Author: Blueplate PR
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Raleigh Hair Salon Brings Bridal Expertise To “The Wedding Show”
December 30, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Lather Hair Salon, a full-service salon in Raleigh that specializes in wedding party hair and makeup, will participate in this weekend’s “The Wedding Show” at the Jim Graham Building, NC State Fairgrounds, January 2-3. According to owner Jessica Williams, Lather will offer Wedding Show attendees free consultations as well…
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Triangle Modernist Houses.com Hosts Exclusive “I-House” Tour
December 26, 2009 (YOUNGSVILLE, NC) — If your idea of a mobile home is a flimsy metal trailer with ugly air conditioning units sticking out the windows, think again. Clayton Homes has introduced a mobile home – or manufactured home, as they’re now called – that is as Modern (with a capital “M”) as it…
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Triangle Modernist Houses.com Spotlights Pioneering Women
December 21, 2009 (DURHAM, NC) — Women make up half of all students in American graduate schools of architecture today, according to a New York Times report, and roughly 20 percent of the profession, according to the American Institute of Architects. That was not the case from the 1940s through the 1970s. In 1975, women…
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RHA Howell President Joins ANCOR Board of Directors
December 17, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Sam K. Hedrick, president of RHA Howell, Inc., in Raleigh, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), a nonprofit trade association representing more than 800 private providers of services and supports for Americans with disabilities. Hedrick has served…
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Modern Architecture Advocate/Archivist To Appear On NYC BlogTalkRadio Show
December 10, 2009 (NEW YORK, NY) – What is “modernist” residential design and why is it so important to preserve it? George Smart, founder and director of Triangle Modernist Houses.com, will answer these questions and many more when he appears as Larry Lane’s guest on “Sharing the Passion of Architecture,” a BlogTalkRadio show emanating from…
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Lather Hair Salon Tops National Magazine’s List of Best In The City
December 9, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – When American Salon magazine came to Raleigh to discover the best of the city’s trendy hair salons, the editors set their sights on Lather Hair Salon, a relatively small salon in a shopping center off Glenwood North/Highway 70 that just celebrated its first year of doing business. In the…
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NC Children With Disabilities Create Unique Holiday Cards
December 4, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Tiny fingers and toes helped to create a unique collection of holiday cards that not only raises much-needed funds for people with disabilities, but that also demonstrates how the smallest gesture can say “Happy Holidays” more poignantly than any Hallmark collection. With the help of the staff at the…
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Michael Jordan Nissan Presents Fundraising Check to Pretty In Pink Foundation
The Durham auto dealership includes breast cancer awareness in its outreach. December 1, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – After an unprecedented fundraising event at Michael Jordan Nissan in Durham, partner Ray Vrscak recently presented a check for $2400 to Pretty In Pink Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides financial resources for under-insured and uninsured North Carolinians…
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Max Cohen Captures The Essence of Need, Hope for Raleigh Downtowner’s December Cover
December 1, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – When the Raleigh Downtowner asked Max Cohen of Cohen Studios to create a cover image for the monthly magazine’s December edition, the photographer knew he had a special opportunity. The image would illustrate a lead article on small, less visible charities that play a large role in helping those…