By chris on July 19, 2009
Here’s the first entry in what I hope becomes a regular feature here on raleighing.com, Raleighing Raves. Occasionally, I’ll pick a topic and list my own personal favorites in the area. First one up is the beloved yet oft undervalued sandwich. There are a bunch of great sandwiches available here in Raleigh but I’ve narrowed [...]
Posted in Cameron Village, Cary, Downtown, Other, Raves, Restaurants
By chris on July 5, 2007
Over the past several weeks, Raleigh’s SparkCon‘ers have kicked off their ‘07 campaign in preparation for the September 20-23 events. While I personally was on the fence about the effectiveness of last year’s inaugural SparkCon, I am still open-minded and am looking forward to seeing how things evolve this year. So far, one thing [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Downtown
By Ashton on June 11, 2007
712 Tucker, the development slated for the block of downtown bound by St. Mary’s, Boylan, Tucker, and Johnson Streets is making a conversion to apartments. The decision is not really a surprise at all, as it was a possibility from very early on and Crosland is more frequently known for their apartment projects than [...]
Posted in Downtown, Housing
By chris on June 6, 2007
The “Redbird” sculpture recently installed in Fred Fletcher Park in Raleigh is scheduled for dedication by Mayor Charles Meeker this Sunday, June 10th, at 5pm. The sculpture sits on the grassy knoll by the park’s basketball and tennis courts on the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Washington Street.
The festivities will begin at 4:30pm and [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Downtown
By chris on June 1, 2007
Long-time readers may recall that I have a serious shoe addiction that keeps between 20 and 30 pairs of shoes in active rotation. I know some of you ladies out there scoff at such measly numbers, but I don’t personally know another guy with that many shoes. Plus, I have a thing for funky shoes that [...]
Posted in Downtown, Retail
By Ashton on May 25, 2007
There have been dozens of questions about the future of Capital City Grocery since their closing a little while back, and I’d like to thank Crash Gregg of the Raleigh Downtowner for his use of this story. Capital City will in fact be opening back up with quite a few changes and I encourage [...]
Posted in Downtown, Miscellaneous, Retail
By Ashton on May 17, 2007
The Department of City Planning/the Urban Design Center will be hosting its 3rd Annual Downtown Raleigh Home Tour this Saturday. Held during the same weekend as Artsplosure, the tour (which is self-guided) is intended to show off the great variety of options available in downtown housing. The tour takes you through historic properties, single [...]
Posted in Downtown, Housing, New Developments
By Ashton on May 17, 2007
Artsplosure will bring its annual Art and Jazz Festival to Moore Square this weekend. Featuring a variety of music, tons of artisans, street shows for kids, collaborations and exhibits inside Exploris, life size chess games, sand sculpting and lots more, its sure to be as big a success as usual. You can check out [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Downtown
By Ashton on May 17, 2007
A development formerly known as ‘The Nash’ has changed its name to simply ‘Hue‘ as a new site sign reflects. Perhaps the name change is to reflect the appearance of the colorful building, or perhaps to make it sound less like a disease. Regardless, it is slated at 7 stories which will sit between [...]
Posted in Downtown, Housing, New Developments
By Rhonda on May 10, 2007
Open only since last October, Crema, a great little coffee shop on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, serves Seattle, Washington coffee brand Gillano, which Tim tells me roasts the finest one to two percent of all available fair trade beans. Nearby office workers drop in for lunch or coffee or both; some are sitting in a [...]
Posted in Downtown, Restaurants
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