We moved to Durham from Virginia Beach and our yard was full of Cardinals. I am guessing they are tree huggers because our yard backed up to a line of trees. This is the first Cardinal we seen in our yard in four months and he was a beauty.

Cary Food

We recently moved to Durham from Virginia Beach. From reading the The News and Observer we maybe should have moved to Cary. It seems many new and varied restaurants are opening there. If you like Mexican, try the new Mexican restaurant called Totopos. It offers a taste of Mexican street foods of Mexico City. There is plenty of atmosphere with a life like mannequin dressed in Lucha libre ( Mexican wrestling regalia sitting just outside the door. Inside there are colorful displays of lucha libre masks as well as brightly painted wooden children's toys. The chef is Miguel Cuevas of Gonza Tacos y Tequila fame. Come take a look and taste. The place is at 1389 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. In addition there is a new Ethiopian restauruant, Awaz'e, in the Reedy Creek Plaza shopping center. The name of the restaurant comes from an authentic Ethiopian spice blend that is woven into many of the meat and vegetarian dishes. The owners of the Kabab & Grill are opening a restaurant in Cary also. That will be at 914 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. Hope to see you there.

The Triangle Area May Loose Control Of Regulating Home Designs

I find it incredible that the North Carolina legislature wants to take control of how the cities regulate home designs. There are several bills being that would affect Raleigh, Cary, Durham and Wake Forest as well as the rest of the state. These bills would strike down residential guidelines that tell developers how homes must look. Another bill ends extraterritorial jurisdiction (an area outside of cit limits where city leaders control planning and zoning matters). The Metro Mayors Coalition is lobbying against the bills, House Bill 36 and House Bill 51. Contact your local Representative and let them know you don't want developers having control over subdivisions.

Walnut Terrace in Raleigh, NC

I have recently moved here from the Norfolk area and was pleased to see a redevelopment being done in Raleigh without the benefit of federal funding. It is very surprising that Walnut Terrace has been developed strictly with local funds. The costs of redevelopments like Walnut Terrace are staggering and this one costs around fifty million. There are 292 townhouses, houses and apartments that were built. Half of those will be reserved for low income families and the rest will be rented at fair market value. I have not been to the area but plan to make a trip to Walnut Terrace to check it out. I think Raleigh should be commended for its forward thinking on Walnut Terrace.