Purple Cheesecake & Firemen

👋 Good morning, Apex! Today is Thursday, August 7, 2025 and this is the 31st weekly issue of The Peak Weekly.

Lots of updates below so I’ll keep the intro short. Looks like a little more rain today so please be safe out there, support everything local to Apex, and I really appreciate you subscribing to (and reading) The Peak Weekly!

Miscellaneous:

🚧 Extended Road Closure
Olive Chapel Road near Ashely Downs Drive will be closed for an extensive length of time due to a large sink hole from yesterday’s storms. This is an NCDOT road and they will be handling all detours and repairs.

🏈 Old Wake Rivalry Game
On Saturday, August 23rd at WakeMed Soccer Park, it’s Apex vs. Cary in The Old Wake Rivalry: Centennial Celebration. Mayor’s Video | 🎟️ Tickets

🚒 Apex Fire Academy
The Apex Fire Department is seeking dedicated individuals to join the upcoming Firefighter Academy. No experience required; apply by August 31.

🤖 AI-Powered Private School
Alpha School, an AI-powered private school, is preparing to begin its first fall semester in Raleigh. The new Raleigh campus comes with a $45,000 price tag and will offer K-3 for the first year of operation with plans to expand to K-8 during its second year.

🍖 Eat BBQ, Support Lufkin
Today is Spirit Day for Lufkin Road Middle School. City Barbeque in Cary will donate 20% of all sales today to benefit Lufkin students, teachers, and staff.

🥫Food Drive at Peakway Taps
From Monday August 11 through Sunday August 17, Peakway Taps will be collecting food donations for the community on behalf of Western Wake Crisis Ministry.

🚤 Help Clean Up Jordan Lake
Clean Jordan Lake is a nonprofit that organizes trash cleanups around Jordan Lake. On Saturday, August 16th from 9am-12pm, they will be hosting a public cleanup to address some of the trash that was deposited after recent flooding. Learn more here, then RSVP here.

🌳 Trees for the Triangle
Tickets are now on sale for this year's Cary Environmental Symposium. Four amazing weeks featuring guest speakers from all walks of life as they discuss hands-on ways we can confront climate change and mitigate environmental issues. Get more info and grab tickets here.
 

Things to Do This Week in Apex:

Thursday, August 7

🥩 Prime Rib Night
5pm | Dohertys Irish Pub

🍺 First Pour Thursday
7pm | Oaklyn Springs Brewery

🔠 Music Bingo
6pm - 8pm | Fratelli’s Deli

Friday, August 8

👕 Marketplace Sales
7am - 12pm | Mabopane Kids

👗 Fall Launch
10am | Rose & Lee Co

Saturday, August 9

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

👕 Marketplace Sales
10am - 1pm | Mabopane Kids

🎅 A Summer’s Night with Santa
4pm - 7pm | Apex Baptist Church

🤘 Rhythm & Reels: Impending Joy
7pm | Nature Park Amphitheatre

🎸 The Amazing Lounge Lizards
8pm | The Backyard Bar

🎤 Karaoke Night
9pm - 11:45pm | Rudy’s Pub & Grill

Sunday, August 10

☀️ Summer Vintage Fest
11am - 4pm | The Vintage Nook

🌍️ International Snack Sunday
2pm - 4pm | Peakway Taps

Tuesday, August 12

🏋️ Member Appreciation Day
2pm - 6pm | Onelife Fitness

🐮 Peakway Kids Night
5:30pm - 7:30pm | Chic-fil-A (Hughes St.)

🎤 Open Mic Night
6pm - 9pm | Oaklyn Springs Brewery

❓️Trivia Night
7pm - 8pm | Abbey Road Tavern

Wednesday, August 13

🤝 Senior Adults Meet & Greet
2pm - 4pm | Hope Community Church

🦞 Cousins Maine Lobster
5pm - 9pm | Southern Peak Brewery

Local Business

Now Hiring

Southern Peak Brewery
Now hiring part-time staff with potential for full-time staff at both their original Villages of Apex location, as well as the new Southern Peak Taproom & Pizzeria opening this fall in Sweetwater.

→ View Open Positions & Apply

Playa Bowls
Opening very soon in downtown Apex, Playa Bowls is now hiring, ages 16+. Email [email protected] with your resume attached and “Apex” as the subject line.

