It's been known for awhile now Progress Energy would be downsizing in Raleigh. I'm not surprised by those numbers at all.

9/1/2011 3:18:41 PM

Finish the article troll!

Quote :

"As a result of the sizable workforce reduction in Raleigh, Progress will shrink its real estate needs from two downtown office towers to one building, leasing the other to Red Hat, the Raleigh software company."

9/1/2011 3:19:30 PM

Sorry,

Quote :

"Red Hat slated to add 700-1000 jobs; cancels out workforce reduction by Progress Energy/Duke Power merger. Fox Liquor Bar not in harm's way..."

9/1/2011 3:37:28 PM

Has Mr Scrumples always been such an insufferable cunt?

9/1/2011 3:49:44 PM

I never resorted to name-calling, guy. Jeez, that's uncalled for.

9/1/2011 3:52:01 PM

amen

Quote :

"Has Mr Scrumples always been such an insufferable cunt?"

9/1/2011 4:00:09 PM

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr8mqaEE671qzzvv4o1_400.gif

It may be time to salt the scrump.

9/1/2011 4:01:21 PM

lol, there's no way we're hiring 1000 more people. I think we promised 500 in Wake County, and I can only imagine that will be over a 10 year period.

9/1/2011 5:32:55 PM

^ I think they're just talking about the workforce moving to downtown, not that there would be 1000 jobs in addition to the ones moving.

9/1/2011 8:33:31 PM

Alright, the last I'll say here, MAYBE, is that I wish I'd moved into one of those $750,000 condos downtown. Downtown Raleigh. 750, folks.

9/1/2011 8:44:30 PM

Yeah, because those surely make up the lion's share of the market. Those multi-million dollar homes in Cary are most of the real estate market in Cary too.

9/2/2011 8:51:26 AM

95+% of the condos downtown are under 325k....Scrump is a douche....and thats the last time I will say that.....MAYBE.

9/2/2011 9:18:26 AM

http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/raleigh-food-trucks-continued/

9/2/2011 9:32:22 AM

^ quite a significant example of why downtown Raleigh cannot have nice things. I was going to post that, because it's so funny how a food truck is apparently a big deal; enough to warrant restraints keeping them out of the area.

Something you have in common with Chapel Hill, I guess...

9/2/2011 10:23:32 AM

I hadn't heard Chapel Hill restricts food trucks.

I do think it's ridiculous how you have a few council members with a stick up their ass over this issue. In particular the objections Thomas Crowder has are downright retarded. I kind of wish I lived in that district just so I could campaign against him

9/2/2011 10:52:21 AM

Amazing the difference in downtown Durham, which essentially survives off food trucks, and Raleigh, which views them as creatures of satan

Not a fan of Durham in general, but I love me some OnlyBurger

9/2/2011 11:27:44 AM

Quote :

"downtown Durham, which essentially survives off food trucks"

That's...not true at all, bro.

9/2/2011 4:48:32 PM

9/7/2011 11:55:57 AM

Raleigh has decided to let food trucks in downtown but with some restrictions..
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/09/07/1466623/food-truck-operators-win-a-place.html

9/7/2011 7:51:39 PM

opening dates for the hillsborough chipotle and cam village chic-fil-a?

9/7/2011 11:47:48 PM

Chipotle looks like it will be this month. I drove past today and they had the menus up over the register. It looks like they just have finishing touches left.

9/8/2011 12:11:54 AM

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=9731770&l=1e83507578&id=91792527089

[Edited on September 8, 2011 at 2:49 PM. Reason : .]

9/8/2011 2:48:46 PM

Interesting it would include classroom space.

9/8/2011 2:53:22 PM

not the best spot for a rooftop restaurant, but the more proper restaurants, the better

9/8/2011 2:54:28 PM

^^yeah, I thought that was the most interesting part of that.

I am all for more rooftop eateries in Raleigh

9/8/2011 3:26:19 PM

At last I can look down on the peasants at East Village and thumb my nose.

9/8/2011 3:39:01 PM

hahaha

9/8/2011 3:39:29 PM

I guess Chuck's is open now. Still haven't seen a menu. Would love to see the cocktail menu at Fox's as well.







[Edited on September 13, 2011 at 10:07 AM. Reason : .]

9/13/2011 10:06:45 AM

If anyone wants to start another argument as to whether or not the restaurant is any good, start a different thread please.

9/13/2011 12:02:06 PM

I was posting more for Part Deux of the revitalization process for this building as opposed to having people shit on Ashley C's soul.

9/13/2011 12:28:12 PM

Fox's is gorgeous

didn't get a chance to look at their cocktail menu though

9/13/2011 1:33:01 PM

Chuck's was open on Thursday without a menu; Ashley was the only server, and if you bought a drink she brought out a random burger for free. Starting Friday they were open with a regular menu.

9/13/2011 1:57:11 PM

Had lunch there on Sunday. It was pretty dope.

9/13/2011 2:07:13 PM

^what did you get?

anyone have a picture of the menu?

9/13/2011 2:12:48 PM

there's a partial menu... can't find a picture of the whole thing. there are like 7 or 8 different burgers. I've had the Spirit Animal twice, which has cream cheese, poblano peppers, some type of tomatoes, and tortilla crumble. fucking delicious. it's not cheap though (cue the whining) - $9 burgers, $4 for fries (which come with some great dipping sauces). The Carolina Burger (Dirty South) looks amazing.

they also have Aviator root beer on tap, which is amazing.

[Edited on September 13, 2011 at 3:53 PM. Reason : ]

9/13/2011 3:53:31 PM

^ I had the bear in heaven, gf had the dirty south. Both are awesome, but charging $1 each for sauce irked me a bit.

9/13/2011 4:04:01 PM

I hadn't seen the written menu yet. They should call it Hometapes, not Chuck's.

9/13/2011 8:53:26 PM

^^^ How do the burgers compare to Tribeca Tavern? Those burger prices seem reasonable when compared to other places with high end burgers.

9/13/2011 8:55:06 PM

oh look, another overpriced hipster joint.

9/13/2011 11:10:52 PM

if hipsters are the only ones who'll bother to live/eat/drink downtown, then the new places are going to be hipster joints.

just how it is.

9/14/2011 12:14:46 AM

I took the segway tour through downtown yesterday. had a groupon that was going to expire soon.

I HIGHLY recommend it. In addition to segways being cool, the tour guides were great and they talked about/showed a lot of the projects going on that you guys are talking about here.

I'm excited for downtown Raleigh's future

9/14/2011 2:04:05 PM

9/15/2011 4:51:12 PM

^^thanks dude!

9/15/2011 7:59:31 PM

Quote :

"oh look, another overpriced hipster joint."

Oh look, another idiot that can't differientiate food culture from popular culture. They're not mutually exclusive.

The insinuation that people other than hipsters or foodies can't enjoy gourmet food in a trendy location at all is beyond me. BUILD MORE MCDONALDS'!

9/16/2011 12:53:42 AM

^says the hipster.

9/16/2011 7:08:34 AM

I wish I was cool enough to be a hipster.

/hipsterenvy

9/16/2011 11:37:53 AM

Fox Liquor Bar opens tonight

blahblahhipsterblah

9/16/2011 5:37:07 PM

lol yeah I apparently enjoy hipster dining but I'll never be cool enough to be considered a hipster

9/16/2011 5:46:06 PM

waiting for a totes desaturated polaroid of part of the menu

9/16/2011 5:48:09 PM

Random question, but what time can bands play at the Raleigh ampitheater? I thought it was 11pm, but it might be 10. Anybody know?

9/20/2011 2:55:16 PM