Hello Fuquay-Varina!
How on earth is it May already? I feel like it was just New Year’s. Despite how I feel, the month of flowers is here! There’s more below including celebrating our town museum, gearing up for small business week, live music, and seeing the town through the eyes of our neighbor!
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🚶➡️ Around Town
Water Restrictions
As of Friday (April 24), the town has joined into Wake County water restrictions. While the little bit of rain we received on Saturday is appreciated, the restrictions are in place until officially lifted. Right now, Stage 1 is focused on diminishing automated use of water that could lead to waste. Check out the details in the link.
Burn Ban
Related to the water restrictions, we remain in drought conditions so the possibility of an uncontrolled fire is high. Wake County is keeping its burn ban in effect and Fuquay-Varina is keeping the same guidelines in place.
🤔 Advanced Planning
🎼Follow Me 2 Fuquay Spring Concerts
This Thursday, downtown concerts are back with Crush! Check out the music, neighbors, beer, food trucks and more on Academy St in Fuquay.
More information on the rest of the series here.
April 30 - Crush
May 14 - Heads Up Penny
🏛️National Small Business Week
Next week (May 4 - May 8) is National Small Business Week and there will be loads to do around Fuquay-Varina. If you are interested in starting a business, building a business, and/or supporting local small businesses (always a positive thing to do), look out for lots of events to check out.
Here is the Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce schedule.
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Recycling this week is for blue routes.
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🌳 Parks + Outdoors
Featuring: Ashworth Park
Located at 114 S Aiken St
It’s pretty amazing that we’ve gone 16 editions before repeating a park or greenway but it’s time to revisit Ashworth Park.
This fantastic park not only posts a playground, pavilion with benches, and lovely trees but it also homes Fuquay-Varina’s museum with multiple buildings and statutes explaining and detailing Fuquay-Varina’s history and heritage.
Why revisit this park and highlight all this? Because Saturday, May 2 is Fuquay-Varina Museum Heritage Day!
Museum Tours 11:30 - 1 and again at 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Recognition Ceremony at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm
Daddy D’s food truck onsite from11:00 am to 3:00 pm
🌤️ Weather
Day | Weather | High Temperature | Low Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday, April 27 | Mostly Sunny | High: 72 | Low: 44 |
Tuesday, April 28 | Cloudy | High: 70 | Low: 54 |
Wednesday, Apr 29 | Possible t-storm | High: 71 | Low: 54 |
Thursday, Apr 30 | Partly Cloudy | High: 72 | Low: 48 |
Friday, May 1 | Mostly Sunny | High: 67 | Low: 45 |
Saturday, May 2 | Cloudy | High: 62 | Low: 42 |
Sunday, May 3 | Mostly Cloudy | High: 65 | Low: 46 |
Temperatures to remain cool with a the chance of a few needed showers and thunderstorms. (via Accuweather).
🗓️ the Week Ahead
🐝 Buzz About Bees 🐝
Love them or hate them, allergic or not, we need bees. Learn from Howard Ford, local honeybee expert, all about these vital neighbors.
Wed, April 29
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
More information here.
Become a Notary Public
Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce is offering a class to to understand the in’s and out’s of being a notary public. Class will end with the qualification exam and application. Lunch and books provided with cost of class.
Wed, April 29
9:00 am - 6:00pm
Cost for CoC Members = $160
Non-Members = $180
Get information & tickets here.
F-V Chorale Spring Concert
Did you know that you could join a local, non-audition singing group? Check them out at their spring concert this week!
Friday, May 1 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 2 at 3:00 pm
Tickets are $10
Get tickets here.
Derby Day!
Lucci Blue’s Social Cafe will be celebrating the Kentucky Derby all day long on Saturday May 2 with classic cocktails, watching on the patio, and a special tea party!
Saturday, May 2 All Day
Derby Day Tea Party
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Tickets and information for the tea party here.
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🔍 Who is Fuquay-Varina?
Five questions with someone from around the town who helps make Fuquay-Varina what it is today.
This Week: Lakendria Williams
Tell us a bit about yourself, including, how long have you been in Fuquay-Varina, and what first brought you here?
Hey Fuquay, I’m Lakendria Williams, local Realtor, wife, mom, book girlie and PTA volunteer. My family and I have been here in the area since 2018. We are originally from Alabama, (Roll Tide!), and we took a chance on Cary, North Carolina in 2015 after I accepted a job promotion with my previous employer. When we looked at buying a house and planting roots in 2018, we chose the Fuquay area to be closer to my husband’s job after he got hired by Fuquay-Varina Middle School. At first I thought it was legit the country, lol. We had no idea how amazing this area was, but we are so grateful to have landed here. We have built an amazing community here from having our kids in sports through the Town and plugging into our local schools and neighborhood.
What’s one local place, event, or activity you think deserves more love?
I would have to say Wednesday Trivia at Oaklyn Springs does not get nearly enough credit. I always have the best time there and you can bring your own food. They have drink specials and the Trivia is done very well. 10/10 would recommend for your next hang out. Mosey over to Moonlight Lounge after Trivia for a well rounded night cap.
If you had a free afternoon in Fuquay-Varina, how would you spend it?
I would have a family lunch at Nil’s Mediterranean, then get the kids and head to Fleming Loop Park so they can run all their energy out. Then, I would grab a pizza for them from Assagios for dinner and end the evening with dinner and drinks at The Library for a non hang out with friends.
What’s something about Fuquay-Varina you didn’t fully appreciate at first - but do now?
I thought it was this super small town in the middle of nowhere, but I was so pleased to see how much we have here. All the local businesses we love to visit nearby, the fun community events the town puts on, and the community feel is still there without it feeling so small.
What would you tell someone who just moved here last month?
If you join the local Facebook groups, Buckle up buttercup. Lol! Seriously though, I would tell them to visit the parks and go to the community events, and they’ll meet some amazing and welcoming people in our town.
Did You Know? Fuquay-Varina established its complex of museums at Ashworth Park in 2009 to celebrate the town’s centennial birthday (granted the town officially merged into one town in 1963.
Till next week!
John + Alyse
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