HL-4 Closing Reception Friday Night
Art in Odd Place, the 4th biannual show of the HL Roaming Gallery, is drawing to a close. Artwork by the artists below has been on display at 20 E. Hargett Street, Downtown Raleigh, in the Goodman Building (at the corner of Hargett and Wilmington Streets). The closing reception is Friday night from 6pm to [...]
(The New and Much Improved) Yancy’s to Open November 15-ish
A couple of months ago, Dana and I were graciously given a tour of the new Yancy’s (yes, the ‘e’ has been dropped) by project manager Mark Valentine. I’ll have to admit that I was completely skeptical as I was never won over by the former Yancey’s in City Market. Granted, my judgement was not based [...]
The Fray Coming to Progress
America’s best "Fake Plastic Trees" band, The Fray, will play Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, January 21. Presale tickets are $34 and are available now at Ticketmaster. General public ticket sales begin on Friday.
Campbell School of Law Contemplates Downtown Move
WRAL reported yesterday that the Dean of the Campbell School of Law is considering the school’s move to downtown Raleigh from Buies Creek, NC. In the report, WRAL said that Raleigh is the largest state capital without a law school. The move would be a great blessing for downtown Raleigh. The students and faculty would [...]
Big Easy Has Big Tastes
I stopped into the latest addition to the newly reopened Fayetteville Street, The Big Easy, tonight after having dinner at another location, my very own ”third place.” (EDITORIAL NOTE: If you don’t have a third place of your own, please go get one… seriously… you need it and you will reap many benefits… go on… go… [...]
