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Green Innovations in Raleigh
This guest post provides a nice outside perspective about Raleigh and our city’s efforts to move towards green energy. The green movement is gaining momentum, especially judging by its emphasis from standard energy sources like www.energyratesnewyork.com. Fortunately, Raleigh is on the better end of the innovation spectrum and has made strides in recent years to [...]
HUB Raleigh Contributes To The Evolution of Co-working in Downtown
Last week, HUB Raleigh had its official grand opening. This co-working space on Hillsborough Street adds to the growing startup scene and Innovate Raleigh initiative that continues to spread around downtown Raleigh. The space is set up for established startups in the area to work from so that they can tap the greater HUB network [...]
Filling Empty Spaces The BEST Way Possible
The Hue storefront on January 29th A fun scavenger-hunt style post series I have are a few that talk about empty storefronts in downtown that should be filled with businesses. The latest was written back in May 2011 and I don’t think it’s been long enough for an update. Click on the link to visit [...]
Pic of the Week
The Walk Raleigh project is brought to you by the good folks at CityFabric. Their latest tweet is interesting, with an equivalent Facebook post mentioning more permanent signs. Incredibly positive response to our signs! We have a meeting with the city in a month! #walk #raleigh #community #health #interaction January 23, 2012 5:28 pm via [...]
Solar Projects In and Around Downtown
Examples of sustainability in Raleigh are becoming easier and easier to spot these days. In a city filled with different government bodies, solar projects, hybrid cars, and rain collection systems are just a few examples of the things that all the government players in Raleigh have or will have in the coming years. The city, [...]
Electric Vehicle Chargers A Plenty
Downtown’s green and sustainability cred is certainly rising these days. Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are being installed into the newest parking deck on Edenton Street. As of this weekend, six, five shown in the picture above, stations are installed on the ground floor of the deck and wiring is run for more. There is [...]
Video of the Week
Watch a video of Raleigh City Farm from Laurel Varnado on Vimeo. We envision a small central farm located in downtown Raleigh that grows and markets food in the city. Core operations are self-sufficient, sustained by revenue from sales to Raleigh residents and restaurants. We are part of a sustainable food system that provides competitively [...]
Arena Alternatives For Downtown
Isn’t talking about an arena in downtown thrilling? Mayor Charles Meeker seems to be pushing it but the Triangle Business Journal’s poll indicates that many readers are not in favor of it. I welcome the sports arena much closer to downtown but only when it makes sense. I feel it is too early to start [...]
