Lying in the park on a beautiful day...

Sunshine in the grass, and the children play

In Raleigh News:
An Easy Way to Help out Needy Children Around the World
Raleigh is Getting a 24 hour Diner
The Mayor Wants You to Shop Downtown
Blockbuster Video is Closing in Cameron Village

In Local-ish News:
John Edwards’ Aide is Writing a Book
Historic Buildings in Durham are no Longer for Sale
Why Wasn’t This the Case When I was at UNC?!?!

In Irrelevant News:
Check out the World You Live In
States Can Change Their Names?
The Universal Charger is in the Works

Events:
Drink Some Good Beer and Watch Some Good Bands at Tir Na Nog
First Friday is This Week…….on Friday
Sing Your Butt Off at Blue Martini
Vinyasa Open, Vinyasa L2 and Flow & Stretch at Blue Lotus

What the Weather Holds:
Tues: Sunny 91° 67°
Wed: Sunny 91° 67°
Thurs: Sunny 90° 69°


Fun Stuff:
Michael Jackson Tributes
Check out the Winner of the Bad Writing Contest
Some More Creative Writing and Spacing

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
1 in 20 Scots Die from Alcohol

Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance...

Just get on the floor and do the New Kids dance…

In Raleigh News:
Western Lanes Reopens in August
Dan’s Mom has Her Picture on a Downtown Building Love you Dan!! :)
Update on the Hillsborough St. Project

In Local-ish News:
Another Reason to Avoid Going to Durham
Be Patriotic. Eat a Doughnut
If You Design Stuff, FashionSPARK Wants You

In Irrelevant News:
The Oxyclean Man is Dead
The U.S. Blows it Against Brazil
Michael Jackson can Still Shut Down the Internet

Events:
Ron White is Coming to Raleigh
First Friday is This Week…….on Friday
80’s Night at Deep South Tonight
Vinyasa Open, Vinyasa L2 and Flow & Stretch at Blue Lotus

What the Weather Holds:
Mon: Sunny 90° 67°
Tues: Sunny 91° 67°
Wed: Sunny 91° 67°

And For Ashton in Denver:
Mon: Sunny 86° 59°
Tues: Sunny 89° 61°
Wed: Sunny 88° 62°

Fun Stuff:
Some People Really Enjoy Movie Trailers (Thanks Dan)
Bridge Building is Cool. Especially in Superfast Highspeed.
Another Good Passive Aggressive Note

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Those are Some BIG Pants

Here’s hoping you don’t have a case of the Monday’s!!

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night

And no one's gonna save you from the beast about strike…

The King of Pop is Dead

Farra Fawcett Also Died

Wow…quite a bummer of a start… I’ll try and lighten in up for you in a bit.

In Raleigh News:
EVOO is Closing

Time for Raleigh to Pump Some Iron!!

Eat a Peach Today!


In Local-ish News:

UNC: 3 Duke: 1 NC State: 0

UNC Keeps Getting Nominated for Great Awards

Wind Powered Beer in NC? I’d Drink It!!

North Carolina is Paying Girls to not get Preggers


In Irrelevant News:

Dolly Parton is Writing a Children’s Book. Awesome.

Mark Sanford’s Wife Booted the Governor out of the House

The US Soccer Team has to Play Brazil in the Finals…..Second Place isn’t too bad…

Death to the Apostrophe!!!


Events:
Party Nuts at Amra’s Tonight
“Summer Reggae Splash” at Lincoln on Saturday
The Tubes are playing Downtown Live this Saturday with Ascella Vega and Zydecopious
What the Weather Holds:
Fri: Thunderstorms 94° 72°
Sat: Sunny 93° 72°
Sun: Partly Cloudy 89° 71°

And For Ashton in Denver:
Fri: Chance of Tstorms 83° 62°
Sat: Chance of Tstorms 75° 61°
Sun: Chance of Tstorms 77° 59°

Fun Stuff:

Death to the Apostrophe!!!

Do Your Boobs Keep You Up at Night?


Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:

Ever Wish You had a Mullet for That Special Occasion?

a cash machine,

gasoline, and we’re out of here…

since no one ever reads to the bottom, I will be gone until early next week – hopefully the darling steve mallinson will be keeping you up to speed with things. :)

In Downtown News:
Read this on day’s you’re mad at Downtown – it’ll help.
Sir Walter Raleigh’s sculptor gets some love
I love NC sign laws…

In Raleigh News:
Where is the Pizza going?
Frank Harmon is staying busy
Midtown Music series tonight in North Hills

In Local-ish News:
The US men’s soccer team beat Spain yesterday – that’s a pretty big deal…
The Sears Tower is getting a ‘green makeover’
As it turns out, Mr. SC governor was in Argentina crying (thanks Sallie)


In Irrelevant News:
In awesome news – someecards has video cards now.
Another reason to keep your phone on vibrate… (thanks J.Ross)
“the males hopped the fence and things got "out of control." (thanks J.Ross)

Events:
There is a WakeUp Wake meeting at Sitti tonight
Local Beer Local Band at pub tonight
Party Nuts at Amra’s on Friday
“Summer Reggae Splash” at Lincoln on Saturday
The Tubes are playing Downtown Live this Saturday with Ascella Vega and Zydecopious

What the Weather Holds:
Thurs: Sunny 94° 68°
Fri: Partly Cloudy 94° 71°
Sat: Sunny 92° 69°


Fun Stuff:
Make your own Locopops
The arguments against Twitter
Cool pop art

Invent a bike lane?
Find craft beer
A Patron social club?

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
You may now share your restroom use with someone else… - yes. This seems real…


Have a great weekend!! Miss me!

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

so let your hair down, let your shoes get dirty

lets take it slow, yo there's no need to hurry…


Ed McMahon died this morning…

In Downtown News:
The Borough is having a speed eating contest
Have you been to Cooper’s lately?
Chris Powers talks about the beer at Busy Bee

In Raleigh News:
David Sedaris is at Quail Ridge tomorrow
Raleigh is doing okay in this recession it seems
Ciao Bella is in town today with free samples to give away

In Local-ish News:
Atlanta doing something right in housing?
Removing organs through your bellybutton – weird.
Crazy Australians… (thanks J.Ross)


In Irrelevant News:
Own a Frank Lloyd Wright home
74k for an Einstein autograph (thanks J.Ross)
Zoos are creepy

Events:
Open Mic at Deep South tonight
Zely & Ritz Cocktail Dinner tomorrow
Jersey Boys opens Wednesday
Moore Square Farmer’s Market on Wednesday
Local Beer Local Band at pub Thursday
Party Nuts at Amra’s on Friday
“Summer Reggae Splash” at Lincoln on Saturday
The Tubes are playing Downtown Live this Saturday with Ascella Vega and Zydecopious

What the Weather Holds:
Tues: Sunny 86° 67°
Wed: Sunny 90° 67°
Thurs: Sunny 94° 66°


Fun Stuff:
11 beautiful train stations of long ago – very cool.
What fruits and veggies are in season?
Homemade transformer

PassiveAgressiveNotes.com
ManBabies.com
"That's remarkable...I've actually never seen anybody do that..." [youtube] (thanks Meagan)

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Swear at your bar tender in Spain, then you won’t take it out on your family… (thanks Seth)


Happy Tuesday folks!


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

boy chase a bird, so close, but every time

he'll never catch her, but he can’t stop trying…

Happy Summer!

In Downtown News:
Some fun things happening at Poole’s
Can you draw a cool looking bug?
“There is nothing worse than a person paying…just to find out they will not have a place to work out,” – nothing?? Really? Hmm…

In Raleigh News:
Love for LoneRider and Fullsteam
Heart is coming to Koka Booth
Things are moving around on Wake Forest Rd

In Local-ish News:
Can I just pay $100 a year and keep texting while I drive?
You might also try just watching your children…
Catch a plane from Charlotte to Hawaii


In Irrelevant News:
You can surf in NYC?
Bon Jovi is a part of the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Super creepy museums

Events:
Ryan Cabrera is at Lincoln tonight
Open Mic at Deep South tomorrow
Jersey Boys opens Wednesday
Moore Square Farmer’s Market on Wednesday
Local Beer Local Band at pub Thursday
Party Nuts at Amra’s on Friday
“Summer Reggae Splash” at Lincoln on Saturday
The Tubes are playing Downtown Live this Saturday with Ascella Vega and Zydecopious

What the Weather Holds:
Mon: Sunny 88° 69°
Tues: Sunny 86° 67°
Wed: Sunny 88° 67°


Fun Stuff:
Gold vending machine
Folding bicycles
Foot powered cell phone charger

LikeMe.net – woah.
A musical recap of the 90’s
Some cool photos of glaciers

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Anheuser Busch to release 55 calorie beers


Hope everyone had a great weekend!

