Client News and Media Recognition

Author: Blueplate PR

  • Raleigh Salon Makes The Most of Bb.U. In NYC

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    December 15, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Four stylists, the owners and the marketing manager of Samuel Cole Salon in North Raleigh recently traveled to New York City to spend four days immersed in Bumble & bumble University (Bb.U.), a full-time advanced educational facility for stylists, owners and salon managers located in the heart of the…

  • Frank Harmon Selected As Commencement Speaker

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    December 10, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) –  Frank Harmon, FAIA, an award-winning “green” architect and Professor in Practice at N.C. State University’s College of Design, will deliver the commencement address for the College’s December graduates, dean Marvin Malecha  announced recently. College of Design commencement exercises will take place December 17 at 1:30 p.m. in Stewart Theatre…

  • Raleigh Salons Host Redken Educators

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    December 10, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Samuel Cole Salon and Salon Moxie recently welcomed two educators from Redken, a global leader in professional hair care products and services, who presented day-long, in-salon classes for the styling teams of both North Raleigh salons. Redken’s Amy Hill and Sandra Hurd presented the Redken Color Symposium to acquaint…

  • Chapel Hill Artist Offers “The Gold Ribbon” To Charitable Fundraiser

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    December, 2008 (CHAPEL HILL, NC) — To show her support for The Arc of Orange County’s mission, Chapel Hill artist Kimberly Alvis recently donated a unique Christmas tree “ornament” to the Festival of Trees, The Arc’s December fundraising event held at University Mall in Chapel Hill. Alvis’ ornament is actually an original 5”x7” oil painting…

  • REI Donates To “Trees Across Raleigh”

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    November 24, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Trees Across Raleigh, Inc., is pleased to announce that REI Corporation has donated $5000 to the non-profit organization’s efforts to improve the City of Raleigh’s appearance by planting trees in public spaces. REI representatives presented the check to Trees Across Raleigh at the organization’s Fall tree planting held November…

  • Duke’s Greenest Building Gets The Gold

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    November 25, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Duke University’s Ocean Conservation Center at the Marine Lab in Beaufort, N.C., designed by Frank Harmon Architect PA of Raleigh, has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold certification, Duke’s Office of News & Communications reported today. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the national…

  • Chapel Hill Artist Participates in “Plein Air” Paint-Out

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    November 20, 2008 (CHAPEL HILL, NC) – On a recent weekend this month, Chapel Hill artist Kimberly Alvis joined a group of painters who took their paints, palettes, canvases and easels to Elodie goat farm in Bahama, NC, to participate in an en plein air (French for “in the open air”) painting session coordinated by…

  • Magazine’s Annual Education Report Reveals Anti-Literary Epidemic

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    November 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) –  Educating potential gang members, an anti-literary epidemic, “real education,” and college prep scams are only three of the subjects covered in Raleigh Metro Magazine’s annual Education Report, on newsstands now in the November edition. Senior writer Liza Roberts celebrates the efforts of one dedicated retired teacher from Los Angeles battling…

  • Charleston Architect Completes Clean, Green, Modern Residence

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    November 17, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) — South Carolina architect Whitney Powers, AIA, of Studio A, Inc., is well known for bringing a host of sustainable design principles and technologies to bear on her residential projects. The 5000-square-foot home she recently completed on Johns Island in Charleston is perhaps her finest example to date. Sleek and…

  • “Cheshire On Film” Now Available Online

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    November 14, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Admitting that James Bond was “among my first cinematic obsessions,” world renowned critic Godfrey Cheshire gives the newest 007 film “Quantum of Solace” a mere “six” on a scale of one to 10 in his first film column for Raleigh Metro Magazine, available online now at http://www.metronc.com. “Bottom line:…