Highlighting a trend, the Wake Forest Inspections Department permitted more townhouses than single-family houses in December, 24 to 22. The townhouses will be built in two subdivisions, Siena Drive Townhomes, which is exclusively townhouses, and The Orchards at Traditions, a townhouse cluster in a mostly single-family homes subdivision. Terramor Homes will build four townhouses along Brunello Drive in Siena Drive and 15 townhouses along Mangia Drive. D.R. Horton will build five townhouses along Treetop Meadow Lane in Traditions. Together the two developers paid $69,501.75 in fees for homes that will add an estimated $6,852,000 to the town’s and the county’s tax bases. 2018 ended with the town permitting an unofficial total of 796 homes. There were 609 single-family homes, 164 townhouses, one duplex, one mobile home and one multi-family building, Powerhouse Row, which will have 18 or 20 apartments on two floors above a first floor for retail and restaurants.

Tickets are on sale for the Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre “Death by Disco” on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts at 405  Brooks Street. If you enjoy the theater intertwined with a good murder mystery, then you’ll love “Death by Disco” performed by the Triangle-based theater troupe It’s A Mystery. It’s A Mystery’s interactive comedy mysteries offer fresh, creative and fun entertainment. The group’s original scripts, played out by talented actors, will challenge your brain and tickle your funny bone! “Death by Disco” will be performed by It’s A Mystery’s professional troupe of accomplished actors who will bring to life exciting characters with colorful backgrounds and questionable motives. The sophisticated plot that ensues will provide the audience with clues to help you pin down the perpetrator or perpetrators of a dastardly deed. It’s 1978, and it should be a night of disco, dancing and

Budding business owners will again be showcased at the 39th Annual Meet in the Street festival in downtown Wake Forest on Saturday, May 4. Presented by the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation and sponsored by Blue Wave Pressure Washing, the Young Entrepreneurs Fair gives students from age 9 to 14 an opportunity to manufacture, market, and sell their handmade products. As part of its mission to support both entrepreneurship and youth programming, the Wake Forest Chamber invites students to participate at no charge. According to Ann Welton, Chamber president, “We get around 30,000 visitors to Meet in the Street, so it’s the ideal time for young people to market and sell their products.” New this year are two workshops scheduled prior to the Fair to help students with their business and marketing plans. “By participating in the Fair, students get real-world experience in manufacturing, inventory control, branding, marketing,

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*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Jan. 12, in the employee parking lot along South Taylor Street behind Wake Forest Town Hall. 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. Remember the Wake Forest Farmers Market is unusual in that it is owned by the farmers who sell their wares there. *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