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“Floating” House On A Raleigh Hillside Featured in Architectural Record
January 26, 2007 (RALEIGH, NC) – A modern house perched on a steep hillside in Raleigh’s established Laurel Hills neighborhood is featured this month in Architectural Record, one of the profession’s most respected journal. Raleigh architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, designed the 1800-square-foot house for Lynda Strickland when she relocated here from Washington, D.C. Her property…
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NC Film Director Completes New Series of TV Spots for Virginia-based Children’s Hospital
January 22, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Allen Weiss, a film director based in Raleigh, recently completed a series of 30-sec television spots for Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (CHKD) in Norfolk, Virginia’s only free-standing, full-service pediatric hospital, treating children from birth through age 21 and the site of the state’s only dedicated pediatric emergency…
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Landscape Architect Dick Bell Makes 2007 Who’s Who List
Award-winning landscape architect Dick Bell, FASLA, who recently relocated to Atlantic Beach, NC, after 52 years of living and working in Raleigh, has been included in Metro Magazine’s 2007 Who’s Who list of men and women who have made significant contributions to the state’s Triangle region. Each January, Raleigh’s Metro Magazine recognizes men and women…
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Downtown Raleigh Art Gallery Presents New Works by Jason Craighead
January 15, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – For the first time since October 2006, abstract expressionist Jason Craighead will present his latest work in a Raleigh venue when he joins artist Tricia McKellar for a special exhibit entitled “Microcosm/Macrocosm” to be held at the Miriam Preston Block Art Gallery in the Avery Upchurch Municipal Building in…
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“Day-in-the-Life” Spots Show Up-and-Coming Athletes Choosing Ball Park Franks for Power Snacks
(LOS ANGELES, CA) – Sedna Films, a commercial production company based in Santa Monica, recently teamed up with Sara Lee/Ball Park Franks to create a couple of high-energy, high-action, 60-second spots that capture “a day in the lives” of super-skateboarder Patrick Hernandez and Olympics-bound high-jumper Timothy Sebastian, who, according to the commercials, choose Ball Park…
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When Objects Become Art: N.C. Architect Turns To Artists To Get The Job Done
January 11, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – “We talk about a concept and the artists take it from there,” Raleigh architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, told Residential Architect magazine in a recent article on the benefits of working with artists, rather than contractors, when a design detail needs a creative and often handmade solution. “Working with craftspeople…
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Sedna Films Adds To Staff
January 3, 1008 (SANTA MONICA, CA) – Sedna Films, a commercial production company, recently hired Moses Mugo to serve as manager of its Santa Monica office. Mugo moved from Africa to the United States in 1990 when he was 18 to pursue an education. He worked in freelance production for a number of years until…
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Raleigh Stylist Contributes Time,Talent to Charitable Fashion Show in Charlotte
January, 2007 (RALEIGH, NC) – Nichole Lu Maye, a hair stylist with Salon Moxie in North Raleigh, recently participated in “The Luxury Living Show — Mercedes, Fashion & Furniture” held at The Fountains Shopping Center in Charlotte. Proceeds from the event went to the Charlotte Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation.…
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Raleigh’s f8 Photo Studios Shoots WakeMed Gala with Tom Brokaw
December 12 (RALEIGH, NC) – For the second time, f8 Photo Studios in Raleigh served as photographer of record for WakeMed Foundation’s annual “Society of 1961” gala reception and dinner, which was held at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh. The featured speaker this year was former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw. The Society…
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Media Audit Report: Raleigh’s Metro Magazine Dominates High-End Demographics in North Carolina’s Raleigh, Durham, Research Triangle Market
The latest Media Audit for North Carolina’s educated and affluent Raleigh-Durham-Research Triangle region reports that Metro Magazine dominates the high-end demographic spectrum of the market The report uses a multimedia, qualitative audience survey covering over 450 target items for each rated media’s audience. According to The Media Audit, 82 percent of Metro’s readers are 25…
