Ginny From The Blog

Maple View Farm offers delicious ice cream and beautiful sunsets

Ginny — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:33:06 +0000

Last night I told the BF I was taking him on a surprise date. We got in the car and I headed west down I-40. As we approached the Durham Freeway exit, he asked if we were going to a Durham Bulls game. Nope. Then we approached the Chapel Hill exit, were we going there, [...]

Video game symphony brings your favorite video games to life

Ginny — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:57:38 +0000

I love video games. When I was a little girl, I named a hamster Zelda because of my love for “The Legend of Zelda.” I’ve been known to go on video game binges. The latest is Claustrophobia for the iPhone. I’ll play a game every spare second I get for a few days or a [...]

Fans gather at Raleigh Convention Center for Michael Jackson Memorial

Ginny — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:58:39 +0000

About 400 people went to the Raleigh Convention Center this afternoon to celebrate Michael Jackson’s life and watch his memorial service on TV. Women seemed to dominate the the crowd. Some wore pins they purchased for $5 at the convention center, one woman was rocking a white glove (you can see her at the end of [...]

A list of Fourth of July events in the Triangle

Ginny — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:11:43 +0000

I’m still at work, but my mind is already firmly wrapped around the holiday weekend. If you’re sticking around the Triangle this weekend, here’s how I suggest you spend the Fourth of July: * Go to Festival for the Eno. The 30th annual event at West Point on the Eno in Durham features over 80 performers, [...]

Mountain Aid Festival introduces me to Mountaintop Removal

Ginny — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:03:50 +0000

I went to the Mountain Aid festival at Shakori Hills this weekend with little (OK, pretty much no) knowledge of mountaintop removal mining. I was just planning to listen to some live music, eating some smores and enjoying nature with my BF. Instead I was moved to tears by the powerful documentary “Mountain Top Removal” by [...]

Crashing into journalism

Ginny — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:26:13 +0000

I was driving through downtown Durham Sunday when I spotted this mangled Herald-Sun box. Looks like a car smashed into it this weekend. A couple of other newspaper racks were tipped over too, including the Indy’s. Also, I think it’s amusing that the photo of the Herald-Sun on the front of the rack features one of [...]

Triangle music blogs keep me plugged into the local music scene

Ginny — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:46:48 +0000

In the past month, I’ve seen two of my favorite bands on stage in the Triangle: The National at Lincoln Theatre and The Decemberists at Progress Energy Center. I bragged about the awesomeness of the shows on my facebook page and one of my friends asked me how I find out about all these cool [...]

My take on the New York Times list of places to visit in the Triangle

Ginny — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:56:14 +0000

The Triangle is receiving a shout out in this weekend’s New York Times. The Travel section features an article outlining 11 things you must do if you’re spending 36 hours in “Research Triangle, NC.” I’m happy to report that this trusty Triangle blogger has done almost everything on the list. But somehow during my time in [...]

Mountain Aid 2009 offers camping and music at Shakori Hills

Ginny — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:13:26 +0000

I’m giving you a little over a week to plan for a weekend event that I predict will be the most fun and the best value: Mountain Aid 2009. The weekend concert at Shakori Hills aims to bring awareness to mountaintop removal and creating a clean energy future. Gates open at noon Friday June 19 and [...]

Sir Walter Raleigh puts on a tutu for the Triangle Race for the Cure

Ginny — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:34:57 +0000

If you’ve noticed a splash of pink in downtown Raleigh this week, it’s because of the Susan G. Komen Triangle Race for the Cure. I drove past the Sir Walter Raleigh statue in front of the Raleigh Convention Center last week and saw a group of women wrapping a tutu around his waist. I snapped these [...]