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Halloween Parties Near Your Cary Apartment

2012-10-22T21:02:37Z

Haunted Forest at Panic Point and the O'Dwyers Pub and The Dive Bar's Halloween parties are three great Cary Halloween celebrations.

If you’re looking for another reason to show off your costume this Halloween, then grab a sitter, and leave the kids home this holiday for a spook-tacular night out. These events near your Cary apartment are meant to be scary, and intended for adults and teens thirteen and up.

Haunted Forest at Panic Point - Only a few minutes from Cary, the haunted forest consists of a half mile trail walk. There will be ten gruesome scenes, and dozens of haunters. Check out the haunted forest calendar for dates and times. When you buy a ticket for the forest, you can buy additional attraction tickets for only a dollar a ticket. Other attractions include a zombie shootout, carnival games, leap of death, menacing maze, howling hayride, dark walk, and a ghost bust.

Halloween Parties - On Saturday, October 8, O’Dwyers Pub is hosting a Halloween party at 3325 Rogers Rd, Wake Forest.
The Dive Bar, 3 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, is also hosting a Halloween party.

What are you doing for Halloween? Comment and share it with us!

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Family-Friendly Halloween Fun Near Your Cary Apartment

2012-10-11T14:54:10Z

The Koka Booth Amphitheatre and the ghost tour of downtown Cary offer some Halloween family fun near your Cary apartment this fall season.

Get the kids and yourself out of your Cary apartment this Halloween and see some of the family friendly Halloween fun nearby. Before you trick or treat, treat yourself and your kids with some wholesome fun near your Cary apartment this year. You can be assured that the following events are safe and kid friendly.

Head out to the Koka Booth Amphitheatre for a week of big screen thrills from October 23rd through the 27th. Bring the kids for a REEL-y scary time. Every night from the 23rd to the 27th, there will be a new scary movie playing among the tall pines of the Koka Booth Amphitheatre. Bring a blanket and get ready for some Halloween movie fun.

Teens 13 and up will enjoy the spooky tour of downtown Cary held every year beginning at the Page-Walker Arts and History Center. The Cary players will lead the tour and tell ghost stories originating right here in Cary. Learn the sometimes sordid past of our town and stand in the very place where these ghost stories took place.

These events are great for kids and they are very near your Cary apartment, so get out there and have some fun.

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Spotlight on Voting: NC Swing State in 2012 Election

2012-09-27T20:42:06Z

Let your voice be heard. Vote on November 6th.

Regardless of how you feel about the politicians themselves in this 2012 election year, the fact is that the state of North Carolina could end up making the difference one way or the other. As such, registering to vote in Cary is essential.

According to Money magazine, life in Cary, NC is ideal for just about everyone, from young people to families to older professionals. In addition, Cary is home to many national and state corporations with several prestigious schools nearby.

It is easy to relax into life here and think that the political stage happens far away but the truth is that every vote in North Carolina, matters.

The Mayor of Cary claims that the population is pretty equally divided among political parties and that political energy, especially among young people, continues to rise. In addition, people, young and old, are often passionate about what they believe in and what they hold to be true.

Remember that your vote is always important but especially so during this 2012 presidential election, so get out near your Cary apartment and vote on November 6, regardless of which candidate you support.

Check out our blog for more helpful information about life in Raleigh.

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Finding Good Health Care in Cary

2012-09-19T16:23:50Z

Find great health care near you.

Finding a good doctor near your Cary apartment that you like and trust can feel like a challenging task. However, there is no need to fear that you will not find the right doctor for you or your family, as there are many excellent physicians located fairly close to your apartment.

Located only about five miles from your apartment is Waverly Primary Care, located at 111 Advent Court in Cary. The office offers dermatology, internal medicine, minor surgery, pediatrics for ages 5 and up and gynecology services. Give them a call at 919-859-5650.

If a medical emergency occurs, head to Western Wake Medical Center, located about five miles away at 1900 Kidaire Farm Road. They have an emergency room that one patient notes was fast and friendly. Call 919-233-2300 for more information.

You could pretty much walk to see Dr. Mary MacKenzie, located at 270 Cornerstone Drive. Dr. MacKenzie offers care for the entire family and is less than a mile from home. Call 919-460-7676 for more information.

Getting the kind of care you and your family need and wants near your Cary apartment is easy to do, whether it is vaccinations for school or general health care!

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