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Wake Up! Do something useful today. Support NC’s Film Industry
What is 25 TO SURVIVE?
My friend and former UNC-W classmate, Richard, called me today to tell me that he will be one of hundreds expected to assemble in Raleigh at the NC Legislature on tomorrow morning, JUNE 11.
Richard, a Johnston County native is joining the cause while back home on break from his full time [...]
RFW not on CNN…yet…
NC is the fashion industry’s next boomtown! Textiles are important to North Carolina residents, where the textile industry is 3x the size of the apparel industry. North Carolina ranks fourth in the nation in apparel employment, and remains the largest textile employer in the United States. For fashion merchandising and marketing students, North Carolina’s textile [...]
Fashion is in BLOOM in Cary
So, stop putting off your spring cleaning and get to clearing out that closet full of the so-last-year spring fashions and get ready for one of the best seasons in spring stylehistory.
This Friday, I’ll be participating in The Shopping Memo’s “Launch Party” with the help of event planning guru, Lola32, and hosted by Cute Buttons [...]
Is the barter system making a comeback?
How many times have you heard someone say, “I wish we could just go back to a barter system…?”
Well, it seems that wish is now being granted.
Today, CNN reported that while consumer spending is down, people are still getting what they want through good old fashioned bartering. Businesses and even individuals are regularly swapping [...]
Raleigh’s good eatin’ will be featured on The Travel Channel tomorrow!
Last month, The Travel Channel’s Adam Richman traveled to the Triangle, where he feasted on shredded chicken sandwiches at Chapel Hill’s famous late night spot Time Out, learned the real meaning of “hog heaven” at The Pit, and challenged himself to finishing off 17 delicious hot dogs (in an hour) at The Roast Grill in [...]
Students now compete for the jobs of the future
Last night I met an impressive team of brainy Wake County high school kids as they went over some last minute strategies before their trip to the NASA/VCU Regional Competition in Richmond Virginia, next week. When you think of teams, you may think of sports, but Team Awkward Turtle is competing in a different kind [...]
The Lost Boys of Southern Sudan find a home away from home in the Triangle
This morning I met a Chapel Hill resident that has planned Triangle-area events intended to educate American students, teachers and the general public on both the current and past conflicts of Sudanese history and to raise awareness for the continued suffering of the Sudanese people.
The Lost Boys of Southern Sudan will arrive on March 21st [...]
Sweet dreams are made of this
In my opinion, successful relationships are build on a few essential elements. Love, Trust…and Chocolate being at the top of that list.
After a romantic chocolate-covered february weekend at the Hershey Lodge and Hotel Hershey’s Chocolate Spa in Hershey, Pa. you will be hard pressed to convince me otherwise.
Friday, Brendan and I arrived at an [...]
How to love a supermodel this Valentines Day…
No Valentine yet? How does mixing and mingling with supermodels for a cause sound this Valentine’s Day?
Here’s your chance…
“Love Stinks…yeah, yeah.” a Black and White Anti-Valentines Day Party on Friday, February 13, from 9-11 p.m. at Mosquito Nightclub at The Depot in Downtown Raleigh benefits individuals with autism throughout North Carolina with the Mr. and [...]
Experience “A New Birth of Freedom”
On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will take the oath of office on the steps of the Washington D.C. Capitol.
“A New Birth of Freedom,” is the theme chosen for the Inauguration by the Joint Congressional Committee for Inaugural Ceremonies and commemorates the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The words come [...]
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