Biden’s Whack at Public Transportation
I wonder how rail zealots feel about Vice President Biden’s comments today (echoing the sentiments of John Rocker and people across America in their personal transportation machines.)
Gramophone Honors NC Symphony Disc
Gramophone Magazine has named the NC Symphony’s new CD, ”American Spectrum” to its Editor’s Choice list for the month of June. The CD showcases the orchestra playing selections of American music by composers such as Michael Daugherty, John Williams, Ned Rorem, and Christopher Rouse. Grant Llewellyn conducts the orchestra on the CD which also features N.C. Central’s Artist In Residence, Branford Marsalis and his quartet. Gramophone is the world’s leading and most influential publication for classical music reviews.
Watch The World Stop
To celebrate the upcoming Raleigh Fashion Week, Watch The World Stop will occur at precisely Noon tomorrow (Friday). The everything-instantly-stops event will take place on Fayetteville Street in front of the WTVD studios.
Here’s more on the fashion week:
Raleigh Fashion Week, a celebration of fashion, beauty, music and dance, will debut on May 14-16, 2009, at the Raleigh Convention Center. Gleaning the momentum gained from Strut 08, Brian Williams Television will present an expanded fashion showcase, highlighting the work of national fashion designers, many with roots and local connections right in the Triangle, and featuring the latest offerings of area boutiques and stores. This three–day showcase will also include beauty, talent and healthy living seminars, vendor displays, trunk shows and evening runway fashion shows.
Phone Book Recycling Ends Friday
Special containers set up around the city for collecting used phone books will be retrieved on Friday. The special phone book containers are labeled with bright yellow banners. Please remove the books from any bags, and do not leave any on the ground. Here are the five locations:
- Brennan Station Shopping Center, 3005 Brennan Drive, behind the shopping center at the intersection of Creedmoor and Strickland roads;
- City of Raleigh Yard Waste Center, 900 N. New Hope Road. This site is only open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m.;
- Jaycee Park, 2405 Wade Avenue;
- North Boulevard Plaza at Mini City in the 4500 block of Capital Boulevard, adjacent to the Food Lion; and,
- City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services Administrative Office, 400 W. Peace St. Open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. only.
Shock At The Rock
The Carolina Hurricanes, facing a 1-goal deficit entering the final two minutes of the decisive Game 7 last night somehow scored not one, but two goals against the greatest goaltender of all-time, instantly ending the New Jersey Devils’ season. According to the Puck Daddy, New Jersey was 39-1-1 when leading in the third period this season. Teams with 3rd period leads in the playoffs this season were 29-0, until last night.
Improbable? yes. But two of these shocker endings in one week? Absolutely stunning. Toronto and Montreal fans will go decades upon decades without witnessing a series like this one. These are the kinds of endings that leave long-lasting effects on the two involved. “Devastated” doesn’t even come close to describing how the Devils and the fans in the Prudential Center are feeling right now. Their franchise, coaches and players, will forever be changed. We saw it happen after the “Miracle in Molson”, however the “Shock At The Rock”, more stunning and more important in its timing, will have more of an impact.
Reports say that about 800 people met the team at the airport last night. I can vouch for the effects of NCSU’s run in 1983, that events like this change people and change places. I started one of the first UNC basketball websites, complete with full stats and points per possession analysis for each game of the last 14 years, and I have to say that this morning I feel more euphoric and more complete as a fan than I did just a few weeks ago when the Tar Heels won it all.
Great Outdoor Provision Co. To Close in Falls Village
TBJ is reporting that the Great Outdoor Provision Co. will close its Falls Village operation. Apparently they and the center’s owner, Bell Properties (a top-notch REIT out of Greensboro), could not agree to terms on a new lease.
This is a curious situation. I assume that Steve Bell would never explain the real story to me if I asked, but it seems rather odd that a shopping center that has lost its grocery store anchor, its nice restaurant anchor, and a slew of small stores in the back would play hardball in this economy with a high-end tenant who claims that they wish to keep their store open.
Perhaps a partial demolition of the complex is in the works. The 35-year old center’s original section is designed like a hook and has terrible frontage for stores in the rear of the property as well as on the back side of GOPC (near Chick-Fil-a). Also next door is an apartment complex that is pushing 40 years old. All of this is in an affluent area, but the risk of seeing the area slide in the way that North Hills Drive has is very real with aging rental properties (anyone notice the rise in crime, dead bodies found, and graffiti near 440 and Glenwood Ave lately?). Perhaps a reorganization of the shopping center property as well as the adjacent apartment property would be a fantastic injection of new life for the North Ridge area.
Perren To Play Romeo
Due to scheduling conflicts for the premiere of his new film “Drag Me to Hell”, Justin Long will not be playing Romeo at the Theatre In The Park production of Romeo and Juliet. Instead, Henderson native Kyle Perren will play the role for the sold-out production [via – .pdf]
Snake Season
It’s that time of year again. Here are some good places to learn about snakes:
- N.C. Cooperative Extension Service – Snake Control
- Snake Photos
- Snake ID System – Davidson College
Creed Coming to Raleigh
September 4 will be the return of Creed to Raleigh. The venue has not been determined yet.
Blue Angels Appearing in Goldsboro
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will be the host of the Wings of Wayne Air Show on Saturday and Sunday. The feature presentation will be by the Blue Angels at 3:00pm. Also performing will be a “Fat Albert” C-130 with JATO Takeoff, the GEICO SkyTypers, Tora! Tora! Tora! (Pearl Harbor Re-enactment), and many small plane stunt pilots.
If you cannot make either day’s show, be sure to keep an eye on the sky in Raleigh as the SkyTypers are sure to make their return to our airspace.
Robert Cray Coming to Cary
Tickets go on sale tomorrow at Noon for Robert Cray who will be at Booth Amphitheater on July 23. Reserve tickets are $42.50 and Lawn tickets are $24.50.
Game 6 Game Time Still TBD
Game time for Sunday’s Game 6 all depends on whether or not NYR finish off WAS tomorrow night. If NYR wins, NBC will "settle" for showing our game (nationally) at 2:00 pm. If WAS extends the series by winning, we will be bumped to 7:30.
End of the Road for Anoop
Congratulations are in order for Chapel Hill’s Anoop Desai who was voted off of American Idol tonight. Desai made it to the Final 7, but will leave the show as well as fellow cast-off Lil Rounds.
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