By Melissa Santos 17.JUL.08 RALEIGH - Glenwood South has seen street-front buildings razed and renovated over the past years, but no transformation is comparable to that of 419 Glenwood. What was once a brake shop on a small quarter-acre lot is now Hibernia Entertainment LLC's three-story dining, lounge and rooftop terrace Solas. True to its Gaelic name meaning "light," Solas is sure to be a beacon for all those in search of something hip and innovative. [read more]
CARY, N.C. - The visitRaleigh.com Benefit Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the John Entwistle Foundation has morphed into a two-day classic rock festival that will now open the evening of September 19 at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, N.C. and will conclude the next night as was originally planned. The decision to add a second day was made by Rick French, Benefit Concert Chairman and a National Trustee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. [read more]
By Melissa Santos 15.JUL.08 RALEIGH - The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau presented their new branding and marketing strategy for "visitRaleigh," including their new logo, to a select group of local dignitaries, officials and media Tuesday, July 15 in the Fletcher Theatre at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. [read more]
By The Raleigh Downtowner 14.JUL.08
RALEIGH - The new downtown cabs run on pedals and Power Bars, greenways link public spaces to recreational trails, and sprouts of green mitigate steel summits and soften cityscape views. This is, after all, the City of Oaks.
It's no wonder local businesses and downtown organizations plan a bundle of outdoor events for Raleigh downtowners all summer long. There's plenty of outdoor recreation to keep everyone moving as well. So, we're hooking you up with outdoor entertainment the way only Downtown Raleigh does it. Consider this your Get Out summer planner. [read more]
The newest edition to Glenwood South, Brooklyn Heights
By Melissa Santos 14.JUL.08 RALEIGH - Business partners Jason Howard and Jay Wellons originally planned on opening a restaurant, but when they saw the house at 605 Glenwood Avenue--previously the shoe and apparel store Firefly, and once the home of Mayor Avery C. Upchurch--they thought it would be the perfect location for a bar. When Howard and Wellons met at Mura in North Hills where Howard was General Manager, it spurned the birth of B&V Hospitality. They wanted to create something different from the other bars currently lining Glenwood South: an upscale yet casual neighborhood bar with "spirits & everybody," Brooklyn Heights' tagline. [read more]
The Railhawks play their next home game July 18 (Photo courtesy of the Carolina Railhawks)
By Marco Rosa, Special To Raleigh Chronicle 14.JUL.08
VANCOUVER, BC (Sunday, July 13th, 2008) - The Carolina RailHawks (4-4-8) began the second half of their season with a 1-1 tie at Swangard stadium against the Vancouver Whitecaps (7-4-3) Sunday night. [read more]
RALEIGH - At approximately 12:45am Saturday, July 12, Raleigh Police Department officers responded to a shooting call in the 3000 block of Spanish Court. Upon arrival, they located a victim who was deceased at the outdoor crime scene. The victim has been identified as Jesse George Brunner, age 26, who was generally known by the nickname "White Bread." [read more]
Three men were arrested in connection to multiple area robberies
RALEIGH - Police have detained three men in connection with the robberies of nine local businesses. David Michael Wesley, 17, of Knightdale, Samuel Keith Kerr II, 21, and Raphael Davonne Powell, 24 (both of Raleigh), were arrested following the robbery of Tienda Todo Guerrerense at 1514 S. Saunders St. Wednesday, July 9. [read more]
By The Raleigh Downtowner 10.JUL.08
RALEIGH - In our second edition of 10 QUESTIONS, we had the pleasure of interviewing WRAL-TV5 news anchor Pam Saulsby just before she was going on-air for her 5pm newscast. (For those of you wondering, yes, she's even more likeable in person.) [read more]
