week: Featured animals looking for a good home

⏪️ ICYMI: A few things worth mentioning again, just in case you missed it

👀 A Look Ahead: A quick peak at things to know beyond this week

Intro - I Say Lot A Lot

Well, it’s springtime and you can definitely tell. Not just because there’s a lot of pollen. But, noticeably, an increase in events and activities going on too!

For example, did you know that the Moore Street Lot now has 72 parking spaces? That’s a lot more than the 10 or so that it used to be.

We also have Peak City Pig Fest right around the corner, followed not a lot later by PeakFest. And a whole lot of cool stuff in between.

There’s a lot going on!

So let’s keep the intro short and not say a whole lot, and jump right in.

Miscellaneous:

🗑️ Shred Day
Twice each year, during the Spring and Fall, the police department encourages all residents help keep identity theft away by bringing unwanted papers containing personal information to be shredded, free of charge. The Spring date is this Saturday, April 5, from 8-11am at 105 Upchurch Street.

☢️ Siren Testing Day
Next Wednesday, April 9, will be the quarterly Harris Plant siren test. This will occur in the morning and last from 5-30 seconds.

🚧 Spring Road Maintenance
Spring road maintenance projects begin soon. Is your neighborhood affected? Find out here.

🥚 Egg Hunting
There are several town-organized egg hunt events coming up for kids and teens through the Parks & Rec department. See the full list here.

🌯 National Burrito Day
It’s not cheating on your diet if it’s a holiday. Check your favorite burrito spot for some good deals today.

📱 The Second Best Way to Stay Informed
In case you missed it, Mr. Mayor dropped a shiny new app. The app allows you to view events, connect with the Mayor directly, and a plethora of other cool features to stay engaged. Some people say it’s almost as cool as The Peak Weekly! 😜 

Download → Apple | Android

Things to Do This Week in Apex:

Friday, April 4

Apex Night Market
5pm | Ionna Rechargery
 

Saturday, April 5

🧑‍🌾 Apex Farmers Market
8am - 12pm | The Depot

📚️ Book Swap at Mocha Room
9am - 2pm | The Mocha Room Coffee Shop

🐍 Backyard Snakes
10am - 3pm | Apex Community Park

🎨 SuperFun Saturday
10:30am - 12:30pm | Apex Community Park

🕉️ Holi Celebration
2pm - 6pm | Salem Middle School

Sunday, April 6

🤓 Geek & Grub Market
12pm - 5pm | Optimist Farm

Things to Do This Week Nearby:

🍻 Dragons Weekend
Saturday (5th) & Sunday (6th)
Vicious Fishes (Cary)

🛍️ The Great Raleigh Yard Sale
Saturday (5th) & Sunday (6th)
NC Fairgrounds (Raleigh)

🗝️ Tarheel Antiques Festival
Saturday (5th) & Sunday (6th)
Lloyds Farm (Efland)

🦉 Rescued Raptors
April 5th, 10am - 2pm
Mystic Farm and Distillery (Durham)

Local Business:

🥂 Happy Anniversary to J&S Pizza
The J&S New York Pizza family took a leap of faith 30 years ago moving down to Apex from New York. Congrats on 30 years! Well deserved - your pizza, wings, fried mushrooms and chicken parm are 🔥 (and I’m sure everything else on the menu is too).

🥂 Happy Anniversary to Southern Peak Brewery
On their way to 30 years as well… celebrate 9 years with Southern Peak Brewery on Saturday from 11am until 8pm with a refreshing drink and some delicious food from Presti Pizza! Event info

🧑‍🌾 Let’s Support the Farmer’s Market This Weekend
This Saturday, April 5th, is Opening Day (for Spring) at the Farmer’s Market. This means that the market now starts at 8am (instead of 9am) and calls for a celebration!

This Saturday, Come Enjoy:

🧺 All of the amazing vendors
🪈 Emma Morris, City of Oaks Flute Ensemble
🧚 Fhairy Sparkles
🐯 Sparkly (temporary) Tattoos
🧑‍🎨 Kids Art Activity (Wine & Design Tent)
🪴 Live Plants from the Apex Garden Club (Community Tent)

🔦 And now lets spotlight these great opening-day vendors:
(and what I know about them)

🦐 Apex Seafood & Market
I often buy seafood from here. Big selection. All very fresh. Can’t beat it. Hit this one early!

💐 Shoome's Flowers
You know I’m a fan of Golden Flora in The Studio, but Shoome’s Flowers is top-notch too! She puts together beautiful arrangements. The wife grabs an arrangement from here almost every time we go.

🍅 Po Hous Farm
This is the spot to grab your fresh produce. They also have a cool little farm stand at 2300 Richardson Rd if you ever miss them at the Market.

🥚 Triple Arrow Farm
I love supporting the local farms and Triple Arrow is no different. They will have chicken, lamb and eggs on opening day.

🥖 Lady's Bakery
I’m not really a bread person. I mean, it’s fine, but it’s just bread. Right? Wrong. She has regular sourdough, everything bagel, and this incredible pizza sourdough. I think there’s a jalapeno-something also. Make sure you stop here!

🫙 Spreadable Delights
I’m ashamed to say that I might not be familiar with this one. From their listing on the Market’s website: “Spreadable Delights is your best source for delicious, wholesome, and fresh jams, preserves, and jellies, along with salsa and medicinal oils.”

