This costume was topped only by lego dude

The Girls Gone Wild Crew

The owner of Melvin’s, one of the organizers of last night’s event.

I’ll leave it to my friends over at New Raleigh to summarize the event, but I’ll say that for a first-ever event, it was an overwhelming success. The police officers I spoke with said there were no arrests (at least until I retired home @ 1am) and that there were no disturbances. There were many creative outfits that were well put together and the lego man was well deserving of the best costume award.
I hope to have a link to a gallery of all images taken, but in the meantime I’ll exceed my normal 3 images per post rule and put up some of my favorites.

A full article and photos will be on the way later today! There are so many to go through.

The first hike was a great success and great fun. Check back after 5PM for the full series and a link to all the photos…

Sadlack’s Heroes is a bar/venue/sandwich joint on Hillsborough Street. Several months ago they did a complete renovation which was pretty much knocking down the previous building and rebuilding it in a similar fashion. It has plenty of outdoor seating.

Normally I don’t do sandwiches for dinner, but this place wins an exception every time. In my opinion, they have hands down THE BEST sandwich in Raleigh. I also don’t do fried foods, but their homemade chips (or fries) are so tasty that they are worth the unhealthiness that goes with fried items.

Pictured above are Rose (owner) and Mary (bartender)

The outdoor patio area

Steve and Stacy

The location is a favorite for me personally, as it’s about a 2 minute walk from my house. Additionally, the location provides a great bird’s eye view of the Bell Tower intersection of Hillsborough St. Perhaps the biggest reason I am such a fan of this place is that it is a dog-friendly establishment (outside, anyhow). I generally pass by this place when walking the pup, and it’s neat that often there will be a dog or two hanging out on the patio for mine to play with.

Kaci and my dog, Elsi

Kaci and a friend

A random congo line

This place is a Raleigh legend. If you haven’t been before, stop by and find out for yourself why it is.

Sadlack’s Heroes
2116 Hillsborough St
919-828-9190