Raleigh,
North Carolina,
is as gracious a city as its namesake, Sir Walter Raleigh.
Raleigh, NC, is a 'Happening' Place!
Long noted as one of
the best areas for quality of life in the United States, the
Raleigh Business community is a
Community in and of itself, joining together in fun, fun projects
that can only increase enjoyment for residents and tourist alike,
as well as raise Raleigh's business profile. Contests and events
are frequent (currently: "Collect
cards from select Downtown Raleigh businesses to create the best
poker hand in Raleigh and you'll have a chance to win a trip to
Las Vegas.") Shopping and
restaurants
in downtown Raleigh are first rate. As a community,
Raleigh hosts exciting and fun events such as an official Oscar
Night® America party on Sunday, February 29, 2004 from
7:00 pm until the Best Picture Award is given.
ALLTEL Pavilion
is one of the most technologically advanced and successful
amphitheatres in the world; it seats 20,00 comfortably and is
strikingly beautiful. The acoustic accomplishments are the best
in the world and the Pavilion has actually proven so popular that
it now has an online community.
Arts
lovers in Raleigh also boast of the
BTI
Center for the Performing Arts, which includes
Fletcher Opera Theater, designed for opera, dance, and theatrical
productions (featuring
Carolina
Ballet, the National Opera Company and the
A. J.
Fletcher Opera Institute); Kennedy Theater
(featuring
Burning
Coal Theatre); The Lichtin Plaza (a 2 acre venue
for festivals, concerts, and social functions); and the Meymandi
Concert Hall featuring the
North Carolina Symphony. Special
Note: Robert Weiss, Artistic Director of
Carolina Ballet in Raleigh, has rocked the world of Ballet with a
stunning new production of The Nutcracker, which he
created to honor the memory of
George Balanchine.
Sports
fans will be delighted with
NCSU
Wolfpack Athletics,
Carolina
Hurricanes, and the
RBC
Center.
For nature lovers and outdoor activities, there are
Raleigh
Parks & Recreation,
Lake
Wheeler,
Lake
Johnson, and Pullen
Park. The Capital Area Greenway, a system of
public recreation trails providing walking, jogging, hiking,
fishing, picnicking, and outdoor activities, is framed by the
Neuse River, Walnut and Crabtree Creeks and their tributaries.
Raleigh and North Carolina have a
rich and
intricate history,
as highlighted in
NC
Museum of Natural Sciences,
NC
Museum of History, and the
Raleigh
City Museum.
Raleigh, (est. in 1792), is the state capital of North Carolina.
While
there, do not miss the
State
Capitol, a National
Historic Landmark, the
North
Carolina
Executive Mansion, the
North
Carolina Solar Center,
Historic
Oak View County Park,
or the
Ray
Price Legends of Harley Drag Racing Museum.
Raleigh's population of 276,093 (2003), enjoy a
world-class
economic vitality. Raleigh is just west of North Carolina's
Research Triangle Park,
and is the largest of 12 municipalities making up the Triangle
metropolitan area in Wake County.
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