🧂 Sizzlin Arrow Outdoors, LLC
This is where you stop to grab your spices and rubs. I have the Steak, Chicken & Fish and BBQ ones. I use them regularly. Word on the street is a lemon pepper coming soon.

🧆 Hummus Y'all
I’m a hummus snob and these guys have definitely cracked the code. Great, fresh, delicious hummas… y’all.

🍰 Desserts by Shirley 
Want to meet the nicest person in the world? Stop by to see Miss Shirley and grab a bunch of her mouth-watering desserts.

🟩 Green Health First
I am not familiar with Green Health First. But it sounds pretty self-explanatory!

🍷 Wine & Design 
Stop by here for the kids art activity and see what all they are about! I do know they often have events for adults and children alike.

🐉 Apex 3D Prints
I bought my son a really cool 3D printed dragon here before. It was awesome and really well made.

🕯️ SOWL
Stop by to grab some all-natural candles with air-purifying beeswax & essential oils.

🪨 Signature Stones
I’m not 100% sure what Signature Stones is but lets show up on Saturday and find out together!

🧵 Kybele Handmade LLC
Looking for something unique... and handmade? Well… go here!

🍁 Glenda's Creations
From the listing on the Market’s website: “Offering one-of-a-kind framed paintings utilizing tree leaves native to North Carolina as canvases for my unique artistic expressions.”

🗒️ Note:
My guy Ian of McGibney Family Farms will not be at Opening Day due to a personal conflict, however, he will be back on April 12. (Triple Arrow Farm will have chicken, lamb and eggs on opening day - and they’re awesome too!)

Civil News:

🍺 Social District Update
The current proposal is for a 7-day-a-week social district from 11am to 10pm. Final adoption is on schedule for May, with implementation in June or July. See the updated draft here.

🖥️ MyAccount - Utility Billing Portal
Apex is preparing to release a new town-wide financial management software. (Why? Was there something wrong with the old one?! 🫠)

You’ll be able to pay your bill, track your usage, and get text alerts. You will receive your new account number to create your MyAccount profile some time in July. More info here.

🏞️ Middle Creek Greenway
Middle Creek Greenway is still on track to wrap up in June 2025 Here are some photos showing last month's progress.

🗓️ Important Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, April 8
Town Council Meeting
6pm | Town Hall

Wednesday, April 9
Housing Plan Update - Resident Roundtables
2pm - 3:30pm & 5:30pm - 7pm | Apex United Methodist Church

Wednesday, April 9
Transit Advisory Committee
4pm - 5:30pm | Town Hall

Thursday, April 10
Housing Plan Update - Public Engagement Workshop
5pm - 7pm | Apex Senior Center

Animal(s) of the Week:

Sheena, Mopsie and Levi are just a few of the pups at Peak Lab Rescue who are looking for a home.

So… adopt one today!

See all the dogs available for adoption here.

A Look Ahead:

April 11, 5pm - 10pm / April 12, 11am - 9pm
Peak City Pig Fest | Town Hall Campus

April 10 - May 15, 2025
Town of Fuquay-Varina Concert Series
6:30pm - 9:30pm | Centennial Square

April 10, 2025
Garden Party - The Studio’s 1-Year Anniversary
10am - 3pm | The Studio

April 11, 2025
Guided Nature Walk
10am - 12pm | Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

April 12, 2025
Tacos ‘N Taps Festival
12pm - 5pm | Koka Booth Amphitheatre

April 22, 2025
Grand Opening - A Huenique Barbershop & Parlour
12pm - 1pm | 100 W. Chatham

April 26, 2025
Apex EarthFest
12pm - 4pm | Town Hall Campus

April 26, 2025
Think Apex Day
Various Times & Locations

April 26, 2025
Seed Swap
2pm - 2:45pm | The Peak Church

May 3, 2025
PeakFest
9am - 5pm | Downtown Apex

In Case You Missed it

🔭 NC Science Festival - All of April
Produced by Morehead Planetarium Science Center, there are a whole bunch of things going on throughout April from Critter Tracks at Jordan Lake to Science in the Spillway at Bond Park, to a Star Party on the Tabacco Trail in Apex and much more. See all of their events taking place within a 10 mile radius of Apex here.

⚽️ Parks & Rec Program Guide
The Parks & Rec summer program guides have been released and summer program registration is now open! View the guide here.

🏃 Lets Go on a Coffee Run
Run Club Apex (RCA) meets every Saturday at 9am at Foxtail Coffee. They have a 3 mile run, 5 mile run, and 1 mile walking route. RCA also hosts social outings like cocktail nights and craft nights. Learn more on their Instagram.

🪣 The Rusty Bucket is Back
You all remember The Rusty Bucket, right? If not, it was a very cool little country store in downtown Apex. They were there for about 10 years until moving the store to Pittsboro in late 2023. Well… they’re back!

You can now visit The Rusty Bucket inside of Neighbor Boy Farm / Country Store (1008 Davis Dr) Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays from 11am-4pm.

Rusty Bucket’s Facebook Page

A Final Note:

Thank you for taking time out of your day today to read this week’s edition of The Peak Weekly.

If you have any ideas of how to make this better, want to nominate a local business or organization to be featured, or anything else, please respond to this email or email me directly at [email protected]

See you next Thursday. 😘