Lutron Bus Showing At North Hills Today
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Interested in home automation? Be sure to take a swing by North Hills between 10am and 2pm (maybe 3p) today and see the Lutron RV. The portable showroom shows all of the latest energy and time-saving controls that Lutron has to offer. One of Lutron’s newest offerings is their iPhone app which allows one to remotely control the lighting scenes in one’s house. Lutron advisors as well as home automation experts will be on hand to answer any questions.
The bus will be tucked beneath the Renaissance hotel, on the rear, lower level of North Hills.
Note: The RV is actually in the JCPenny parking lot, abutting Lassiter Mill Road
Krispy Kreme to Reopen Tuesday
According to Sue Stock June 1 is the reopening day for Raleigh’s hot Krispy Kreme outlet.
Portfolio Ranks Raleigh #1
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Portfolio.com recently published their rankings for Quality of Life and Raleigh ranks #1 in the survey. The survey used a 20-part formula to assess 67 cities. Raleigh ranked high in areas like Adults 25-44 (#3), Growth (#1), Jobless Rate (#8), Jobs (#4), News Houses (#2), Houses with 9+ Rooms (#9), Adults with High School Diplomas (#13), Adults with College Diplomas (#6), and Adults with Advanced Degrees (#11).
Other cities of interest are Austin (#9), Atlanta (#11), Charlotte (#16), Richmond (#20), and Nashville (#22).
Food Market Coming to Bickett
The Site Plan (.pdf) has been submitted for a new food market on Bickett Blvd. The 3,875 square foot market is in the former site of Bickett Galleries, near Bickett and Fairview.
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Irregardless Serving Breakfast
Irregardless Cafe is now serving breakfast on Tuesdays thru Fridays, 7am to 11am. The restaurant remains closed on Mondays.
KISS Coming to TWC
You wanted the best and you got it! The hottest band of the land, KISS, will be coming to Time Warner Pavilion on Sunday, August 29. Tickets go on sale to the general public on June 4, but Citicard owners can access presale tickets on June 2 and 10:00 am. This will be one to remember if it is even 1/10th as good as the awesomeness displayed on Nov. 27, 1976 at Dorton Arena (my first concert!)
Belly Dancing Classes Starting in June
Jazzercise in South Hills Plaza is beginning a series called Absolute Beginner Belly Dance Class. The series is an upbeat new class for those who never danced before or do not have belly dance experience. Belly Dancing is a fun workout to tone core muscles, including the ‘pooch’. Learn the basic movements and isolations and put them together in exciting new ways.
Yoga attire or tank top & skirt are suggested. If you have a scarf, shawl or piece of fabric that you can tie around your hip, bring that too! Hip scarves, veils and other costuming available for sale at classes.
The 4-week series is $45 and runs on Mondays from June 6 – June 28, 7:15-8:15pm
fashionSPARK Calls For Talent
fashionSPARK is the largest annual fashion show in The Triangle. Last year alone, the event drew a crowd of over 1,500 spectators. fashionSPARK is an affiliate of SPARKcon, a Triangle-wide celebration of creativity in the Arts, Business, Technology and Culture. All applicants for fashionSPARK 2010 must be based in/operate their business out of The Triangle. Exceptions might be granted on an individual basis for designers who are natives of The Triangle, or who have ties to universities in The Triangle area. Please specify your personal ties to The Triangle, if needed, on your application.
In an effort to create a more eco-conscious SPARKcon, fashionSPARK has teamed up with greenSPARK to analyze how to showcase sustainability within fashion. Therefore, in addition to traditional fashion design applicants, fashionSPARK 2010 is also encouraging “green” designers to apply. In order to qualify as a “green”, designers must use recycled, re-used, re-purposed, or sustainable materials to fabricate your garments.
Although this is a continuing discussion and there will be many elements involved in the ‘greening’, fashion designers have an incredible opportunity to showcase creativity by including green in creations.
