Verses Jeans is no longer. Following a trademark dispute with another line of jeans, Victor Lytvinenko and Sarah Yarborough made a quick rebranding to Raleigh Denim. With the new name the young entrepreneurs are making a commitment to the city in an exciting way. These high end jeans are already sold in some the most exclusive boutiques around the world, going forward as their distribution spreads, our city’s name will be on some of the best dressed asses around. We figure all it will take is Kanye rocking Raleigh Denim and the city will officially get that creative class those planners keep talking about.
North Carolina State University will study the potential for growing genetically modified tree species to produce ethanol in a more efficient manner. Last week’s news release provides a detailed outline of the grant recently awarded to the school by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The DNA of these new Populus (poplar) trees—the first genus of tree genome to be genetically sequenced—has been tweaked to make the plants grow faster, produce more celulose (used to make to ethanol) and contain less of the substance that inhibits the extraction of cellulose.
Lucinda Williams will bring her scruffy voice and brash folk rock to Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday September 30th.