Author: Blueplate PR

  • CIA Officer To Present Jail House Videos During Raleigh Spy Conference

    February 24, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) — Former CIA officer Brian J. Kelley will relate the drama of notorious traitors — male and female — including videotaped prison cell interviews during the 6th Raleigh Spy Conference (www.raleighspyconference.com)  to be held March 25-27 at the North Carolina Museum of History in downtown Raleigh. Kelley, who was identified…

  • Blueplate PR Signs Lather Hair Salon

    February 23, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) —  Lather Hair Salon in North Raleigh has contracted blueplate pr, a boutique public relations agency located in downtown Raleigh, for public relations services. Lather Hair Salon, owned and operated by Jessica Williams, is a full-service salon located at 8521 Cantilever Road near the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Ebenezer…

  • Chapel Hill Artist Turns Travel Into Art

    February 22, 2009 (CHAPEL HILL, NC) – Artist Kimberly Alvis recently completed “Fajardo, Puerto Rico,” a 20hx24w oil on canvas painting inspired by a moment on a recent journey she made to Puerto Rico. “I was eating dinner at a little restaurant on the water and I was staring at this scene the whole time,”…

  • Lather Hair Salon Sweetens The Deal for Locks of Love Donors

    February 20, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Lather Hair Salon in North Raleigh has announced special perks for anyone who comes in to donate his or her long locks to Locks of Love: a free shampoo, cut and styling. “We love when clients tell us they want to donate their hair for Locks of Love,” said…

  • Cheshire Times Two: The Oscars & “The International”

    February 16, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – On the pages of Raleigh Metro Magazine – and on his blog accessed through Metro’s website (www.metronc.com)  – acclaimed film critic Godfrey Cheshire tackles the agendas and other factors that influence Oscar nominations and winners, with additional comments on “the first 2009 movie strongly resonating with our current difficulties”…

  • Living Greener In The Lowcountry

    February 11, 2009 (CHARLESTON, SC) – Award-winning “green” architect Whitney Powers of Studio A, Inc. in Charleston, South Carolina, offers common sense tips for embracing eco-friendly living in an article in this month’s South Carolina Woman magazine. In her article, entitled “Taking A Turn Towards A Sustainable Lifestyle in the Lowcountry.” Powers suggests actions anyone…

  • Frank Harmon Wins Two Custom Home Design Awards

    February 9, 2009, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Two houses designed by Frank Harmon Architect PA of Raleigh, NC, have received 2009 Custom Home Design Awards in the “less than 3000 square feet” category. The awards are presented by Custom Home Magazine. The 1800-square-foot Strickland-Ferris house in Raleigh received the coveted Grand Award. Completed in 2004,…

  • Studio A Helps South Carolina College Win Preservation Award

    February 9, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) – This past spring, the 1802 Anderson House in downtown Charleston, once in complete disrepair, was transformed into much-needed office space for the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Pharmacy. Last month, the Preservation Society of Charleston honored MUSC for its adaptive reuse of this historically significant structure by…

  • Raleigh Downtowner To Offer Business News

    February 6, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – To mark the beginning of its fifth calendar year in downtown Raleigh, Raleigh Downtowner Magazine is launching a new business section this month. Crash Gregg, publisher of the monthly publication, calls the addition “a natural progression based on the mainly professional readership of our magazine.” “The main focus and…

  • Raleigh Salons Get “Social”

    February 2, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – From formal “up-dos” to urban graffitti, Samuel Cole Salon and Salon Moxie stylists pulled out all the stops to create dramatic hair and make-up designs for 18 models in Social The Magazine’s third annual Reader’s Choice Awards Show, held in Disco Rodeo in North Raleigh recently. The Samuel Cole…