The Town of Wake Forest will host UDO (Unified Development Ordinance) Comprehensive Update Open House sessions at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St., Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 5, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.  Both drop-in sessions will give community members the opportunity to review the completed UDO draft, learn more about potential changes to zoning districts and development standards, and provide feedback. Both sessions will have an informal, open house-style format, along with the same content, so community members may drop in anytime to view displays, ask questions, and share comments. No formal presentation will be given.   Feedback will be incorporated into a final draft that will be presented to the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners for approval. Community input is the cornerstone of the UDO Comprehensive Update. Following the update and adoption of several comprehensive plans, including the 2022 Wake Forest Community

Dear friends of CROP Walk, For many years, YOU have come together and raised money to support local and global hunger needs through the Wake Forest CROP Hunger Walk. Coming together as a community has changed lives! Today, the vulnerable among us continue to struggle to keep their families healthy and safe. Communities worldwide need us now more than ever. The good news is that you can still be part of our ‘making a difference’ tradition! STEP #1: Go to www.crophungerwalk.org/wakeforestnc and register today. If you are part of a team, you can join your team or simply make a donation to support any team. STEP #2: Attend the Team Captain Rally on Saturday, August 10th from 10am – 12:00 pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 834 Durham Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587. Be informed about the Walk, Pick up packets, brochures, bulletin inserts, and other walk promotional materials.  Missed the meeting

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host an online Esports gaming tournament featuring the game “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” on Saturday, Aug. 24. Presented by Ting, the Battle in the Forest is open to players ages 10 and older and free to play on all consoles and PCs. The online tournament will be live streamed on Twitch.tv.  Registration is open through Wednesday, Aug. 21, at https://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/Community/Home. Please note: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is rated e10+. Participants will compete in a one-on-one, single-day, double-elimination tournament to run in conjunction with “Bull City Gaming.” The matches will be best of three, while the championship match will be best of five. In the event more than 32 participants register, the tournament will expand to two days with the qualifying rounds taking place on August 24 and the top eight participants battling it out in the finals on Sunday, Aug. 25.

Barbara Ann Loiacono Wake Forest Barbara Ann Loiacono, 85, of Wake Forest, NC, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2024. She was born on March 22, 1939 in Newark, NJ to the late Frederick and Dorothy Langfield. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family. She was preceded in death by her sister, June DiFederico. She is survived by her loving husband, Salvatore Loiacono, Raleigh, NC; children, Dawn Nakash (husband Ken Nagy), Wake Forest, NC, Charles Loiacono (wife Susan Loiacono), South Plainfield, NJ; sisters, Dolores Farinella (Bayville, NJ), Dorothy Cole (Conway, SC), Ruth Sadler (Perkasie, PA), Toni Johnson (Manville, NJ); grandchildren, Anthony Nakash (wife Lindsay Nakash, Walnut Creek, CA), Christopher Nakash (Toms River, NJ), Rebecca Melendey (husband Eddie, Concord, NC), Lindsay Piazza (husband Nick Piazza, South Plainfield, NJ), Charles (CJ) Loiacono, Jr. (wife Hannah, Galloway, NJ), Melissa Cordova (husband