News in Raleigh

On Wednesday, August 27 at 7:00, the Capital Group Sierra Club will present Taken For A Ride, a 52 minute film by Jim Klein and Martha Olson dealing with “the little known story of an auto and oil industry campaign to buy and dismantle transit."
Taken For A Ride is the first in a planned series of transit-focused films. After the film, the Capital Group Sierra Club will open a discussion with those in attendance in an effort to raise public awareness and discuss the group’s efforts to improve local transit options.

Many people find the Inner and Outer Beltline signs too complicated, not grasping that I-440 is simply a loop with the Inner Beltline running clockwise and the Outer Beltline running counter clockwise around downtown. Under the new plan in coming months, Inner and Outer will be replaced with East and West. More below...

Two of Raleigh’s oldest and most historic buildings will be on the move from 8:30 to noon, this Saturday, August 23rd. As part of the Blount Street Commons project, the Merriom-Wynne and Hume houses will be moved from their existing sites to new locations on the adjoining blocks. The three hour procession of these turn-of-the-century homes will be filmed by National Geographic to be featured on the show “Monster Moves.” Click through to read more and see the full sized diagram.

The Cary Obama Headquarters will host Inflowential tomorrow from 1 - 3PM.  Details below the fold

At 8pm this Saturday, August 23, 2008, grammy nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt will perform as a part of the Arts in the Museum Park concert series. Gates open at 6, so show up early to see “Paintings Under the Stars,” a painting exhibition of NC LowDefPop artists organized by Onion Head Monster artist, Paul Friedrich.
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