Coming soon: Manhattan Cafe and more sidewalks on this block of Wilmington St. I’ve always thought that one way traffic and construction is holding this street back. This block will have to deal with The Edison construction soon but overall, Wilmington St. seems to be getting a facelift.
If you never knew about this place, you may be surprised to know that you have driven by it a million times when coming into downtown on Wilmington St. Slim’s is a downtown bar for the musically stimulated. Live music is the key element that brings people together and they serve it up right with many local bands giving Raleighites terrific ear candy.
The beer selection is not the best but that is not the point; rock music and Triple Karmeliet do not play well together. Slim’s has atmosphere for you and friends to meet up. They have games, outdoor seating, and a big bar that serves everything you would expect from a quality watering hole. I’m getting kind of good at the bowling arcade game so watch out fellow bowlers.
Arcade games
Pinball
Pool table
Live music
Outdoor seating
TV’s
Website: http://www.myspace.com/slimsdowntownraleigh
227 S Wilmington St
Raleigh, NC 27601
(go to map)
(919) 833-6557
Charter Square will consist of two towers located on the southern end of Fayetteville St. across from the new Marriott Hotel. You can thank Craig Davis Properties for these beauties as they will have, from their website [Update: Broken link]:
…two towers, constructed of natural stone and glass. Building One will consist of approximately 405,000 square feet of office, retail and residential space on 21 floors. Building Two will consist of 30,000 square feet of retail space with 120 residential units above the retail. The buildings will sit atop a 690 space underground, city operated parking deck and approximately 600 spaces will be reserved for the building’s office tenants. The towers will be adjacent to Raleigh’s new convention center, as well as numerous restaurants, retail and cultural venues.
The underground parking deck is currently under construction so until then we can enjoy these renderings of Raleigh’s front row.
North tower
South tower
The newer sections of Blount Street Commons are starting to rise out of the ground.
The Capital Area Friends of Transit (CAFT) is an alliance of many community organizations, institutions and civic leaders who support regional transit for the Triangle. CAFT is building public support and political will in Wake County and the Capital area for a forward-looking transit plan that is convenient, accessible and affordable.
CAFT fully supports the recommendations of the Special Transit Advisory Commission (STAC) plan. CAFT calls upon the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and Durham Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) MPO to coordinate with Wake, Durham, and Orange counties and local governments to implement the STAC recommendations in conjunction with local land use planning and to develop specific local transit plans.
CAFT invites all local citizens, organizations, businesses and institutions to sign our statement in support of transit, as follows.
As Raleigh grows, transit will be important for the city to maintain the great quality of life that we enjoy. I encourage everyone that is interested to sign it.
The weather turned out great on Saturday and people filled the streets up until the fireworks were over.
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From one end to the other, a walk down Fayetteville St. Video is a little shaky so jump around to get an idea of the RWO scene.
Firework as seen from Hargett and Fayetteville St.
The shimmer wall was officially turned on last night and there was a party held on Cabarrus St. to see the lighting. I’m, for the most part, always pretty positive about things in downtown Raleigh but I was disappointed in what I saw.
I later found out that the shimmer wall looks great if you are close up. Walking down McDowell St. you can really see the lights pop. However, if you walk one block west, for example, the colors are faded and it also looks like there is a dead zone near the top.
We still love Cree for the donation but from talking to people out at the event last night, the consensus was disappointment.
Thanks to Proactive Busybody and The Kitch for contributing.
Part 1 of 3; the shimmer wall during the day.
[UPDATE: 8:00pm]
Part 2 of 3; the shimmer wall turned off at night.
[UPDATE: 12:30AM]
Part 3 of 3; the shimmer wall turned on at night.