Ok, I promised it, so here’s a list – no pix, sorry. You will soon notice that my idea of fun is hangin around at cool eats and drinks spots, and walking a lot on fun streets… 10. WASHINGTON PARK, the Japanese Garden and the Portland Rose Garden All three of these beautiful areas are [...]

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Sunday, July 20, 2008, a show opened at the Museum of Modern Art that looks to be both interesting and thorough about the challenges architects have faced selling the idea of prefabricated houses. The show encompasses a timeline, beginning in the 1800′s with factory-produced buildings. It then spans the next 200 years, showing how the [...]

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Last month (June 6), Endless Grind and FM Goods of Raleigh had a collaborative show and benefit called “Drawing Blanks.” A bunch of blank skateboard decks were painted by local artists, and then they were all silent auctioned on the First Friday in June. The auction benefitted The Disabled American Veterans of NC. The show [...]

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