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A Vicious Rumor and 21 Things to Do

A Vicious Rumor and 21 Things to Do

Here is everything you need to know about what's going on in Apex, NC for the week of Thursday, December 11, 2025.

Adam Whitaker
December 11, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutes

Disclaimer: The Peak Weekly is an independent publication and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or otherwise associated with the Town of Apex. We have done our best to provide accurate and insightful information but can make mistakes so please always double-check the information yourself for accuracy.

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🥳 Happy Indiana Day, Apex!

That’s probably a horrible way to start a hyper-local North Carolina newsletter but it’s true… today is the legal holiday, Indiana Day, which commemorates the state’s 1816 admission to the union (a mere 127 years after NC).

Though, I might argue that this past Saturday was Indiana Day because how about them IU Football Hoosiers knocking off Ohio State to end the season #1 in the nation?!

What a proud time it is for me to be an official IU dropout!

Sorry - just had to brag. Never in my lifetime did I think that IU Football would be #1 in the Nation.

Now that I got that out of my system, I’ll start over…

👋 Good Morning, Apex! Today is Thursday, December 11, 2025 and this is the 49th consecutive weekly issue of The Peak Weekly.

There are less than 20 days left of 2025, zero Town Council Meetings and only 2 more Peak Weeklys until 2026.

Right now, I’m working on a pretty interesting story. I’ll share it with you in the first 2026 Peak Weekly edition.

Sorry for the teaser. Let me make it up to you with a vicious rumor.

I have it on good authority that Vicious Fishes will be reopening soon. Not just the Apex one, but the Fuquay one too. New ownership group. Maybe rebranding, maybe not. And it may even happen in 2025.

Not 100% set in stone. So don’t yell at me if it doesn’t happen. But it’s sounding like it might. I’ll let you know as soon as I know more.

Now here’s some stuff I know for sure:

Miscellaneous Info:

🏈 Congratulations, Apex Cougars
For the first time in 30 years, the Pop Warner Super Bowl returned to North Carolina (Charlotte) last weekend. And our very own 12u Cougars made it to the big game. While they came up a little short in the championship game, these kids are big time winners nonetheless. I shared a video prior to the game that shares more of the story on these kids who went 9-0 during the season and have 12 players who earned All-American Scholar honors. Check it out here.

🩰 Infinity Ballet Needs Your Help
Infinity Ballet, a non-profit dance studio for over 23 years, is facing a financially devastating challenge. Last week the entire studio flooded overnight, and all floors - including the specialized sprung subfloors - must be completely removed. The floor layers are secured with thousands of screws and nails, making it a time-consuming and costly process. To reduce costs and speed up repairs, they are looking for volunteers this Saturday, December 13 to assist with the removal of the subfloor screws. Doors open at 9am. Pizza lunch provided. Bring a drill if you have one. Located at 3462 Apex Peakway.

🎺 Apex High Band Winter Concert
The Apex High School Concert & Jazz Bands Winter Concert takes place this coming Tuesday, December 16 from 6:30pm-9pm in the AHS Auditorium. Admission is free.

🏆️ Accredited with Honors
The Wake County Public Health Department has been recognized as accredited with honors by the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Board, achieving a perfect score by meeting 147 of 147 accreditation standards. This distinction highlights the department's unwavering commitment to excellence in public health service and community well-being.

🧑‍🏫 Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to the 2025-26 Wake County Schools Teachers of the Year. See each school’s winner here.

📮 Mail Letters to Santa
If you need a place to drop off your letters to Santa, there is a mailbox tied directly to the North Pole in front of Stylish Living.

📝 Correction: Dorcas Ministries / NeighborUp
Last week, I shared that now through January 19, the Town of Apex is collecting donations that benefit Dorcas Ministries. A few readers reached out to me to inform me that the new name is NeighborUp. In the past, Apex typically collected donations for Western Wake Crisis Ministry. And Dorcas Ministries was in Cary. Just recently, Dorcas Ministries and Western Wake Crisis Ministry merged together and rebranded as NeighborUp. In my defense, the Apex website says “Dorcas Ministries” and the Apex newsletter says Dorcas and the Senior Center newsletter says Dorcas. Thank you to those who reached out to educate me on this merger! Nonetheless, see the full list of items needed and dropoff locations here.

Things to Do This Weekend in Apex:

Throughout the Week

⛄️ Snowman Stroll on Salem
Now - December 14 | Salem Street

🥗 18th Annual Holiday Tree & Wreath Exhibit and Auction
Now - December 19 | The Halle

✨ Holiday Tour of Lights
Now - December 31 | Map

🎅 Christmas Play & Musical
December 12-14 | The Halle

Friday, December 12

❄️ Holiday Winter Wonderland Night Market
5pm - 8pm | Sweetwater*

*The Marines will also be at the event collecting unwrapped toys for the Toys for Tots charity.

