Carl is Here & Math is Fun

👋 Good morning, Apex! Today is Thursday, May 8, 2025 and this is the 18th 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 just want to say thank you to everyone who stopped by The Peak Weekly booth at Peakfest on Saturday.

It was so nice to meet so many of you in person.

Also, hello and welcome to all of you who subscribed on Saturday!

I appreciate you all so much for your support and for taking time out of your Thursday each week to read through this.

I have to give two more shoutouts real quick:

👩‍🦰 To the Wife:
Shoutout to my wife for helping me prepare, put it all together, and for waking up with me at 6am on a Saturday.

She made my Peak Weekly t-shirt, set up the crafting station for the kids who came by, got all the candy to hand out (which was just as popular with the adults as it was the kids), and spent the whole day chatting people up, bringing them over to the booth, and telling them all about The Peak Weekly.

All of the credit goes to her ❤️ 

🚑️ And, to the First Responders:
If you happened to be on the south end of the festival in the early afternoon, you may have seen some commotion that ended up with an ambulance on the scene.

That was my daughter. She had a little fainting episode. (She’s all good!)

But I did want to just shout out Apex PD who got Apex FD there quickly, who were incredible. And to the EMTs that arrived and took care of her. And to Jeff from Peakfest who was right there with his support as well and came to check in with us afterwards. Everyone was incredible.

And, lastly, a thank you to the ER Nurse who was right there helping out until AFD arrived. By the time the commotion ended, I couldn’t find her to say thank you. So if by chance you are a subscriber… thank you!!

I’m so grateful for this Apex community 🫶 

Miscellaneous:

🌀 Hurricane Preparedness Week
The word “hurricane” originates from the Taino Native American word, “hurucane”, which means “evil spirit of the wind.” That won’t help you prepare for hurricanes, but signing up for ReadyWake Alerts will!

🛍️ Small Business Week
Small Business Week continues through Saturday. As always, make sure to get out and support our small businesses here in Apex. Make sure to check out the Love Local Showcase today!

🪺 Make A Real Impact with Habitat Conservation
Ready to step up your game in conservation work? South Wake Conservationists has three leadership roles that are open right now: Board Member At Large, Garden for Wildlife Committee Chair, Programs & Education Committee Chair. Apply here.

🏞️ Parks & Rec
Apex Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources offers a wide range of activities and events. View activities, reserve a shelter, or manage your membership at this link.

🦚 Carl is Doing Great
I ran into Carl last night on my evening walk. For those who don’t know, Kevin the Peacock was a pretty popular mascot in town for quite a while. A couple years ago, Kevin was sadly struck by a car. But his brother Carl keeps the legacy alive. His home is over near Old US Hwy 1 & Friendship Rd but he’s a free-roaming Peacock who spent last summer over here in Salem Village. And it looks like he’ll be spending this summer over here too. He looks well-rested from the winter, and handsome as ever.

Things to Do This Week in Apex:

Today, May 8

🛍️ Apex Love Local Showcase
4pm - 7pm | Downtown Apex

🍪 Mother’s Day Cookie Decorating
6:30pm - 8:30pm | Adventures in Bloom

👩‍🌾 The Midweek Market
4pm - 7pm | Sweetwater Town Center

Friday, May 9

💃 Latin Night on Salem Street
9pm | Oaklyn Springs

Saturday, May 10

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

🐘 Mini & Me Elephants Painting Class
11am - 12:30pm | Wine & Design

🍋 🐝 Lemons & Bees Resin Board Workshop
7pm - 8:30pm | Wine & Design

Sunday, May 11

🏃 Healthy Kids Running Series
3pm | Salem Pond Park

Tuesday, May 13

🧘 Yoga in the Library
10:30am - 11:30am | Eva Perry Library

Wednesday, May 14

🗑️ Public Landfill Tour
9:30am - 11am | South Wake Landfill

Some Things to Do Nearby:

Strawberryfest
Saturday, 10am - 5pm | Phillips Farms (Cary)

World Oddities Expo
Sat & Sun, 11am - 7pm | Expo Center (Raleigh Fairgrounds)

Local Business

Sweetwater Town Center

Now Open in Sweetwater:

✔️ Mama Bird’s Ice Cream
✔️ Club Pilates
✔️ Mi Cancun
✔️ Fratelli’s Delicatessen

Next Up in Sweetwater:

🔜 Black Diamond Chiropractic
🔜 Bless Your Heart Boutique

Recently Filed CZCs

The following businesses have recently filed a Certificate of Zoning Compliance with the Town of Apex which may indicate that they will be opening in the near future. No further information is available at this time.