→ View Facebook Post

Apex Parks & Rec
Apex Parks & Recreation is looking for an enthusiastic Arts & Crafts Instructor to lead fun and engaging classes for preschool and youth participants.

→ You can apply here.

Coming Soon

Peace, Love & Little Donuts
2826 Teachey Place (Sweetwater)
~Late September

Upcoming Grand Opening Celebration

Danielle Marie Hair Co
September 6, 2025
More info coming soon…

Spotlight

🔦 Black Diamond Chiropractic and Sports Performance

We caught up with Dr. Higgins to learn more about him and his business in Sweetwater (as well as his dog, Penny).

Read our interview with Dr. Higgins here to learn more

Miscellaneous News

📰 Sweetwater Updates
All of the most up-to-date information can be found on The Peak Way.

🌲 91PINE™️
This new line, available at North Left Mercantile downtown, was made for the Triangle locals. The pine tree is a nod to the longleaf, the NC state tree and a symbol of this beautiful, Carolina landscape. Check it out.

☕️ Rudy’s Special Blend
Rudy’s Pub and Grill serves a special blend of Peak City Coffee’s beans, called Rudy’s Blend. Its a mix of their roasts combined to create the perfect cup of coffee for your brunch at Rudy's! ⁣

🧇 New Cinnamon Waffle
SoBoL just announced their new Cinnamon Waffle - a hot, cinnamon pearl sugar Belgian waffle.

🍰 Purple Cheesecake
Salem Street Pub is serving up Spiced Honey Bakery’s newest and limited Ube Coconut Cheesecake. It’s filled with ube and topped with coconut cream (oh, and it’s purple). I didn’t know what ube is so I looked it up: a vibrant purple yam, primarily known for its use in Filipino desserts. I need to try it.
 

Civil News:

🛤️ Tingen Road Crossing
A plan has been created for a tunnel. See it here. Town staff plan to request a recommendation from the Planning Board on Monday and a decision from Town Council on Tuesday.

💡 Serve on an Advisory Board
Apex has vacancies on four resident advisory boards - 1 regular member and 3 youth. These boards provide input and recommendations about key policies, programs, and initiatives that affect our community. Apply by Aug 13.

🛣️ Apex Peakway SW Connector
The overall project is about 30% complete. You can see some updated photos of the project here.

🏚️ Tunstall House Update
A renovation of the interior and exterior, including the grounds on the 1-acre site, are expected to begin in September. The Senior Center parking lot will be closed at this time. Details here.

💸 Greenway Design Grant
Town of Apex has been awarded a $200,000 state grant for design and engineering services under the Great Trails State Program. This grant will support the Reedy Branch Greenway project which you can learn more about here.

🚦Humie Olive / Blazing Trail
Expected to be fully functional around August 15.

🗓️ Important Upcoming Dates

Monday, August 11
Planning Board Meeting
4:30pm | Town Hall

Tuesday, August 12
Town Council Meeting
6pm | Town Hall

Wednesday, August 13
Community Town Hall w/ Mayor Gilbert
2pm - 3:30pm | The Reserve At Mills Farm

Wednesday, August 13
Mix & Mingle w/ Mayor Gilbert
3:30pm - 5pm | The Reserve At Mills Farm

Thursday, August 14
Learning Lunch: National Dog Day
12pm - 1pm | Hunter Street Park

A Look Ahead:

August 15, 2025
Night Market
6pm - 10pm | Sweetwater

August 15, 2025
Wildlife Trivia Night
6:30pm - 8:30pm | Black Dog Bottle Shop (Holly Springs)

August 16, 2025
Cars & Coffee
8am - 11am | Sweetwater

August 16, 2025
Rhythm & Reels: Minecraft Movie
Dusk | Nature Park Amphitheatre

August 21, 2025
CommUniversity: Asset Mapping
6pm - 8pm | Senior Center

August 23, 2025
Old Wake Rivalry: Centennial Celebration
7:30pm | WakeMed Soccer Park

August 23, 2025
Rhythm & Reels: Blue Cactus
7pm | Nature Park Amphitheatre

August 28, 2025
On The Steps Concert Series
7:30pm | The Halle

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... 😘