Comments on: Tech Culture in Downtown Raleigh

By: Jamey

Jamey — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:28:34 +0000

A little late on commenting, but I’m a downtown Raleigh resident who works from home. I frequent some of the places mentioned two to three times during the week, just to get out of the house and work around real people.

My current favorite is the Morning Times. The upstairs room is great for working, the internet connection is usually pretty reliable, the staff are friendly, and the coffe and breakfasts are tasty.

I also used to like Helios, but recently it seems to have gone downhill a little. The music often is blaring, you have to crawl under a couch (where the floor is very dirty) to plug in your laptop, and some of the staff act as if taking your order is a bother. However, it always seems full, so maybe it’s just me.

As a new downtown resident, I’m just really happy to be able to walk to wherever I work on any given day and I’m always on the lookout for new places to try, so thanks very much for some of the other suggestions in your post.

By: Leo

Leo — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:36:03 +0000

Thanks, Lino. I really appreciate the kind words.

By: skeptic

skeptic — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:23:58 +0000

Lino if you read the blog every day, why are you responding like a year and a half later?

By: Lino Staber

Lino Staber — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:19:26 +0000

I really appreciate what you write about here. We try and read your blog every day so keep up the good writing!

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:19:19 +0000

Agree afbro! I have lived here for 5 years and what people don’t get here is that the buildings, restaurants, etc don’t make a city, the people do. Raleigh’s only identity seems to be tied with being upscale and high priced. There is no sense of community in raleigh compared to places like Greensboro and Charlotte. The coffee shops here should be packed with blue collar, white collar, etc if Raleigh is as progressive as it claims to be.