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Get Dressed the Smart in the City way…

Just off of Glenwood South in downtown Raleigh, I’ve found the key to the Receshionista’s treasure chest. It’s called Get Dressed, but once you take a walk inside you’ll quickly learn that it’s so much more. This new, hip consignment shop promises to soon be a community hub where everyone can meet, mingle, entertain, and [...]


Today: Developmental Disabilities (DD) Advocacy and Education Day

There are promising signs that the House members are developing revenue packages to restore funding to some of the proposed budget cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Significant budget cuts are being considered by the North Carolina Legislature that will dramatically affect services being provided to some of the state’s most [...]


Man vs. Food makes a “Pit” stop in downtown Raleigh tonight

Man VS. Food on The Travel Channel
Adam Richman, host of The Travel Channel’s show Man v. Food will making challenging himself to a heaping plate of some hog at downtown Raleigh’s The Pit Authentic Barbeque Restaurant tonight.
Richman will chat with local barbecue legend Ed Mitchell to learn to some barbecue techniques, throw a [...]


Are States UNITED during elections?

As the time to close polls during this important election near, I am noticing a pattern in the frequency of problems that voters have experienced today at the polls…confusion, poor planning, inadequate training, precinct resources, staff and technology glitches seem to be a reoccurring problem across the country during each election.
I remember having heard about [...]