The Rockin’ the Forest music series continues with the popular beach band Steve Owens & Summertime on Saturday, Dec. 28. The concert gets underway at 7:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts, 405 South Brooks Street. The 2012 winners of “Best New Artist for Beach Music,” Steve Owens & Summertime performs a variety of beach music classics, along with covers and original tunes guaranteed to get you up and out on the dance floor. Advance tickets are $15 each plus tax and selling fast. Tickets can be purchased online with a Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover credit card at www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events<http://www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events>. Advance tickets may also be purchased with cash, check or credit card at the Renaissance Centre Box Office, 405 S. Brooks St. On the day of the concert tickets can be purchased at the door. Assembling some of the top musical acts in our area, Rockin’

A portion of the Olde Mill Stream section of the Richland Creek Greenway has been closed because a contractor, Gaines & Company Site Development, for Raleigh Water (up until now known as the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department) is making extensive improvements to the sewer system in that area. The work is expected to be completed and the greenway reopened in early January 2020. The work includes the excavation and replacement of the sewer line in existing easements behind homes along Barnford Mill Road, Hallswick Place and Wheddoncross Way. Construction activities also include the installation of temporary above-ground piping systems. The improvements are needed to replace aging sewer infrastructure and increase system capacity to accommodate new development. Signage and barricades have been posted to inform the public of the greenway closure. Officials strongly urge residents to obey the posted signage and avoid the construction site. For more information, contact

There are three possibilities for hearings during January and February before the Wake Forest planning and town boards: the Kinsley subdivision, an amendment for the Kitchin Farms subdivision and the Cottages at Cardinal Hills. The developer for Kinsley proposes 764 dwelling units on 203 acres along North Main Street in Wake and Franklin counties. It is case RZ-19-02 and was submitted for review in the planning department on March 4 of this year. Included are five parcels on the west side of North Main Street formerly owned by Calvin Ray S. and his wife and now owned by Calvin Ray Jr. and Mary Ann Hughes. Together the parcels are about 65 acres. Also, on the east side of North Main Street in Wake County the 58.74 acres were owned by Owen Wadford before his death and are now owned by Site Investments LLC from Knightdale. The rest of the affected

The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a four-part series, Live2Lead, on Jan. 10, Jan. 17, Jan. 24 and Jan. 31. Come to the chamber and watch presentations from the Live2Lead worldwide leadership and personal growth conference. Business coach Andy George will lead the discussions after the videos. It is free to chamber members, and a box lunch will be available for $10. Register at www.Wakeforestchamber.org. * * * * The Wake Forest Chamber Foundation is searching for a fulltime development director to head its ongoing fundraising and communications needs. Applications will be accepted through Jan. 10, 2020. For an application, email ann@wakeforestchamber.org. * * * * The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to present the 2020 Small Business Summit & Resource Fair on Jan. 30 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. This event is created to help you start

We hope to have a definitive schedule in the January 8 issue for a move-in date at the Northern Wake Senior Center. The last time we drove by there was still a sign that the building was closed. At the Dec. 3 town board work session, David Williams, owner of Focus Design Builders which has the $3.9 million contract to renovate and enlarge the building and parking lot, said he it will be another two or three weeks before the Northern Wake Senior Center will be open to the public. See Brief Bits for more. The target completion date was May 1, 2019. Focus Design won the contract because it promised to complete the work within 269 days – nine months – when the other bidders’ numbers were 300 to 365 days. The town board learned on Feb. 5 that the record amount of rain in 2018 – 36 days