Social District, Ice Cream, and Sushi Ramen

👋 Good morning, Apex! Today is Thursday, June 5, 2025 and this is the 22nd 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

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

Intro:

Lots of stuff to share today so I’ll keep the intro short.

But I do want to say this: 🎈 Happy Birthday (tomorrow) to my amazing wife, Katie. 🥳

Don’t be mad, but I did venture a little bit outside of Apex for birthday dinner reservations at Doc B’s (Cary) and a lemon bundt cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes (Holly Springs).

It’s ok to show some love to our neighbors too, right?!

Ok, now let’s get to it…

Miscellaneous:

🍺 Downtown Apex’s New Social District
Opening Day of The Local Spot is this Saturday, June 7. The new social district is a designated area in downtown Apex where, between the hours of 11am and 10pm, you can purchase an alcoholic beverage from a participating business, then take that drink to-go while you walk around downtown. Get all the details here.

💼 LaunchAPEX Applications Now Open
LaunchAPEX is a free program that offers business training through Wake Technical Community College, access to financial resources, business mentoring, and networking with other entrepreneurs. Applications are open until July 15.

🏳️‍🌈 Wake County Pride Month Celebrations
Wake County Public Libraries and Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space will recognize Pride Month with a variety of free events that celebrate community, diversity and inclusion. View the full list of Pride Month programs here.

🐕️ No Adoption Fees
The Wake County Animal Shelter is facing critical capacity. The Center is waiving adoption fees for all dogs and cats who have been on the adoption floor for 15+ days through Sunday, June 8.

🏫 New School Phone Policy
The Board of Education approved a new policy on Tuesday which will go into effect next school year: all student personal communication devices must be silenced and put away during school hours.

🏀 Summer Slam 3v3
Apex’s first-ever 3v3 Basketball Tournament will take place in July. Brackets starting with 13-year-old boys and girls to 35+ coed. Registration closes on July 1.

☀️ Free Summer Concert & Movie Series
Throughout the summer, Apex Nature Park Amphitheater will host a night of music and movies under the stars on select Saturday evenings. The first one will take place on June 21. Get all the details here.

Things to Do This Week in Apex:

Thursday, June 5

🦘 Sheila’s Aussie Bakery Debut
5pm - 9pm | Southern Peak Brewery

Friday, June 6

🛍️ First Friday Pop-Up Market
5pm - 9pm | Sweetwater

Saturday, June 7

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

🌿 Invasive Species Removal Day
10am - 12pm | Apex Community Park

🤟 Deaf Coffee & ASL Chat
1pm - 4pm | Panera Bread

🪴 Plant/Seed Swap
2pm - 2:45pm | The Peak Church

🎸 Talent Show
6pm | Rock ‘N Roll High School

🤠 Country Music Night with 2Digh4
7pm | TapStation

Sunday, June 8

🐾 Paws and Brews
2pm - 4pm | Peakway Taps

Tuesday, June 10

🎤 Salem Street Music Club - Open Mic
6pm -9pm | Oaklyn Springs

☘️ The Irish Exits
6pm | Doherty’s Irish Pub

Some Things to Do Nearby:

Saturday, June 7
North Carolina Symphony - Disco Fever
8pm | Booth Amphitheater

Saturday, June 7
Raleigh International Food Festival
11am - 9pm | Raleigh City Plaza

Sunday, June 8
Kids Fest
12pm - 5pm | Fortnight Brewing

Local Business

Now Open

🐶🐈‍⬛ Peak Paws Advanced Veterinary Hospital
24/7/365 Emergency Veterinarian & Urgent Care
Website | 📍 791 Haybeck Lane

🍣 Sora Sushi Ramen (soft open)
Website | 📍 930 Broadstone Way

🍨 Mama Bird’s Ice Cream* 
*(opens tomorrow, June 6)
Facebook Announcement
📍 2700 Stokesdale Ln

💎 Spotlight - Treasure Quest Mining

Treasure Quest Mining is celebrating 7 years in Apex!

Celebrate with them from Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 8 with a Kid’s Prize Wheel, amazing Prize Package Giveaways, and a storewide 20% off Sales on Gift Shop Treasures.

Treasure Quest Mining is an indoor gem mining & crystal, fossil and home decor gift shop. It’s also a great place for field trips, track out and summer camp visits, and they do at-home birthday parties too!

📍 They are located at 414 Upchurch Street in between Whole Brain Escape and Utica Bakery.

It’s a really cool place. If you haven’t been, this is the perfect weekend to go check it out and congratulate them on 7 years! Learn more here.

Civil News:

💡 Utility Billing Update
According to the Town’s update on May 30, there have been just 35 total requests for utility account reviews. As a reminder, the results from the third-party review determined that 100% of accounts were billed incorrectly. Despite knowing that they have over-billed some of you, and having the fiscal responsibility to collect on those under-billed, the council has voted (against the Mayor’s wishes) to not resolve any more accounts voluntarily. You must jump through their hoops to request it. Meanwhile, only about 0.1% have done so. I am one of those people, and I’ll report the results of my review whenever I receive it.

→ To request a review of your utility bill, you can fill out this form online, call (919) 249-3311, or visit Town Hall.

Last Friday, the Mayor released a statement calling for additional action related to the cybersecurity incident which you can read here.

💰️ FY25-26 Budget Adopted
The Apex Town Council unanimously adopted the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Budget Ordinance at their May 27th regular meeting. View the official budget document here. Wake County has just adopted their budget as well.

🚰 Water Quality Annual Report
The annual water quality report is now available, providing detailed information about the safety and quality of Apex drinking water. View the report here.

🪫 EV Charging Stations Now Charging Usage Fees
As of Monday, June 2, the Town-owned EV charging stations at Town Hall, Mason Street Municipal Building, and Saunders Lot (once they return following construction) have started charging usage fees of 20 cents per kWh for use.

🛒 New Hill Commons Grocery Store
New Hill Commons will be a 55-acre mixed-use development at New Hill Olive Chapel & Old US1 with 110 single-family homes and grocery-anchored retail. The grocery store was just approved during the 5/27 Town Council meeting, though we don’t know which grocery store it will be just yet.

🚑️ New EMS Station Grand Opening
The EMS Apex Main Station Project is complete and Wake County EMS celebrated with a grand opening last week. It is located at 6950 Apex Barbecue Road.

🗓️ Important Upcoming Dates

Today, June 5
B ^ 4 Lunch Series with John Mullis
12pm - 1pm | Halle Cultural Arts

Monday, June 9
Planning Board Meeting
4:30pm | Town Hall

Tuesday, June 10
Town Council Meeting
6:00pm | Town Hall

Wednesday, June 11
Learning Lunch: Juneteenth
12pm - 1pm | Apex Senior Center

Animal(s) of the Week:

Meet Fig. He is 11 months old, and despite being partially paralyzed, Fig offers a heart full of love, endless cuddles and unwavering loyalty.

See Fig and All Available Dogs at Pawfect Match

🗓️ Paws & Brews This Sunday, (June 8) from 2-4pm at Peakway Taps

A Look Ahead:

June 14, 2025
Kids Vendor Market
10am - 1pm | Greenmoor Clubhouse

June 14, 2025
Apex Pride Festival
10am - 4pm | Town Hall Campus

June 21, 2025
Juneteenth in the Peak
12pm - 7pm | Town Hall Campus

June 26, 2025
Pollinator Week Special Event
5pm - 7pm | Apex Nature Park

June 28, 2025
Mayor Gilbert ‘In the Community’ Town Hall
TBD | Tingen Rd / West Haven Apartments

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... 😘 

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