The Herald-Sun – Loehmann s remains in limbo

By Michael | December 6, 2010

This article misses the mark a bit.  Many of the now gone retailers at Loehmanns are gone not because of the highway construction, which NEVER closed Hillandale Road or the exit ramps but because the retailers pricing structures were way too expensive. The Herald-Sun – Loehmann s remains in limbo. As for the assertion that…

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The Herald-Sun – Hwy 54 + Farrington traffic circle?

By Michael | December 3, 2010

One would hope that the land owners and business owners at this over crowed, lucrative and heavily traveled intersection would share in the financial solution to the problems here.  These owners are making a mint at this location and to expect the taxpayers to shoulder the entire burden is a bit unfair. The Herald-Sun –…

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The Herald-Sun – ‘One of a kind’ way to park

By Michael | November 30, 2010

This article highlights one of the many interesting green projects completed in the Bull City.   I find stuff like this endlessly fascinating and it makes living here very interesting to me. The Herald-Sun – ‘One of a kind’ way to park.

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The Herald-Sun – NC54/15-501 connector battle

By Michael | November 22, 2010

Anyone who travels NC54, Farrington Road, 15-501  at almost any hour of the day knows what a nightmare these roads can be.  I’m not sure more four and five lane roads are the answer, especially this connector which will promote more ill conceived rapid development between Chapel Hill and Durham.  What Durham, Chapel Hill and…

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Leave behinds

By Michael | November 21, 2010

One of the joys of living in a rapidly developing area are what I call leave behinds.  Development happens with modern, ugly characterless building but the developer fails to remove all vestiges of bygone eras.  Hence, a leave behind.   So after work yesterday I was able to sneak away for an hour of so…

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