Raleigh, NC: The City of Oaks
However, I choose it because the people reminded me the most of the Iowans with whom I grew up. I could be with that kind of person without the cold bitter winters. I was also attracted to the lush beauty of the place. How wonderful.
I quickly got used to the Iowa like friendliness of the people, after all I grew up with that and it was like coming home.
However, to this day I have not gotten used to the beauty. I still drive down a street or on the Belt Line and marvel at the beauty.
Here I have shown you a picture of the the Acorn that graces the downtown park. At the First Night celebration it is dropped from a height, much like New York's apple.
The first year I was here, I had a yard party at my 1917 vintage bungalow in the Historic Glenwood neighborhood. I invited all the neighbors. I was surprised to learn that one of the guests was the artist who created the Acorn statue. Things like that happen in Raleigh.
My Raleigh:
There are many reasons why Raleigh is great, I have posted one link that gives the stats. However, here I am focusing on my Raleigh and why I love it. I am talking about the 'Inside the Beltline' urban forest of trees and culture.
The Raleigh Sky Line, Amidst the Forest
What Is 'Raleigh's Belt Line'
I was amazed to find Raleigh's Beltline in Wikipedia. TheBeltline in Wikipedia You can get a description of the roads and geography there.However, to me the Beltline is the demarcation of the coolest part of a really great city.
But look at the picture, it shows the road which drives around a city, but yet it looks like the country. The trees aren't just there to hide the road, or to shelter the houses from the noise. That is what much of this urban area looks like.
The first time my daughter visited, after her college graduation, she stood on the front stoop, talking to someone and just said, "There are so many trees"! And I lived on Glenwood Avenue a busy and major thorough fare.
The Old Raleigh Neighborhoods
- Historic Oakwood
- When I first moved to Raleigh, I almost bought here. The houses were great and affordable, but a lot of work. People are buying them and doing an amazing job with renovations.
Oakwood is right next door to old downtown Raleigh where the capital and other government buildings are as well as several museums, art galleries and fine restaurants.
Much of this is old and beautiful, but there is new construction going on. The beautiful old house below will be replaced, but as you can see, not torn down. It is being moved.
The Old Makes Way for The New, But Is Still Preserved This House Sits on Wheels Waiting a Move and the Land Waits for the New
Blount Street, Raleigh, NC
Butterflies on Blount Street, Raleigh, NC
Cameron Village in Raleigh, NC
It is not covered, thus feels like the 'downtowns' of old. It is not, however, a 'strip mall'. It is blocks of sidewalks and trees with boutiques, galleries, restaurants and a scattering of chain stores. It really is a village, not just a name.
I don't go to malls, I think strip malls are a blight. I love Cameron Village.
I chose to represent Cameron Village with two videos I did of murals and outside art.
Glenwood Avenue and Peace Street, Raleigh, NC
The House Gets Higher: Men Can Now Stand Under It! 10/13/08
Urban Art of an Old Southern Life Style: the Corner of Glenwood and Peace, Raleigh, NC
First Fridays, The Art Walk in Raleigh, NC
There are bands in the streets, many galleries serve snacks and wine, it is truly a gathering worth going to, month after month.
* ArtSpace is a converted Ford Garage that has been turned into an artist studio. Painters, sculptors and crafts persons work and sell from the building. Most days one can find some artist working and happy to talk about their work.
Art Space, The Hub of "First Fridays"
Visit ArtSpace Virtually
- ArtSapce
- There is so much going on at ArtSpace. Artists work, display, and teach classes. There is a theater upstairs for the dramatic arts.
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
The Museum Park, described below is amazing.
The Museum is technically just outside the Beltline, but is essentially very much the inner city.
- North Carolina Museum of Art
- "The Museum Park consists of 164 acres of woodlands, open areas and streams filled with trails and monumental works of environmental art. The combination of an important art museum and a large natural area offers a rare opportunity to explore art and ecology together.
