The town’s street department led by Superintendent Ronald Moore is beginning an ambitious sidewalk replacement project along Elm Avenue between South Taylor Street and South Franklin Street. Crews will remove and replace the sidewalk on the north side and will also remove and replace several trees from the slope there, lowering the slope and building a retention wall. Wake Forest Power will install new streetlights along the corridor. There will be no impact on traffic but walkers and runners will have to find an alternate route until the project is finished in early June, weather permitting. The department is also replacing the sidewalk on the west side of South Main Street and rebuilding the slope into Holding Park.  

The Wake Forest Parks; Recreation and Cultural Resources Department will sponsor a free Special Needs Resource Fair on Saturday; April 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Richland Creek Community Church, 3229 Burlington Mills Road. The event will include over 30 professional vendors that specialize in providing to children and adults with special needs an array of services; including therapeutic, health and wellness, educational, recreational, music, financial and legal. The fair is designed to offer local families the opportunity to learn about dozens of programs, services, products and resources – all in one location. Local businesses and non-profits scheduled to participate include Allied Rehab; Brain Balance Achievement Center of Raleigh; Easter Seals UCP NC and VA; Pediatric Therapy Associates; East Point Prosthetics & Orthotics; Doterra International; Advocates for Inclusive Education (AFIE); Wake County Public School System Family and Community Connections; AXA Advisors; Alliance Behavioral Healthcare; The ARC of the

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will present the All Laughs Matter comedy concert on Saturday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. Presented by The Blackpack, the concert will feature all-star headliners Vince Morris, BT and Bill D. Washington – all on one stage – hilariously chipping at the walls of racial and social stereotypes. Simultaneously hilarious and thought-provoking, The Blackpack celebrates our differences, one joke at a time. Adding to the fun is a Q&A portion of the show, “Everything you ever wanted to ask a black man but were afraid to ask.” Their motto: Be yourself. Because everybody else is taken. The show is rated PG due to possible mature content. Advance tickets are $15 plus tax for adults and $13 plus tax for seniors and may be purchased online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/tickets-events.aspx with a Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit card. Tickets may also be purchased

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8, at E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road. Presented by Primrose School of Heritage Wake Forest, this free event will be packed full of crafts, games, food, prizes and a visit from the Easter Bunny. This year’s egg hunt will include over 15,000 eggs containing prizes and candy hidden across four locations for the following age groups: 3 and younger, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 and special needs. Children ages 3 and younger will hunt for eggs beginning at 10 a.m.; ages 4-6 will begin at 10:20 a.m.; ages 7-9 get underway at 10:40 a.m.; and ages 10-12 commence at 11 a.m. An egg hunt for children with special needs will begin at 11:30 a.m. A downloadable map of the egg hunt areas is available at www.wakeforestnc.gov/easter-egg-hunt.aspx. Registration is not required for

If you’re interested in how the Town of Wake Forest is managing our area’s explosive population growth, then don’t miss the upcoming session of “Wake Up Wake Forest.” The Town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce will present the second in the series of morning information seminars on Tuesday, April 4, at 7:30 a.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 Brooks St. Long-time Planning Director Chip Russell’s presentation, entitled “Managing Growth in Wake Forest,” will highlight the Town’s comprehensive growth strategy and describe the various tools it utilizes to manage high demographic growth, while striving to maintain Wake Forest’s small town character. All area residents are invited to attend, including both Chamber and non-Chamber members. Tickets are $10 each (plus tax), including breakfast, and available for purchase online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-up-wake-forest.aspx. They are also available at the Renaissance Centre box office Wake Up Wake Forest