The Recreation Advisory Board will host two public meetings in July and conduct an online survey to solicit public input about renovations to Flaherty Dog Park. One session has already been held. “Picture Flaherty Dog Park” is the name given to the town’s approach to inviting residents to share their ideas about the park’s future. As part of the initiative, the Recreation Advisory Board will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 South Brooks Street. The session will begin with a brief presentation, followed by an open forum discussion where attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and share suggestions. Area residents are also invited to share their comments online at http://bit.ly/PictureFlahertyDogPark. The survey is available from now through Friday, Aug. 2, and takes less than five minutes to complete. Officials will use the feedback obtained during the public meetings

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will sponsor a Youth Empowerment Workshop for young men and women ages 12 through 17 on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center at 416 North Taylor Street. The workshop is designed to help young men and women learn skills and strategies to make a positive difference in their lives and neighborhoods. Discussion will be geared towards empowering students to help create an inclusive and connected community. The session will also include a school supplies giveaway and raffle. The featured speaker will be former NC State football player and current Student Diversity Coordinator Joseph Johnson. The event is free, and a continental breakfast will be provided. Due to limited seating, pre-registration is required at https://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com<https://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/>.

Updated July 24, 2019 Various projects around town Updates based on information from Brendie Vega, Assistant Planning Director, and from other sources. *Abandoned partially built office building on Stadium Road. “That is actually a Wake Forest Dental Arts building,” Vega said. “I believe there were issues between the builder and the business owner.” There is a sign saying the building is available. The owner has not returned a telephone call. *Tru Hotel on Wake Union Church Road is in the construction drawing phase. *Cube Smart storage space on Wake Union Church Road should open shortly, Vega said. “The Sports Authority decided not to go into that location.” *Friendship Chapel Road extension. There is a request to extend the deadend road by 500 feet. Vega said it is to “get to the landlocked parcel between Holding Village and Heritage, opening up development opportunities.” Yes, and it also opens questions about how

Join the Women’s Business Alliance on August 22 for our Retail Therapy Social. Sip wine. Shop local. Give back. Feel good. It’s all happening from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Sutherland. Bring your girlfriends for a fun night out. This event is open to the public and all are invited to attend! Retail Therapy is a way to showcase our member businesses while raising money for local nonprofits. You can enjoy sipping wine while shopping, our members get marketing exposure and our nonprofit partners receive a portion of the sales. Everyone wins at Retail Therapy. How does it work? A $20 advance donation ($25 at the door) gives you entry to the the event and one beverage ticket. Raffle tickets are $1 each and there are plenty of prizes to go around including gift cards to many of our shopping partners. The wine is provided by POUR Bar Services

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 will be open from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Aug. 3, 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