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College Night at Buckhead Saloon

Every Wednesday is College Night at Buckhead Saloon and it could easily be the best deal and the best night out in town for students. There’s no cover charge before 10:30 and the drink specials can’t be beat–$1.50 well drinks and $2.00 drafts. When you factor in free hot dogs/hamburgers and free limo or bus rides, you’ve got all the ingredients of a five star night for a one star budget.

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Reminiscences of a Raleigh Boy: Part 6

From Treasure to Trash: The Demolition of the Wake County Courthouse

 

 

When I was a teenager back in the mid-1960s, Raleigh was fast losing all too many of its architecturally significant buildings to the wrecker’s ball. These included most of the grand Victorian homes on Blount Street, the magnificently turreted Chateauesque style Mansion Park Hotel, (which I referred to then as The Castle), the Jacobethan style Hugh Morson High School, Sullivanesque Wachovia Bank building, Italian Renaissance Olivia Raney Library and Wake County’s Beaux Arts courthouse. Downtown Raleigh back then was a veritable treasure trove of late 19th and early 20th century American architecture.

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A Day in the Life at the Roast Grill

I love Raleigh’s Roast Grill. This little (and I mean little!) hot dog counter occupies a cubbyhole on the ground floor of an old house on S. West Street. An old-fashioned “Hot Weiners” Coca Cola sign hanging over the neon Roast Grill sign in the window beckons to hungry passersby.

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Raleigh, Capitol of N.C.
by Raleigh Boy

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This week Flashback Friday soars high above Raleigh’s beloved State Capitol. The sophisticated 19th century Greek Revival building has stood on this spot for 175 years. We’ll also take a peek at the history of this building and its predecessors. So climb aboard and enjoy the flight!

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