Due to the fact that they receive such a high volume of designer applications, fashionSPARK is not able to offer acceptance to all designers. Designers will be accepted through a juried process. Designers who have participated in the past must reapply, and will not be guaranteed acceptance into this year’s fashionSPARK, based solely on past participation. All applications & payments must be complete, 100% accurate, & post-marked on or before June 05, 2010 in order to be considered for this year’s fashionSPARK. There will be absolutely no exceptions in regards to this year’s deadline. Designers will be notified of their acceptance between June 10-15, 2010.
fashionSPARK thanks everyone for their interest in fashionSPARK 2010. The enthusiasm is contagious, and they hope to see fashionSPARK continue to grow.
Thompson House Tour Tickets Available
Triangle Modernist Houses has put together another fascinating house tour in the area. This time the focus is on the decade-old Thompson house, designed by David Davenport. The 6,000 square foot, two-story house is made of heavy steel and wood construction, with real stucco, includes a go-cart track modeled after the Bristol Speedway and a 3,400 square foot garage/apartment.
Tickets for the June 19 tour are $6, but Mod Squad members get in free.
Fletcher Concert Series Announced
The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation department will be holding a series of concerts at Fletcher Park this summer. This free concert series is held on Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m. at Fletcher Park located at 820 Clay Street in Raleigh.
Citizens can bring their lawn chairs and picnic baskets, but alcohol is not permitted.
- June 6 – Milagro Saints – Melodic Folk, Country, Americana, Rock.
- June 13 – The Stray Dogs – Take heartfelt vocals, the distinct sound of a Fender guitar, a rockin’ rhythm section and mix them up so you can hear the instruments, listen to the story and tap your feet.
- June 20 – Down By Avalon – Writing & performing pop & rock elegantly distilled from diverse influences of the 60’s & 70’s
- June 27 – The Blue Notes Dixieland Jazz Band – Traditional Dixieland band playing Dixieland favorites.
- July 4 – No Concert – Join us at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds for the 2010 July 4th Celebration!
- July 11 – Chapel Hill Village Band – Sousa and concert marches, show tunes, classical transcriptions, traditional band music, and contemporary compositions.
- July 18 – Filmore Valley Boys – Contemporary & traditional folk & bluegrass…
- July 25 – Raleigh Concert Band – Marches, Broadway, show tunes & more….
- August 1 – Sandbox – Fun, twangy, interactive children’s music the whole family will enjoy!.
- August 8 – Midlife Crisis Band – Blues, classic rock & oldies…
- August 15 – Triangle Taiko – Taiko is a Japanese word meaning drum or drumming. Traditional drumming in Japan can be traced back to ancient times.
- August 22 – Raleigh Concert Band – Marches, Broadway, show tunes & more….
- August 29 Laughing Through Your Fingers Performing favorite rock hits!!
TWC To Rollout Channel Reassignments June 8
The previously mentioned Time Warner Cable channel realignment is coming to the Raleigh area on June 8. From that point on all channels above 100 will be reassigned to numbers based on the following categories:
- 100s – Local Programming – all OTA channels
- Lower 200s – Kids & Family
- Upper 200s – Learning & Discovery, Faith & Inspiration
- Lower 300s – Entertainment
- Upper 300s – Home & Leisure, Shopping
- Lower 400s – News & Info
- Upper 400s – Music (not Music Choice)
- 500s – Sports
- 600s – Movies
- 700s – Premium Movies, PPV
- 800s – International
- 900s – Music Choice
- 1000s – HD version of the exact same channel with 3-digits
This will be a breeze once you learn a few key channels: CBS, FOX, NBC, and ABC are on 105, 150, 117, and 111. Their HD channels are 1000 higher on 1105, 1150, 1117, and 1111. ESPN is on 500, then ESPN2, ESPNU. Fox Sports Carolinas is on 508. HGTV and Food Network are on 350 and 351, respectively. Palladia is 1453. Yep! That pretty much does it 😉
4G Available In What City, Sprint?
Sprint has rolled out 4G service to only a few cities nationwide so far, and three of them are in the North Carolina Crescent. That includes Raleigh, Charlotte, and what city is that?
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