SEEN & HEARD

Thousands of residents, and

several Main & Broad staffers, enjoyed Holly Springs’ annual festival, HollyFest, at Sugg Farm Park. Main & Broad photographer Jonathan Fredin captured scenes from the day.

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Seen Heard

S&A Cherokee, the parent company of Main & Broad, celebrated its 40th year in business with a reception at The Fairview in October. In addition to publishing local media titles including Main & Broad, Cary Magazine, and Wake Living, S&A Cherokee offers a full suite of communication services including PR, marketing, and digital experience and design, for local and national clients.

Seen Heard

JONATHAN FREDIN

Congratulations to the Auer family of Holly Springs, owners of Rock Solid Warrior ninja gyms, for winning American Ninja Warrior: Family Championship, taking home the top prize of $20,000.

Southern Wake will be the home of the first new Wake County park in over a decade, the Beech Bluff County Park. It will be located at 3355 NC Highway 42 near Willow Spring, Garner, and Fuquay-Varina, close to Porter Farms Nursery.

The park will incorporate public art and feature solar panels and geothermal energy to help power lights and buildings.

Expected to open in spring 2024, the park will incorporate trails, community gardens, playgrounds, picnic shelters, a wildlife viewing platform, classrooms, and more.

Dr. Timothy Orcutt, a

Fuquay-Varina pharmacist, has been honored as a Top Pharmacist for Service in the United States, announced by SingleCare at its Best of the Best Awards. A pharmacist for 17 years, Orcutt has worked at the Harris Teeter on Broad Street for the last eight.

Seqirus has signed a $30.1 million federal contract to produce a potential vaccine against avian flu.

The company will test the vaccine, including a proprietary substance which will stimulate a stronger and more durable immune response, in a phase II clinical trial expected to begin in the second quarter of 2023.

The work, funded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), will support the federal government’s pandemic preparedness efforts.

This contract comes after outbreaks of avian flu affected more than 47 million birds and poultry throughout the country.

The Coworking Station in

Holly Springs, located in The Block on Main, has been acquired by THRIVE Coworking, a flexible workspace company with a commitment to philanthropy and community involvement.

“The Coworking Station in Holly Springs reminded the team of its first location in Alpharetta in a walkable suburban town outside a major metropolitan area — and the location supports our mission to build community,” says THRIVE Cofounder and CEO Ramon Gonzalez.

As part of THRIVE, Holly Springs gains a roster of special events, including monthly catered breakfasts, lunches, and happy hours, as well as adventures and outings including anything from hikes to hang gliding.

Katie Gailes

has been named a 2022 Leader in Diversity Award Winner by Triangle Business Journal, recognized for respect for inclusive treatment of others, advocacy for underrepresented groups, and multicultural marketing. Gailes is a Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce board member.

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Fuquay-Varina band 2Digh4 released a new single, “Dang Bro!” in October. Written about a “copper-headed beauty” who captures the hearts of the country music world, the tune uses harmonica, banjo, and electric guitar, as well as soulful harmonies sung by brothers Landon and Aubrey Digh. 2Digh4 also plans to release an original Christmas song, “Fa La La,” in early December. 2Digh4 won Best Local Music Group in the 2022 Maggy Awards: Best of Main & Broad.

Wake Tech Community College and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies opened the FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Early College Suite in Research Triangle Park, welcoming an inaugural class of 125 students in ninth and 10th grades. The students will pursue both high school and college credits focused on careers in biotechnology and information technology.

Located on the Wake Tech RTP Campus, the Early College Suite also houses the Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies, a partnership between Wake Tech and the Wake County Public School System, which offers concentrations in Network Management, Computer Programming, Cybersecurity, and Biotechnology.

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