A few weeks ago when lamenting the loss of places and buildings with character, we published a long-running rumor that Sadlack’s would be lost as a part of the Bell Tower redevelopment project that NC State has been soliciting bids for. Unfortunately, it looks like the rumors were true.
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Big Fat Sac, host of Both Kinds Radio

There are many reasons why I think WKNC is the best radio station on the planet, and a few weeks ago I was given another reason: a new show called Both Kinds Radio. Hosted by long time WKNC DJ Big Fat Sac, the show airs real country, not the pop-influenced stuff currently being produced:

With apologies to Toby Keith, Faith Hill and Scotty McCreery, the real sound of Country and Western music is hard to find on your radio dial, these days.  Both Kinds Radio aims to change that.  I am your host, Big Fat Sac (formerly of Wash Behind Your Ears 2003 – 2008), and every Sunday from 4pm until 6pm I’ll be presenting a wealth of Country and Western Swing music from the 1930s through the 1970s.

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401 Oberlin, one of the newest proposed teardown projects

When looking at the number of planned development projects centered around the downtown area, one feels a sense of relief that Raleigh is well insulated from the economic woes currently plaguing most cities in the United States. While on one hand these are a reassuring sign of progress, on the other they represent a rapid loss of unique buildings with character that define Raleigh.

Before they’re gone, let’s take a look at what we’re losing.

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