Month: July 2011
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Triangle Modernist Houses Sponsors Hillsborough Modernist Tour
Featuring two new Modernist residential designs. July 28, 2011 (Hillsborough, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), the award-winning non-profit dedicated to promoting and preserving Modernist residential design, will host a Hillsborough Modernist Tour on Saturday, August 13, from 9 a.m. until noon, sponsored by Prime Energy Group and Hill Country Woodworks. Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens…
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RHA Howell To Host “Put It On The Table” Design Competition, Fundraiser
To benefit children and adults with disabilities in the Tar River and Greenville group homes. July 26, 2011 (Greenville, NC) – Creative holiday table settings and table top design are the themes for a special fundraiser to benefit RHA Howell’s Tar River and Greenville Group Homes this year entitled, “Put It On The Table.” On…
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The Bridge at Concord
By Frank Harmon, FAIA At museums and visitors centers, less interpretation is more. One day in the 1970s, I wandered into the rare documents room at the British Museum, where cloth-shrouded glass cases held poems, speeches and letters written by famous people. You could pull back a cloth, read the document, and cover it up…
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The Frugal Travel Guy Speaks Out Against Hotel Internet Charges
If Starbucks and McDonalds can provide free wi-fi, why can’t hotels? July 23, 2011 (Traverse City, MI) – Rick Ingersoll, a world traveler and the author of the popular blog “The Frugal Travel Guy,” continues to speak out against one of his pet peeves: Internet connection fees that most hotels charge. Ingersoll first made this…
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Charlotte’s Oldest Modern House Saved From Demolition
Triangle Modernist Houses, Modern Charlotte Realty find a buyer by deadline. July 22, 2011 (Charlotte, NC) – The 1956 Lassiter House, the oldest mid-century modernist house in Charlotte that was threatened with demolition if it didn’t sell by June of this year, has been sold to new owners and will be renovated. Gail Jodon of…
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Kenneth Hobgood Architects Renovates, Enlarges A Classic Fifties Modern House
Sensitive phased project respects the architectural integrity of the original residence. July 13, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Kenneth E. Hobgood Architects in Raleigh recently completed the renovation phase of an exemplary, mid-century modern house in Durham and is about to begin construction on phase two: a 1200-square-foot addition that will honor, without imitating, the original…
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Midwest Book Reviews Recommends “The Mahogany Door”
New fantasy-adventure book makes MBR’s July Fiction Shelf July 12, 2011 (Durham, NC) — “The Mahogany Door,” a new fantasy-adventure book by J. Mark Boliek, accompanied by an all-original soundtrack CD, has received a positive review and strong recommendation from the reputable Midwest Book Reviews (MBR). Under the headline “A fun fantasy aimed at young…
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“Summer Fun Campaign” To Benefit Children and Adults with Disabilities
RHA Howell seeks public donations to help provide summer activities for the people the non-profit serves. Like so many other non-profit organizations that rely on state and federal funding to continue to help the people they serve, RHA Howell, a non-profit, statewide organization that has been serving people with disabilities for nearly 40 years, is…
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