The Park was developed from a former farm that was part of a now-relocated state prison. Outdoor activities range from concerts and festivals in the Joseph. M. Bryan, Jr., Theater and John Deere Green
near the Museum to nature study and contemplation of art projects in the woodland preserve.
The Park is a laboratory for experimentation with environmental art and ecological restoration, a place for a quiet walk of discovery and a bridge to connect the broadest possible audience with artistic and environmental issues of the future. Planning and policy are developed with the invaluable assistance of the Partnership for Art and Ecology between the Museum and the College of Natural Resources of NCSU.
The Museum Park is free and open daily, including holidays, from dawn to dusk."
August Rodin at the North Carolina Museum of Art
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Auguste Rodin in Raleigh, North Carolina
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There are many reasons why Raleigh is on the short list of "Best Places to Live" lists. The plethora of great universities, best medical care in the country, the climate, the beauty of it all, and then there is the North Carolina Museum of Arts with...
The Red Wolf Ramble in Raleigh, NC
- Red Wolf Ramble Extraganza
- "This was a family-focused, temporary exhibit which opened in September 2001 and closed mid-April 2002. The Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble (RRWR) generated unique excitement and enthusiasm all over Raleigh because of the whimsical, comical, imaginative visions of the artists involved. The City Council endorsed the installation of sculptures on city property and provided seed money, which was repaid through the very successful wolf auction on April 5, 2002.
Over 100 red wolves were placed throughout the city in public parks, major pedestrian thoroughfares, shopping centers, small businesses and downtown area locations. Each fiberglass form provided a canvas which North Carolina artists enhanced with paint and three-dimensional add-ons. Artists were selected through an open call as well as an invitation process."
From the "Red Wolf Ramble"
See the Entire "Red Wolf Ramble"
Rex Hospital still has its wolf in the front lobby.
Raleigh red wolf ramble
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The North Carolina State Wolfpack!
One of Raleigh's True Treasures
Dorton Arena: The Skating Venue for the 1999 International Special Olympics and Home of the Carolina Roller Girls, It Graces the
The North Carolina State Fairgrounds
However, the University has an agricultural department as well as a Veterinary School. Thus we find cow pastures within the city.
- The State Fair Grounds
- The fairgrounds is the home of a weekly flea market that is acres of antiques, bargains and crafts. It is open every Saturday and Sunday, except for October when it is closed for the State Fair.
It also contains extensive areas for horse shows and other animal/hobby related things.
Dorton Arena, one of the most unusual buildings on the grounds is the home of the Carolina Roller Girls among other groups. It was the skating venue for the 1999 International Special Olympics and once housed Raleigh's semi pro Hockey team, before the Hurricaine's, the Stanley Cup winning professional moved to town. - The State Fair Grounds
- The fairgrounds is the home of a weekly flea market that is acres of antiques, bargains and crafts. It is open every Saturday and Sunday, except for October when it is closed for the State Fair.
It also contains extensive areas for horse shows and other animal/hobby related things.
Dorton Arena, one of the most unusual buildings on the grounds is the home of the Carolina Roller Girls among other groups. It was the skating venue for the 1999 International Special Olympics and once housed Raleigh's semi pro Hockey team, before the Hurricaine's, the Stanley Cup winning professional moved to town.
Third Place and Lilly's Pizza, the Independent Hub of Five Points
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
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The Barns of Wake County
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Raleigh, North Carolina is a thriving cultural, educational center. However, in eastern Wake County, starting in the outskirts of Raleigh and into Wendell, Zebulon, Knightdale and little Lizard Lick, among the sprouting new settlements with modest...
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Auguste Rodin in Raleigh, North Carolina
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There are many reasons why Raleigh is on the short list of "Best Places to Live" lists. The plethora of great universities, best medical care in the country, the climate, the beauty of it all, and then there is the North Carolina Museum of Arts with...
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"A" is for "Arrowsmith"
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I began this journey as a lens master on June 21, 2008. I started with the story of how my parents began their first small business. That first lens reached a top rank of 188 overall and 14 in business, and then started back down, getting as low as...
