🌱 Why did Vicious Fishes suddenly shutter its Fuquay-Varina taproom?

Morning Fuquay-Varina! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why did Vicious Fishes suddenly shutter its Fuquay-Varina taproom?

Also on today's calendar: Nutcracker 2025 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 47 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 48, low: 30.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Triangle's best restaurants of 2025, snow day dud, new coffee shop (heraldsun.com) — Vicious Fishes has already shut down its Fuquay-Varina taproom and restaurant, and now the Wake County brewery has also closed its Apex location, citing development pressures. The newsletter also highlights new Triangle restaurants, coffee shops, and a reader poll on 2025’s best new dining spots, plus some lighthearted snow-day and holiday food chatter.
   

📸 Around Fuquay-Varina

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fuquay-Varina

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• The Nutcracker '25 - Fuquay-Varina Arts Center
  Fuquay-Varina Arts Center, 123 E Vance St, Fuquay-Varina
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Nutcracker 2025
  Fuquay-Varina Arts Center , 123 E Vance St , Fuquay-Varina
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Fuquay Varina Woman's Club Christmas Home Tour 2025
  Falcon Park Hut , 105 Falcon Dr , Fuquay-Varina
  4:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Handmade Gift Workshop
  South Park Community Center , 820 S Main St , Fuquay-Varina
  5:00 pm
• Planning Board Meeting
  John W. Byrne Municipal Building , 134 N. Main Street , Fuquay-Varina
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• The Hall Sisters
  Fuquay-Varina Arts Center , 123 E Vance St , Fuquay-Varina
  7:30 pm
• Icons of Jazz: My Favorite Things ft. Shana Tucker and Christian Tamburr
  Fuquay-Varina Arts Center , 123 E Vance St , Fuquay-Varina
  7:30 pm

Friday December 26

• My Way Tavern Fuquay
  My Way Tavern , 2136 Gathering Sq Ct , Fuquay-Varina
  9:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Senior Walking Club, 9-9:45A, Hunt Center
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 301 Stinson Avenue , Holly Springs
  9:00 am
• Preschool Storytime - Main
  Harnett County Main Library , 455 McKinney Pkwy. , Lillington
  10:00 am
• Fit Advantage, 10-10:45A, Hunt Center
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 301 Stinson Avenue , Holly Springs
  10:00 am
• 10:00 AM Total Body Strength
  Holly Springs, NC Calendar , 301 Stinson Ave. , Holly Springs
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE: OWNER FOUND
  Anyone recognize this dog? Ran into my friend's house yesterday. Harnett County literally told me to throw her back out. She has a safe and warm home… (Nextdoor Sterling Ridge)
• please consider - We are in need of a temp foster Friday -Tuesday
  Foxy is 19 lbs and 1.5 years old. She loves kids and all adults too no cats no dogs -Dog Warriors Rescue! Foxy is in Cary but her foster parents… (Nextdoor Pine Meadow)

• FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies posted a job opening for Manufacturing Specialist 1, Drug Product in Holly Springs. Apply here.
• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Holly Springs Town Center in Holly Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fuquay-Varina here.

🗞 Nearby News

Holly Springs

• Downtown Holly Springs (NC) on the Rise: New Projects, Fresh Branding, and Strong Momentum Highlight Workshop (hollyspringsupdate.com)
• Wake County Unveils New Rex Road Elementary School in Holly Springs (schoolconstructionnews.com)
• Primary challengers take on powerful NC lawmakers and those who broke ranks (newsobserver.com)

Apex

• Traffic and infrastructure concerns surface as $3 billion Apex development progresses (wral.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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