May

Charlotte Ranks as 10th Most Polluted

The American Lung Association’s rankings of the M ost Polluted Cities (by ozone) came out this week and Charlotte sits at the #10 spot. No other North Carolina cities were mentioned in the 25-city list.

Posted by Dana on May 1, 2010 | Tags: Other . | ( 1 ) Comment

Apr

Golden Corral Coming to Capital Blvd.

The site plan (.pdf) for a new Golden Corral on Capital Blvd was released by the City of Raleigh today. The plan for another location of GC’s Pavilion-style restaurant calls for 14K feet of space with seating for 469 people. What’s really interesting is that the restaurant will be located on the outbound side of Capital Blvd next to Jeffrey’s Appliance Center , and across from Babies ‘R’ Us.

This is great news for a stretch of the corridor which has seen an increase in blight ever since the dawning of Triangle Town Center. No word on what will become of the Mini City GC location (Millbrook and Capital), though a GC employee mentioned the expected replacement of that structure should the Glenwood Avenue replacement be successful.

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Apr

Showcase of Kitchens Starts Today

The Junior League of Raleigh’s annual “Showcase of Kitchens” tour began this morning, and runs thru tomorrow. The self-guided tour of 8 ITB showcase kitchens is an outstanding opportunity to learn about design details as well as see special in-home presentations from local restaurants, retail stores, tabletop designs, culinary demonstrations, and more.

The tour features kitchens on the following streets (. pdf map )

Lake Boone Trail
Rolston Drive
Rand Drive
Churchill Road
Graham Street
Vance Street
Oxford Road
Chesterfield Road

Show times are: Friday and Saturday from 10am – 4pm. Tickets are $25 per person and are available only at the Will Call house at 3026 Churchill Road ( map it ).

Posted by Dana on April 30, 2010 | Tags: Home & Garden . | ( 0 ) Comments

Apr

Lilith Releases Raleigh Lineup v1.0

As earlier reported, the Lilith Fair is coming to TWC Pavilion on Wednesday, August 4. While the incredible Sarah McLachlan will be headlining the event, a list of supporting acts for the Raleigh show is out now including:

Kelly Clarkson
Beth Orton
Court Yard Hounds
Erykah Badu
Indigo Girls
Janelle Monae
Lissie
Nneka

This is just the beginning, however, as more acts will be announced in the ensuing weeks. Tickets go on sale for the concert on Saturday morning.

Posted by Dana on April 29, 2010 | Tags: Music . | ( 1 ) Comment

Apr

Asia Playing Memorial Auditorium

Prog Rock supergroup Asia will be playing Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, June 17. Tickets go on sale Monday (5/3), the day before the groups new release, Omega , hits shelves. The group features original Asians Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Steve Howe (wow!), and Carl Palmer.

Posted by Dana on April 29, 2010 | Tags: Music . | ( 0 ) Comments

Apr

Introducing, the Raleigh Restaurant Price Book

I’ve been doing some organizing, and figured I may as well share some data with the gogo crowd. After compiling all of our dining expenses in the recent past, I put a list together based on per capita costs of our restaurant trips, and ranked them from highest to least.

This gives a fairly scientific comparison of restaurant prices from the area. There are a few surprises, no doubt, and the list is by no means an indicator of my favorite restaurants in the area. The list will hopefully allow readers to get a feel for how the costs of certain restaurants stack up against others, given fairly constant conditions. The list will live in the new tab that appears at the top of every gogo page, and will be constantly updated as we are out and about. Any thoughts or additions? Feel free to comment at the page’s comment section.

Posted by Dana on April 27, 2010 | Tags: Exclusives , Food . | ( 0 ) Comments Comments are closed, but you can leave a trackback: Trackback URL .

Apr

Jonas Brothers/Demi Lovato Coming to TWC

YGLT!

Get ready for some shrieking, because the Jonas Brothers are coming to Time Warner Cable Pavilion with Demi Lovato opening. The show is on October 17. No D8 on tickets yet, but check back ASAP. OMG! TBH, TISA! B4N.

Posted by Dana on April 27, 2010 | Tags: Music . | ( 0 ) Comments

Apr

Hanson/Rooney Coming to Lincoln Theatre

On Saturday, July 31 Hanson will be at the Lincoln Theatre with Rooney opening.

Posted by Dana on April 26, 2010 | Tags: Music . | ( 2 ) Comments

Apr

Bret Michaels’ Show In Doubt

Former Poison frontman and Celebrity Apprentice contestant Bret Michaels is scheduled for a concert at TWC Pavilion on June 18. Unfortunately he remains in critical condition after a brainstem hemorrhage a few days ago, and the chances of a full recovery within a month seem doubtful. There is no official change in status of the show, which also features Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special. However some changes about this show are sure to come soon. Get well soon BM.

Posted by Dana on April 26, 2010 | Tags: Music . | ( 0 ) Comments

Apr

The Eagles Coming to RBC Center

On Thursday, June 17 The Eagles will take a break from their tour of stadium shows and perform at Raleigh’s RBC Center. General public tickets go on sale May 3.

Posted by Dana on April 26, 2010 | Tags: Music . | ( 0 ) Comments

Apr

Muse Coming to RBC Center

On Tuesday, October 26 Muse will return for another stellar show at the Starplex (Stadium-Arena Complex). The band wowed the U2 crowd as the opening act back in early October, but this time they will be headlining the RBC Center with Metric opening. Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 1 at 10am via Ticketmaster outlets. It’s been a long way since the Disco Rodeo! Is it going to be weird when Metric plays “Sick Muse”? Hmmm…

Posted by Dana on April 26, 2010 | Tags: Music . | ( 4 ) Comments

Apr

Tom Petty Date Changes

At some point the Walnut Creek date for the Tom Petty show changed from May 6 to Saturday, September 18. The opening act is now TBD, as Joe Cocker was originally listed to open the show.

Posted by Dana on April 26, 2010 | Tags: Music . | ( 0 ) Comments

Apr