Saw this little blip about the Pullen Park carousel in the paper today. Not really Hillsborough Street related, but kind of (plus the Pullen Park thread was closed).

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"RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Parks officials in Raleigh hope to have one of their two historic carousels back in operation next month. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the carousel at Pullen Park is to reopen Nov. 19. The park was closed in 2009 for a $6 million renovation that includes reworking the 1911 carousel, new playground equipment, a visitors center, caf? and a new tunnel for the refurbished kiddie train. "

10/20/2011 9:33:46 AM

good lord they have taken long enough with the pullen park renovations.

10/20/2011 12:38:51 PM

N&O story says 84 accidents have been reported at the Hillsborough and Pullen roundabout since July. Learn to drive, ppl.

10/25/2011 2:39:49 PM

^ Darwinism

10/25/2011 2:40:31 PM

^oh, so the people who get into accidents are less likely to have offspring?

10/25/2011 3:06:31 PM

^we can only hope.

10/25/2011 3:07:42 PM

^

10/25/2011 3:08:40 PM

Qualifies more as "near Hillsborough Street", but a couple of interesting points about Cameron Village in yesterday's Technician--one, the 2-story Chick-Fil-A construction is well underway and they're shooting for a February 2 open date. It will also have some sort of odd internal drive-through which I can't exactly grasp the concept of from the description, but sounds intriguing. Evidently CV regulations prohibit conventional drive-through setups (perhaps McDonald's was grandfathered in) so this is an alternate option.

Two, the gelato and cupcake shop Sugarland, currently on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, is planning on opening up in Cameron Village and moving most of their operations here, and possibly even closing the Franklin Street store. Not finalized yet but the deal is in the works. Despite their Chapel Hill origins, this is a good thing--their gelato and their cupcakes are both outstanding.

10/26/2011 12:25:27 PM

10/26/2011 12:34:18 PM

^^ Well hopefully their cupcakes are better than that we already have in Raleigh because the two places I can think of suck.

10/26/2011 12:47:20 PM

^^ Chick-fil-A park. People will plan their day around visiting it.

As for the Cupcake place, maybe it'll lead to improved football recruiting ala Marvin "man tits" Austin at UNC. Hopefully no NCAA sanctions though.







[Edited on October 26, 2011 at 1:52 PM. Reason : ty]

10/26/2011 1:51:30 PM

10/26/2011 1:56:50 PM

raleigh...the mecca of cupcake shops

10/26/2011 3:16:53 PM

We've got a long way to go before we top Manhattan Beach, CA.

10/26/2011 3:27:43 PM

Walking from class today, I noticed that Two Guys has been completely gutted. The red facade is gone and the walls have been knocked down on the front of the restaurant. Anyone know more?

10/31/2011 11:07:59 AM

That is the most spectacular looking Chick-Fil-A I've ever seen

10/31/2011 11:11:38 AM

^^Really? I wonder if they're doing some major renovations or if something else is taking its place. Either way, I'll kind of miss the old Two Guys. Spent quite a bit of time there.

10/31/2011 12:27:02 PM

Upon further inspection, the ovens and stuff are still in there and the tables are stacked up against the wall.

10/31/2011 1:15:37 PM

Looks like they're just pushing the front wall back a bit to have a covered outdoor area like Chipotle or Porters.

10/31/2011 1:17:29 PM

http://southwestraleigh.com/2011/10/sharrows-on-hillsborough-street/

Glad they are reconsidering the current bike lane setup, as it is definitely not adequate with a 4 foot lane immediately adjacent to parked cars.

10/31/2011 2:23:56 PM

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"^^Really? I wonder if they're doing some major renovations or if something else is taking its place. Either way, I'll kind of miss the old Two Guys. Spent quite a bit of time there. "

I had heard they went out of business, which made me sad. Although to be honest I only ate there like twice my entire college career and neither time was very good. Hopefully it's just renovations and they'll be renovating their kitchen staff while they're at it lol.

10/31/2011 2:25:58 PM

they should just get rid of this shared road shit... it was designed to be one lane each way. for cars. bikes just get in the damned way

10/31/2011 10:28:16 PM

I say they should stop allowing cars on it and make it bikes and pedestrians then. Cars just get in the way.

10/31/2011 10:35:11 PM

10/31/2011 10:43:36 PM

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"Walking from class today, I noticed that Two Guys has been completely gutted. The red facade is gone and the walls have been knocked down on the front of the restaurant. Anyone know more?"

So Brothers and Two Guys are now both gone? They were sort of a part of the culture at NC State. They both have a square on my NC Stateopoly board. I saw that the updated version has Gumby's Pizza in place of Brothers.

[Edited on November 1, 2011 at 1:43 AM. Reason : .]

11/1/2011 1:38:09 AM

No idea what Brothers is, so I'm guessing that was gone before 2008.

11/1/2011 1:53:09 AM

it was the better version of Two Guys (it was right next door... where Melvins/5 O'clock is now.)

