Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12, 2013. We offer the following restaurant suggestions. Please remember to make reservations well in advance. 518 West 518 West Jones Street • Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 829-2518 518west.com Although 518 West is an Italian restaurant, it offers many American favorites on the brunch menu, such as grits, biscuits and omelettes. 518 West has a … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day Brunch Recommendations
No Defense for the Healthy Marriage Act
The so-called “Healthy Marriage Act,” North Carolina Senate Bill 518, currently in committee, would put extra legal hurdles in front of couples that want to divorce, including waiting two years and attending counseling classes. Trying to strengthen marriage by making it difficult to end is like trying to prevent obesity by outlawing large soft drink containers: it overreaching … [Read more...] about No Defense for the Healthy Marriage Act
World Beer Festival 2013
All About Beer Magazine's World Beer Festival took over Moore Square on Saturday, April 13. Dozens of tents covered the grounds. The participants were given a 2 ounce glass and could sample any of the beers from the over 100 breweries that were represented at the Festival. This event was truly about the beer rather than merely drinking. Several tents were set up to focus on … [Read more...] about World Beer Festival 2013
Raleigh Sues Governor over Lease
The power struggle between Governor McCrory and the City of Raleigh took a strange turn over the weekend when the City sued to eject McCrory from the Governor's Mansion. Late last week, an associate Raleigh City attorney discovered that due to a recording error over a century ago, the City of Raleigh actually held the deed to the Governor's Mansion and had been leasing the … [Read more...] about Raleigh Sues Governor over Lease
Five Star Chinese Restaurant
Prior to my first visit last Saturday night, several things puzzled me about Five Star Restaurant, such as its lonely location on West Hargett Street, its brash choice of name, and the thinking behind the decision to make “hide your cats” part of website title. Despite all of this, I had heard a lot of good things about Five Star. From online reviews to a complete stranger … [Read more...] about Five Star Chinese Restaurant