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2009 NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Predictions
Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:13:01 -0700
The NHL playoffs start on Wednesday…FINALLY. Rinktology.org has made is easy to create a bracket and make selections. The bracket ...Final NHL 2009 Trade Deadline Day Deals
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:06:49 -0700
The NHL trade deadline has passed and below is a list of all the deals that were completed. * The ...2009 NHL Trade Deadline
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:22:24 -0800
The 2009 NHL trade deadline is coming up pretty quick. TSN probably has the best trade page set up so ...Ovechkin-Shootout 2009 NHL All-Star Skills Competition
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:57:59 -0800
The Shootout 2009 NHL All-Star Skills Competition featured Ovechkin putting on a show. He teamed up with his Russian friend ...2009 NHL All-Star Game Rosters
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:29:13 -0800
The 2009 NHL All-Star Game Rosters have been announced. There are some snubs and some surprises. WESTERN CONFERENCE Forwards x-Patrick Kane, Chicago; x-Jonathan ...Winter Classic 2009 Video
Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:02:17 -0800
Matt Procter was kind enough to share his footage of the 2009 Winter Classic. It was good to see Dave ...Denis Lemieux SlapShot Quotes
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:32:57 -0800
The goalie for the Charlestown Chiefs, Denis Lemieux, had some of the best lines from SlapShot. While he was a ...NHL Skills Competition Events
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:26:50 -0800
The NHL announced some changes to the SuperSkills competition today. The events are being tweaked and one is even being ...Winter Classic 2009 Highlights
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:28:44 -0800
The NHL put on an amazing show yesterday. The 3rd Winter Classic (if you count the 2003 game between Montreal ...My Favorite Hockey Websites
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:45:24 -0800
There are tons of excellent hockey websites that feature all kinds of excellent content on a daily basis. Here is ...Penny Sansevieri: From Book to Bestseller
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0800
Penny, back with another great post. Her topic for today:From Book to Bestseller: what it takes to crack the list ...‘See Me’ Free
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:22:08 -0800
NOW YOU SEE ME by Neal Bell a staged reading Directed by Jody McAuliffe A woman auditions for the ultimate reality show in this dark ...Never enough time
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:39:00 -0800
Sorry guys - blogging is going to be weak today. I am slammed with 5 meetings on the docket - ...Penny Sansevieri: Promote Yourself Online
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:07:00 -0800
I'm so thrilled to have Penny visit my blog again with more advice about promotion. Do yourself a favor and ...My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding - Fantasy Book Anthology
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:29:19 -0800
If you’ve ever planned a wedding, gotten married, or even just been a wedding guest, you’ll appreciate the twisted tales ...Weekend Theater – Bunburying
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:20 -0800
Green Carnation – by Rebecca (The Bex on Flickr) CC BY 2.0 A sampling of Triangle theater performances for the weekend of March ...The Color of Spring
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:32:00 -0800
Oh lawdy, I'm so happy it finally feels like Spring. Since this is the 5th day in a row of ...Chuck Weinblatt Discusses Jacob's Courage
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0800
Charles S. Weinblatt was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1952. He is a retired University of Toledo administrator. Weinblatt is ..."The Help"-- a great read!
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:11:27 -0800
Just finished reading Kathryn Stockett's first novel, The Help. She captures the mindset of 1960's Southern women and their maids ...Guilty pleasure
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:59:00 -0800
So Chad is absolutely obsessed with the holiday's Reese's cups. He gets excited every year when the Reese's Christmas Trees ...January Specials!
Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:17:52 -0800
There is a terrific special for January–an adorable ‘bundle’ of supplies that saves you money. As an added bonus, hostesses ...Cruise with me!!!
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:47:19 -0800
I am so excited to be teaching rubber stamping with scrapbooking on the Ultimate Scrapbooking Cruise 2009. What an honor ...Tart & Tangy Class…
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:23:39 -0700
WOW! Stampers….I have been so busy teaching classes and doing parties during the busiest time of the SU! year! Sell-A-Bration! ...National Card Making Day Cruise with me to MEXICO!!!!
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:42:02 -0700
I am so excited this event sold out, not once, not twice but four times. We had to add more ...What’s been going on…
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:38:09 -0700
Hello everyone… It has been a while since I’ve had a chance to update my blog. I know I have neglected ...What’s cookin’….
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:04:54 -0700
Who doesn’t love SMORES! One of my most favorite things to do is to cook……So naturally when these projects were ...Let’s Stamp…
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:15:08 -0700
Join me this Saturday, September 13th @ 11am for a fun CD Folder Class @ the Eagleview Community Center on ...Would a smoking ban harm downtown nightlife?
Everyone has an opinion on the smoking ban. But downtown Raleigh dweller Leo took a different appraoch to the proposed ban on his blog today. He posed this question: How would it effect the downtown Raleigh bar/restaurant scene? He laid out a couple of scenarios.
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II Possible future: Zero smoking allowed in all bars.
Now that all bars are smoke free, we can talk about how the same 100 visitors may act. With no option at all, smokers have to make use of outdoor areas, which is shared by everyone, and for the most part, less bothersome then lighting up indoors. Since this is the same way everywhere, I think that those who choose to smoke will accept it. The non-smoking crowd has one less thing to worry about and smoke will never negatively impact their opinion of downtown Raleigh.
Conclusion:
Smokers – Mostly happy, above average impression of DT Raleigh.
Non-smokers – mostly happy, above average impression of DT Raleigh.
3 Responses to “Would a smoking ban harm downtown nightlife?”
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Jennifer
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 am
Only 1 in 5 people in N.C. smoke, so no, the vast majority of people can and will still go out. The problem is that bars that only allow 18 and up to work or hang out there are STILL GOING TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW SMOKING. So, Landmark, Jackpot and others like it will still be smokin’
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Madison
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:34 am
I think it should be up to the business owners. It’s their property, after all, and I can choose not to go there.
I think it’s in their best interest to ban smoking but there shouldn’t be a blanket ban preventing that choice.
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Smoke Relief
March 11th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
How much is overnight shipping?