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Lee Wilson, Raleigh Fire Department’s semi-official photographer, just posted his photographs of the fatal Mustang accident that occurred at 2:30 Sunday morning near the bowling alley on Capital Boulevard. This is the accident where the driver was exceeding 105 MPH when his car left the road, hit a tree, and split in two.
I’m amazed that ANYONE walked away from that, but the odds are that all three might be alive if they’d been wearing seatbelts. That and if they were not driving 105 MPH.
Remember when I said Raleigh’s downtown was becoming a place known for happy accidents? I got to witness one Friday.
As I watched from my office window two people, apparently strangers, met on Hargett Street. When the scruffy, T-shirt-clad man stopped the better-dressed woman, I thought “oh, here goes. Another panhandler incident.”
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I learned today that my Raleigh Neighborhood College class has voted me the class valedictorian! Not too shabby for a guy who barely got in, eh?
I’m humbled and quite honored that such a fine group of citizens saw fit to name me their leader. Indeed, I’ve learned as much from my classmates as I did the presentations. I will miss the weekly interaction we have enjoyed for the past three months. Raleigh has some sharp citizens, let me tell you!
On the other hand, there’s a good chance my sneaky classmates tapped me just so they wouldn’t have to speak at Thursday’s graduation. Heh.
We certainly made the most of our Memorial Day weekend! Saturday we went on a family sail at Lake Gaston, with even the kids taking turns at the helm. Once it was time to dock, we spent some fun time catching up with the Naylors.
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Think Raleigh flubbed the recent disposal ban? That was nothing compared to the controversy Raleigh had in May 1932.
According to David Prerau’s book Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time, in May 1932 Raleigh became one of the few Southern cities to adopt Daylight Saving Time. Like a lot of decisions both past and present, the city held a public hearing when it began studying the matter. The meeting was packed with DST supporters, many of whom touted the recreational benefits of the time change. Local businesses got behind the plan, and shortly afterward city commissioners overwhelmingly approved the move to DST. On May 1, 1932, less than two days after the vote, Raleigh moved its clocks ahead for the very first time.
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Tonight’s Raleigh Neighborhood College class was on Raleigh’s Parks and Recreation department. Topics covered the many Raleigh parks, Raleigh’s greenways, and the maintenance the Parks department does.
I found it to be a most enjoyable topic and took pleasure in quizzing the staff for all the questions I’ve saved up. I think I unintentionally dominated the questioning, though normally the whole class gets involved. I suppose parks and recreation isn’t as controversial as some of the other topics, but I sure wanted some answers!
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I’ve been having some fun with the RBC Plaza webcam. Click on the presets at the bottom of the screen to look around downtown Raleigh.
My building can’t be seen as its on the north side of the RBC Plaza building. Its fun, nevertheless.
So the Guv announced huge financial incentives to land Spirit Aerosystems at Kinston’s Global TransPark (GTP). North Carolina will offer Spirit a staggering $100 million grant from its Golden LEAF foundation to build facilities for Spirit. The state is offering other incentives worth millions, too. Spirit makes plane parts and just signed a big contract with Airbus.
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Saturday, the family and I decided to explore our world by bike, so we rode through the neighborhoods to the nearby Raleigh city greenway. Our destination was the section of greenway between Raleigh Boulevard and Capital Boulevard known as the Middle Crabtree Trail. Getting there wasn’t a problem, as we could ride on low-traffic streets all the way to Raleigh Boulevard. Once to Raleigh Boulevard, though, we had to stick to the sidewalks for a block as that street appears too dangerous for safe biking.
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As I breezed through four straight traffic lights on the way home yesterday I figured I’d be home in record time. Right about then I heard something pop and then my bike began slowing down.
A flat tire: my first as a bike commuter. Fortunately my coworker was 50 yards ahead, getting into his car. He gave me and my bike a quick lift home.
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