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Sunday, DEC 20, 2009
3rd Downtown Santa Benefit Party Dec. 17th
Raleigh -- On Thursday, December 17th, Raleigh Downtowner Magazine and MeetandCompete.com present the 3rd Downtown Santa Benefit Party at Tir Na Nog, complete with food from some of the area's top chefs, free Big Boss beer, wine from Epicure Wines, and some great door prizes. Join us to help add joy to the lives of local children who might not otherwise receive any presents for Christmas this year. We ask that you bring a $20 toy or make a $30 donation at the door as admission to this great party. All toys and donations will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Raleigh and Wake County Foster Care. [read more]
Media Sponsors Announced for 25th A Toast to the Triangle
> 17.DEC.09
Raleigh -- Mary Freeman, president and CEO of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, is proud to announce the media sponsors for the 25th A Toast to the Triangle. The event is being held on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at North Carolina State University's McKimmon Center in Raleigh. [read more]
Transit forum to be held Jan. 28
> 17.DEC.09
Raleigh -- The Institute for Emerging Issues, in conjunction with WUNC TV and Blueprint America, is holding a public education forum, Transit in the Triangle: the Benefits for You and the Region, on January 28, 2010, from 5-8 pm at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. [read more]
Forum on neighborhood schools sparks debate
Wake County school board member Keith Sutton was the featured speaker at a forum Wednesday about neighborhood schools.
Raleigh -- A discussion over whether to end busing in favor of neighborhood schools in Wake County quickly turned into a debate about race Wednesday evening during a forum at the YWCA at 554 East Hargett St. [read more at wral.com.]
Easley's ex-aide to appear before elections board
Graphic courtesy wral.com.
WRAL.com 17.DEC.09
Raleigh -- A former aide to ex-North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley is expected to appear before the State Board of Elections Thursday afternoon. Ruffin Poole has sought to halt the board's attempts to question him under oath. [read more at wral.com.]
Raleigh-Area Dunkin’ Donuts Customers Collect Coffee to Send to Troops
Raleigh – Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in Raleigh were among many in North Carolina and Florida that recently held "Coffee for Our Troops," a limited-time program that allowed customers to easily and inexpensively send a pound of Dunkin' Donuts coffee and a personal message to U.S. soldiers. The effort was conducted with Support the Troops Inc., an organization that regularly sends care packages to troops overseas. Overall, the effort generated 6,163 lbs. – more than three tons – of coffee, as well as more than 6,000 notes to soldiers. [read more]
Friends, family mourn Raleigh firefighter
Lt. Harry P. 'Flip' Kissinger IV (photo courtesy Raleigh FIre Department)
WRAL.com 16.DEC.09
Raleigh -- A funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon for Lt. Harry P. "Flip" Kissinger IV, 35, of Wake Forest, who died as a result of injuries received in a collision Dec. 4. [read more wral.com.]
Beer truck gets stuck under Peace Street Bridge
A tractor-trailer carrying Michelob Ultra beer got stuck under the Peace Street Bridge at N. West Street Wednesday morning.
WRAL.com 16.DEC.09
Raleigh -- A tractor-trailer carrying Michelob Ultra beer got stuck under the Peace Street Bridge at N. West Street Wednesday morning. [read more at wral.com.]
Wake County H1N1 Vaccination Not Part of Non-Safety Related Recall
> 16.DEC.09
Wake County -- Wake County government has not received or administered any doses of the H1N1 vaccine being recalled for non-safety reasons today, Tuesday, December 15, 2009, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [read more]
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15.DEC.09 Six RBC Bank Employees Serve as Olympic Torchbearers
15.DEC.09 Protest, lively debate expected at Wake school board meeting
14.DEC.09 Carolina Ballet's Nutcracker Begins this Weekend
14.DEC.09 Wake Issues Bonds to Build Justice Center
14.DEC.09 Judge rules 'life' inmates should be released
14.DEC.09 Bus driver charged in wreck that killed firefighter
14.DEC.09 Events Scheduled for January and February at Cameron Village Library
12.DEC.09 Holiday Express at Pullen Park this Weekend
10.DEC.09 Wake Schedules H1N1 Vaccination Clinics for Next Week
10.DEC.09 Perdue, Santa to light N.C. Christmas tree
10.DEC.09 Raleigh Jaycees give a Christmas to underprivileged children
10.DEC.09 Musicians Donate 52,981 Cans of Food for Charity at Guitar Centers
10.DEC.09 Raleigh Little Theatre’s 26th Annual Production of Cinderella Opens Friday
10.DEC.09 Connector would reduce commute time to RTP
10.DEC.09 Thousands of health care workers could be without jobs
10.DEC.09 Easley aide to appear before elections boa rd
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· Forum on neighborhood schools sparks debate
· Easley's ex-aide to appear before elections board
· Friends, family mourn Raleigh firefighter
· Beer truck gets stuck under Peace Street Bridge
· Wake County H1N1 Vaccination Not Part of Non-Safety Related Recall
· Six RBC Bank Employees Serve as Olympic Torchbearers
· Protest, lively debate expected at Wake school board meeting
· Carolina Ballet's Nutcracker Begins this Weekend
· Holiday Express at Pullen Park this Weekend
· Parents, Children,and Public Health Officials Gather to Urge Congress to ‘Make Our Food Safe for the Holidays’
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Museums
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· Enter to Win Museum’s Annual Student Essay Contest
Bach on a Budget
· Bach on a Budget: December 2009
Carolina Hurricanes
· Hurricanes Recall Dwyer, Rodney from Albany
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Explore NC
· Youth sledding hill open daily atop Beech Mountain
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