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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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Morning View 080311

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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    • hollywoodgirl: I was thinking about the downtown hotels and how their purposes had changed over the decades, and how...
    • jayare: A lunchtime internet search for Ed V. Bedney resulted in the fact that he was a collector of matchbooks and...
    • jayare: LOL that message typed on the post card sounds like an international drug deal!
    • Raleigh Boy: Hollywoodgirl — Thanks for sharing your recollections of the Andrew Johnson Hotel with our...
    • Jimmy G: Moved to Raleigh in 1956. worked at Chiips 1966 later Hardee’s, Emma Conn to Morson to Enloe. Lived in...
    • Debbie McGhee Saelens: I went attended Hugh Morson the first part of the 9th grade (1965) before we moved to Aycock....
    • Matthew Brown: Another great article, Raleigh Boy! Thank you
    • Curt: Interesting post, Raleigh Boy. I wonder if the flag in the postcard was artistic license. Here are two Flickr...


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