Raleigh Tony winner Beth Leavel returns with musical
May 11, 2013 by Mark
Raleigh native Beth Leavel is back in town, in the show for which she won a Tony.
The comedy musical ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’, presented by NC Theatre, is currently featuring [Read more]
University dedicates its new library
April 18, 2013 by Mark
North Carolina State University dedicated its new James B. Hunt Jr. Library earlier this month. The library is located on the Centennial Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The campus is unusual in that it is a research park, and home to a number of different companies in addition to the university. Some of the companies now ‘partnered’ with others on the campus include All Systems Broadband from Livermore, California; Ming Yang Wind Power from Zhongshan Guangdong Province, China and the USDA. There is also a veterinary school, a French business school, and a public middle school.
The library, which comprises 221,000 square feet and cost approximately $115.2m, is named for James B. Hunt Jr., who is an alumnus of NC State and won four terms as North Carolina’s governor. He is also considered by many to be an advocate for technology, a dedication reflected in the new facility.
Hunt, who was present at the ceremony, said he never thought the library would be as good as it is, and went on to relate that he is most excited by the students who have told him how much they like the building.
Among the library’s amenities are simulation studios, including one where naval ROTC candidates operate the bridge of a simulated warship, and a robotic retrieval method that covers five stories and has room for as many as two million volumes.
Library officials will want to make these amenities known, and could work with brochure printers to create inviting materials for distribution to all the entities on Centennial Campus. They might also consider contacting flyer printing services for pieces suitable for a wider mailing.
Suspension bridge to add finishing touch to nature trail
April 18, 2013 by Sarah
The final steps are being taken towards completing a new greenway in Raleigh. The Neuse River Trail, which will officially open next week, is nearly finished, except for a pedestrian bridge.
The bridge, which is 270 feet long and 7 feet wide and [Read more]
Raleigh plans to create a new park
April 18, 2013 by Mark
Raleigh officials hope to make the approach to the city’s downtown more beautiful by creating a park where vacant buildings now stand.
Demolition started at the [Read more]
Raleigh gets federal and state grant money to help it go green
March 7, 2013 by Sarah
The City of Raleigh is going green, at least along Capital Boulevard, and has accepted $1.47 million in federal and state monies to help with a clean-up.
Raleigh is an old city, which means it has a [Read more]
Parent-child workshops give Raleigh families a chance to play together
March 6, 2013 by Mark
Parents who have found themselves getting caught up in their children’s school art projects have an opportunity to continue the experience.
Emily Reece, an Orange County artist who [Read more]
Raleigh residents get a new take on old tale
March 6, 2013 by Mark
Raleigh residents have a change to enjoy a new approach to an old favorite, when the Raleigh Little Theatre presents ‘Snow White, the Queen’s Fair Daughter’, a new adaptation of the traditional fairy tale Snow White by Max Bush.
According to a [Read more]
Raleigh drivers won’t face detours, but delays
February 28, 2013 by James
Buckling, cracking, and other problems with the road surface have made it necessary for the North Carolina Department of Transportation to rip up and reconstruct 11.5 miles of Interstate 40 and Interstate 440 near Raleigh. However, NCDOT has not [Read more]
Raleigh area water might have a different taste
February 28, 2013 by Mark
Durham, North Carolina, which is about 30 miles from Raleigh and often designated as part of the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area, plans to modify its water supply, according to a recent news item.
Throughout the month of [Read more]
Raleigh to be home for new data center for OnRamp
February 8, 2013 by Sarah
It was recently announced by OnRamp, an operations company for data centers with headquarters in Austin, Texas, that Raleigh, North Carolina will be home to a new data center.
According to Lucas Braun, CEO for OnRamp, the [Read more]