http://www.gogoraleigh.com The Latest in Retail, Entertainment, and Development in Raleigh Fri, 16 May 2008 15:52:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the great ways to take yourself away from the daily grind is to take some art classes. Luckily there are several fantastic avenues for doing so in Raleigh. One of the best is through Jerry's Artarama, a store in one of Raleigh's most interesting strip shopping centers, Holly ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/16/jerrys-artarama-holds-workshops/ The Carolina Hurricanes summer hockey camps will be back for their 10th year. The camp will have two instructional camps on either side of a one-week, three-on-three, pond-hockey-style tournament. The first week, from July 28 through Aug. 1, will be a developmental (skill development) camp intended for players with ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/15/hurricanes-summer-hockey-camps-coming/ The USA Olympic Baseball team announced today that they will play four exhibition games against Canada, in the Triangle, just before heading to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. On August 1, the team will play at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary. On August 2, 3, and ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/14/usa-baseball-announces-triangle-exhibitions/ The St. Albans at North Hills recently secured about $100 million in construction loans financing. The 6-story building will contain 410 apartments, "several pools", a 48K square foot Harris Teeter, and about 52K square feet of retail. According to TBJ the complex will have a parking deck and a ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/13/st-albans-gets-funding/ The N&O reported today the death of Edwin Flythe, founder of Flythe Cyclery on Peace Street. The store is one of the last-standing piece of old-Raleigh retail, and its German facade has always added to the character of downtown. Flythe Cyclery is now its third generation and is one ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/13/edwin-flythe-94/ Ordinarily a new McDonald's is nothing to get too excited about. In fact, I believe the last time I ate a lunch or dinner at one was in 1986. However what's interesting about the McDonald's going into the Celebration at Six Forks shopping center is the site itself. As ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/12/mcdonalds-coming-to-celebration-at-six-forks/ Currently under construction next to the Beltline at North Hills is the new Renaissance Hotel. The chain is a boutique line within the Marriott chain, and is a desperately needed addition to Raleigh's underwhelming hotel portfolio. The hotel will likely open in early 2009, but already has two websites ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/10/renaissance-hotel-coming-to-north-hills/ The (fantastic) North Carolina Zoo will be closed through the end of the weekend due to a broken water main, http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/10/nc-zoo-closed-for-the-weekend/ The 2008 ASID Designer Showhouse opens today at 2611 and 2615 Rolston Drive. The show runs through June 1. Advance tickets are $15, Door $20, Run-of-Show $30. All proceeds go to Hospice of Wake County. http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/10/ramblewood-showhouse-opens-today/ Charlie Goodnights will host Dave Attell on July 18 and 19 for 4 shows only. Tickets are on sale now. http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/09/dave-attell-coming-to-goodnights/ From 10am to 2pm tomorrow, Triangle Mom2Mom will be sponsoring a party at Marbles Museum ($5 admission applies). There will be music by Trish Miller, Sandbox Band, Cotton the Clown, Food, and the site's bloggers. http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/09/triangle-mom2mom-party-at-marbles/ From May 12 thru May 18th many local restaurants will be celebrating their culinary talents, exquisite cuisine, and dynamic atmospheres during the first ever Triangle Restaurant Week (warning: music). For a fixed price at participating restaurants, diners can enjoy a three-course meal including an appetizer, an entree, and dessert. ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/09/triangle-restaurant-week-begins-monday/ Saturday, May 1, marks the return of the Downtown Raleigh Home Tour. In its 4th year, the self-guided tour showcases the variety of housing options available in downtown, including historic properties, single-family homes, apartments, and condominiums. Information about projects both planned and under construction will also be available. ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/09/downtown-raleigh-home-tour-coming-next-week/ Presumably due to the weather, tonight's beach music concert at North Hills will be rescheduled for a later date in the summer. http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/08/north-hills-beach-music-event-postponed/ August 21 is the day when supreme coolness hits Cary's Booth Amphitheater. G. Love and Special Sauce will be playing along with The John Butler Trio. Tickets are $27.50 advance, $29 day of show, and go on sale May 17 at 10am at Ticketmaster outlets. Lawn chairs and blankets are ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/08/g-love-and-john-butler-coming-to-cary/ The Booth Amphitheater will bring in three of the biggest acts of the 90's. Collective Soul, Blues Traveler, and Live are coming on August 16.  Tickets are $60 reserved, $30 lawn, and go on sale May 9 at 10am. Lawn chairs and blankets are allowed, but the crowd will ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/08/collective-soul-blues-traveler-live-coming-to-cary/ Durham has apparently made the very short list of cities that may get a Tesla dealership. The first dealership for the all-electric sportscar opened on Thursday in Los Angeles. According to Autoweek, the next wave of stores will come to Menlo Park, CA (Silicon Valley), New York, Miami, Seattle, ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/08/durham-to-get-tesla-dealership/ The Arbitron ratings for radio in the area during the winter have been released and WQDR has once again finished first. This time, though, they beat Foxy by just 0.1 points (1%). Most stations improved their ratings while others took small dips. WRAL took the biggest plunge since the last ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/07/wqdr-still-rules-ratings/ After two seasons as the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, former Cane coach Paul Maurice was relieved of his coaching duties in Toronto today. http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/07/maurice-out-after-two-seasons/ Red's will be hosting David Allan Coe on October 13, darlin'. http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/07/david-allan-coe-coming-to-reds/ He's free from The Wallflowers, and he's coming to see us. On Friday, June 6, Jakob Dylan will play at the Lincoln Theatre. http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/06/jakob-dylan-coming-to-lincoln-theatre/ Be sure to check out the June Bon Appetit issue. On page 108 is an article by Durham's Sara Foster called "Pasta In A New Light". I'm not sure which looks better, the Orzo with grilled shrimp, summer vegetables, and pesto vinaigrette or the Farfalle with chicken, tomatoes, caramelized ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/06/sara-foster-featured-in-bon-appetit/ I was sad to read the news that S. Beaumont over at Raleigh Free Press is hanging it up (for now at least). As I've repeated, the more local blogging we have, the stronger we are, and the community will no doubt feel this loss. This is a hobby that ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/06/raleigh-free-press-ducks-out/ Primary Election Day is finally here. Hopefully my phone will return to normal as some chick named "Hillary" from South Carolina has been calling me incessantly. http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/06/election-day/ Clay Aiken's "On My Way Here" gets released in music stores today. It is Aiken's first release since "A Thousand Different Ways", released September 19, 2006. His agents have set up a nice little media blitz with the following appearances on major TV shows: May 7 - Good ... http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2008/05/06/aiken-cd-released-today/