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April 11, 2012 · 11:41 am

Picture of the Week – 42nd Street Oyster Bar at RDU Airport

42nd Street Oyster Bar

42nd Street Oyster Bar at RDU Airport

I was headed out of town to visit family for the Easter holiday last week and made my very first visit to new Terminal 2 at RDU Airport to catch a flight. The new terminal is very bright and slick looking.  I snapped the picture above as I made my way to my flight’s departure gate. I had no idea that the 42nd Street Oyster Bar had a second location in Raleigh. Until last week I was only aware of their location in downtown on West Jones Street. It is interesting to see them branch out and open a second restaurant out at the airport. I was pressed for time and couldn’t stop to eat, but I hope to try out the food at this location on a future visit. Two thumbs up overall for the new Terminal 2 out at RDU!

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March 29, 2012 · 9:37 am

Picture of the Week – Clyde Cooper’s BBQ in Raleigh

Clyde Cooper's BBQ

Clyde Cooper's BBQ ~ 109 East Davie Street Raleigh, NC

I snapped this picture of Clyde Cooper’s BBQ  yesterday afternoon while walking along Davie Street in downtown Raleigh.  Clyde’s is a Raleigh institution famous for their Carolina-style barbecue. They have been serving area residents with their slow cooked top lean pork shoulders and hams since 1938. While there are many great BBQ places in the Triangle, no BBQ tour is complete without a visit to Clyde’s.  To view their full menu visit their website: http://clydecoopersbbq.com/

(Every week I feature a photo of a local business or event taken during the past seven days.  If you would like to submit a photo for consideration please email met at triangleexplorer@gmail.com. If your photo is selected proper credit will be given along with a link back to your website.  Thanks!)

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March 19, 2012 · 9:59 am

Picture of the Week ~ Durham Street Piano

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This week’s photo was taken at the 2nd Annual “Marry Durham” celebration held this past Saturday on Rigsbee Avenue in downtown Durham. The event is a celebration of the communities’ commitment to the Bull City and featured a parade, live music, and great food from several local food trucks. Pictured above is Tom Merrigan the “Durham Street Piano” player entertaining the crowd gathered in front of Fullsteam Brewery with one of his fun boogie-woogie tunes.  Tom was joined by a few of  my friends from the Bulltown Strutters Kevin (on snare) and Todd (Sousaphone).

Check out the video below to learn more about Tom and his story behind making the Durham Street Piano Project a reality.

Video courtesy of Mimi Schiffman

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March 13, 2012 · 4:04 pm

Pictures of the Week ~ Electric Vehicle Spotted at North Raleigh Whole Foods

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I ran across my first electric vehicle in the Triangle yesterday. It was the 100% electric Nissan Leaf.  I noticed it parked at a charging station in the parking lot outside of the North Raleigh Whole Foods off Six Forks Road.

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There are two charging stations at this location. They are located on the side of the building next to the huge silver rainwater harvesting cistern.  At this time there is no fee for using these chargers. You may have noticed a second car is also parked by a charger. Unfortunately it was not an electric vehicle.  Just somebody too lazy to park in a regular parking spot.

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To view a map of all the publicly available the  charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) in and around Raleigh head on over to the  Raleigh Connoisseur blog and check out his “Raleigh EV Charging Station Central” site.

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February 8, 2012 · 11:12 pm

Picture of The Week: The Raleigh Bar!

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A few months ago I had the opportunity to visit downtown Portland and while strolling through a chocolate shop in the Pearl District called Cacoa I came across a chocolate bar made with pecan, nougat, bacon and caramel. It was called the “Raleigh Bar” and had an image of Sir Walter Raleigh splashed across the wrapper. Of course I had to buy one of theses bars and it wasquite delicious.

As much as I loved the Portland and the chocolate I found there, the Triangle chocolate scene is pretty darn good too. In fact, Raleigh is now the home of two “bean to bar” chcoclate shops. The next time you are in downtown Raleigh and need something for your sweet tooth check out Escazu Chocolates on Blount Street and Videri Chocolate Factory on Davie Street in Warehouse district.

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