Author: Blueplate PR
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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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Triangle Modernist Houses Hosts Tour of 1959 Carter Williams House
“Blue Haven” will be open to the public for one day. July 6, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — The 1959 Carter Williams House Tour, designed by prolific Raleigh architect F. Carter Williams, FAIA, for his family, with landscape design by Dick Bell, FASLA, will be open for public touring on Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m.…
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Triangle Modernist Houses’ Founder Addresses NCSU Class
George Smart will present talk, house tour for College of Design Students July 4, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – George Smart, founder and director of the award-winning non-profit organization Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), will be a guest lecturer for a summer class in the NC State University College of Design on July 5th. On July 6th,…
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Broad Street Cafe To Host The Mahogany Door Project
An acoustic performance of original music from the new book’s soundtrack CD. June 29, 2011 (Durham, NC) – Broad Street Café in Durham will host an acoustic performance of original music from a new soundtrack CD when The Mahogany Door Project takes the stage on Tuesday, July 19, at 8:30 p.m. The CD is the…
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Kenneth Hobgood Architects Anticipates Completion of Glass Villa in Kuwait
The residence will be a showcase of modern design, special engineering and meticulous construction. June 24, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Construction is nearing completion on Villa Al Bahar, a modern, 22,000-square-foot, four-level glass house in Kuwait City, Kuwait, designed by of Kenneth Hobgood Architects of Raleigh, NC. Designing and building a glass and steel villa…
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