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

oh I know that the music's fine

like sparklin' wine, go and have your fun, laugh and sing…

Happy Friday folks. You made it another week!

In Downtown News:
Dunkin Donuts closes today at 3
More love for The Pit
Tift Merrit is coming to Meymandi
Rock & Shop is this weekend

In Raleigh News:
New Cameron Village store
Some info on the new budget and more
We have good hospitals

In Local-ish News:
They’re extending COBRA benefits
No more plastic bags on the coast soon
Pilot dies, plane lands safely

In Irrelevant News:
Google will translate to Persian now
You can get medieval recipes online
Google has a ‘wonder wheel’ (thanks Adrianne)

Events:
For a realllllly fun show, check out ‘Sylvia’ at Kennedy Theatre
2009 Prissy Patio Pageant at Legends tonight
Abbey Road at Lincoln on Friday
Music on the Porch at Seaboard
Rock & Shop is Saturday
Father’s Day restaurants

What the Weather Holds:
Fri: Partly Cloudy 96° 73°
Sat: Partly Cloudy, rain? 100° 75°
Sun: Sunny 91° 71°

Fun Stuff:
Should you move in with your girlfriend? [raleigh folks, you might recognize this guy…:)] (thanks Meagan)
Golf club drink dispensers
YourBabyIsLame.com

Cool pictures
Russia in color

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
“Hamilton told police that the man then punched him in the mouth and grabbed his sandwich and left.”



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

this is fact not fiction

for the first time in years…

In Downtown News:
Saturday in the Park at Fletcher Park
Peak members, Golds will take you and I think Seaboard has a special right now too…
Another place you probably don’t know much about

In Raleigh News:
Charlotte paid someone to find out how much better Raleigh is
The City of Raleigh is on Twitter
Check out The Big Lebowski at Colony

In Local-ish News:
Free concerts in Chapel Hill this week
Ohhh, North Carolina…
I mean really, what’s your life worth when you don’t have your thumbs?


In Irrelevant News:
Streaming MLB to your iPhone
This guy is bailing out Wachovia (thanks J.Ross)
“He added that he would be honest with women in future relationships.” (thanks J.Ross)

Events:
Plain White T’s are at Lincoln on Thursday
Thursday Night Live at the Depot
Abbey Road at Lincoln on Friday
Music on the Porch at Seaboard

Father’s Day restaurants

What the Weather Holds:
Thurs: Cloudy, Rain 88° 66°
Fri: Partly Cloudy 86° 73°
Sat: Partly Cloudy, rain? 98° 73°


Fun Stuff:
Why is sprawl bad? [youtube] (thanks Dan)
A super cool/pretty song mash up [youtube] (thanks Amanda)
The twitpocalypse

Super cool tissue boxes (thanks @alex_ford)
Chess Boxing
Greg updated his music blog! (thanks Greg)

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Down on your luck? Impersonate your dead mother…



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

animals were hiding behind the rocks,

except the little fish, but they told me, he swears, tryin' to talk to me, coy koi…

In Downtown News:
A replacement for Peak Fitness in 30 days?
Some cool shots of Busy Bee
The Moore Square Redesign event is today

In Raleigh News:
Raleigh is economically > every other city in North Carolina (thanks Carson)
Some info about that crazy sculpture on Capital
A really cool map of Durham

In Local-ish News:
Dean Dome is in a movie trailer
Open source cars? Cool.
Drugs transported by shark?


