Upcoming Cool Classics, Cinema Overdrive, & 007 Films at the Colony
The Colony Theater in North Raleigh has 3 popular revival series going on - "Cool Classics", "Cinema Overdrive", and "James Bond Originals". Each features monthly screenings of 35 millimeter prints of...
View ArticleNew thrills in store with Paranormal Activity 3
Since Paranormal Activity's debut two years ago, Director Oren Peli has quickly emerged as a nuevo master of horror. He's also the guy behind this year's sleeper hit, Insidious. In the short time Peli...
View ArticleFormer UNC center Jeff Saturday shows compassion at end of NFL lockout
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) voted unanimously to an agreement with team owners that ended the NFL's 136-day lockout on Monday. Former UNC Tar Heels football player Jeff...
View ArticleHeat continues across the country but signs of cooler weather for early August
Day 1-5 Discussion Most of the country will remain above normal temperature wise this 5 day period, with the exceptions being the Pacific Northwest, southern coastal California, and northern New...
View ArticleWhat's your elevator pitch?
Picture this: You’re at a networking event and several people ask you what you do. Immediately you begin to ramble off something that leaves the person just as confused as to what you do as they were...
View ArticleDurham-based Spoonflower wins contest on Facebook
Spoonflower, a fabric design and printing service, is one of five winners in the Facebook Big Break for Business contest which was jointly sponsored by the social network Facebook and small business...
View ArticleFollow the Carolina Theatre's renovations via their blog
As I reported before, the historic Carolina Theatre in Durham is closed for the summer for for $1.8 million in renovations. Those interested in following the renovations should check out the theater's...
View Article5K race returns to 2011 SAS Championship
SAS Championship organizers are again combining golf and running at this year's Champions Tour event in Cary. The second Blue Points 5K will be held Oct. 1 - prior to the second round of the...
View ArticleCampus Crusade for Christ changes its name to "Cru"
Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI), one of the world’s largest evangelical Christian ministries, will be changing the name of its U.S. operations to “Cru” in 2012. This name change has...
View ArticleCaptain America blasts into theaters today
The founder of the Avengers finally gets his own feature-length film. Chris Evans stars in the dual role of Captain America/Steve Rogers. Set in the 1940's, Steve Rogers is a small sickly guy with the...
View ArticleWinston-Salem based Novant Health garners national attention
The Health Research & Education Trust (HRET), an organization affiliated with the American Hospital Association, is sharing information about Winston-Salem based, Novant Health and two other...
View ArticlePiebird eating contest at free downtown festival
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch may have dodged a shaving cream pie earlier this week, but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch people get pie--on purpose-- on their face this Saturday at the PieBird...
View ArticleRaleigh staffing agencies to hire hundreds while RIM downsizes
Staffing agencies Kelly Services and Manpower plan job fairs this week in Raleigh to hire hundreds of workers, while Blackberry's parent company announced layoffs that seem likely to affect their...
View ArticleMoses Cone Hospital Receives Excellence in Professionalism Awards
Considered one of the top 10 employers in the Triad, Moses Cone Memorial Hospital, along with Wesley Long Hospitals' Endoscopy Departments have earned the Excellence in Professionalism Award 2011 from...
View ArticleGuilford County Schools graduation rate reaches new high
A record-breaking 83.1 percent of Guilford County Schools (GCS) students graduated within four years as the Class of 2011, according to district data recently released. This tops last year's previous...
View ArticleHeat takes a break in the northeast, but in general the country remains warm
Day 1-5 Weather Discussion The extreme/historical heat in the east has finally abated some with areas from Philly to Boston returning to near normal conditions the next few days. The mid-Atlantic will...
View ArticleRFMD expands foundry services to include pHEMT process technologies
Greensboro-based RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD), that designs and manufactures high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, announced its Foundry Services...
View ArticleCaptain America: The First Avenger - Good summer fun!
Let there be no doubt, Captain America: The First Avenger is a good movie. It’s miles away from the action-deprived Thor and the cgi-laden Green Lantern. Captain America falls in the range of the...
View ArticleWe are talking about PRACTICE!
"Excellence is not reserved for the lucky few but can be achieved by almost all of us" Matthew Syed I recently completed reading the book "Bounce" by Matthew Syed. Syed is a United Kingdom table tennis...
View ArticleRTP AITP August meeting to feature government IT panel discussion in Raleigh
The Research Triangle Park, NC chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (RTP AITP) will feature a government IT panel discussion at its next meeting, slated for Thursday,...
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