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PARAGON THEATERS plans to open in 2022 at Fenton, the 69-acre mixed-use community under construction in Cary. Amenities at the high-end theater include pod-style seating, seven auditoriums, a full bar, and an outdoor screen for movies or sporting events. The pod-style seating, configured as loveseats or Nikki Thompson and her two children, right, helped surprise Megan and Michael Bereman with a donation to help with medical costs.
singles, is akin to movie-viewing suites. Customers will be able to order freshly
Michael and Megan Bereman, of Apex, received a $5,000 gift on Feb. 2 to help pay medical bills and other costs associated with ALS
prepared food and beverages directly from their phones for in-seat dining. paragontheaters.com
treatment. The donation was thanks to Paint for a Cure, an Arizona-based nonprofit founded to ease the financial burden on families affected by ALS. Handing over the check was Apex resident Nikki Thompson, whose family received a similar check from Paint for a Cure in November 2020. paintforacure.org
Triangle’s 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s was one of the Alzheimer’s Association’s The
top 30 walks in 2020. Triangle participants raised more than $389,000 to fund Alzheimer’s care, support and research programs. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of a large group gathering, thousands of area participants walked as individuals and small groups on sidewalks, tracks and trails across the Triangle. alz.org/nc
THE UMSTEAD HOTEL,
its fine dining
restaurant, Herons, and The Umstead Spa were named Forbes Travel
Kendra, Kai and John McAdory, of Apex, belong to McAdory's
Guide Five-Star award winners, the highest ranking achievable by
Marchers, a team that
the rating. The awards were announced in February, and this is the
for the Alzheimer’s
raised over $2,000
second consecutive year that the property has received triple Five-
Association during the
Star status. theumstead.com, ForbesTravelGuide.com
End Alzheimer’s.
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