Red Hat’s Jim Whitehurst at TEDxRaleigh: Education is the new oil
Jim Whitehurst presented on Saturday morning at the 2012 installment of TEDxRaleigh, speaking to a sold-out crowd in Raleigh’s Lincoln Theatre. Now in its third year, TEDxRaleigh has brought together local innovators, researchers and thought leaders to give local...
Saturday Market Highlights for October 13
There are six regular market days left so come and get it! We have a tremendous amount of leafy greens, wonderful potatoes, and even tomatoes just to name a few vegetables so gather up your shopping bags and head to The Saturday Market and stock up on all your...
Glenwood South Hosting Global Fare
Guest post by Downtown Raleigh Alliance This Saturday, October 13, the Glenwood South Global Fare is shutting down Glenwood from noon until 6pm between Tucker and West Lane Street for a free, giant festival highlighting the business and arts culture of Glenwood South....
Recognizing Neighborhood and Citizens Impacts
Each year, Citizen Advisory Councils (CACs) from around Raleigh nominate organizations and community members for the spectacular things they are doing and positive impacts they are having in their communities. The Raleigh Citizens Advisory Council (RCAC), made up of...
City Council Looking to Expand Food Truck Rights
A joint hearing of the Raleigh City Council and the Planning Commission will be at held on October 16 at 6:30 pm at city hall to review changes to food truck regulations. Proposed changes would amend regulations on food trucks, including removing restrictions on...
Start your Day the Creative Way with Creative Mornings
Raleigh just joined the list of over 30 cities from around the entire globe participating in the Creative Mornings program. A monthly lecture series focused on the creative industries, Creative Mornings has chapters in places such as New York City, LA, Singapore,...
AIGA Raleigh Homegrown Series on Image Rights
The issue of image rights is huge for designers today. Designers need images to convey ideas, and it’s extraordinarily difficult not to be tempted by the wealth of photography just a Google image search away...Complicating this problem is the fact that clients can see...
North Carolina’s Inaugural Bike Summit
North Carolina's inaugural Bike Summit is right around the corner and we want you to see you there! Registration is $65 per person, which includes admission and light breakfast for both days and lunch on Friday. The agenda holds something for everyone with topics such...
Fall Arts Fair Scheduled for October 20th
The Pullen and Sertoma arts centers will hold their Fall Arts Fair on Saturday, October 20 from 10 am until 5 pm outdoors at the Pullen Arts Center, 105 Pullen Road near the bell tower at North Carolina State University. The fair is free and sponsored by the City of...
Introducing: The Blue Hour at Design Box
"The Blue Hour" will present a set of paintings by Alberto Ortega that depict luminous scenes of Raleigh at twilight and at night. The scenes evoke mysterious psychological narratives in which human presence is suggested but not revealed. Though executed in a realist...
Saturday Market Highlights for September 29 – Stocking Up
The countdown is on with only eight more Saturday’s left in our regular farmers' market. It’s time to stock up on all the wonderfully fresh produce like edamame, sweet potatoes, black eyed peas, butter beans, kale, arugula, okra and shiitake mushrooms. Along with...
Shakespeare in 97 Minutes
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] can be seen at the Raleigh Little Theatre through September 30. All 37 plays conducted in 97 minutes! This fast-paced romp through the Bard's plays was London's longest-running comedy. Join this madcap...
NCDevCon Coming to Centennial Campus
Guest post by NCDevCon Already in it's 4th year, NCDevCon is the largest developer conference in North Carolina. Held on September 29 – 30, 2012 in Raleigh at Centennial Campus, NCDevCon is the best training and continuing education opportunity for technologists in...
Parks in the Creative District: Take a Child Outside Week
With the cooler weather embracing our area, it couldn't be a better time to participate in Take a Child Outside Week. Beginning today and running through Sun, September 30, Take a Child Outside Week is an initiative through the NC Museum of Natural Sciences with...
Saturday Market Highlights for September 22 – Supporting The Farmery
Fall is in the air and it's time to buy all those wonderful pumpkins and squashes. It's also time for Gumbo. We going to make up a batch for the market using Liberty Poultry chicken, Farmhand Foods sausage, and Tiny Farm's okra. Posh Nosh Catering was kind enough to...
NC State Sustainability Day – Open to the Public
Reposted from sustainability.ncsu.edu The Campus Sustainability Day Planning Committee invite all NC State students, faculty, and staff members to celebrate Campus Sustainability Day on Friday, September 21, 2012(rain date October 12, 2012). This year, Campus...
Wake County searching for ways to improve transportation communication
Guest post by Casey Miller Following widespread school bus delays, the Wake County Public School System is looking to implement a GPS tracking app for school buses in the district, said Cris Mulder, the district’s system family and community engagement director. “It’s...
Festival in Motion Events Along Walnut Creek Greenway
A special edition of our Parks in the Creative District series invites you to a full day of urban, outdoor fun and fitness during the Festival in Motion event on Saturday, September 29 that spans the Walnut Creekway Greenway at four different locations. Whether you...
It’s Stein Time: Downtown Raleigh Oktoberfest
We know that you've been looking forward to this year's Downtown Raleigh Oktoberfest. Well, it's almost here! Join your fellow Raleighites on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 2pm-9pm for the second annual Downtown Raleigh Oktoberfest at Seaboard Station, in Downtown...
A Preview to SPARKcon 2012
If you haven't been to one of the previous SPARKcon's—a showcase of the Triangle's creativity, talent, and ideas—maybe our preview can entice you to attend. There's bound to be a SPARK that will catch your attention: art, bazaar, circus, dance, design, fashion, film,...
Ninth Annual Raleigh Neighborhood Exchange
It's Neighborhoods Month in Raleigh, a time to celebrate our communities and the joys of being a good neighbor. The City of Raleigh is hosting the ninth annual Raleigh Neighborhood Exchange. This year’s event will be held from 8am to 2pm, Saturday, September 15, right...