 MOORE
SQUARE FARMERS MARKET
When: Wednesdays through October (10:30
am-2 pm)
Where: Moore Square
Join us on Wednesdays for Raleigh's only downtown Farmers
Market located in Moore Square on the corner of Blount and
Martin Streets. Support your local growers and artisans and
enjoy chef series, music, and rotating
wineries (wineries present on select dates). The
market also features a variety of delectable lunch
items prepared by our main market sponsor Whole
Foods Market.
On Wednesday, October 17 enjoy live music performed
by Midtown Dickens and a chef demonstration with Colin Auchincloss from Red Room.
For more information, click here.
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 AUTISM RIBBON RUN
When: Saturday, October 13 (9 am-11:30 am)
Location:
Downtown Raleigh
Make a Difference! Help people with autism by participating
in the 2007 Autism Ribbon Run.
On October 13 nearly 2,000 runners, walkers, and Tot-Trotters,
will come together in downtown Raleigh to raise awareness of
Autism Spectrum Disorder and funds to help people with autism
and the Autism Society of North Carolina.
The Autism Ribbon Run benefits the Autism Society of North Carolina,
which provides help and support to the 50,000 plus people and
families affected by autism spectrum disorders in our state.
This year the activities will take place in Moore Square—just
across the street from the City Market Parking lot where registration
and awards were held in the past. This move allows a bigger
crowd, the expansion of the children’s play area and
some bands, too! The popular course that winds around City
Market remains the same.
There are several ways you can join the fun with our biggest
fundraising event.
For more information, click here.
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 RALEIGH JAYCEES' HAUNTED
HOUSE
When: Select dates from Thursday, October 18-Wednesday,
October 31
Where: 111 Seaboard Avenue
The Raleigh Jaycees are holding their annual haunted house
in downtown Raleigh this year! Outbreak at Possum Creek will
open its doors October 18.
Don't miss this Halloween tradition; consistently voted
the Triangle's best haunted house, the Raleigh Jaycees'
haunted house is run entirely by volunteers and all
proceeds benefit area causes and charities.
For more information, click here.
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 SISTER TO SISTER HEALTH FAIR
When: Wednesday, October 24 (10:30 am-2 pm)
Where: Marbles Kids Museum & IMAX Theatre
Heart disease is the number one killer of women. That
is why Sister to Sister: Everyone has a Heart
Foundation is hosting
a free heart health fair for women to provide free cardiovascular
screenings (Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Blood Pressure, Glucose,
BMI, Waist Circumference), one-on-one health counseling, as well
as interactive exhibits and cooking demonstration. The event
is completely free and no pre-registration is required.
For more information, click here.
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SCARE ON THE SQUARE
When: Saturday, October 27 (5 pm-10 pm)
Where: North
Carolina State Capitol
Cost: Free
Bring the whole family out for a spooky night downtown! On
this special 30-minute tour, fact is more chilling than fiction
when the Capitol combines history and legend in this hair-raising
(but family-friendly) event. You’ll embark on a tour of
this 167-year old building that will highlight all the strange
and spooky things people claim to have experienced here over
the years. Does the spirit of Governor Aycock still linger in
the Capitol almost 100 years after his body lay in state? Is
that haunting scent of cigar smoke a sign from a long deceased
Senator? You’ll have to decide for yourself after hearing
all the evidence and spending a little time here after dark!
Music and snacks will keep you entertained as you wait for your
tour outside on the east grounds. Tours are limited, so pre-registration
is strongly encouraged for this popular event.
For more information, click here or
call 919.733.4994.
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 CAPITAL CITY CHEERS
When: Saturday, October 27 (11 am-7 pm)
Where: Moore Square
You are invited to celebrate the taste of over 100 unique, diverse
and flavorful wines! The North Carolina Wineries want you to sample
the essences of their best grapes while expanding your tongue's
tastes. A full palette awaits your arrival! While mastering the
art of wine tasting, be sure to attend our wine seminars, Gourmet
Live! cooking demonstrations & shop amongst the unique artists!
Don't turn down this invitation!
For more information, click here.
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COUPONS AND
HALF-OFF GIFT CERTIFICATES
Coupons:
 To
access the coupon for Helios, click here.
Half off gift certificates. Purchase
a gift certificate for half the price of its value. (For example,
buy a $50 gift certificate for only $25.) Limited supply available.
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access the gift certificate available for purchase, click here.
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 SHAREYOURRALEIGH.COM
On Friday, September 21 the Greater Raleigh Convention
and Visitors Bureau launched the website www.ShareYourRaleigh.com.
The purpose of the site is to determine the area’s position
in the mind of those who live here and from those who visit. The
data collected from the site will assist Cundari, the design and
branding agency hired by the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors
Bureau, in recommending a brand proposition. Enjoy the site, share
your opinion and forward to you friends. The more responses submitted,
the better.
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 DOS
TAQUITOS CENTRO
Location: 106 S Wilmington Street
Hours of Operation: Lunch:
Monday-Friday (11:30 am-2:30 pm) / Dinner: Thursday-Saturday
(5 pm-10)
It took more than a year to slowly transform a nearly century-old
building in downtown Raleigh into a beautiful, colorful restaurant. On
Monday, September 24, Dos TaQuitos Centro quietly opened
to the public.
