Just For Fun
DT Raleigh Chatter for March 12th, 2010
The Raleigh Convention Center and redesigned Fayetteville Street area is really quite impressive. I’m proud of it!
- plugusin
Home sweet home. I haven’t seen you in so long. I love you, north Raleigh. Downtown ain’t got nothin’ on you!
- aylaboo
Sitting in the park in downtown Raleigh enjoying the free mesh broadband in Americas Most Wired City [...]
DT Raleigh Chatter for March 5th, 2010
I’m trying something new here and the best way to see if it will work is to just do it. You’ll never know unless you try, right?
Anyway so outside of my normal Twitter stream, I follow some key words and phrases that are related to downtown Raleigh. Once you filter through all the crap there [...]
RalConniversary: 3 Photos, With Wallpaper!
While not necessarily the best photos that have appeared on the blog, these three make for great desktop wallpaper. I’ve used them myself and now want to share them. I’ve included multiple versions of the most common screen resolutions used by readers of RalCon, gathered by the power of analytics, as well as the original [...]
How Much Fun Did You Have During The Winter Storm of 2010?
I’m sure lots of people were enjoying the winter weather we had this weekend, especially the kids that are staying home from school this week. For those that watched the local news each and every minute up until the storm, I’m also sure it is a big relief that the apocalypse did not happen.
For [...]
RalConniversary: 3 Best Videos
Video wasn’t my strongest skill but I did take some over the years. Enjoy these three videos that have made appearances on the blog.
The Shimmer Wall (under construction) from Leo Suarez on Vimeo.
This video was taken on June 14th, 2008. It shows just a small piece of the then new shimmer wall on the still [...]
Three Years of RalCon. Three Years of Downtown Geeking.
Yes, this is true. The RalCon blog turns three today and in order to celebrate, a theme of three will take over for the next few days. I’d invite all readers out for a beer but maybe I’ll save that move for when DTRaleigh hits a larger milestone.
Anyway, it all started as a hobby [...]
Pic of the Week
Is it just me or are there always birds at this Moore Square bus stop on Wilmington Street?
The Rise of RBC Plaza Through Time
One year and a few weeks ago from now, the crown of RBC Plaza was lit up. There was good discussion on the blog that day so jump back in time and re-live it. Digging through my photo archives, I found lots of pictures of the tower under construction. Here is a small collection showing [...]
