Wednesday, December 31, 2008

yes, i'll make a resolution

that i’ll never make another one…

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful New Years Eve!

In Downtown News:
Fire at Alibi?!?!
Changes to Nash Square
What streets are closed tonight

In Raleigh News:
Local radio history
New CAT route to Wake Tech from Moore Square
We may lose 13 channels

In Local-ish News:
The proverbial ‘they’ has added a ‘leap second’ to 2008
How many tourists does it take to light up ‘2009’?
Starbucks is giving you healthier options


In Irrelevant News:
Can you even imagine spending this much money?
$99 iPhone
“I don’t mean it in a flippant way, but romance and having fun and looking pretty — I hope that doesn’t go away.”

Events:
First Night Raleigh
What to do for New Years!
More NYE events and another
The Dead Sea Scrolls have been extended until Sunday – go see them!
It’s also First Friday on Friday!!

Mark your Calendar:
George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour Lecture – Feb 19


What the Weather Holds:
It’s windy out there…
Wed: Mostly Sunny 54° 22°
Thurs: Mostly Sunny 42° 22°
Fri: Patchy Rain 47° 28°

Fun Stuff:
NYC – then and now
Quotes from 2008
Listropolis
Snowflakes!

Flashback:
This time last year, Old Bar was reopening, we were opening a visitors center, we were starting to talk about an amphitheatre, people were signing waivers for chicken wings, and LiLo had a ‘sobriety setback’.


Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Just come by my house when you want that money back…


That finishes 2008 and update #300. Have a great night!!




Ashton Mae Smith
http://www.beraleighblog.com/
http://www.glenwoodagency.com/

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

i'll have a blue christmas without you

i'll be so blue just thinking about you…

a few things on this Christmas Eve! Miss me while I’m gone!

In Downtown News:
Rickshaw Confessions: Episode 1
Some more Christmas history and fun lights
Tobacco Road thoughts
Hatem’s bat light is now the duck and dumpling duck with a santa hat – check it out.

In Raleigh News:
Do something good for the holidays.
Hold off on that Paris flight
I hate you Time Warner.

In Local-ish News:
I like China – why can’t I have a panda??
A not ugly hybrid?
I’ve probably got PVC for arteries…


In Irrelevant News:
Track Santa on Twitter!
Isn’t that something!
You knew it was the swans…
Exploding snowglobes?

Events:
Holiday trivia at Tir Na Nog on Wednesday
There’s that Christmas thing in there on Thursday
Kwanza and Boxing Day on Friday
Cravin Melon is at Lincoln on Saturday

What the Weather Holds:
Wed: Partly Sunny 63° 52°
Thu: Chance of Showers 57° 51°
Fri: Chance of Showers 48° 39°


Fun Stuff:
I’m NOT the only lazy one :)
A new Polariod?
I don’t know if it’s real – but it’s really cool… [youtube] (thanks Dan)
“I had pants on when I came in, right?”

Flashback:
Entourage – hug it out. [youtube] profanity.
10 dumbest moments in business

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Don’t forget ‘Baby’ on your holiday shopping list…


Merry Christmas!!! See you Monday!



Ashton Mae Smith

Buyer's Agent
Glenwood Agency, LLC
700 W. Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603

www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com

Friday, December 12, 2008

7am, the garbage truck beeps as it backs up

and I start my day thinking about what I’ve thrown away…

I’ll add this in the beginning, since apparently no one reads the end. I will be out of the office Monday. And perhaps after that, as I fulfill my civic duty of jury-hood. I’ll see what I can do about getting you guys an email. It may come from Tim. Don’t be freaked out….

In Downtown news:
Can you solve the mystery??
Rickshaw Confessions
Your guide to Rock and Shop
Village Kebab on Peace Street

In Raleigh news:
Bill Clinton will speak at State
Duke Energy is renting rooftops
Rachel Ray is in Cary today

In local-ish news:
How do you build the world’s tallest bridge? Rockets. Duh.
They found the oldest human brain
We’ve been here before, haven’t we?


In irrelevant news:
What you ought to be doing instead of your day job
Could birth be more enjoyable?
Madonna is offending God again…

Events:
Go see Christmas Carol
Or see Santaland Diaries

Light it up Live today at Seaboard Station
Cinderella opens tonight
Old Habits is at the Pour House on Friday
Oakwood Candlelight tour this weekend
Rock and Shop is Saturday
Brooks Wood Band is playing their last show at Pour House Saturday


Fun Stuff:
Elf Yourself! Featuring Dan, Steve, Horace, Kino, and Summit (their children)
Let me Google that for you….
For the toast lover in your life
Maybe a little energy drink is worth it [youtube] (thanks Steele)
What Christmas cookie are you?

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Learn from scrabble! [profanity] (thanks Steve)


Happy Friday folks! Have a good weekend!!



Ashton Mae Smith
www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com

Thursday, December 11, 2008

picture yourself on a train in a station

with plasticine porters with looking glass ties…

another slow day in Downtown news….

In Downtown news:
Jingle Ball is tonight!!
More on Raleigh 2030
Meet a local artist

In Raleigh news:
What does the Soleil look like?
Catch Brooks Wood Band before their final show
Coupons for School Kids

In local-ish news:
Will Smith is in Charlotte today
Former ’Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius charged in Los Angeles... (thanks Steele)
Developments in homeless housing


In irrelevant news:
New aerosol sprayed lines for soccer games?
I suppose it pays to check your props
All the more reason to avoid abbrevs

Events:
Go see Christmas Carol
Park Devereux’s open house is tonight – so is the Cotton Mill’s
Santaland Diaries opens tonight

Light it up Live on Friday at Seaboard Station
Old Habits is at the Pour House on Friday
Oakwood Candlelight tour this weekend
Rock and Shop is Saturday
Brooks Wood Band is playing their last show at Pour House Saturday


Fun Stuff:
This almost makes me miss exams [youtube] (thanks Emily)
Holiday drink ideas
5 worst beer ads ever
10 worst predictions of 2008

Flashback:
This time last year, Britney was stealing lighters and playing the Virgin Mary, teachers were making fake money, kids were being terrified of Santa, we were learning poses and reading demographic data in our United States of Whatever.