→ Standard Construction & Landscaping
→ Academy for Performing Arts (expansion)
→ Baker Roofing Company
→ Potbelly Sandwhich Shop
→ Solis Mammography
→ Puramint Pharma

🔦 Spotlight:

My across-the-street neighbors at Peakfest were the fine folks from Mathnasium. My kids attended Mathnasium a couple years back and it was tremendously valuable for them. They actually enjoyed learning there and the Mathnasium team got them up to speed very quickly.

But despite a couple years passing, their Center Director, Sam, looked across the way and noticed us. He remembered all of the kids, their names, and came over to see how they were doing.

Awesome people doing really awesome things. If you have a kid who could use a little help in math, don’t even think twice: https://www.mathnasium.com/math-centers/apex

🕵️‍♀️ Report Card:

Wake County health inspection grades (past 2 weeks):

Captains Gastro | Score: 98.5
Firehouse Subs | Score: 96.5
Buoy Bowls | Score: 96.5
Mr. Puebla Tacos | Score: 96.0

Civil News:

💰️ 301 Center Street
This historic home has been demolished. Sounds like a new home will be built in its place with a historic look & feel.

🚆 2035 Wake Transit Plan Update
The 2035 Wake Transit Plan outlines Wake County’s ten-year transit investment strategy. The plan will guide how we invest nearly $3 billion to improve and expand our transit system making it easier for people in Wake County to use public transportation. Learn more and provide feedback here.

💡 Utility Billing Update
A couple of weeks ago, it was announced in a town hall meeting that a final report on the utility billing audit was due within 2 weeks. That’s right about now. It will be shared with the Town Council before being made public, but I would expect that to be any day now. If you visit the Updates Page, it tells you to go to the Utility Account page, “which has been, and continues to be, updated frequently”. That page then says that it will, “be updated regularly throughout the review process.” However, it hasn’t been updated even one time over the past 15 days during the review process. That’s pretty par for the course. I’ll include an update as soon as I see one.

🗓️ Important Upcoming Dates

Thursday, May 8
Town Council Budget Work Session
2pm - 5pm | Town Hall

Monday, May 12
Planning Board Meeting
4:30pm | Town Hall

Tuesday, May 13
Regular Town Council Meeting
6pm | Town Hall

Animal of the Week:

This is Allie. She is a 4-month-old shephard mix who needs her forever home.

But she’s not the only one - Pawfect Match Rescue + Rehabilitation currently has a long list of pups in need of a home.

The good news is - they will be at Notes Coffee House on Saturday. Go meet your new 4-legged family member and grab a cup of coffee while you’re at it!

Coffee with Pups

🗓️ Saturday, May 10
🕚️ 11am - 1pm
📍Notes Coffee House
830 Perry Rd, Apex, NC 27502

A Look Ahead:

May 17, 2025
MARCH1000
10am - 1pm | Downtown Apex

May 17, 2025
Plant/Seed Swap
2pm - 2:45pm | The Peak Church

May 21, 2025
Learning Lunch Series
Asian American and Pacific Islander Month 
12pm - 1pm | John Brown Community Center

May 22, 2025
Tingen Rd Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Design Charrette
4pm - 6pm | Apex Senior Center

May 22, 2025
CommUniversity: Crafting Messages That Matter
6pm - 8pm | Town Hall

May 24, 2025
Opening Day for Splashlantis
Weekends, 10am-6pm | Pleasant Park

May 26, 2025
Memorial Day Ceremony
9:30am | Downtown Apex

May 31, 2025
Community Garden Open House
10am - 12:30pm | Simple Gifts Community Garden

May 31, 2025
Infinity Ballet (Apex Dance Studio) Spring Performance
3pm | Cary Arts Center

June 3, 2025
Raise Hope, Foster Dreams
6:30 - 7:30pm | Apex Baptist Church

In Case You Missed it

🌳 Environmental Issues
Which environmental issues are most important to you? The Environmental Advisory Board wants your feedback. Take the survey here.

🧠 Mental Health Awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Make sure to take care of yourself. Use this time to take a mental reset if you need it (we all probably do). And do what you can to talk about mental health, check on a friend, and help reduce the stigma around mental health.

🎨 Art Explorers: Art Camps for Curious Creative Kids
- Hosted by Resident Artists (and super cool people), Lauren & Caitlyn from The Studio
- Mixed Media Camps for Rising 3rd-6th Graders
- Weaving Camp for Rising 5th-9th Graders
- June 23-27, July 14-18, & July 28 - Aug 1
- All the Details & Registration Here

☀️ See all of the Summer Camps offered through Parks & Rec (starts on Page 10) of the Summer 2025 Program Guide

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... 😘