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Heading out of town.

Major League Gaming is Coming to Raleigh

For the second year in a row, Major League Gaming is coming to Raleigh, and with it comes an unprecedented amount of anticipation for a world class event. Previous MLG Events have filled convention centers in Dallas, TX, Columbus, OH and Anaheim, CA, literally running out of seated and standing room by Sunday afternoon. The above photo is from the most recent MLG Event in Anaheim.

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Commercial National Bank, Raleigh, N.C.

For Flashback Friday this week we feature a postcard depicting the elegant Commercial National Bank. Many consider it Raleigh’s finest early 20th century commercial building. It was designed in 1912 by the talented Atlanta architect, P. Thornton Marye.

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The Brewery on 08-01-11. Thanks for the memories. Growing up in Raleigh The Brewery was the place to go for live music. Back in the 80′s it was called P.C. Good Times.

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    • NCSU: “that could be said about pretty much everything NC State.” Uh – No.
    • Al: Streaking across the Brickyard was the best in the early 70′s!
    • JR Smith: ha ha ha. that could be said about pretty much everything NC State. “all in all, it’s not much...
    • NCSU: “…all in all, it’s not much but it’s ours.” Mmmmmmm. I was thinking the same thing about our...
    • Amy G. H.: When i read this post, I thought about this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =vK2u4y7J58I lol!
    • Ken: Absolutely hideous. I’ve seen nicer warehouse buildings. It would make a great canvas for graffiti.
    • Clay: Its been amazing reading all the stories about everyones experience going to the Underground. I would love to...
    • ben: Nice!


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