In Irrelevant News:
Drive-ins are back
30 dogs make world’s loudest bark?
Imagine having 56 stars tattooed on your face

Events:
Hot Summer Nights kicks off tonight
Moore Square Farmer’s Market today
Plain White T’s are at Lincoln on Thursday
Thursday Night Live at the Depot
Abbey Road at Lincoln on Friday
Music on the Porch at Seaboard

Father’s Day restaurants


What the Weather Holds:
Wed: Rain 76° 67°
Thurs: Cloudy, Rain 82° 66°
Fri: Partly Cloudy 82° 66°

Fun Stuff:
The architecture of Rest Stops
Vote for the Worst Web Site Ever
Inside a tornado

Some cool shots from the NC Museum of Art (thanks @ncartmuseum)
New Annuals video
Every Week on Entourage

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
See!! Cell phones do save lives! [Gunshot would be proud…]


Hope everyone is having a great week!


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

in a room without a window

in the corner I found truth…

kind of slow in news today, but enjoy!

In Downtown News:
What you missed at Kirby Derby
Apparently you guys really want to read about the Barrel Monster guy (thanks to everyone who sent links in)
Where to drink wine on the cheap

In Raleigh News:
Lil Wayne is coming to town
A Whole Foods for North Raleigh
Nominate something for the Sir Walter Raleigh Awards

In Local-ish News:
Fullsteam Brewery has a new space!
New event/catering space in Durham
Pinehurst is getting back to back US Opens


In Irrelevant News:
There is a new someecards.com
Incase you’ve been missing the Palin/Letterman debate
Brad Pitt is donating money to cancer

Events:
Open Mic at Deep South tonight
Help redesign Moore Square on Wednesday
Hot Summer Nights kicks off Wednesday
Plain White T’s are at Lincoln on Thursday
Abbey Road at Lincoln on Friday

What the Weather Holds:
It’s raining – a lot.
Tues: Rain 73° 67°
Wed: Rain 76° 67°
Thurs: Partly Cloudy 82° 66°


Fun Stuff:
Good local music blogs
Leather beer holsters
PassiveAgressiveNotes.com

Super cool pre-fab houses [yeah – I said it…]
Remember watching surfers in Munich??
Mario mustaches

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Ewww. There was spit in his sandwich…



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

once a man and twice a child

and everything is just for a while…

sorry for the delay!

In Downtown News:
Downtown Peak Fitness closed
Seaboard Imports is moving
New menus at Duck & Dumpling
Really?? Now we have too much police presence?

In Raleigh News:
I leave town for one weekend – and suddenly we’re 5th most sober??
We got the 15,000th Dunkin Donuts…
NY Times tours Raleigh and Ginny’s thoughts

In Local-ish News:
Raleigh and Hong Kong teaming up?
Raleigh is a cool spot to work
36 hour flights??


In Irrelevant News:
Buy a Frosty, do good things
The Lakers won
Facebook Swahili is launched

Events:
Summer Arts Program at Artspace starts
nOg Run Club tonight
Help redesign Moore Square on Wednesday
Hot Summer Nights kicks off Wednesday
Plain White T’s are at Lincoln on Thursday
Abbey Road at Lincoln on Friday

What the Weather Holds:
Mon: Cloudy 86° 69°
Tues: Cloudy/Rainy 76° 67°
Wed: Cloudy 79° 67°


Fun Stuff:
What you missed in the NY Times
ILoveTypography.com
Cool Grafitti

Cool Stop-Motion
Atari Wallets?
Teensy tiny sculptures

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
“…police said a search at his home 50 miles southeast of Cleveland turned up more than 300 women's undergarments…”


Happy Monday folks!


Ashton Mae Smith

Follow us on Twitter @GlenwoodAgency!

www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com

like in the summertime when we first met,

i'll never forget, and don't you forget, these nights are still ours…

In Downtown News:
Additions to Second Empire
Friday History
What you missed at Band Together and more!

