Transportation

• Three ways to get home if you’re too tipsy to drive

  Result 1

  Discovered June 27, 2009 at 11:40 am

  The Indy has an interesting sidebar about a couple of different transportation options downtown Raleigh dwellers have if they don’t want to leave their cars downtown overnight. Your options include a Rickshaw, a driving service and a scooter service:

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Durham bus riders won’t want to board the bus at this stop

  Result 2

  Discovered June 15, 2009 at 12:30 pm

  Durham blogger Barry recently took a survey of the Avondale Drive area with some other folks from the neighborhood to let the city know what issues need to be addressed. He blogged about one of the problems: A bus stop that is not inviting at all. Poison ivy, no place to stand and wrong signage:

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• GR8 Plate

  Result 3

  Discovered May 25, 2009 at 3:02 pm

  The Archer Pelican spotted and snapped this image of an amusing license plate in on I-40. I think we can all sympathize.

  From: Jennifer Wig | (1) Comment

• Local designer takes funny look at “Amazon Kindle DXX”

  Result 4

  Discovered May 7, 2009 at 1:39 pm

  The Internet is abuzz about the Amazon Kindle DX. I think it’s way too big & pricey, but I love paper books. I loved this mock review of the “Kindle DXX” on the Raleigh design blog, That Is Beautiful. Full disclosure: It was posted by my BF. But it’s too funny not to share.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Raleigh’s CAT buses are free today

  Result 5

  Discovered April 18, 2009 at 8:05 am

  Need an incentive to ride the bus (besides getting to watch WRAL *sarcasm*)? How about a free ride? Raleigh’s city buses are free today. Here are the details:

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• What do you do when your car stops running?

  Result 6

  Discovered March 22, 2009 at 8:36 am

  Donate it to NPR. That’s what one North Carolina resident recently did when he found out his Eurovan needed a new engine. He does an excellent job of telling the story on his blog.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• A trip down Raleigh firefighting memory lane

  Result 7

  Discovered March 21, 2009 at 9:22 am

  Sometimes Mike Legeros, the blogger behind the Raleigh/Wake Firefighting Blog, posts some random stuff. His latest random post is the 1962 annual report from the Raleigh Fire Department. The short report illustrates how much more simple life was then.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• A review of the R Line from someone who rides it a lot

  Result 8

  Discovered March 13, 2009 at 11:29 am

  It’s hard to believe that a month has already passed since the city of Raleigh launched its downtown circulator bus called the R Line. The Raleigh Connoisseur has a review of the service, highlighting the pros and cons. Have you taken a spin on it yet?

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments

• Should Raleigh’s CAT buses offer free rides?

  Result 9

  Discovered March 10, 2009 at 5:17 pm

  Free fares on Raleigh’s buses is among several suggestions N&O columnist Ruth Sheehan has for boosting ridership. Would free fare help convince you to ride the bus more?

  From: Ginny Skalski | (1) Comment

• Learn about wine at Durham Tech

  Result 10

  Discovered February 28, 2009 at 12:02 pm

  When I was in college, one of the most talked about classes was the class on wine. How cool was it that you could drink in class? Now Durham Tech’s Orange County campus is offering its own wine class. It will be taught by the owner of Chapel Hill Wine Company.

  From: Ginny Skalski | (0) Comments