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Picking Up Pieces in the Dark

This bike had clearly been tossed around. A power transformer lies in the background.

Several tornadoes touched down across the state on Saturday. Countless roads on the east side of Raleigh are closed off, and crews from Raleigh Parks and Recreation, among several other departments and agencies, are working throughout the night to pick up the pieces left behind from the series of storms.

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Thirst For Architecture Happy Hour – April 27th

Natty Greene's Pub & Brewing

Wednesday, April 27th, is the date for ‘Thirst For Architecture‘, an informal happy hour uniting enthusiasts of modern architecture at Natty Greene’s in Downtown Raleigh.

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Beautiful Raleigh, N.C.

Can you guess what year this photo was taken in? I don’t know the answer, but there are a few clues: Both the old Progress Energy Building and the old Raleigh Convention Center were built in 1977. The old State Theater is still intact (where the Wake Co. Jail is today), and the BB&T Building (1985) hadn’t been built yet.

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