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
You can get a PETA coffin…


Happy Thursday! Hope everyone can make it to Jingle Ball!


Ashton Mae Smith
www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com

Monday, December 8, 2008

Friday, December 5, 2008

there's nothing here that's left for you

but check with lost and found…

It’s been 75 years since Prohibition was repealed – drink tonight to celebrate that….


In Downtown news:
Comp Plan coverage and Leo’s thoughts
Pretty Raleigh!
News on the Hillsborough Street bowling alley

In Raleigh news:
No Christmas trees at UNC this year
The Globetrotters are coming to RBC and George Strait is coming too
Bikes for kids – do something good today!

In local-ish news:
Charlotte will get a Vivace
I love journalistic puns
European Court lets folks keep their DNA to themselves

In irrelevant news:
Wakeboarding in Venice [youtube]
DC will be a good place for drinking on inauguration (thanks Steve)
Presidential prank calls?


Events:
Its First Friday - And more!
And it’s Hike Night – so use caution near Hillsborough St
Walk and look at art on Sunday in Boylan Heights

Saturday:
Annual Glenwood-Brooklyn tour of homes
Red Ribbon Ball
A Colonial Christmas at Joel Lane house
Randy Owen and Lee Ann Womack at Lincoln
American Aquarium at Pour House

A Christmas Carol opens next week in Raleigh [tonight in Durham]

Mark your calendar:
Dune Dogs are coming to Berkeley Dec 22 (thanks Steele)


Fun Stuff:
Reason #784 not to post your relationship status on Facebook
The hacked Santa’s email! (thanks Emily)
What’s your vampire name? (thanks Rachel)
People thing Raleigh is cool.

Flashback:
A year ago…men were sleeping with pigs, Paris was talking about having kids, Dan Douglas was chatting about Downtown’s future, and we were getting Santa to make personal phone calls.

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
210,000 Christmas lights…. – I wish that were all there was to it…. (thanks Steve)


Happy Friday folks!! Have a great weekend!


Ashton Mae Smith
http://www.beraleighblog.com/
http://www.glenwoodagency.com/

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

the night is callin'

and it whispers to me softly, ‘‘come and play”…

Nina for Transportation Secretary! (thanks Dan)

It’s Comp Plan Day!


In Downtown news:
Updates on the Municipal Complex
Update on 301 Hillsborough
Big Boss will be at Times next week

In Raleigh news:
The new YMCA appears to be nearly completed
Raleigh loves Dave Sedaris
TTA opened a new transfer station

In local-ish news:
Amputation via text message?
Blockbuster is going to sell concert tickets
Lance Armstrong will ride again


In irrelevant news:
An organized phone book for the web?
The Anglican church is splitting
Surprise of the day: Michael Phelps is Sportsman of the Year

Events:
It’s Comp Plan Day!
It’s First Friday this Friday!
Friday is also Hillsborough Hike
Walk and look at art on Sunday in Boylan Heights

Saturday:
Annual Glenwood-Brooklyn tour of homes
Red Ribbon Ball
A Colonial Christmas at Joel Lane house
Randy Owen and Lee Ann Womack at Lincoln
American Aquarium at Pour House

Mark your calendar:
Dancing with the Stars is coming to RBC January 28
Blue Dogs will be at Berkeley in February


Fun Stuff:
10 stupidest gifts
Bruce Lee, nunchakus, and table tennis – what’s not to love?
ZooTube!

Flashback:
What if Gmail had been designed by Microsoft?
We were ‘elf-ing’ ourselves
And we had determined how much chocolate milk would kill you.

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Britney – more popular than Obama – still?? Reallllly?? And the WWE??


Happy Wednesday folks!


Ashton Mae Smith
www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com

Monday, December 1, 2008

run neon tiger,

there’s a lot on your mind…

In Downtown news:
Vote for Joel Lane!
Development updates
History! And more!

In Raleigh news:
Speaking of not being updated since 1989 – how about a new skyline shot guys…
RDU is getting a SuperShuttle
Greenery Sales at North Hills

In local-ish news:
The Durham Performing Arts Center is open
Some Carolina students are launching a record label
Prescription heroin….naturally…


In irrelevant news:
The Killers out sold Guns N’ Roses
The Badger ads are coming back
Cost of the12 Days of Christmas is up $78,000 this year


Events:
The Comprehensive Plan will be presented Wednesday
The Rosebuds are at Pour House on Wednesday
Twelfth Night opens Thursday
Hair and Body Bungalow will have a grand opening on Friday, the new Brueggers too
It’s First Friday!

Saturday:
Annual Glenwood-Brooklyn tour of homes
Red Ribbon Ball
Chicago opens
A Colonial Christmas at Joel Lane house
Randy Owen and Lee Ann Womack at Lincoln
American Aquarium at Pour House

Mark your calendar:
December 10 they are lighting up Downtown
The Dave Sedaris show Santaland Diaries next weekend
Birds of Avalon next weekend


Fun Stuff:
Paying folks with spider drawings (thanks Geoff)
Thanksgiving on a cupcake!! (thanks Amanda)
Life, in One Sentence (thanks Melanie)
What to do with all those leftovers

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Wal-mart worker dies in Black Friday sales rush…


Welcome back! Didja miss me?? I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!


Ashton Mae Smith
www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com