Apex or Holly Springs?Which would you choose? (Raleigh, Cary: for sale, work)

[OmegaBaby]

Originally Posted by NCSUAlum2006

Also, the landfill is the green HIGHLIGHTED area right? The green filled are Town Parks, the key says.

Yes...that's correct. As far as I know, there are no current plans for turning Womble Park or Bass Lake into landfills.

[I'minformed2]

Originally Posted by amsm196

Thanks for the replies. It seems the majority of you said Apex would be your first choice over Holly springs,but one thing. Some of you mentioned Apex having good schools, but that doesnt seem to matter down there because from what i'm being told alot of the kids are being bussed out of Apex even if you live there to go to another school, either due to overcrowding or the diversity issue.

This is the sad truth...the whole western half of Apex is assigned to schools outside the town as of last year...some to Panther Creek in Morrisville, and some to Holly Springs High in Holly Springs....both brand new schools that opened this year with just freshman and sophomores.

[sloppy_joe]

I had to chime-in...

We just got back from visiting Raleigh a few weeks ago to find a house. After a long morning of driving around Apex, Holly Springs, and Fuquay Varina, we decided we can't live in any of these communities. They are charming, developing, and seem nice...but we really wanted coffee and looked it up on our GPS unit. The nearest coffee shop was in Cary from HS -- over 10 miles away. I am sure things will grow quickly there, but my wife & I couldn't be that far from a decent espresso.

(And as I re-read this...gawd I feel like a yuppy!) :-(

[amsm196]

Sloppy joe,

Where are you originally from? And that was a joke right? Or are there no starbucks in those areas?

Originally Posted by sloppy_joe

I had to chime-in...

We just got back from visiting Raleigh a few weeks ago to find a house. After a long morning of driving around Apex, Holly Springs, and Fuquay Varina, we decided we can't live in any of these communities. They are charming, developing, and seem nice...but we really wanted coffee and looked it up on our GPS unit. The nearest coffee shop was in Cary from HS -- over 10 miles away. I am sure things will grow quickly there, but my wife & I couldn't be that far from a decent espresso.

(And as I re-read this...gawd I feel like a yuppy!) :-(

[I'minformed2]

either it was a joke or the person is blind....haha (no offense)....there are starbucks, java blue, panera, Carabu...and tons of other yuppified coffee shops throughout Apex. There are even starbucks in the local Harris Teeter grocery stores.

[OmegaBaby]

Originally Posted by sloppy_joe

I had to chime-in...

We just got back from visiting Raleigh a few weeks ago to find a house. After a long morning of driving around Apex, Holly Springs, and Fuquay Varina, we decided we can't live in any of these communities. They are charming, developing, and seem nice...but we really wanted coffee and looked it up on our GPS unit. The nearest coffee shop was in Cary from HS -- over 10 miles away. I am sure things will grow quickly there, but my wife & I couldn't be that far from a decent espresso.

(And as I re-read this...gawd I feel like a yuppy!) :-(

Your GPS unit needs an upgrade. There are 4 coffee shops in Holly Springs...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...,0.175781&om=1

[sloppy_joe]

It was not a joke. That is what came up when we were driving around Holly Springs. I'll give you the GPS upgrade -- we got the unit from Hertz -- but we drove with our realtor in the front seat and for hours did not pass a coffee shop...so we finally put a stop to the hunting and drove to Cary. Maybe we were just a street over from something we missed, but I was shocked. I'm currently in the Dallas area -- moving to Raleigh in a couple months.

[adlnc07]

I think your realtor doesn't know the area very well if you couldn't find a coffee shop in Apex! I can't speak for Holly Springs but I know we have at least 2 or 3 right on Rt 55 (the main drag).

Now, if you wanted a nice Big Gulp or Slurpee.. sadly, we have no 7-11's at all!

[sloppy_joe]

If that's the case, then I vote Apex.

[NCSUAlum2006]

Wow, I can think of about 5 coffee shops off the top of my head in HS. I know for a fact there's one in the Harris Teeter shopping center across from Holly Springs Elementary. Your GPS needs an upgrade in the worst way!

But I feel your pain -- the areas in and around Raleigh are developing so fast, GPS can't keep up. My maps are from 2004 and seriously like half of the Triangle it seems isn't in there.