Author: Blueplate PR
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Raleigh Parents Pick Salon Moxie for “Best Teen Hair Cut” 2008 Nickelodeon Award
August 15, 2008, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Salon Moxie, a hair salon in North Raleigh, has received the 2008 Parents’ Picks Award for “Best Teen Hair Cut” in Raleigh in Nickelodeon’s first annual awards program for family-friendly services. Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect.com, an online resource for parenting advice and community, asked parents in 52 major US cities,…
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Outspoken Metro Magazine Editor To Discusss Upcoming Elections on WRAL-TV’s “Headline Saturday”
August 15, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Bernie Reeves, the outspoken editor and publisher behind Raleigh Metro Magazine, will join WRAL’s David Crabtree and representatives from the daily News & Observer on “Headline Saturday,” a half-hour news analysis show that airs on WRAL-TV at 7 p.m. each Saturday. This week’s topic will be the upcoming election,…
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Samuel Cole Salon Stylists Attend Bumble and bumble Network Educator Class in NYC
August 14, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Hair stylists Ashley Collins and Erin Shebaugh of Samuel Cole Salon in Raleigh recently returned from New York City where they attended an exclusive Network Educators training program at Bumble & bumble University (Bb. U). According to Bumble & bumble, the Network Educator School “trains top talent in our…
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Raleigh Architect Named “Green Goddess”
August 14, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Architect Erin Sterling of Frank Harmon Architect PA in Raleigh is featured this month in Skirt! Magazine as a “green goddess.” A key member of the firm’s design team, Erin is a LEED® accredited professional who brings her expertise to bear on many of Harmon’s finest environmentally sustainable projects.…
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Artist Kimberly Alvis Donates Painting to Triangle Day School Fundraiser
August 12, 2008 (CHAPEL HILL, NC) — Kimberly A. Alvis, an award-winning fine artist based in Chapel Hill, recently donated a 35” by 40” oil on linen painting to help raise funds for Triangle Day School in Durham. Founded in 1991, Triangle Day School (www.triangledayschool.org) is an independent, co-ed, non-sectarian, non-profit school with a current…
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Jason Craighead Joins Reeves Collection
August 5, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Raleigh Metro Magazine editor and publisher Bernie Reeves and his wife Katie Reeves, vice president, recently purchased a painting by abstract artist Jason Craighead, adding it to the couple’s impressive collection of original art. Entitled “Forward Progress-08,” the Reeves’ new 50w x 40h painting mixed media on canvas, and…
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Purple Armchair in Downtown Raleigh Steps Up To Host 2008 “CHAIRity” Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County (NC)
August 4, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Patrick Lawton, owner of the new marketplace Purple Armchair in downtown Raleigh, has agreed to host the fall fundraiser “CHAIRity” gala and auction for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County, which was left in limbo after its previous host, Porto in North Hills, closed its doors recently. After the…
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“Fool’s Gold,” Now Available on DVD, Features Setzer-Designed Superyacht
July 29, 2008 (CARY, NC, USA) – “Fool’s Gold,” the film starring Matthew McConaughay, Kate Hudson and Donald Sutherland that was recently released on DVD, is more than a light-hearted tale of romance, comedy and hunting for lost treasure. It’s also a showcase for a sleek, 138-foot superyacht designed by Ward Setzer, principal of Setzer…
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Dan After Dark: Music Blog Brings 20-Something Vibe To Raleigh Metro Magazine’s Online Offerings
July 30, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Raleigh Metro Magazine assistant editor Dan Reeves, a self-described “27-year-old kid who is really into music,” is now bringing his passion for the subject — and his willingness to track it down from the seat of his bright red Vespa — to the magazine’s website through his new blog…
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Historic Charleston Church Welcomes Members To “Green” Sunday School
July 28, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) — “This is our generation’s contribution and a lasting testament to being sensitive to the church, the city, and the earth,” said Dr. Stephen Cofer-Shabica, chairman of the building committee task force, when the thoroughly “green” addition to the oldest church in Charleston, South Carolina was recently completed. Designed by…