In Raleigh News:
Check out the Green Planet Party on Sunday
Trader Joe’s news
Progress at RDU

In Local-ish News:
Apparently this Swine Flu thing is a problem
Digital TV is here
This visitor centre opened 3,560ft above sea level


In Irrelevant News:
Drink the tap water in Italy?
Apparently dogs don’t look guilty…
Everyone at this singles event has the same last name…

Events:
Parmalee at Deep South tonight
Breakfast Club at Lincoln tonight
Liquid Pleasure at Amra’s tonight

Downtown Live with Filter and Bright Young Things on Saturday
Thompson, Woodard and Koster at 42nd St on Saturday (thanks Craig)
Suicide Blondes at Tir na nOg on Saturday
Seth Walker is at the Berkeley Café on Sunday (thanks Sean)

What the Weather Holds:
Fri: Partly Cloudy 89° 68°
Sat: Cloudy 91° 70°
Sun: Partly Cloudy, rainy 87° 68°


Fun Stuff:
Felsons: Behind the Bar
Cool wall decals
A time lapse of the new RBC Center scoreboard

PassiveAgressiveNotes.com
iPhone stencils

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Vote for the most ridiculous law suit

Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!!


Ashton Mae Smith

www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com

she don't want a man man

she just wants to dance dance on the dance floor… (thanks Tera)

In Downtown News:
The Borough has a new menu
Joel Lane House is planning a 4th of July Celebration
Some Thursday history

In Raleigh News:
Indy’s Best Of is released (thanks Tom)
Trader Joe’s to open in the fall
What’s your new favorite spot?

In Local-ish News:
More thoughts on the High Line
Truly, world’s may collide… but not for a long time…
They made a new element


In Irrelevant News:
Imagine throwing away a million dollars – literally.
Donald Trump fired Miss California
Ronaldo to get $131 million

Events:
Flying Saucer is releasing Stone Levitation and a Cask of Double Dry Hopped IPA tonight (thanks Josh)
96 Rock Garage Band finals at Lincoln tonight
Old Habits is at Felsons tonight (thanks Craig)
Parmalee at Deep South on Friday
Breakfast Club at Lincoln on Friday
Liquid Pleasure at Amra’s on Friday

Downtown Live with Filter and Bright Young Things on Saturday
Thompson, Woodard and Koster at 42nd St on Saturday (thanks Craig)
Suicide Blondes at Tir na nOg on Saturday
Seth Walker is at the Berkeley Café on Sunday (thanks Sean)


What the Weather Holds:
Thurs: Thunderstormy 89° 70°
Fri: Partly Cloudy 91° 68°
Sat: Rainy 88° 70°

Fun Stuff:
The ‘Toy Story 3’ preview
New Avett Brothers
Sit-to-Walk

GothsInHotWeather.com
PetsWhoWantToKillThemselves.com
Cool Sax solos

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Another reason not to die in New York


Happy Thursday!!


Ashton Mae Smith

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Raleigh, NC 27603

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standing on a bus stop

feeling your head pop, out in the night on the kind of night where you want to be out…

In Downtown News:
The State Capitol is celebrating its birthday!
Pretty Raleigh
Noticed a Pink Downtown lately?
Apparently the whole Snoopy’s menu is ½ off after 5 today…

In Raleigh News:
Annuals are featured in the Anthropologie catalog (thanks Ben)
Durham? Really?? What’s the deal Raleigh…
I will be looking into the loop holes of this texting and driving thing…

In Local-ish News:
Replacements Ltd is having a huge sale
Picasso works stolen in Paris
No more cancer spreading to your brain?


In Irrelevant News:
Using Twitter to fix potholes?
News on the real life Ari Gold
I really need Australia to not have a swine flu problem…

Events:
Moore Square Farmer’s Market today
96 Rock Garage Band finals at Lincoln on Thursday
Old Habits is at Felsons on Thursday (thanks Craig)
Parmalee at Deep South on Friday
Breakfast Club at Lincoln on Friday
Liquid Pleasure at Amra’s on Friday

Downtown Live with Filter and Bright Young Things on Saturday
Thompson, Woodard and Koster at 42nd St on Saturday (thanks Craig)
Suicide Blondes at Tir na nOG on Saturday
Seth Walker is at the Berkeley Café on Sunday (thanks Sean)

Mark your calendars:
Car Sharing Conversation June 18

What the Weather Holds:
Wed: Cloudy 92° 65°
Thurs: Thunderstormy 89° 70°
Fri: Partly Cloudy 91° 68°


Fun Stuff:
I could surely use 20 different alarms…
Zapatag.com
Ever wanted to own a record company?

