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Local design / build firm, Buildsense Inc was recently featured on HGTV’s Beyond the Box. The Program focuses on houses that utilize inexpensive materials in innovative ways to create unique, well-designed dwellings, without compromising on quality. The episode will next air in mid-December, more information on dates and times available on HGTV Website. 

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Retail on Glenwood South celebrates its third anniversary with another party.

From the City of Raleigh: The City of Raleigh is accepting nominations for the 2009 Environmental Awards. The deadline to submit nominations is Dec. 15.

Nothing says we’re in for a hard winter like making a cold, rainy trip to the store and buying the last bag of flour from a nearly empty shelf, like I did this week.  Luckily, the troubles at Capital City Grocery have little to do with the current US economy or the sporadic life cycle of downtown business.  The store’s second round of ownership has developed into a paralyzing legal battle.   

Conan McClain, developer of Seaboard Station, has been an investor since the store opened.  According to Alex, a Capital City Grocery employee who asked not to be identified, McClain developed Seaboard with a grocery store in mind for that space.  Of the store’s problems, Alex brushes aside fears about the store’s finances. “There’s plenty of money,“ he says, “it’s just the Weems.  It has been the Wild West, to say the least.“