News in Raleigh

To whet your appetite in anticipation of tonight’s Art to Wear- NR brings you candid shots from yesterday’s rehearsal. Click for slideshow.

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Tuesday morning self-proclaimed redneck G105 DJ Bob Dumas had a 15-minute diatribe degrading Native Americans, calling them lazy and mocking their traditional dress. The comments were directed to an intern for the show who is engaged to a member of the Lumbee tribe.

“Trees will tap dance, elephants will drive in the Indianapolis 500 and Orson Welles will skip breakfast, lunch and dinner before NC State figures out a way to beat Houston.“  That was Dave Kindred’s quote in the Washington Post on the day of the 1983 NCAA Championship game.  Little did he know that 25 years later, Raleigh would be celebrating that miracle day in grand fashion.  Last Friday, April 4th, was the proper anniversary of the miracle game (and it was relived on ESPN Classic), but this weekend will be a full-on celebration to relive the magic in Downtown Raleigh.

Art to Wear 2008: NCSU’s College Of Design doesn’t really have a fashion program.  Neither does the world renowned College of Textiles.  While Fashion Design may be conspicuously missing from the respective college’s programs, you would never know it watching Art to Wear. The showcase of young designers has grown from humble beginnings in 2001 to something big, something chic and just hot.  Last year the fashion show attracted 1500 people to the Court of Carolinas- this year will be bigger.

Photo by Justin LeBlanc

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Merchant’s Millpond State Park is in Gatesville North Carolina, where construction is underway for a new visitor center designed by the studio of Frank Harmon, Architect in Raleigh.  The structure will aim for LEED Gold certification, and will mark the first instance of a LEED certified building for North Carolina Parks and Recreation.  More…