GreenPea(TM) Nursery Announces New Resource for Organic Baby Products

Apex-based GreenPea(TM) Nursery, to-date an online-only retailer for organic and environmentally-safe baby products, is now bringing its hip-and-healthy offerings to the Triangle NC through a partnership with Sunflowers in Apex. This collection represents one of the largest selections of organic, natural baby products in the Triangle. The online store, www.greenpeanursery.com, launched by Krista Cathey, offers [...]

Retailers Believe Online Shopping More Resilient Than Other Channels

Despite a struggling economy throughout most of this year, the majority of online retailers continue to be cautiously optimistic about how their businesses will perform during the next 12 months. According to The State of Retailing Online 2008, the 11th annual Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR), 72 percent of online retailers [...]

Local Store Running Sales, Contest in Honor of Olympics

In honor of the Olympics It Figures Athletic Apparel is offering many discounts throughout the store, such as reduced prices on select GK Elite leos, Soffe Shorts, Danskin tights and select figure skating dresses. In addition to the sales, the store is running a contest to win a free $25 gift certificate; contestants must simply [...]

Cary-Based Magazine Boom! Publishes Arts Calendar

Barbara Petty, publisher of Boom! Magazine, a monthly publication dedicated to the active lifestyle of those 45 and older, announced today that Boom! Magazine has produced the 6th Annual Performing Arts Calendar. The calendar covers events from August 2008 through June 2009, and is one of the most comprehensive listings in the Triangle. It includes [...]

Free Art Walk August 8 ~ Family, Food, Fun

Enjoy an evening of local art, music and refreshments during the Holly Springs & Fuquay-Varina art walk on the 2nd Friday each month. Free.

Area Retailers Prep for Tax Free Weekend

Stores throughout the Triangle are heavily promoting the upcoming tax free weekend, when North Carolina sales tax will be withheld on certain items sold between 12:01 A.M. tomorrow, Friday, August 1st and 11:59 P.M. the following Sunday, August 3rd. Clothing, footwear, and school supplies of $100 or less per item; school instructional materials of $300 [...]

New & Used Building Materials Available to Public at Habitat for Humanity of Wake County ReStore

For Apex residents looking for a great buy, the Habitat Wake ReStore sells new and used building materials to the public at discounted prices. Shoppers will find lumber, lighting, doors and windows, cabinetry, flooring, tubs, sinks, toilets, and hardwood furniture - all in a new 50,000 sq. ft. warehouse. The Habitat Wake ReStore is [...]

Triangle Mall Suffers Gang Violence

WRAL.com is reporting a massive gang-related fight involving 200 teenagers that took place around 8 p.m. Saturday night at the Triangle Town Center mall in North Raleigh. The TV station’s website reports that witnesses said the fight began on the mall’s upper level and spilled outside. Several law enforcement agencies, including State Troopers, Raleigh police, [...]

The Rusty Bucket Receives Top Honors from National Publication

Country Business magazine, a 25,000-circulation trade publication for the retail gift and home décor industry, has named The Rusty Bucket in Apex, North Carolina, its “2007 Retailer of the Year”. The Rusty Bucket was chosen for the award based on the incredible atmosphere and unique space that owners Pam and Mack Thorpe have [...]

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