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North Carolina Central Prison Expansion: Mental Health Hospital and Medical Center
The North Carolina Department of Corrections is building a new mental health hospital and prison medical center—an expansion on the Boylan Heights side of Central Prison. This is the second largest active construction project in downtown Raleigh. Details below the fold…
City has New Rain Barrels For Sale
The city has a nice selection of rain barrels of various prices. Recently they added some new options including a very affordable $42 model. The City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services Department has now a new rain barrel option available for sale to residents at a discounted price. Raleigh owned company Rain Water Solutions is offering its 65 gallon rain barrel normally selling for $149, for $87 plus tax ($92.87). The rain barrel is manufactured from 100% recycled plastic resin in Smithfield, NC. Complete information on it can be found on our web page noted at the bottom of this email. Rain Barrels From the City
“Bars For Us” and “My Fries Suck” from RTP StartUp Weekend
Bars For Us and My Fries Suck are the products of RTP Startup Weekend. Beer and Fries Below The Fold
The Red Cross Needs Your Help
The Triangle Area American Red Cross has just issued an urgent call for the donation of all blood types, as levels have dropped crucially low. “While temperatures and fuel prices rise this summer,the American Red Cross reports that the blood inventory levels have fallen so low it is unable to sufficiently meet the demand of local hospitals.” More
Raleigh Skyline Photo Blog
click the image for slideshow from last night’s storm Just as Goodnight Raleigh is a photography based site that highlights the variable activities and buildings of Downtown Raleigh, there is another local photo site that is worth a peek. RaleighSkyline.com has been around since 2004 and frequently posts very dramatic photos of the ever changing Downtown Raleigh skyline.
¡Viva Raleigh!
From 2:30-7:30 p.m. next Sat., July 19, Moore Square will host a celebration of Latino culture in the Raleigh area. There will be free music, dancing, food, games and lots of bilingual booths with info to share! Also, CAT transit has guaranteed free transportation from 12 p.m.-12 midnight Sat. for anyone who wants to attend the festival. Viva Raleigh y nuestros amigos Latinos, indeed…
First Annual Independence Day Paride - 4th of July Ride
This Fourth of July is the First Annual Independence Day Paride*—a group bike ride through downtown Raleigh. Read more
The Slammer: Raleigh’s Most Wanted on Display.
For many citizens of Raleigh, the biggest complaint at the gas station is the price of gas. But, just as the price of gas rose to $4.00 per gallon in recent months, another eyesore was placed at your local market, The Slammer. Price? $1.00. Value? Just a penny more than worthless. Good Comedy or Bad Karma? You make the decision.
Eco-Fashion Show Call for Designers
Now that green is the new black and people are recycling jeans to make into building insulation, why not combine the concept of fashion and green design into one big bonanza? Sounds Red-Hot to me. and the Triangle Emerging Green Builders, MorLove and American Vintage agree and need your help to make an event out of it.
NC Museum of Art on The State of Things
Frank Stasio spoke with Museum director Lawrence Wheeler and Chief Curator Linda Dougherty on WUNC’s The State of Things on Friday about the art museum’s new collection to be installed in the new addition by Thomas Phifer.
Got to be NC Festival
If you feel like braving the heat this weekend, there will be food and activities for all ages at the fairground. The Got to be NC Festival will run from June 5-8 More below the fold
No. 2: Raleigh, N.C.
What is a list? These days publications are using them as cheap link-bait left and right. I hate these lists, and not just because they shallowly echo that Raleigh is some kind of great place. So now we see Kiplinger rate Raleigh as No. 2 on their ‘best cities’ list. Just behind Houston. The article is seemingly based on a stroll down Hargett Street- quoting Greg Hatem, “Three years ago, this was a ghost town,” and a young Mr. Rob Currey of Cherokee Partners down the street, a “ten-minute walk to work—and a two-minute commute if I drive.” After its glowing review of the Raleigh Times, the “the unofficial cultural epicenter of the new Raleigh,” Kiplingers cites reasons like all those fortune 500’s in the park, Centennial Campus, and the usual suburban retreat to Cary; when the ‘urban’ bussle of Raleigh becomes too much. Also prominently displayed by Kiplinger, 36%, as in the percentage of workforce in the creative class. A favorite metric of our excitable planners. Epicenter of the New Raleigh indeed. Kiplinger’s Best Cities
That Old Esso Station, The Neglected Brother
The building has been somewhat of a Hillsborough Street landmark—residing along with its retro brothers CharGrill and Snoopy’s. Now a grizzly shell, the possibilities have opened for the re-birth of this neglected brother. More
City to Build North Raleigh Community Center
The City of Raleigh will build a 40,000 square foot, $9 Million Community Center off of Thornton Road, on almost 65 acres of land near Capital Boulevard and Durant. More…
No Sitting? No Tact.
If anyone else is considering building a prime sitting ledge along a public sidewalk, here are some more sensitive ways to discourage persons from resting on your private ledge.
Raleigh Free Press Says Farewell
Raleigh Free Press was one of the many Raleigh blogs that have been doing a great job covering local news and culture. They were one of the few that were mentioned in the recent News and Observer article pointing out all the new Raleigh blogs. Unfortunately, they are the first in this list to call it quits. In an online letter dated May 5th (yesterday), the editor, S. Beaumont (an avid reader of New Raleigh), stated that he would stop writing on Raleigh Free Press, “at least for the near future.”
The Race To Space: Alley Cat This Saturday
Forget the XPrize -Raleigh has its own space program. Saturday is the big one, cyclists will be sent on interstellar missions like the city has never seen before. If you like biking but have never tried an Alley Cat race- this would be a great first race to try. The ‘races’ are fun light-hearted and social in a way that your traditional bike race just isn’t. This Alley Cat is being organized by one of Raleigh’s most creative young minds: Miles Holst. Between Miles and the space theme its sure to be a once in a life time space mission. More on the Space Race below the fold
Brooklyn Heights Bar Coming to Glenwood South
Another new business is coming soon to Raleigh via Glenwood South. Enriching the string of freestanding businesses that line the west side of Glenwood leading up to the Mellow Mushroom, Brooklyn Heights Bar will provide a hip and comfortable alternative to the establishments across the street that draw business up inside the neighboring mixed-use mid-rise buildings from the 90’s. More…
The Latest Buzz About Fundraising: The Beehive Collective
Raleigh has a new coalition of creative young women, now turning their talents toward fundraising for important local causes. The Beehive Collective was conceived by a small group of women who were involved in two very successful performances of The Vagina Monologues, which raised $2,500 for local women’s nonprofits, while providing us with thought-provoking entertainment.
Henside the Beltline Tour d’Coop 2008
Peck image to peep slideshow 3rd Annual Hen-side the Beltline Tour d’Coop 2008 Sponsored by Whole Foods Market Has Raleigh Gone to the Birds? From New York and Chicago to Seattle and Los Angeles, city chickens are sweeping, er, scratching across the nation. From 10 am to 4 pm on May 17, 2008, the 3rd Annual Hen-side the Beltline Tour d’Coop will showcase 20 of Raleigh’s backyard flocks, all located inside the beltline.
