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Handmade small batch products rock!

By On September 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I saw a awesome video about Raleigh Denim. They’re a small company in Raleigh, NC who makes high quality jeans. Even though I haven’t tried on their product, yet, I’m sold. Maybe it was the story telling craft of the short documentary. But it’s also my love of products that [...]

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Christiania of the Carolinas

By On June 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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 I offer a new phrase to replace the old. One a bit more [...]

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Local Business, Google & Chapel Hill

By On May 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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 Impact info. This is the PDF of data for North Carolina.

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Coworking in North Carolina

By On June 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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!

Survey over and form is closed.

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Exposing the lies of Telco shills

By On January 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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 Foundation reveals a stunning level of ignorance about technology.

“Wilson’s Fiber-Optic Boondoggle,” [...]

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Carrboro Coworking is moving along

By On August 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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 to run the space.

Last night I shared with friends and supporters the news.

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A Tour of BBQ

By On August 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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 hushpuppies and local beer with it. When that’s not around, dry [...]

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Green Business in Orange County

By On August 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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 a link to all the posts in the Green Business category. I hope this [...]

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Is Orange County ready for Renewable Energy?

By On August 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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 comment on a thread at OrangePolitics.org.

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Create Green-Collar Jobs in Orange County

By On August 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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 and how one of the roads to this future is green [...]

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