Draw on Bread – make art. Feed people.
Gift Genius.com
PassedOutCouples.com

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
“Sometimes, when you're sitting at your desk, all you want are some piping-hot baked beans…” (thanks Steve)

Happy Wednesday folks!!


Ashton Mae Smith
Follow us on Twitter @GlenwoodAgency!

www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com

it's twenty seconds to the last call

going "hey hey hey hey hey hey"…

not a whole lot in news today…

In Downtown News:
Gravy delays its opening
The spot the North Carolina State song was penned
What you missed at First Friday

In Raleigh News:
Old Crow Medicine Show is coming to Cary
Mary Easley got fired
I don’t think I knew I got any free 411 calls…

In Local-ish News:
A new, cheaper iPhone
The first phase of the High Line is open
No more textbooks for California?


In Irrelevant News:
Free Panera on Thursday
Home computer injuries on the rise – yeah….
Adam Lambert got a record deal

Events:
Moore Square Farmer’s Market on Wednesday
96 Rock Garage Band finals at Lincoln on Thursday
Old Habits is at Felsons on Thursday (thanks Craig)
Parmalee at Deep South on Friday
Breakfast Club at Lincoln on Friday
Liquid Pleasure at Amra’s on Friday

Downtown Live with Filter and Bright Young Things on Saturday
Thompson, Woodard and Koster at 42nd St on Saturday (thanks Craig)
Suicide Blondes at Tir na nOG on Saturday
Seth Walker is at the Berkeley Café on Sunday (thanks Sean)

What the Weather Holds:
Tues: Cloudy, chance of rain 93° 73°
Wed: Cloudy 95° 70°
Thurs: Thunderstormy 93° 70°


Fun Stuff:
A house made out of shipping containers
The Killers on David Letterman
Clever billboard

Again, by popular demand: Bar Sign Language
Wikipedia: The Book
Fashmob Hammer Pants Dance

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
AND he’s wearing a Carolina shirt. Loves it.


Happy Tuesday folks!


Ashton Mae Smith
Follow us on Twitter @GlenwoodAgency!

www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com

oh, i'm nervous, i don't know what to do

light a cigarette, only smoke when I'm with you, oh…

Sorry for the delay! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

In Downtown News:
Cashmere is officially open
A New Raleigh feature I’m excited about – learning to shop local.
The Golden Frog is open on Person St

In Raleigh News:
Chancellor Oblinger resigned.
Crabtree Mall is doing weekly live music now
Porters is having a Brooklyn Beer beer dinner

In Local-ish News:
The State Library wants your Bible
projectCAPTURED is coming
In case you needed a reason to go to Venice


In Irrelevant News:
Entourage is back July 12!!
Until they figure this out – I’m going to keep drinking.
You can get married on Juliet’s balcony?

Events:
Chris Suiter is at Amra’s tonight
Sign up for the Hibernian Golf Tournament tomorrow
Moore Square Farmer’s Market on Wednesday
96 Rock Garage Band finals at Lincoln on Thursday

Parmalee at Deep South on Friday
Breakfast Club at Lincoln on Friday
Liquid Pleasure at Amra’s on Friday
Downtown Live with Filter and Bright Young Things on Saturday
Suicide Blondes at Tir na nOG on Saturday

Mark your calendar:
Tir na nOg Local Beer Local Band Calendar

What the Weather Holds:
Mon: Cloudy 91° 66°
Tues: Cloudy/Rainy 91° 68°
Wed: Cloudy 93° 70°


Fun Stuff:
I love Venice. And cars that float are pretty cool too... (thanks @embalog)
Retro Man-Caves
Very clever furniture

Hipsters in Space [youtube]
Tiananmen, 20 years later – cool pictures. (thanks @mccantsc)
Cool sand sculptures

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
“Ross' driver's license had been revoked, so the pair opted for the lawn mower.”


Happy Monday!


Did someone forward this to you? Skip the grapevine and shoot me an email so I can add you!




Ashton Mae Smith

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www.beraleighblog.com
www.glenwoodagency.com

people ask me what it is

i tell them i don't know, just something about the woman makes my heart go haywire…. [forgive me. :)]

LOTS going on today! And – it’s First Friday!!

