About eight months ago, three young women met over lunch with the idea of planning an environmentally conscious fashion show. One of the three, Beth Stewart, had met some of the organizers of EGB – NY Chapter’s Annual Project Earth Day and was inspired to bring the concept to Raleigh. After the first meeting, all realized that they shared the same vision for what the show would be. Planning began that day.

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The Redress Raleigh event was part of the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival, an arts & music gathering that was created to highlight and celebrate the change to a more pedestrian and vehicle friendly thoroughfare, beginning this summer. The show was initially scheduled to be outdoors, but was forced inside (to Aurora Nightclub) by rain. Despite the miserable weather, attendees waited in a long line in the cold to see local designers and models showcasing cutting edge and eco-friendly fashion. Not long before the show began, the top floor club was filled to capacity.
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Bike First Friday rolled out again this month with a monster showing of over 40 bikers! The weather was perfect and there were plenty of new shows to check out. We started off the ride with a quick stop at Helios to check out the photo exhibit by a group of local artists and photographers.
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How much thought have you given to the stride, comfort level, and evenness of a cobblestone path? How about what the optimum tread/riser ratio for a set of stairs leading to a brick patio should be? I can’t say I’ve explored these design concepts to any great depth, but it’s a science that Tom Mekus (above) of Native Elements knows inside and out.

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