Wake Seniors To Tend to Median
The State of North Carolina announced today that it is turning over the maintenance of I-440 median vegetation to the Wake County Seniors Garden Club. The club needs your help, though. President Peter Pantz asks the public for any donations of flashlights, knee pads, and high-visibility orange vests. The group plans to barricade the early morning left lane closures with their own cars. Safety is a concern for the group, however. Pantz said,“This should be plenty safe for us. People are used to changing lanes when they see a slow-driving Buick in the left lane. The only difference is that the cars won’t actually be moving.”
Parade of Palladians Set for Saturday
On Saturday the inaugural
Parade of Palladians
home tour will begin. The festival showcases the many ways Palladian windows can be used above a front door of a house. Tour Director Herbie Hind said,"The homebuilder’s association gets repeated requests about Palladian window installations after last year’s rumor (that the City of Raleigh had banned Palladian window installations). On the contrary, the Palladian window is alive and well, and this tour will showcase the many ways someone can use these. We aim to answer many questions."
The tour includes 58,000 homes in the Raleigh area. Hours are 9:00 am thru 5:00 pm Saturday.
Mexican Cafeteria Coming to North Raleigh
The News & Observer recently reported that K&S Cafeteria at Six Forks and Strickland will be closing soon. The landlord, Scott Shawn DeRocks today, announced that he already has a replacement for the space: a Mexican cafeteria. “Las Líneas” will open some time this summer and will feature various types of Mexican food in a cafeteria setting. The national chain is known for charging not per dish, but rather by how much the plate weighs at checkout.
Cary Tops Raleigh in National List
Raleigh is no stranger to lists centered around the best places for business, best places to live, best places for singles, etc. However a national list has been published and it doesn’t give the crown to Raleigh. Quilting Magazine has named Cary to the top of two lists: America’s Best Place for Quilting, and America’s Best Places for Macrame. Magazine spokesman Lou Stooth said they gave high marks to Raleigh’s neighbor for it’s lack of distracting nightlife, outstanding cable TV service, access to cafeterias, and its proximity to an airport with daily non-stop connections to Branson, MO.
Raleigh To Host Women’s NCAA Action
The NCAA today announced the host cities for the 2012 NCAA Women’s tournament, and Raleigh has been selected, once again, to host regional finals. NCAA spokesperson Tina See said, “After 2,659 packed the RBC Center for the Louisville/Maryland regional final Sunday in the RBC Center, it is only natural for a rabid women’s basketball hotbed to see some more action.”
The NCAA is looking into cost-cutting measures, however, for future tournament and has stipulated that the next NCAA event in Raleigh be held in Dorton Arena. Also photography will not be permitted in the venue so that pictures like this don’t hit the internet.
North Hills East to Get Rotating Theater
A decade ago we saw the American movie theater’s next evolutionary step, stadium seating. The next wave, which promises to make all current theaters obsolete, arrives to Raleigh next year in the North Hills East complex. “Rotheater”, as it’s called, is a new concept where a circular theater rotates around a cylindrical screen. “The concept’s seed was the Carousel of Progress at Disneyworld.,” said Epic Entertainment Tech Director Boyd Schidt. “American’s are tired of static theaters with static screens.”
The concept is sure to take hold quickly given the shortening of Americans’ attention spans. Schidt’s son, a North Hills spokesman (affectionately known as “The Little Schidt”), said this particular installation will feature four separate pie-wedge shaped theaters. Each fourth of the circle will be separate from the other fourths, and will watch one movie on their screen. After 15 minutes the theater will rotate around the stationary screen set. So, each quadrant will watch a different movie for 15 minutes. Patrons stay for two complete rotations. “This way everyone gets to see a little bit of all of the movies we have,” said Schidt.
Cameron Village to Add Parking
Raleigh’s venerable Cameron Village recently announced a plan to deal with parking woes. The city’s oldest shopping center will wrap their most popular stores with elevated parking structures. “The decks will offer an abundance of parking and plenty of flexibility for shoppers,” said center manager Tim Burr.
Two decks will be built. One will be over the parking lot in front of Noodles & Company. The other will wrap the building across the street, where Cameron Bar and Grill and Blockbuster Video are.
The center began a massive renovation 18 years ago that revived the center to unprecedented popularity. Construction will begin soon.
City to Rename Western Boulevard After Mayor
The City of Raleigh has just announced that it will rename one of it’s primary corridors after Mayor Charles Meeker. Western Boulevard, known as an efficient thoroughfare for oil-burning cars, will be renamed Meeker Parkway.
A City of Raleigh traffic engineer, Stu Pedasso, reported that the city also is planning a traffic circle where Western Boulevard becomes Martin Luther King Blvd. A soft-spoken debate will take place this summer as to whom will be honored in sculpture at the circle’s center.
U2 To Headline Mule Days
There’s been a lot of talk about this next item. (Maybe a little too much talk). Benson’s annual outdoor festival, Mule Days, will be taking it to the next level this year by booking U2 as its headlining band. The concert is free, and in grand Mule Days tradition, will take place at the singing grove near downtown Benson.
U2 was previously thought to be playing at Raleigh’s Carter-Finley stadium, but U2’s tour manager Oliver Clossoff said that news was premature. “We are excited to bring U2’s message to a venue that can more adequately handle the level of technology the show brings.”
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