Update May 9, 2018 – See Senior Center Future projects–Technical Review Committee When the technical review committee met on March 8, 2018, the members reviewed the following plans: *Powerhouse Row, two- and three-story buildings on the west side of South White Street next to Elm Avenue combining retail on the first floor with residential on the upper floors. The request was filed by JDavis Architects. *A commercial building to be located at 907 Gateway Commons Circle. The request was filed by Gateway Forest LLC. * * * * When the technical review committee met on Feb. 15, the members reviewed the following plans: *Capital Sportsplex: A major master site plan submitted by Calyx, a Raleigh engineering firm, for a sports complex on Star Road with a 250,000 square foot building, one multi-use field, five soccer fields, two outdoor tennis courts, six sand volleyball courts and four baseball fields. This will

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will celebrate its grand re-opening on Saturday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m. with Beach Music & BBQ featuring The Band of Oz. If you love great food and great beach music, then don’t miss this one-of-a-kind summertime celebration in the heart of downtown Wake Forest. The Band of Oz, one of the southeast’s most popular beach music bands and a 1997 Beach Music Hall of Fame inductee, will headline the grand re-opening, which will also feature a delicious barbecue dinner provided by Papa Jack’s Catering. The occasion will also include a cash bar serving beer and wine. Dress for this event is summer casual. Ticket are selling fast and may disappear soon. Tickets may be purchased online atwww.wakeforestnc.gov/tickets-events.aspx with a Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit card. Tickets may also be purchased at the Renaissance Centre box office with cash, check or

Ann Welton, president of the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce, said this week the chamber should net close to $20,000 from the community raffle it sponsored with Food Lion. That figure does not include the $5,000 pledged to the Tri-Area Ministries Food Pantry. The raffle drawing was held Saturday afternoon during Meet in the Street. The winners are: $10,000 Cash – Diane Lynn of Wake Forest $5,000 AAA Trip Voucher – Kelly Harper Set of Braces or Invisalign or $2,000 Cash – L.D. Holloway of Franklinton $2,000 Triangle Town Center Gift Card – P.T. Frazier $1,000 Food Lion Gift Card – Shane Brown of Wake Forest $1,000 B&W Hardware Co. Gift Card – Bill Segreve of Wake Forest $1,000 Quality Plus Automotive Gift Card – Lisa Shulz Latsis of Wake Forest $1,000 The Factory Gift Card – Lisa Dolfi of Rolesville $1,000 Wake Forest Jewelers Gift Card – Debbie

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market is moving to the town employees’ parking lot on Taylor Street behind town hall beginning this Saturday, May 12. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, and local farmers and artisans will have meats, seasonal vegetables, bread, baked good and other local wares for sale. See the market’s Facebook page for information about the vendors and sign up for a weekly notice about the offerings that Saturday. *Monday Night Bingo at The Factory is hosted by the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club in the Mill Room from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday night. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information. *Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is now open from 9 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday along with its regular hours on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for