Category Archives: North Carolina

Christiania of the Carolinas

Posted on June 7, 2010 by BrianR

For a few decades now people have been calling Carrboro, NC the “Paris of the Piedmont“. I won’t go into its origins here. Some folks are pretty fed up with the phrase. We never like being pigeonholed it seems. Here … Continue reading →

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Local Business, Google & Chapel Hill

Posted on May 26, 2010 by BrianR

Here’s video of the Google press conference in Chapel Hill that occurred May 25. Thanks to the folks at RTP for capturing this. AGAIN they provided more detailed coverage than the local media. He’s the link to the Google Economic … Continue reading →

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Coworking in North Carolina

Posted on June 26, 2009 by BrianR

One of the biggest reasons this blog has been dormant recently is my work on Carrboro Creative Coworking. You can help workers and entrepreneurs all over the Triangle by filling out this form. Help make more coworking spaces happen. Thanks! … Continue reading →

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Exposing the lies of Telco shills

Posted on January 19, 2009 by BrianR

Check out this blog post by Fiona Morgan picking apart a “technical report” by the John Locke Foundation. John Locke Foundation’s tech analysis: Epic fail Some choice bits: In a report bashing a city-owned broadband utility, the conservative John Locke … Continue reading →

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Carrboro Coworking is moving along

Posted on August 21, 2008 by BrianR

Yesterday I signed a lease for office space in downtown Carrboro! After almost two years of work its FINALLY starting to happen. But this is only the beginning. So much more to do before we open. So much to do … Continue reading →

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A Tour of BBQ

Posted on August 6, 2008 by BrianR

Brother and Sister Meat lovers! Dig this educational video by Rhet and Link! Thanks to Paul Jones, Dave Menconi, and most likely countless others for sharing this meat meme. For the record I love North Carolina style BBQ and prefer … Continue reading →

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Green Business in Orange County

Posted on August 1, 2008 by BrianR

I’ve just added a few posts to this blog about Green Business. I’m espcially interested in seeing it grow in Orange County, North Carolina. (That includes Chapel Hill and Carrboro.) So you’ll see on the top right of this blog … Continue reading →

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Is Orange County ready for Renewable Energy?

Posted on August 1, 2008 by BrianR

Al Gore calls for “100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.” What are our local governments doing to take this challenge and make it a reality locally? This was originally a … Continue reading →

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Create Green-Collar Jobs in Orange County

Posted on August 1, 2008 by BrianR

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of seeing Van Jones speak. He co-founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and is founder and president of Green For All. He spoke convincingly of a future of increased equality … Continue reading →

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My Video on The Uptake

Posted on May 5, 2008 by BrianR

Yah! A video I shot and edited is on the fabulous Citizen Journalism site The Uptake. I love the video they make and have mucho respect for Chuck Olsen. (also of Minnesota Stories and Blogumentary fame) Check this video out! … Continue reading →

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