Did You Enjoy Your Visit to Raleigh? Grab a Slice from Lilly's, a Cup of Coffee from Third Place, Take a Table and Tell Us What
I would love to hear what you think. Stop in a see us some time!
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- jipock jipock Mar 17, 2009 @ 7:42 am
- I am from Greenville, NC. I have family in Raleigh. My brother went to NCSU, and told me just how much fun 5 forks was. Great Lens!! 5*****
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- Margo_Arrowsmith Margo_Arrowsmith Dec 17, 2008 @ 10:40 am | in reply to lemonsqueezy
- Hey, thanks! I think the Wolfpack statue is new since you have been here. Cool, huh?
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- lemonsqueezy lemonsqueezy Dec 17, 2008 @ 10:25 am
- Went to NCSU my first year of college before transferring back to Maryland and going to College Park. Thanks for taking me back in time!
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Dec 14, 2008 @ 7:14 am
- What a beautifully written lens! You kept me reading every word all the way to the end.
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- Christina thecoffeelady Christina thecoffeelady Oct 24, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
- Very nice lens.... I am just around the corner.... a little town called Four Oaks.... I love NC!
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Many Unique and Valuable Opportunities for Higher Education From One End of Hillsbourough Street to the Next
- Peace College
- Peace College is an all women college that is over 150 years old and thriving.
- St Augustine College
- A traditionally African American College
- Meridith College
- An all women's college that admits men to some graduate programs.
- Shaw University
- Shaw University, founded in 1865, is the first historically black college of the South. Shaw is a private, co-educational, liberal arts university affiliated with the Baptist Church. The University awards degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- North Carolina State University
- The school of Veternary medicine is a boon to animals lovers, but the university has many outstanding programs.
- Wake Tech Community College
- This provides vocational training, a two year college as a bridge to four year degrees and learning opportunities for the entire community.
Raleigh, a Perenial Top 10
- Raleigh, a Top 10 Place to Live
- Here are the stats as to why Raleigh makes so many top 10 lists. I have chosen to talk about my personal reasons, what is important to me, but wanted you to have the facts that most people want to know.
People Blogging About Raleigh
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For Arrowsmith Printing 9/22/08
I was born into a small business, I believe that small business and entrepreneurs are the backbone of America and what has made us great. They are what made us great and will save us in these unsure times. I have never wanted to have a great job. Well, better a great one, than a boring dead end one, and I have had both. But I have never really wanted a job at all.
Don't get me wrong, I am a hard worker. I have worked a full-time job, a part time job and a private practice all at the same time for a lot of years in my past. It isn't the work, its the working for someone else. Never wanted to do that, and I don't understand those who want to do that.
When I was six months old my parents bought their first small town weekly newspaper in Iowa. This was back in the day, back when small town newspapers were not just advertising sheets. Perhaps there are still some of them that are real, I hope so.
So I came by this perverse nature naturally. My path to self employment has been different than theirs, but it has always been my path, my direction.
Growing up in Iowa, in the fifties, I also grew up politically conservative. By the time I was 30 I was radically left. Today? I am proudly liberal and what that means will be clearer as we progress.
However, I have had conflicts about 'taking advantage of people'. I now know that employing people is not automatically taking advantage of them, but it took a while for me to learn that nothing is intrinsically good or bad. Well, almost nothing.
I have educated myself in business, I have a small business and I have used EFT and other energy clearing methods to help me clarify the old conflicts and move forward.
My mission here is to provide a forum for people who want to work independently through one person businesses or through employing others and for whom the betterment of human kind is an important value. My lenses are about offering good products, teaching people about betting their lives, and using the money they make for their pleasure and the benefit of others.
That is how I see business and if you have a similar vision I invite you to my blog www.creatingbusinessenergy.com
Margo Arrowsmith
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mother and Grandmother
Clinincal Social Worker, Coach and Internet Marketer
Interfaith Contemplative Minister
Student of life, business, the human spirit that motivates us to be our best in all circumstances.
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