In June the Wake Forest Inspections Department issued permits for 70 new home – 53 single-family homes, 16 townhouses and one mobile home. There was also a fit-up for a Starbucks at 1720 Retail Drive and pre-occupancy inspections for Brios Media Group at 1768 Heritage Center Drive, Suite 203, and Heritage Title at 1776 Heritage Center Drive, Suite 201. The mobile home was placed at 102 Deerfield Crossing, paying $240 for a 924-square-foot home valued at $50,000. Lennar Carolinas will build one townhouse at 1824 Austin Ridge Parkway in Austin Creel subdivision; Terramor Homes will build three townhouses on Brunello Drive in the Siena Townhomes subdivision on NC 98 Bypass; and Stanley Martin Companies will build 12 townhouses on Triumph Drive in the Retreat at Renaissance subdivision on South Franklin Street and Brooks Street. Together the townhouses paid $23,978.72 in fees and will add $2,381,991 to the town’s tax base.

The 2018 Concerts in the Park sponsored by PineCone and the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department will be held in E.Carroll Joyner Park on Aug. 5 and Sept. 2. The Emily Musolino Band will perform the first concert on Sunday, Aug. 5, followed by Ellis Dyson & The Shambles on Sunday, Sept. 2. Free and open to the entire community, both performances are scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Emily Musolino is a singer-songstress, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Durham. A Berklee College of Music graduate, Emily has performed, recorded and collaborated with various local and nationally-recognized artists, including Vinx, Shelley Nicole, Shana Tucker, Anna Wise and Eric Hirsh (The Beast, Orquesta GarDel). Her music is a mix of soul, rock and blues that has been described as a “Soul Diva Mind Explosion” and “Adele and Joni Mitchell playing with an ouija board in the deep south.” Emily

A RISE and DRIVE Youth Empowerment Workshop for young men and women ages 11 through 17 will be held Saturday, Aug. 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center on North Taylor Street. The Back2School Extravaganza will include workshops, vision boards, motivational success talks and free school supplies. The event is free, and a continental breakfast will be served. The workshop is sponsored by the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department. The number of seats is limited and preregistration is required at https://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com. For more information, contact Suja Jacob at 919-556-7063 or mailto:sjacob@wakeforestnc.gov.

Artisans and craftspeople are invited to be a part of the third annual Wake Forest Holiday Artisans’ Market on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street. The market will feature a variety of arts and crafts in a wide range of prices. It will showcase items handmade by North Carolina artisans and crafts people including potters, fine artists, photographers, woodworkers, http://medimagery.com/buytramadol/ fiber artists, furniture makers, jewelry artists and more. Application deadline for this juried market is August 15, 2018. To apply online or request an application form, visit http://wakeforestarts.org/artists/artisans-market/. The Wake Forest Holiday Artisans’ Market is free and open to the public. It is held in conjunction with the Wake Forest Christmas Historic Homes Tour and the Downtown Wake Forest Holiday Open House. For more information about the Holiday Artisans’ Market, email holidayartisansmarket@gmail.com.

Update Aug. 1, 2018 Future projects–Technical Review Committee When the Technical Review Committee met on June 21, 2018, they reviewed the following plans: *Stonewater greenway alignment about a proposed greenway in the new Stonewater subdivision. *Downtown Streetscape Improvements Phase III. Kimley-Horn submitted plans for the proposed streetscape on South White Street from Elm Avenue to East Holding Avenue and East Owen Avenue. *Durham Road operational improvements. Summit submitted 65 percent plans for the improvements from Retail Drive to Tyler Run Drive. *Ligon Mill Road. Sepi submitted 100 percent design plans for the changes to Ligon Mill Road from South Main Street to the Wal-Mart driveway. *Flaherty Park Dam Improvements. Freese & Nichols submitted 90 percent plans for a dam improvement project at Flaherty Park. * * * * When the Technical Review Committee met on May 17, 2018, they reviewed the following plans: *Plans for a Tru Hotel located on

The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for Leadership Wake Forest, a comprehensive program to engage, cultivate and motivate men and women interested in building a strong sustainable community. Beginning in September, participants meet once a month for nine months to learn about Wake Forest’s history as well as current and future issues facing the town. Information is presented through panel discussions, on-site tours, hands-on activities, simulations, team discussions and Q&A sessions that provide a unique setting to meet local leaders. The program culminates with a group project that benefits the community. Tuition is $500 for members and $600 for nonmembers. Three scholarships are available. Call the chamber at 919-556-1567 for more details and an application form. * * * * The presenting sponsor for this year’s business expo will be B&W Hardware. The 2018 Business Expo will be Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 3 to 7 p.m. at

Below is a list of groups – and if your group is not included and should be – please send a note with the information to cwpelosi@aol.com. If the information about your group is wrong or out of date, please send a note with the corrections to that same email address. Aren’t we lucky to have so many groups that benefit our town and its resident! *American Legion Post 187 meets the second Thursday at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Hall at 225 East Holding Avenue. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. and costs $5. For information and membership, call Commander Dave Goetze at 569-0471 or visit www.alpost187.org. *American Heritage Girls (AHG) meets at 6:30 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church on Rogers Road on the second and fourth Thursdays. Contact Amy Minor at chrisnamy34@hotmail.com or see the website, www.hopelutheranwf.org. *The General James Moore Chapter of the Daughters of the

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market has moved to the town employees’ parking lot on Taylor Street behind town hall. The market will be open this Saturday, Aug. 4, 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 food