Raleigh's Beloved Pullen Park
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This Saturday, Pullen Park re-opens to the public with a grand opening celebration after being closed for renovations for nearly two years. In addition to the beautifully restored carousel, new welcome center and playground with fun climbing structures, Raleigh's oldest amusement park will feature fresh, healthy, delicious food at Pullen Place Café.
 "We believe that everyone should have access to fresh affordable food that tastes good, and we can't imagine a better place to serve our community than Pullen Park," says co-owner Holly Taylor. "Our goal is to have delicious options for all our customers, even those with allergies and dietary restrictions. We'll offer traditional favorites alongside some delicious soups, salads, and sandwiches that feature fresh ingredients from local farms."
Parks & Rec Seeks Healthy Fare
After an extensive RFP process, Pullen Place was awarded the park concession based on strength of overall concept, vision, and experience. Combining the skills and diverse backgrounds of the partners, Sarig Agasi, Stephen Mangano, and Taylor, the Café offers a casual eating venue with a local and healthy flair for Raleigh residents and visitors.
"The Pullen Place partners took the City's vision for the new park and expanded it even further. When we decided to outsource the concession area, we were hoping for a strong team that would focus on healthy and local menu items," said Richard Costello, Director of Lakes and Amusements for Raleigh's Parks and Recreation Department.
Learn more about Pullen Place and the park's Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday!
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| Upper Neuse Greenway Trail Now Open! | |
 Area residents now can enjoy scenic views of the Neuse River on foot and on bike with the opening of the Upper Neuse Greenway Trail! The 10-foot wide paved trail extends 6.5 miles from Falls Lake Dam to the WRAL Soccer Complex on Perry Creek Rd.
"The Neuse River Greenway is the most beautiful greenway in the entire system, and for the first time in over 100 years, the citizens of the Triangle will be able to fully enjoy the Neuse River on the greenway or blueway with canoes and kayaks," said Sig Hutchinson of Sig Hutchinson Communications.
By the end of next year, the 30-mile, $30 million pro ject will span from the Falls Lake Dam all the way to Clayton with plans to connect to Knightdale, Wendell, Wake Forest and Rolesville to the East, and Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, Apex and Durham to the West.
"It's going to be a major corridor for recreation and transportation," Hutchinson continued. "Citizens will have the opportunity to turn the worst part of their day--their daily commute--to the best part of their day, riding to work on a beautiful greenway."
Last week state and local leaders celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening, hailing the trail a great new avenue for residents to be active outdoors in Raleigh. Learn more about the project from Raleigh Parks and Recreation, and then head out and enjoy the greenway! |
| Thanksgiving & Winter Farmers' Markets |
 Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and local farmers' markets have a bounty of fresh, seasonal produce and other local foods for your holiday, whether you are hosting or visiting!
While many of Wake County farmers' markets have closed for the season, several will hold special Thanksgiving markets and stay open during the winter weekly or on a limited schedule.
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 AHA fosters and supports community efforts to make healthy eating and physical activity the way of life in Wake County. Simply put, we are working to make the healthy choice the easy choice!
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AHA Partner
in the Spotlight:
Marbles Kids Museum | | |
Marbles debuted its renovated Power2Play exhibit last week.
Learn more about this AHA partner's commitment to healthy, active kids!
AHA Partners:
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Connecting Businesses & Local Farmers | |
More than 100
chefs, farmers, businesses, govern-
ment representatives and others from
Wake County and beyond joined AHA yesterday to address the creation of a
local food infra-
structure that would
be mutually beneficial
to those who procure foods and those who supply foods.
Wake County Commissioner Joe
Bryan briefly addressed the group and said
he would look into having fellow commissioners
address the Farmland Protection and Local Food Enhancement
Plan for the county.
Stay tuned for next steps!  |
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