In Downtown News:
See you at Band Together?
Pizza on Glenwood!
Get a free doughnut today – it’s National Doughnut Day!

Portraits of Raleigh preview
The Pit is famous – apparently landmark famous…
Moore Square through the years [we haven’t done history in a while!]


In Raleigh News:
Raleigh > Charlotte. Again…
Raleigh is going to grow, and fast. (thanks O’Hale)
What’s going on at the Museum of Art this summer

In Local-ish News:
Lots of new development in Apex
NC bought Grandfather Mountain
What if you paid teachers $125k a year?

In Irrelevant News:
What makes Catcher in the Rye so popular?
It’s like Captain Hook!
Tetris turns 25 on Saturday! (thanks Sallie)


Events:
Mosaic Springmusic fest is going on through the weekend
First Friday fun!!
Watch for Downtown Raleigh to turn pink today
Music on the porch at Seaboard tonight

BandTogether is Saturday - Rusted Root, The Rosebuds, Chatham County Line & Hobex
The Walk for Women is this Saturday
Traffic Jam Flea Market on Saturday

Old Avenue is at Deep South on Sunday
Everyone loves Sunday brunch!

What the Weather Holds:
Fri: Rainy, but cooler 77° 68°
Sat: Cloudy, rainy? 82° 61°
Sun: Cloudy 85° 65°


Fun Stuff:
Impress Pretty Girls With Your Infrastructure-Themed Ringtone
A never before seen photo from Tiananmen Square
10 Anti-Drug PSA’s

How to Be a Dirty Old Man
Some awesome photography
Photo Shower Curtains

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
First rule in robbing banks – make sure getaway car has gas.


Hope to you see out and about this weekend!


Ashton Mae Smith
Follow us on Twitter @GlenwoodAgency or follow me @ashtonmae!
http://www.beraleighblog.com/
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check out guitar george

now he knows all them fancy chords…

In Downtown News:
12 story tower for Downtown Raleigh?
Downtown is so pretttttyyyyy
Hue hung some signage

In Raleigh News:
REM playing in Cameron Village – nice job 1982.
Progress Energy wants you to go solar
Chapel Hill is starting outdoor concerts

In Local-ish News:
Apple is coming to NC
No more fees on Wednesdays with Live Nation
FDA approves cancer drugs for dogs


In Irrelevant News:
Even sometimes I think Venice is a little crazy…
Neil Armstrong messed up his moon speech
“Car Loses All 4 Wheels on Highway.”

Events:
Mosaic Springmusic fest is going on through the weekend
Brooks Wood and some other great folks are at Pour House on Thursday [his last show in Raleigh!]
Free concert at the Depot on Thursday
First Friday fun!!
Watch for Downtown Raleigh to turn pink on Friday
Music on the porch at Seaboard on Friday

BandTogether is Saturday - Rusted Root, The Rosebuds, Chatham County Line & Hobex
Old Avenue is at Deep South on Sunday
Everyone loves Sunday brunch!

What the Weather Holds:
Thurs: Chance of showers 84° 68°
Fri: Rainy, but cooler 75° 66°
Sat: Cloudy, rainy? 82° 63°


Fun Stuff:
36 reasons Streetcars are better than Buses
This Google Square thing is awesome
Origins of band names

Monkey’s in Space
The Cloud Appreciation Society
A bunch of food top 10’s

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
“A Wisconsin prosecutor is seeking…females to…flush their heads in a toilet bowl.”

Happy Thursday folks!!


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

jackie is just speeding away

thought she was james dean for a day…

Happy Birthday to Summit! He is 4 years old today! (thanks Dan – only for you…)

In Downtown News:
Bridge Pub is adding music!
Hotel for Glenwood South?
Hatem pulls from Lafayette
City Plaza progress

In Raleigh News:
A concert for Theresa at Western Lanes
New scoreboard at RBC
Joe the Plumber is coming to Raleigh

In Local-ish News:
Illegal to throw away plastic bottles? In October.
Elizabeth Edwards is opening a furniture store
Who doesn’t like secret bars?