Dos TaQuitos Centro serves both unique and traditional Mexican
cuisine, and uses fresh organic and local ingredients whenever
possible. The dishes range from homemade gorditas,
Mexican telera bread and steak tacos, to swordfish in pipian (pumpkin
seed sauce), wild mushroom chilaquiles, and chile
en nogada (fruit and meat stuffed poblano pepper). The
recipes use several types of fresh Mexican cheeses, and a whole
range of fresh and smoked hot peppers. Non-alcoholic drinks include aguas
frescas (fresh fruit drinks) and the popular Mexican drink, horchata. At
the bar you can enjoy not only the usual Mexican beers and margaritas,
but more than thirty types of tequila, as well as passion fruit
and guava flavored mixed drinks.
Dos TaQuitos Centro is not a carbon copy of its popular sister
restaurant in North Raleigh, Dos Taquitos. Most of the dishes
are distinct at each location; however, a couple favorites from
Dos TaQuitos have found their way into the Dos TaQuitos Centro’s
list of entrees. The selection of dishes offered at lunch
at Dos TaQuitos Centro is different from those at dinner. The
lunch menu was created for easy ordering and quick service. The
dinner menu is designed for a more relaxed, sit-down meal where
one can experience some of the more traditional and unique flavors.
Dos TaQuitos is located in a newly renovated historic building,
first constructed in 1910. Inside you will find one of the
original un-restored brick walls. This wall will be used to display
the work of local artists. The rest of the dining room contains
colorful crafts from Mexico or decorations created by the owner
and her friends and family.
For more information, call
Dos TaQuitos Centro at 919.835.3593.
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 DEEP
SOUTH - THE BAR
Location: 430 S Dawson Street
Hours of Operation: Mon-Sun (8 pm-2 am)
Deep South - The Bar officially opened on Thursday, September 27.
Here are some things you should know about Deep South - The Bar....
There is NEVER a cover charge at Deep South - The Bar;
however, it is a private membership club. Go to www.DeepSouthTheBar.com to sign up for your membership.
There is no live music at Deep South - The Bar. It's a neighborhood
rock-n-roll bar. You can play pool, listen to the best
iTunes mix in The Triangle, drink great beverages, and hang out with some of the friendliest people in Raleigh.
And if that's not enough, we have the latest copies of all your
favorite celebrity gossip rags to read while you're there.
Be sure to read "The Rules" at www.DeepSouthTheBar.com.
Deep South - The Bar is owned by Dave Rose and Andy Martin (Deep
South Entertainment), Kevin Frazier (City
Limits Saloon) and Chris Post (Slims, Mo Joe's, and City Limits
Saloon).
For more information, click here.
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 MARBLES
KIDS MUSEUM
Hours of Operation: Tues-Sat (9 am-5 pm) & Sun (12 noon-5 pm)
Wake County has a totally new kids museum—Marbles Kids Museum.
Exploris and Playspace consolidated in July to create a brand new
kids museum in Downtown Raleigh. The new museum
is a hands-on, interactive destination that inspires children to
be creative thinkers, active learners and confident individuals
in today’s world. It will host four permanent galleries,
one traveling exhibit gallery and two outdoor escapes for kids,
aged newborn to12 years and their families.
For more information, click here.
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DOWNTOWN RALEIGH SCHOOL NAMED BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL FOR 2007
Since its founding in 1909, Cathedral School has played a dynamic
role in the North Carolina educational community. It was the
first school in North Carolina to educate Native American children.
It was also the first Catholic School to integrate when high
school students from St. Monica’s School began attending
Cathedral School in the 1950’s. Even today, Cathedral
School is recognized as the hallmark of ethnic and racial diversity
among Raleigh’s private schools. Located in its
historic building on Hillsborough Street in downtown Raleigh,
Sacred Heart Cathedral School is among the oldest in the Diocese
of Raleigh, which serves 8,047 children in eastern North Carolina,
from Burlington to the coast, educating a diverse population
of students from all faiths, ethnic origins, and economic backgrounds.
The U.S. Department of
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has announced that Sacred
Heart Cathedral Catholic School has been chosen as a National
No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon School for 2007. A
total of eight schools in North Carolina received the national
recognition.
The No Child Left Behind—Blue
Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private
K-12 schools that make significant progress in closing the
achievement gap or those whose students achieve at very high
levels. The schools submit an extensive application and are
selected by a panel based on one of the following criteria:
- A school has at least 40 percent of its students from disadvantaged
backgrounds who have dramatically improved their performance
in at least the past three years in reading and mathematics
and are achieving at high levels.
- A school may be recognized if its students achieve at the
highest levels, that is, if the school is in the top 10 percent
of the schools in the nation in reading and mathematics in
the last grade tested, as measured by an assessment referenced
against national norms, or in the top 10 percent in its state
as measured by a state test in at least the last grade tested.
Sacred Heart Cathedral School is being recognized for high
achievement. Along with test scores, the schools were
evaluated on other measures such as overall school program,
assessment, curriculum, instructional methods and professional
development. “This is a huge accomplishment and
honor for our school. Words cannot express how proud
I am of the faculty, staff, students and parents for making
this a school community that is able to compete and be recognized
on a national level,” says Donna Moss, Principal of Sacred
Heart Cathedral School.
For more information, click here.
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