Chris Terrell, the manager of Wake Forest Power, said last Friday during the town board retreat at the Renaissance Centre that the price of electric transformers has gone from about $3,764 each with a lead time of 12-plus weeks to $25,567 each with a lead time of 140-plus weeks. Wake Forest Powe… Click here to … Read more
The Town of Wake Forest will offer free Black History Month Walking Tours of the Northeast Community every Thursday in February at 1 p.m. Pre-registration is required by completing the online sign-up form at https://bit.ly/BHMWalkingTours. Space is limited to the first 15 participants to sign up … Click here to read the full Wake Forest … Read more
Wake Forest Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department Director Ruben Wall did not take up much time during the town board’s annual retreat Friday, but he sure packed a lot into his time. First, the department will build an inclusive playground at Holding Park, opening it this summer. … Click here to read the full … Read more
It is not exactly a resurrection – after all, no one expected a piece of land already zoned for highway business to sit undisturbed forever – but it has been a long time in terms of Wake Forest development history. It was late in 2009 that the Quail Crossing shopping center construction was aban… Click … Read more
Patricia Holding Kordas Chapel Hill Patricia Kordas, nee Holding, a North Carolina visual artist who painted landscapes in Europe, the Americas and New Zealand, died Tuesday, January 2, 2023 following a long illness. She was 90. Patricia was the daughter of Thomas Elford Holding Jr. and Irene … Click here to read the full Wake … Read more
Kick off the New Year by tickling your funny bone at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. Comedian Jen Kober will deliver her original blend of stand-up comedy, storytelling, and improvised rock-n-roll humor from the Renaissance Centre stage on Friday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $2… Click here to read the full Wake … Read more
Nothing could be more romantic than treating your special someone to a Valentine’s Brunch featuring Shana Tucker. The talented cellist and singer-songwriter will headline this special event on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St. Tucker invites y… Click here to read the full Wake Forest … Read more
During last Friday’s town board retreat at the Renaissance Centre, Monica Sarna, the town’s stormwater engineering manager, took the commissioners and mayor through a lengthy description of how the town deals with the water that falls from rain, snow and ice. Town Manager Kip Padgett introduced … Click here to read the full Wake Forest … Read more
Friday Night on White (FNOW) returns to historic downtown Wake Forest on April 14 and continues the second Friday night of each month through September. This year’s FNOW promises to be bigger and better than ever this year thanks to a power-packed lineup featuring several of our area’s most popul… Click here to read the … Read more
Based on the December 2022 Monthly Development Report, WF Planning Updated January 11, 2023 The updated Wake Forest population as of July 2022 is 54,274. In 2021 the population was 50,244. How rezoning and development requests are now heard Planning Director Courtney Tanner gave this response… Click here to read the full Wake Forest Gazette … Read more