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Restaurants in Clayton, NC

Clayton, NC has got it self quiet a nice collection of restaurants, one of which is Skylines which has been open about two years but still is getting discovered by the locals.
Skylines is located in the Shopping Center at 8878 US Highway 70 West, Clayton, NC 27520. The phone number is (919) 550-7619.

Skylines is a modern restaurant with leather banquettes, a full bar and an outdoor patio, wchich is bound to get a lot of attention in the coming months. Skylines is open for lunch Mon - Fri and dinner Mon -Sat until 10PM and is closed on Sunday.



The Lunch Menu has a great array of salads, sandwiches and wraps, they offer a quick lunch a choice of a ½ a salad and a ½ sandwich for only $5.75!! They have a Kid’s Menu for $4.00 that’s a DEAL!! Sandwiches like Chicken Ciabatta, Crab Cake Sandwich, Portabello Burger, Clayton Club or in the salad department, the Skylines Salad, Caesar and you have to try the Handmade Chips....Awesome.

Dinner ranges from Jambalaya, Pork tenderloin, Dijon Crusted Salmon, Seafood Portofino. Skylines offers great daily specials and featured night deals like the Beefeater Night on Tuesdays, wine tastings etc.

How To Tell If Your Real Estate Company Is Working Behind The Scenes.

The Coldwell Banker Howard Perry & Walston Garner Office took a guided bus tour of Clayton The Town of Clayton really got behind this idea of showcasing the many many features the town has to offer to real estate agents, who better to show what a great town like Clayton to?

We were picked up at the Garner Office by the town bus driven by Larry, head of the town’s Parks and Rec Dept. We were driven to the town hall and civic center which used to be the old High School and has now been beautifully transformed into a vibrant town hall, and The Clayton Center which is now a wonderful auditorium that hosts world class acts. We got the first look at the upcoming season and I was very impressed, we were told they sell 90% of seats on average for their shows.

We had breakfast kindly provided by KB Homes who has a community in Clayton called Cobblestone. We then took a quick walk over to the Chamber of Commerce on Main Street where Jim the Director gave us some interesting facts about the growth of Clayton for example Johnston County Schools added 400 new students when schools opened last week! That’s almost an elementary school! Our bus was waiting for us to take us down to the fantastic trail system Clayton is building along the Neuse River, there are miles and miles of walking, running,biking trails that hug the river and there is a walk-bridge to cross and eventually the trails will meet up with the Wake County trails whereby you will have access to the wonderful Raleigh Green-ways.

How does this benefit you and the sale of your house? These agents now know more about Clayton and what the town has to offer newcomers and residents than most of the people who live in the area. We learned about schools in the Clayton Area, major employers in Clayton, where the future growth is. We learned about how the town is purchasing land for parks and sports, all things that homebuyers want to know.

How does this benefit you and your home search..........see above!

Large Lots in The Raleigh Area.

If you are looking for a larger lot with some privacy, maybe some trees, it’s hard to find them in North Raleigh and Cary.

But some of the best large lots for home building are in Portofino in Clayton. Portofino has lots from half an acre all the way up to five acres and more.The large lots in Portofino offer a quality of life that few communities can claim. There are all kinds of options in this 400 acre community,voted the Community of the Year in the entire State of North Carolina for 2010!
We have large lots in the woods, we have large lots that are partially cleared, some lots are basement lots. There are many lots that have access to the nearly seven miles of hiking trails, some lots have a creek running through them and some lots have river access to the Neuse.

At Portofino the quality of the homes reflects the incredible natural beauty of the property, no two homes are alike and we encourage people to bring plans they have for their dream home and one of our custom builders will build a home that matches the lot you choose.
So often today developers will clear cut every tree, stick house on top of house and slab build to get the most they possibly can for their investment and often times in high density areas so you end up with a $500,000 home and you can reach out the bathroom window and touch the neighbors house!!!!

Portofino is twenty minutes to Downtown Raleigh, thirty minutes to North Hills, forty five minutes to Research triangle and a nice two hour ride to the beach. You need a larger lot in the triangle, you are looking for land or a lot wit a couple of acres but you want to be in a community, with a pool etc, come out to Portofino, you not be disappointed.

Buy This House, Get This Golf Cart FREE!!

For a limited time the builder of this Super Custom Home in Portofino, Steve Corker will include a golf cart with the purchase of his house at 107 Sicily Dr.The offer is only good until January 1 2012, so you need to have a contract signed by then. Now this is no run of the mill golf cart, check out the wheels!!

Golf Carts are very popular with families who live in Portofino it is the preferred mode of transport for the residents.

They drive em to the pool, up to the barn to see the horses, over to the catch and release pond to fish and of course the trails. Portofino has approximately seven miles of trails that win their way through the woods until you reach the river.

It’s funny people come to live in Portofino because they love to walk and hike the trails and what’s the first thing they do when they move in.....buy a golf cart.

This is a wonderful 4400 square foot custom built home with a full finished basement, it sits on over an acre with the trails on one side and pastures behind. Everything about the house is immaculate as are all Steve’s houses. Steve has been building homes in Clayton for a number of years and has a list of more than fifty names of people you can call to get a reference.

Come out and see this house now, if you would like a Free Golf Cart!!!!

Things to do in Clayton,NC Today Saturday September 24TH 2011

There are lots of fun things going on in the Clayton Area today, first of the Clayton Farm and Community Marketis held on the Clayton Town Square Saturdays from 9am- 2 pm until October 29th 2011. The market is a great place to meet local farmers, bakers etc. there are all kinds of naturally raised, organic produce etc.

Sticking with the food theme down the road at St Ann’s catholic Church 4057 Highway 70 Business West they are holding their fourth annual International Food Festival. An Incrediable selection of foods from around the world will be available. Countries represented include Ireland,Italy, Greece, Guatemala, Colombia, Hungary, Honduras, USA, Poland, Mexico, India, Vietnam...plus more. There will also be music and dance from all over the world. The International Food Festivalin Smithfield runs from 11.30-6.30 Saturday September 24TH 2011

Another great time is the Johnston County Airport Open House today from 9-5. The Airport is located at 3149 Swift Creek Road in Smithfield. There will be helicopter rides for $20.00, free flights for Young Eagles ages 8-17. they have military and civil aircraft on display, want to sit in an Attack Helicopter???

There are radio controlled aircraft (they are the real deal), and the Wilson Mills Fire Department has some of their equipment to show off, wanna sit in a new fire truck???
Food, drinks, T-shirts, hats will all be available, see if you have a budding pilot in the house!