Month: May 2011
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“The Mahogany Door” Makes BookExpo America’s New Titles Showcase
Split Rail Books gets its first title before international buyers, librarians and more. May 25, 2011 (Durham, NC) – “The Mahogany Door” by J. Mark Boliek, a new fantasy-adventure book for young readers just published by Split Rail Books of Durham, is included in this year’s New Title Showcase at the BookExpo America (BEA) going…
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Humor Author/Entrepreneur Takes His Message To The Triangle
Cris Cohen talks business, baseball, books. May 25, 2011 (Cary, NC) – “How I learned through the Miracle League that baseball can be fun and not just the forced labor camp experience I remember from childhood” is one of two messages that humor writer Cris Cohen of Cary, author of the irreverent blog “Nothing In…
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The Frugal Travel Guy Shares Travel Tips with DailyWorth.com
Rick Ingersoll guest posts for community of women. May 25, 2011 (Hilton Head, SC) – When DailyWorth.com editor-in-chief M.P. Dunleavey approached Rick Ingersoll, the author of “The Frugal Travel Guy” blog, about contributing to her website, he welcomed the chance to share some of his tips and techniques with a community of women interested in…
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Pinecote
By Frank Harmon, FAIA Few building forms are more familiar than the one-story gabled roof. The earliest Greek temples feature this form, as do 19th century tobacco warehouses, churches, and government buildings. Our own state Capitol in Raleigh, designed by Town and Davis in 1840, is adorned by the upright columns and V-shaped roof of…
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Cool Without AC: Dewees Island House Featured in Mother Earth News
Vacation home by Whitney Powers, AIA, one of three projects selected. May 24, 2011 (Charleston, SC) – A sustainable beach house on Dewees Island, SC, designed by Whitney Powers, AIA, of Studio A, Inc., in Charleston, is one of three houses selected by Robyn Griggs Lawrence whose blog “Natural Home & Garden” is carried in…
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“Birds of a Feather” Art Exhibition To Open In Wilmington in June
Featuring hand-crafted and hand-painted surfboards and stringed instruments. May 17, 2011 (Wilmington, NC) — “Birds of a Feather,” a special exhibition featuring artist Clark Hipolito’s original artwork on handcrafted guitars, ukuleles and surfboards, will open on Friday, June 10, at Deluxe restaurant in downtown Wilmington, NC. The title of the exhibition, “Birds Of A Feather,”…
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The Frugal Travel Guy Explains The “Bump The Bonus” Technique
How to get in on new bonus offers on credit cards you already have. May 16, 2011 (Hilton Head Island, SC) – Rick Ingersoll, author of the blog “The Frugal Travel Guy” and a frequent resource for budget travel reporters and columnists, tells his readers that applying for new credit cards that offer big sign-up…
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Frank Harmon Architect PA Makes “Architect 50” List For Third Straight Year
The small Raleigh, NC, firm ranks 21st this year among the top 50 firms in the nation in terms of design quality, sustainability ethos, and profitability. May 16, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – For the third consecutive year, Frank Harmon Architect PA has made Architect magazine’s “Architect 50” list of architectural firms from across the nation,…