A block away from Alston Street and across from Ligon Middle School lies New Hope Holiness Church.  It could very well be the smallest church in Raleigh.
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About two weeks ago, there was a ceremony celebrating the installation of some 120 LEDs on the pedestrian bridge that goes over the 440 beltline. Upon reading this from a remote location over the holidays, I was initially excited at this development. I was under the assumption that two things had happened:

1) The pedestrian bridge had a different appearance under the cover of darkness

2) There was no longer a locked fence barring entry to the Museum of Art side from the Meredith College side

As it turns out, both assumptions were incorrect.
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This was an enormous year for us all, and probably the most significant of my life. To reflect, I went to the bar and got blisteringly drunk.

I went to Mojoe’s first for a bucket of beer and 2 dollar burger, and then walked next door to The Black Flower to watch The Cool Kid Collective play.

I like The Black Flower. Unlike most places on Glenwood, it has class without the reek of snobbery. The owner gave me free Energizers when my camera died, something I just can’t see happening in most of the other bars down there.
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