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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Top Ten Movies in the Triangle



Are you looking for a good movie to watch while you're in town?  The Triangle offers several theaters in the area - Blue Ridge, where you can see a current movie for $1.50; Brier Creek; Carmike; Colony; Grande; IMAX at Exploris; Mission Valley; North Hills; Raleighwood, where you can enjoy food served to you at a table while you enjoy a movie; Rialto; Six Forks and Wakfield.  In addition, there ...

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

The biggest scavenger hunt in Downtown Raleigh



Join the biggest scavenger hunt in Raleigh on Saturday, September 8, 2007.  The event - dubbed, The Raleigh Typhoon, will be held in downtown Raleigh.  According to their website, "Find special items, ponder questions, use the provided maps and guides to decipher the downtown Raleigh code and you could win a thousand dollars in cash, prizes and the respect of all those you defeat! Got a bike? Ride it. ...

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Walnut Creek Amphitheater hosts a crowd of entertainment



Walnut Creek Amphitheater - Crowd Seating Chart Walnut Creek Amphitheater

Are you interested in musical entertainment to fill the rest of your summer?  Are you interested in going to a show while you are visiting Raleigh?  Well, then you should visit the Walnut Creek Amphitheater on Rock ...

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Baseball Fever in Raleigh



Everyone loves a good game of baseball.  And, for the visitor to Raleigh, North Carolina, nothing could be finer than some good old fashioned "farm team" baseball.  Within just a short drive of Raleigh are two of the areas most famed baseball facilities.  You've all heard of the Durham Bulls - the movie "Bull Durham" starring Kevin Costner made the team famous in the late 1980's - located in Durham, North ...

Monday, February 5th, 2007

The Top 10 Wonders of Raleigh, North Carolina


What are the Top 10 Wonders of Raleigh, North Carolina?  What man-made wonders have made Raleigh – a small city in the 1960’s – into one of the most desirable mid-size cities in the US to Live and Work?  Recently, the Raleigh News & Observer did an article on the 7 Wonders of the Triangle.  That idea was inspired by the world-wide process of selecting the New 7 ...

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Historic Yates Mill - Events and Programs


Historic Yates Mill

Raleigh, NC: Escape from the "Everyday Grind" at Historic Yates Mill County Park. Mill Tours start in March 2007, but various Park Programs have already started in January.

PLEASE NOTE THE HISTORIC YATES MILL BUILDING IS CLOSED DECEMBER 2006 - FEBRUARY 2007. THE PARK WILL REMAIN OPEN 

For park Location and Hours, Click Here.

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Monday, January 8th, 2007

Keep Your Hat On - The Circus is Coming!


Circus - Shenzhen

Raleigh, NC: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is bringing the 136th Edition of The Greatest Show On Earth to the RBC Center February 7-11, 2007. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. The Theme for the 136th Edition Blue Tour is The Circus of Dreams:
"Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has extraordinary things in store for the 136th Edition of The ...

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Monet in Normandy...till Jan. 14!


Monet in Normandy 

Raleigh, NC: The Monet in Normandy exhibition at the NC Museum of Art will end on January 14, 2007. This exhibition requires tickets which are selling out fast. As of Dec. 29, 2006:
These days have completely sold out:
Friday, December 29; Saturday, December 30; Sunday, December 31; Tuesday, January 2; Saturday, January 6; Sunday, January 7
The N.C. Museum of ...

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Raleigh, NC - Before and Beyond the Accolades...


I was IBM’ed (I’ve Been Moved) to Raleigh, NC in 1979 - before all the Accolades. What made Raleigh a desirable city then, are basically the same reasons why many people have been coming to Raleigh all these years. And I think they are practical, down-to-earth reasons, like:

Jobs - We need to 'work' to 'live' – A job now, and job opportunity for the future – and the nearby Research ...