11/1/2011 7:22:13 AM

^^^ haha really? I guess my old copy of the game is now a collectible

[Edited on November 1, 2011 at 8:33 AM. Reason : ^]

11/1/2011 8:33:38 AM

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"No idea what Brothers is, so I'm guessing that was gone before 2008."

Brothers Pizza is where Melvin's Burgers is now. When I was in college they had a Brothers Pizza sign hanging on the wall in Melvin's. I always thought that was cool.

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"^^^ haha really? I guess my old copy of the game is now a collectible"

Yeah, the new one looks like the below photos. Mine doesn't have a tuffy logo either. It just has a red S on it with no NC, like the old helmets from the Earl Edwards era. The new one also has the RBC Center on it, so when the name of the arena changes then that version will be a collectors item too.





[Edited on November 1, 2011 at 9:20 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2011 9:13:01 PM

Saw another roundabout wreck today. Freshman girl looked traumatized.

11/1/2011 9:27:18 PM

Lol @ increased tuition. So true.

11/4/2011 2:57:55 AM

^ Yeah that square should be each of the railroads for authenticity's sake.

11/4/2011 8:56:03 AM

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"I saw that the updated version has Gumby's Pizza in place of Brothers."

Gumby's? Ha. I hope it's Mediterranean Avenue.

11/4/2011 9:01:07 AM

because of their Mediterranean-derived cuisine?

11/4/2011 12:29:10 PM

^^It's not one spot after go.

11/4/2011 10:53:17 PM

Went down yesterday afternoon and Two Guys' spot has a new front wall built like 8 feet back, it looks like they're doing renovations.

11/5/2011 10:19:53 AM

and the banner over the facade says something to the effect of: Future Home Of The Best New York Style Pizza In Raleigh!

11/5/2011 1:09:54 PM

Yeah supposedly they're putting a bunch of money into renovatin it and changing it to NY style pizza

I heard they were gonna call it fuhgeddaboutitt pizza, i can only assume that "you want I should break your face" pizza and "I said go get your fuckin shinebox" pizza were taken

11/5/2011 5:56:05 PM

Take the Cannoli, and Take the Pizza, Too

11/5/2011 6:27:12 PM

God damn, stop with all the pizza places

11/5/2011 8:22:21 PM

yeah jesus christ isn't there already a NY pizza place like a block away???

11/5/2011 8:29:38 PM

They should have kept their current concept and just made it not awful. Do they really think they can unthrone I Love NY Pizza? They're not exactly good either, but there's not a day goes by that the place isn't full to the brim with customers, even after the addition of Chipotle.

11/5/2011 9:52:27 PM

Chicago pizza > NY pizza

11/5/2011 10:27:18 PM

^A Chicago pizza place would actually make a lot more sense, and probably break the NY Pizza mold just enough (will still being an annoying pizza shop on a street full of pizza shops) just enough to stay afloat.

11/6/2011 12:28:21 AM

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" I heard they were gonna call it fuhgeddaboutitt pizza, i can only assume that "you want I should break your face" pizza and "I said go get your fuckin shinebox" pizza were taken"

There's already one in Cary so I'm assuming same owners.

I also think it's crap it's going to be another pizza joint but think of all the non-pizza places that have failed around there. Hell, Mcdonalds couldn't even survive. Can't blame entrepreneurs for putting in what they see as a safe bet. Just wish we had more creative people opening businesses and students that'll actually patron more than pizza.

11/6/2011 7:53:25 AM

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"They should have kept their current concept and just made it not awful. "

They changed owners or management in 2008 or so, and the new guy just doesn't seem to have a clue. Used to love going there, but after this new guy took over he completely gutted the inside and turned it from a nice classic italian restaurant to a generic "modern" restaurant, ruined the recipes and food (how do you take your established recipes and actually make them suck?) and pretty much destroyed everything else that made that a quality restaurant. It's no wonder the only way they figure they can survive is to be yet another pizza joint.

11/6/2011 8:00:48 AM

i wish brother's pizza was there instead of damn melvins and 5 o'clock

11/6/2011 2:30:45 PM

^I do, but I don't. I always enjoyed going to Melvin's between class because it was fast. Yes the burgers were half cold and burned on the edges, but who cares? It's college, so the food isn't supposed to be great.

11/6/2011 8:42:33 PM

There is definitely a place for Melvins'. I just wish that place wasn't in place of Brothers. I'm also sad to hear of the final disappearance of Two Guys, but it hadn't been right since the new management took over anyway so maybe it was time.

RIP Two Guys.

11/6/2011 8:44:16 PM

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"^I do, but I don't. I always enjoyed going to Melvin's between class because it was fast. Yes the burgers were half cold and burned on the edges, but who cares? It's college, so the food isn't supposed to be great."

What a shitty mindset to have. Expect nothing but mediocrity and that's all you'll ever get.

11/7/2011 2:13:44 AM