Archive for June, 2007
RBC Plaza Update
There has not been much talk over the construction progress of RBC Plaza so I’d like to update everyone on this. I believe the tower has finished the first phase of construction. The four phases of the tower are a RalCon exclusive so here is how I’m breaking up the construction progress:
Phase I: Floor 1-9, [...]
Zspotlight Throws Down First Summer Barcrawl
Zspotlight is having another bar crawl this Friday, June 29th. The schedule for the event is pretty simple:
7:30pm - 10pm The Red Room (Free Appetizers, $2 Miller Lites, and $5 Sunrises!10pm - 12am Haven Nightclub (FREE Admission, Raleigh’s Fav Dance Party!)12am - 2am Bogart’s [...]
Picture of the Week
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I took this picture looking south from the top floor of the Moore Square parking lot. The recent demolition on the four acre block, mostly owned by Progress Energy, has calmed down and there is nothing left but the corner buildings against Wilmington St. I do not think they stand a [...]
Downtown Apartments On The Rise
There’s an article in the N&O about how apartments are on the rise in downtown. They say that higher interest rates and a growing downtown work force are to blame. This is good news for the downtown area as rental units are definitely needed. I really think that the planned apartments will do very well [...]
City of Oaks Marathon
This is a very early reminder that any of you runners out there should start training for the Raleigh Marathon coming up on November 4th. Sony Ericsson and Rex Healthcare have sponsored the City of Oaks marathon and half marathon. Registration and price information can be seen here, the event webpage. Go here if you [...]
Too bad they can’t just keep the facades intact and just build around them.... (