It’s Mark Gottfried
Good news for my dental patients: Mark Gottfried will be introduced as the NCSU head coach this afternoon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Gottfried
http://statsheet.com/mcb/coaches/mark-gottfried/team_stats
I remember liking his interviews when he was at Alabama. They miked him up for a game and it was fun to hear his conversation. Solid hire. Who cares about shaking the earth. He can get the team to being good. Alabama is hard to recruit to, so he might be able to do even better here. With Leonard Hamilton being the 3rd best coach in the ACC, the ACC beyond Roy and K is wide open (and they won’t be around in 10 yrs)….
Murph Named Engadget Managing Editor
Congratulations to Raleigh-area resident Darren Murph, who was announced today as the new Managing Editor at
Engadget.com
. If you read Engadget, surely you are familiar with one of Murph’s 17,000 blog entries, as he holds the Guinness Book of World Records’
record as the most prolific blogger
.
Murph’s transition into Managing Editor, along with Tim Stevens’ new role as Editor-in-Chief, comes after a large series of transitions at Engadget this year. In early February AOL, Engadget’s parent company, purchased the Huffington Post, and has executed a massive reorganization that resulted in the departures of several Engadget personalities. However a new day means a new era, and Stevens and Murph have a full cupboard and numerous opportunities at their disposal. Hopefully Murph’s more prominent role on the site and the engadget podcast will mean better exposure for the RTP area in the San Francisco heavy world of tech journalism. This could get very interesting…
Celebrate Triangle Garbage Week
Celebrate Triangle Garbage Week beginning Monday April 4. The week-long event features a celebration of everything used and discarded. Area television stations will air info segments throughout the week about the area’s history in garbage, including North Hills Mall (disposed of in 2003), the Raleigh Civic Center (disposed of in 2006) and Terminal C from RDU (disposed of in 2009).
Other events include the Raleigh White Trash parade (featuring the area’s largest motorcycle gangs and best strippers), the induction of the first class of the ACC referee Hall of Fame, and SPARKGarbage, a celebration of what we can do with garbage when we really put our minds to it. Citizens are invited to SPARKGarbage’s keynote event on Fayetteville Street where the world’s largest puzzle event will attempt to reassemble shredded documents from Governor Easley’s office.
Time Warner Cable customers will enjoy an entire week of garbage programming on Local Access TV, best viewed with the Scientific Atlanta Explorer HDC8300, the biggest piece of garbage to ever hit the consumer market. The week will conclude with a motivational State of the Garbage speech by Raleigh Mayor, Charles Meeker.
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Thanks for reading this year’s April Fools edition of Gogoraleigh!
Durham Announces World’s Largest B&W Jumbotron
Durham N.C. – In a city best known for its minor league baseball, finding the next step in fame can be difficult. Durham has tried dropping its “City of Tobacco” moniker. They’ve tried erecting a new baseball stadium, illegally prosecuting Duke students, stealing Raleigh’s arts scene, and replacing a mall. Still Durham leaders feel nothing yet has distracted outsiders of its crime-ridden image.
So today, Durham leaders announced a revolutionary high-tech improvement to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP). Beginning this season fans can enjoy one of baseball’s largest jumbotrons, but with an unexpected twist. Keeping with the nostalgic, yesteryear theme of the DBAP, the new jumbotron will be black & white, thus making it the world’s largest such display.
In keeping with the naming conventions of landmark items in downtown Durham’s entertainment district, the new Durham Black and White Jumbotron will have a memorable name: DBAWJ (pronounced “du-BAWJ”)
Local Girl Gets Golden Dragon Tattoo
A female computer science student at NCSU today got what is believed to be the city’s first Golden Dragon tattoo. In an exclusive, brief interview, Elizabeth Landers told gogoraleigh that she has fallen in love with the Golden Dragon restaurant on Hillsborough Street. “I’ll never fall in love with a man, but
this
is something I can love”.
Landers is the source reportedly aiding the News & Observer’s investigation into a local serial rapist, but she declined comment. A source was, however, able to hack her computer and obtain the accompanying photograph.
WUNC To Convert Programming
The UNC Center for Public Television announced today that it will convert its programming beginning today. The new WUNC will air one show all day and all night called "Whining for Dollars". A WUNC spokesperson told gogoraleigh, “We feel this isn’t a drastic change in strategy since 90% of our programming already fits this format.” As funding allows, programming will adapt, but only if you call now.
