Costco a Go… I think…
Posting this one at the request of a friend of mine who wanted to know the status. As many of you have probably heard, Costco has been eyeing the old Pepsi bottling facility at the corner of Wake Forest and Six Forks. Our beloved Sue Stock even reported back in April that Costco had the [...]
Pier 1 Coming to Cameron Village
Pier 1 Imports will open this Fall in the space to the left of the Village Draft House. (Local vendors has previously expressed their displeasure with the growing number of national chains in Cameron Village. I wonder how this makes them feel.) map it
Crabtree Expansion Plan
Almost two years ago I sent an idea for expansion to Crabtree Valley Mall. The changes would allow Crabtree to develop and entertainment district that would compete with Durham’s The Streets At Southpoint mall. To date Crabtree has not replied to my plan, but they have semi-announced intentions to extend their parking deck from Hudson-Belk [...]
Restaurant Review: Los Cuates
I have finally found a Mexican restaurant in Raleigh that stands up to the incredible Fiesta Grill (5mi west of Carrboro on hwy 54). Raleigh’s Los Cuates is located three doors down from the Kanki at North Market Square (Old Wake Forest Rd and North Market Drive). It’s the site of many a failed restaurant. [...]
Raleigh Growth Update 7/05
The News and Observer today reported that Raleigh’s population has grown 61% since 1990 and now stands at 342,000. They also claim in the first paragraph that no city east of the Mississippi (other than NYC) has added more people. This is all a bit misleading, however, because it only figures the city proper. How [...]
