Archive for May, 2007
Round of Applause for Mr. Hatem
The Raleigh Chronicle has written up a great article about one of the most influential people for downtown Raleigh. Greg Hatem and Empire Properties have been responsible for many downtown properties including the Raleigh Times building, the Helig-Levine building, the Duck and Dumpling, and much more. From the article:
It’s hard to find any single person [...]
111 Seaboard moving along
The One Eleven Seaboard condo project has been talked about lightly over the past few months. They just got their website up recently, which offers some information about the project. Right from the front page:
One Eleven Seaboard is being developed as a 53 unit condominium project with urban design located in the gateway to downtown [...]
Downtown Bike Race a success
The 2007 Downtown Raleigh Criterium turned out to be a success. The News and Observer blogs say that about 12,000 to 15,000 people came out for the event. I went out for the women’s race but had other plans and did not make it to the men’s. I got some fairly good pictures, posted below. [...]
Raleigh Even Wider Open
I was hoping the city would have another one and my wish came true. Raleigh Wide Open 2 is coming on July 21, 2007. Last year, about 65,000 people crowded Fayetteville St. for tons of live entertainment. The event even had a great headlining band, Royal Crown Revue, which was followed up by one of [...]
Outdoor Concerts Status
The summer concert series in Raleigh will take a hit this year since Alive After 5 has decided to skip 2007. Canceling the event due to construction sounds like a weak excuse to me but let’s hope they are using the extra time while city plaza is being built to book a solid lineup for [...]
Too bad they can’t just keep the facades intact and just build around them.... (