Archive for January, 2008
Pepper’s on Franklin Street
The other day Court and I were out taping “Love your Community”’s in Chapel Hill. It was freezing cold that day and we had been on campus for over an hour and decided we needed to warm up and get some good food. What better to get on a cold brisk day than soup..but we didn’t [...]
Irregardless, a downtown must!
As I started this adventure of discovering great local places to eat in the area, one of the places I first heard about was Irregardless. My colleague Ashley Sue said it was a must, it took me awhile but Ashley Sue and I finally made it down there for lunch. I must say, I wish [...]
The Village Diner - Hillsborough, NC
Like you all have heard many of times Courtney and I spent a day in Hillsborough, NC. A lot of our time was spent at the Village Diner. While we were taping that morning everyone kept telling us about the Village Diner and how we had to go. So sure enough we went there to [...]
MLK Holiday..Volunteering…Valentine’s Day
So your probably wondering how those 3 go together. Well first we’ll start with today…MLK Day. As a station we participated in Triangle United Way’s Day of Service. We volunteered at three different locations, The signature project at Knightdale High School, serving lunch at the Raleigh Rescue, and the SPCA of Wake County. 8 of [...]
Matthew’s Chocolate…like nothing else.
As I mentioned in a previous blog, last week Court and I got to spend the day in Hillsborough, NC. One of the best parts of the day was discovering Matthew’s Chocolate! The store is new to the downtown Hillsborough seen and has been a huge success since opening in November. We had a lot [...]
The Vitality of downtown Raleigh-Survey
Hey everyone! When checking out the blogs I read everyday I saw that the Raleigh Philosophical Society is conducting a survey. Here is what they have to say about it…
What is your impression of the retail and restaurant offerings in Downtown Raleigh? Are you satisfied with the selection now? If you had the choice between patronizing [...]
Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe Celebrates 35th Anniversary
I probably won’t be able to make it out there this Friday the 18th, but anyone in Chapel Hill area should definitely stop by the Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe. Here is an exert from their press release
One of Franklin Street’s favorite breakfast spots, Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe is celebrating 35 years of serving the community [...]
3 gatos Fire & Rice…one of a kind!
Courtney and I spent one day last week in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Our day consisted of taping “why you love your community” video, meeting awesome locals, and finding really neat food shops! One of the places I discovered, well was told about, was 3 gatos Fire & Rice owned by Tony Dillard.
3 gatos Fire & [...]
Mizu…Sushi. Steak. Seafood. Yummy!
I went to Mizu located in Wakefiled Commons today for a lunch meeting (reason why there is no video), but I have to tell you this place is so good! It’s not a huge place but in the middle of the restaurant they have a round bar where the chef’s stand in the center to [...]
18 Seabord..Wow!
I have heard so many wonderful things about 18 Seaboard that last week I decided I had to check it out for myself! I invited my friend and lover of food Shae to go along with me! As I was walking up to the restaurant I was so intrigued at the look and decor of the restaurant…I [...]
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