The New Brewery In Town

Until 2005, North Carolina was one of only five states that capped alcohol content in beer at 6 percent.  This inhibited the growth of microbreweries and brewpubs that were creeping up in the rest of the nation - but on August 13th, 2005, Governor Mike Easley "popped the cap" and North Carolina's craft beer revolution was born.

The last five years in particular has seen an explosion of Triangle breweries and one of the newest is White Street Brewing on White Street in downtown Wake Forest.  There's a double gain with White Street - the Triangle gains a new brewery and Wake Forest gains a brewery with a beautiful tap room open to the public daily, helping the revitalization and modernization of a heritage business district.

Last night Radio 96.1 held a Local Beer Club event featuring White Street Brewing and the attendance was outstanding.  When you get a chance, stop by their tap room on White Street and say hello to Dino.  When you're out and about in the Triangle, if you don't see White Street beer on tap, "Just Ask For It"!  Look for future Local Beer Club events featuring more great Triangle breweries.

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Radio 96.1

Hurricane Sandy Relief

A few days ago, one of our listeners, Danielle Furegno, contacted us on the Radio 96.1 Facebook page and asked if we could help promote a Hurricane Sandy relief effort, which we did.

I stopped by with my family on Saturday evening and dropped off a couple of boxes of clothing - the donations she and her friends had collected were being sent to a charity in Tom's River, New Jersey to be distributed to victims of the hurricane.

These were young people, putting together an event by themselves on short notice because they wanted to do something to help.  It was simple - the clubhouse at an apartment complex on the Raleigh-Garner border was the dropoff - but they had a musician strumming a guitar, food donated by local restaurants, and had done research to decide which was the best charity to handle the donations.

So a big Radio 96.1 kudos to Danielle and her group for taking action when it's so much easier to sit by idly.

Stay tuned for a Hurricane Sandy Relief benefit at Napper Tandy's this Saturday, November 17th. Radio 96.1 will be there...

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Radio 96.1

I Was Blinded By Science

I took my 6 and 9 year old to the new wing at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh yesterday and.. what a score!

Let's start with the fact that the museum is free.  Most museums don't keep a 6 and 9 year old interested for a long period of time, but my children didn't want to go because this wing is really designed for them.  There are hands on labs on each floor, where they can don lab coats, look through microscopes, and - their favorite - an experiment in which they have to determine which liquid is iodine and which is colored water.

Plus, it was Marine Mammal Day, so the museum had guests from the NC Aquarium and we were touching and learning about things like whale bones.

A salute to another true gem for our region.  Incidentally, we went to see "Wreck It Ralph" afterwards and it's the best family movie I've seen since up - a terrific 80's nostalgia trip that's maybe more fun for the parents than the kids!!

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Radio 96.1