The end of one chapter and the start of another. Clyde Cooper’s Barbecue moves out of its original location on Davie Street to a new one around the block on Wilmington Street.
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The shelves are being filled at the North Street Beer Station, a Glenwood South bottle shop that will officially open within the next few weeks.
It seems we’re working towards each downtown district getting their own bottle shop. Fayetteville Street has Paddy O’Beers. The Warehouse District has Tasty Beverage Company. The Bottle Shop at Tyler’s Taproom is in Seaboard Station. Throw another in City Market and that would round it out.
There’s some good beer drinking to be had in downtown Raleigh. Cheers!
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A crane is up at the site of the Elan Apartments on Wilmington Street. This is one of the quietest projects I’ve ever seen with very little information about it out on the web.
With the potential for many more residents on this end of Peace Street it could significantly increase the pedestrian traffic. Glenwood South and Blount Street Commons are the bookends of Peace Street, the only real east-west connection in northern downtown. That funnel effect may make the street more urban over time, especially after the Capital Boulevard bridge is worked on.
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For downtowners, this is the only photo that should go viral. There are a select few coffee shops and restaurants that are open during this winter storm. Enjoy it and stay safe!
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A sunny, winter day along Hillsborough Street.
The rotund building on Hillsborough Street that we all either love or hate has some news this week. The former Clarion hotel has now changed back to a Holiday Inn. This coincides with some renovations to the lobby, rooms, and front entrance including a new sidewalk plaza out front.
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A crane for the Skyhouse Raleigh project towers over City Market.
Under gray skies on the day before New Year’s Eve, there was activity on the Skyhouse Raleigh site. The tower crane was being put together, showing positive signs for active construction at the corner of Blount and Martin Streets in the new year.
Here’s hoping for more cranes in 2014. Happy New Year!
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An expansion being done at the Marbles Kid’s Museum. The Kid Grid exhibit will go here, partly thanks to a $1 million grant from ABB, Inc. The Raleigh Public Record reported on this back in July.
Marbles President Sally Edwards said Kid Grid will teach children about the Smart Grid and will be a full representation of the energy system. Edwards said the goal of the exhibit is to introduce children to science and math and encourage them to become engineers in the future.
*Commissioners Approve Loan for Marbles
Here’s a video from WRAL interviewing Edwards about the planned exhibit back during its announcement in 2012.
Click here to see the video on YouTube.
Thanks for the tip, Brian.
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The banners are down and construction barriers are up around the upcoming L Building. The L building project goes as far back as the summer of 2007, starting out as an office tower and now planned to be apartments.
Construction should start very soon.