2005 Top 50 for Raleigh
2005 was a stupendous year for the City of Raleigh. It was a year that started with much frustration as thousands of motorists found their commute time increase by a factor of 20X or more on one slightly snowy day. However what lay ahead for Raleigh was a year chock full of goodies. New restaurants, [...]
Get Ready for First Night
New Year’s Eve day and night will once again be highlighted by Artsplosure’s First Night Raleigh celebration. The events take place all over downtown and begin at 2:00pm. There are tons of events for children including story-telling, Cartoon Island, temporary tattoos, and much more. There will be several music performances by local bands, culminating with [...]
Progress Energy Plans to Raze Downtown Block
The News & Observer’s lead article today (by Frank Norton) reveals that Progress Energy, the leader in downtown Raleigh’s new awakening, plans to raze a downtown block in its next bold phase of development. The block, bounded by Wilmington, Martin, Blount, and Davie Streets, is currently home to Cooper’s BBQ, Reliable Loan, several other clothing [...]
Homeboys For The Homeless
Tonight’s the night for the 4th Annual Homeboys For The Homeless comedy showcase. The event benefiting the Raleigh Rescue Mission will take place at Meymandi Hall and features these 6 great stand-up comics: Ronnie Bullard, the "Willow Spring Wildman" Jerry Carroll, Paul Pittman, Art Church, Dave Bailey, Keith Henderson and his award-winning Elvis tribute, "Illusions [...]
GSK Holiday Invitational
The annual GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational, one of America’s best high school basketball tournaments, begins today and continues through Thursday at NCSU’s Reynolds Coliseum. The event actually contains three separate tourneys: The Girls’ Invitational, the U.S. Challenge, and the Holiday Invitational. The names are misleading, however, as all three contain great teams from all over the [...]