N.C. Announces Ultra Green Car Rebate
N.C. Committee on the Environment has approved a large tax rebate for the next wave of green cars. The new terra cotta/Salvia-based cars, otherwise known as "Chia-cars", are said to release more O2 into the atmosphere than CO2, and are therefore sustainable to our environment.
Buyers of the new cars will get two levels of tax rebates. The lower level, simple car brings a $500 rebate, while the deluxe model featuring box planters on the car’s corners, features a $2,000 rebate. The program begins as soon as the cars are available to the public.
Ultimate ITB Baby Born
Earlier today the couple in high school voted "Least Likely To Go OTB" in the class of 1998 gave birth to their first child. The two known as the "Ultimate ITB Couple" have lived their entire lives ITB, going to Root, Lacy, Daniels, and Martin before meeting at Broughton. Susan went on to college at Meredith, and James went to NCSU. The couple also strengthened their ITB status by selecting ITB Wedding Package #102: White Memorial wedding; reception at the club.
Today the couple gave birth to their first child, the ultimate ITB baby. Her name is Lacy Daniels Broughton. Not even the school board can screw this one up.
gogo Changes With The Times
It’s been an excellent 3 years here celebrating all things fun about living in Raleigh. However tides change, tables turn, nobody stays on top forever. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you are well aware that the real energy in the Triangle has shifted…
to Garner
. Once upon a time Raleigh had the best singers, the best football teams, and the best restaurants. That is no more. It was pretty obvious even before
Scotty McCreery’s ascent on American Idol
began. Great websites change with the times, so from now on this site will not only change its focus away from buildings not being built and festivals not happening in Raleigh. We are also changing our name to gogogarner, because as the town motto says, "Garneria. It’s spreading!"
Traffic Channel Coming to TWC
On July 20 Time Warner Cable will roll out The Traffic Channel. The channel features traffic revolving reports from the nation’s largest 50 markets. A local TWC spokesperson said,"We looked at our channel lineups and realized that there are times of the days when, even with 568 channels, there still isn’t
anything
on. So we formed a committee of people who watch TV the most and asked them.’what do you want?’. ‘What excites you’?”
He later explained,“Obviously people have a real thirst for traffic reports, but we go a step further. We’re going to bring traffic reports 24/7 from other cities. If you want to see what traffic is like on the Minneapolis I-35 at midnight, we’ve got you covered! It’s our way of connecting the world, and showing how powerful cable TV can be in enriching our lives. With Oprah going off the air, what could be more exciting in the afternoon than following the traffic problems in Phoenix from right here in Raleigh?"
NBA Picks RBC Center for All-Star Game
Tired of its stale product and lackluster fans, the NBA has selected the RBC Center in Raleigh for its 2013 NBA All-Star Game. NBA spokesperson Garrick Jergins said,"We were floored with the success of the NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh which happened 3 weeks before our event in L.A. Once our event rolled around we realized how boring our skills competition is, and we realized how sick our fans are of our All-Star product. We also realized that markets like L.A. are only for fair weather fans, and if hockey can make it in Raleigh, a city that got its first ice rink only in 1987, then the NBA is a sure-fired success; if for only one weekend."
Charlotte leaders were extremely upset with the decision. However Jerkins pointed out, "Charlotte didn’t even sell out NCAA games featuring North Carolina and Duke! And the people who were there were even more boring than L.A. fans".
Forever XXI Bringing Big & Tall Store to Raleigh
The parent company for Forever XXI today announced that they are opening a new concept store catering big and tall women seeing a hip, urban chic. The new store called "Forever XXL", will be coming to an area mall in late 2012.
Triangle Rail Plan Approved
Today the Triangle Rail Council approved a Light Rail system that will connect Raleigh, Durham, North Raleigh, Cary, and Garner in its first phase. The system will be much like the light rail line in Charlotte, however the Triangle system will be focused more on fiscal responsibility. "Instead of letting the system’s low fares become a life-long Sales Tax drag on area consumers, we wanted the system to be sustainable and operate on its own funding, kind of like how the airport does it," said TRC spokesperson Steve Council. The TRC explained that the $53 per trip fees should be enough to cover 20-year construction and operating costs. "We are hopeful that the system will exceed income projections. So, there is a chance we will lower the fares to the upper 40’s some time in the system’s first decade." The system is projected to begin operations in 2020.
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