The Wake Weekly
Fitness and wellness studio opens in Wake Forest
A new fitness studio geared toward improving the physical and emotional health of women in Wake Forest opened for business last Friday on South White Street. Nourish Studios is the only boutique fitness and wellness studio in the area. It offers a variety of classes that emphasize not just fitness,...
Ribbon cutting held at Capital Powersports
The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated a new line of all terrain vehicles, CFMOTO, at Capital Powersports with a ribbon cutting April 17. Capital Powersports is part of the Capital Auto Group, a mainstay in Raleigh and the Carolinas for over 30 years. The store at 10920 Star Road...
Zebulon fire chief outlines plans to diversify applicant pool
City officials laid out plans last week to increase the diversity of applicants for positions within the Zebulon fire department. Chief Chris Perry presented the department’s demographic information before the town board at its April 18 meeting, and offered a few solutions to the problem of diversifying the applicant pool...
Comedy night at the Graham features Learnmore Jonasi
Firebox Theatre Company at the Graham will soon be a home for Zimbabwe’s funniest export: Learnmore Jonasi. The comedian will peform April 27 at 8 p.m. Jonasi was the People’s Choice Award winner in Steve Harvey’s Stand Up Spotlight competition and has performed with and alongside the biggest names on...
Wake Forest honors childhood cancer fundraising organization
The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners proclaimed May 4 to be “St. Baldrick’s Day” throughout town at its meeting Tuesday night, and urged citizens to partake in the organization’s annual head-shaving fundraiser. The honor was given to honor the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity that raises money to fund...
Seven-year-old claims top prize in men’s division in Wake Forest three-miler
A 7-year-old boy, displaying remarkable determination and skill, outpaced 31 other male competitors to secure the silver medal and the male division’s top prize in a three-mile race in Wake Forest last Saturday, April 20. Tess Camp of Wake Forest won the race with a...
Wake Forest softball takes crucial win over Heritage
With the NAC-6 softball season nearing a close, Wake Forest High School and Heritage faced off on April 19, both tied for the No. 2 seed. Wake Forest took the vital 3-1 win to take the sole No. 2 spot at 6-2, just behind 8-0 Wakefield.
Wake Forest boys lacrosse picks up second consecutive conference win
Wake Forest High School's boys lacrosse team has seen struggles this season, heading into week eight 4-8 and 4-4 in conference matches. However, the Cougars took advantage of the weak back-to-back opponents, taking victories over Fike and Hunt. The two teams had a combined record...
Millbrook girls lacrosse downs Athens Drive in overtime bout
Millbrook High School took on Athens Drive on April 18, taking them down 11-10 in overtime.
North Carolina dominates college football basketball and football
With college football and basketball officially in the books, college fans can look back on the 2023-24 seasons at the combined success of the school's football and basketball teams. North Carolina finishes as arguably the best state in the country this year with three schools...
Local sports weekly highlights: April 10-16
Another week of NAC-6 plays is in the books as a local resident hits one of the biggest stages in professional golf.
Peace on Earth Day: Direct action against nukes
In the middle of the night on Easter Sunday, April 22, 1984, eight people — all religious pacifists — got out of two cars on a dark Orlando road ready...
State gets a pleasant April surprise
I’ve never been more delighted to be mistaken. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column observing that over the first eight months of the 2023-24 fiscal year, the...
Most Americans facing financial stress
The average house payment in America today is $2,883 on a 30-year mortgage. The average payment on a fixed-rate mortgage is about $3,759. (January stats from businessfinder.com). The average car...