🐶 Pints & Puppies
5pm - 8pm | Southern Peak Brewery

🕹️ 80’s Unleashed
8pm - 11pm | Rudy’s Pub

Saturday, December 13

🚘️ Cars & Coffee: Porsches
8am - 11am | Sweetwater
Note: if you previously saved this event, it has moved to Dec 20.

💚 Meet the Grinch
8am - 11am | The Mocha Room

🧑‍🌾 Apex Farmers Market
9am - 12pm | The Depot

☕ A Stars Hollow Christmas Market
10:30am - 3:30pm | The Studio

🕯️Holiday Candle Making
12pm - 2pm | Cloer Family Vineyard

🔬 Marbles Science Solvers
2:30pm - 4:30pm | Eva Perry Library

🧹 Yuletide Besom Workshop
5pm | Bear Hands Gifts

🦌 Ugly Sweater Party
7pm | Oaklyn Springs Brewery

👩🏼 Atomic Blonde
7pm | TapStation

Sunday, December 14

🖼️ Makers’ Market
11am - 2pm | Charleston Village

🏠️ Apex Historical Society Holiday Home Tour
1pm - 5pm | (tickets required)

🕎 Chanukah Festival
4pm - 6pm | Senior Center

🐓 Customer Appreciation Christmas Party
4pm - 9pm | Apex Wings

Wednesday, December 17

🎬️ Wednesday Morning Movie
10am - 12pm | The Halle

🎄 Christmas-Themed Trivia Night
6:30pm - 8:30pm | Southern Peak Brewery

Local Business Updates

🏋 One Life Fitness
Located at 1441 Beaver Creek Commons Dr, Onelife Fitness is now open.

🛏️ Harmony Home Now Open + Ribbon Cutting
They are located at 1451 Richardson Rd, Suite 117 in Sweetwater. They are hosting their ribbon cutting celebration, with over $10,000 in giveaways, this Saturday, Dec. 13 from 3:30-4:30pm.

✂️ Ribbon Cutting for Betty & Jane
The boutique located at 3117 McChesney Hl Lp, Apex, NC 27539 will host its official ribbon cutting ceremony with the Chamber on Wednesday, Dec 17 from 12-1pm.

🥝 Chocolate Fruit Cake
Holiday pre-orders have kicked off at Turkish Coffee Lady. Chocolate Fruit Cake, Apple Spice Cake, Gluten Free Almond Cake & Pumpkin Cake… order by Dec 20 to pick up on Dec 24.

Civil News:

🌳 Special Meeting - Tree Canopy
Tomorrow, Friday Dec 12, and Monday, Dec 15 there will be Environmental Advisory Board Subcommittee Special Meetings to work on tree canopy policy recommendations and ordinance updates in preparation for the Town Council’s Retreat in February.

🚧 Veridea Update
We learned at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting that the development will include a 25,000 sq ft indoor recreation center (paid for by Veridea but designed, operated and programmed by Apex). Also:

Transportation Plan: Amendments were approved to realign Veridia Parkway and Jesse Drive to handle traffic for the new North Carolina Children's Hospital. The council also approved changing the bike plan to feature separated bike lanes/sidewalks rather than on-street bike lanes.
Transit Plan: The council voted to remove the commuter rail line from the future transit map (deemed not financially viable) and replace it with a bus transit center near the future Wake Tech campus.

For other details on walking trails, transit center, etc. you can find those on the Mayor’s post here.

🔌 New Electric Utilities Director
The Town announced last Friday that they have named Kathy Moyer as the new Electric Utilities Director.

🗓️ Upcoming Town Meetings

Friday, December 12
Special Meeting: Environmental Advisory Board
3pm - 4pm | Mason Street Municipal Building

Monday, December 15
Special Meeting: Environmental Advisory Board
4pm - 5pm | Mason Street Municipal Building

Tuesday, December 16
Town Council Work Session
3:30pm | Town Hall

Wednesday, December 17
Special Meeting: Peak Plan 2055 Task Force
5:30pm - 7pm | Town Hall

A Look Ahead

December 18 | 12pm - 1pm
🕯️ Learning Lunch: Kwanzaa | Senior Center

December 18 | 8pm - 9:30pm
🍷 Wine & Wit - Senior Edition | Peak of the Vine

December 19 | All Day
🦌 Ugly Sweater Party | JD’s Tavern

December 20 | 8am-11am
🚘️ Cars & Coffee: Porsches | Sweetwater

December 20 | 12pm - 2pm
🎅 Lunch with Santa | Doherty’s Irish Pub

December 20 | 12pm - 3pm
🎉 5-Year Anniversary Celebration | Mustang Charlie’s Diner

December 24-26 | All Day
🔒️ Town Offices and Facilities Closed

December 31 | 11:30am - 12pm
🎈 Noon Year’s Eve Party | Eva Perry Library

December 31 | 2pm - 5pm
🎉 Family-Friendly NYE Celebration | Bottle Theory

A Final Note:

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

As always, if you have any ideas of how to make this newsletter 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... 😘