In Irrelevant News:
Free Root Beer Floats today and Free ice cream on Sunday
An interview with Marilyn Manson
"I met this girl I thought was pretty cool, bought a ring... turns out she wasn't as keen,"

Events:
Moore Square Farmer’s Market today
Jazz and dancing at Humble Pie tonight
Brooks Wood and some other great folks are at Pour House on Thursday [his last show in Raleigh!]
Free concert at the Depot on Thursday

First Friday fun!!
Watch for Downtown Raleigh to turn pink on Friday
Music on the porch at Seaboard on Friday
BandTogether is Saturday - Rusted Root, The Rosebuds, Chatham County Line & Hobex

What the Weather Holds:
Wed: Sunny 92° 68°
Thurs: Chance of showers 83° 68°
Fri: Rainy, but cooler 72° 66°


Fun Stuff:
Stuff White People Like – it’s been so long!
Fun movie game!
Passive Aggressive Notes.com

Audio slideshow: Tiananmen Square
Got a million dollar idea?
Bored? Contribute to some Harvard folks who want to know how brains work…


Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Okay it’s more of a whhhhhhhhhhatttt?? But this lady got run over by a train, then got up and walked away.


Happy Hump Day!



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by the light of the moon

she rubs her eyes, says it’s funny how the night can make you blind…

In Downtown News:
Will you be at BandTogether this weekend?
Champa Thai has reopened
Plaza Café is coming
We finally get Fayetteville Street open, and now they shut it down…

In Raleigh News:
Another ‘place you might not know about’
There is a city budget hearing tonight
Wilmont residents are finally evicted

In Local-ish News:
If you’re in the Wilmington area this weekend, check out the Undertoad trunk show at NoFo (thanks Craig)
Aren’t we past the point where planes just disappear?
I forgot to mention yesterday started hurricane season


In Irrelevant News:
Cisco made the Dow Jones
Electronic cigarettes? Really?
JD Salinger is suing a guy…

Events:
Open Mic at Deep South
Moore Square Farmer’s Market on Wednesday
Brooks Wood and some other great folks are at Pour House on Thursday [his last show in Raleigh!]
First Friday fun!!
Music on the porch at Seaboard on Friday
BandTogether is Saturday - Rusted Root, The Rosebuds, Chatham County Line & Hobex

Mark Your Calendar:
Green Planet has a new farm and is having a party to stock the BarN – June 14


What the Weather Holds:
Tues: Sunny 94° 66°
Wed: Sunny 92° 68°
Thurs: Chance of showers 83° 68°

Fun Stuff:
Check out Clark Brewer’s move reviews
Crazy-good kid opera singers [youtube] (thanks Antoine)
Modern Fossils

MyParentsJoinedFacebook.com
Face Search
Sword Skewers

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Man arrested for mowing grass in park


Happy Tuesday!


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

that's life, that's what all the people say

you're riding high in april, shot down in may, but I know i'm gonna change that tune, when i'm back on top, back on top in june. (thanks Dan)


In Downtown News:
Alibi and Martin St. changing ownership?
Pretty Downtown!
Salisbury loves Downtown Raleigh

In Raleigh News:
I love hi-jinks.
10 things you didn’t know about Hillsborough St
Look for the hot air balloon

In Local-ish News:
Some love for Southern Season
Which highways are getting help from the stimulus money
The last survivor of the Titanic died


In Irrelevant News:
Toy Story 3!
Jay Leno has left the tonight show
5 most ambitious ‘mega projects’ in the world

Events:
nOg run club is tonight
Open Mic at Deep South
Moore Square Farmer’s Market on Wednesday
Brooks Wood and some other great folks are at Pour House on Thursday [his last show in Raleigh!]
First Friday fun!!
Music on the porch at Seaboard on Friday
BandTogether is Saturday - Rusted Root, The Rosebuds, Chatham County Line & Hobex

What the Weather Holds:
Mon: Sunny 86° 66°
Tues: Sunny 94° 66°
Wed: Sunny 92° 68°


Fun Stuff:
What if google handled all my social media?
It’s a cake wreck party
A writing competition

Tons and tons of Polaroids
Liquor bottle dominoes
Changes in logo trends

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Will Ferrell has launched a sunscreen line (thanks Michael)


Happy Monday folks!! Hope everyone had a great weekend!


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