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by Mark Turner

Are you still watching analog TV? That is, do you not have cable TV, satellite, TV, or a digital converter box? If so, you may be in for a surprise Friday afternoon, when TV stations across the nation switch off their analog signals permanently and switch over to digital-only ones. In other words, unless you subscribe to cable or satellite TV or have a digital converter box, all you'll get on your analog TV will be static after 1PM Friday. What can you do to keep receiving free TV? Digital converter boxes are available from most electronics retailers for as little as $40. If you obtain a converter box coupon from the federal government, you can buy a converter box almost for free! NOTE: If you've already got a digital converter box, good for you! However, after Friday you will need to make it rescan the available channels as the channel frequencies will change. Find out more about the DTV transition here: http://www.dtv.gov/dtv_resources.htm?zipcode=27604&x=0&y=0 Request a converter coupon here: http://www.dtv.gov/getcoupon.html And if you have any questions about this change, feel free to ask me. I'm a bit of a TV geek and may be able to help. Regards, Mark East CAC

16 years, 6 months

Artsplosure needs volunteers

by Mark Turner

FYI, Mark *Volunteers are needed for this weekend's Artsplosure * Artsplosure seeks volunteers for its 30th annual Spring Arts Festival on May 16 &17 in downtown Raleigh. Volunteers who work a 2 ½ - 3-hour shift receive an Artsplosure 2009 t-shirt. Anyone interested can email Glynda Westerbeek at volunteer(a)artsplosure.org or sign up online at www.artsplosure.org. Each year the Artsplosure staff relies on approximately 300 volunteers to help make the festival a success. Volunteers are needed in an assortment of areas, including but not limited to, setting up and breaking down the festival and assisting with children's activities. Volunteers must be at least 16 years or older, unless accompanied by an adult on the same shift. *Help is especially needed on Sunday, May 17 in the Kidsplosure area.* Like always, Artsplosure will feature an array of fine artists' booths and interactive art experiences, as well as a selection of musical performances for all tastes. Performers for this year's festival include Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Buckwheat Zydeco, Trombone Shorty, Lonnie Walker, The Soul of John Black, Kellylee Evans, Sunfold, and more. Children's activities and performances are also a highlight of the event. The weekend-long celebration is in and around Moore Square and is free to the public. For more information on this year's festival, visit www.artsplosure.org or call 919-832-8699. Thanks, *Jackie Smith *Marketing & Promotions Manager ARTSPLOSURE 919-832-8699 ext. 803 (Phone) 919-832-0890 (Fax) www.artsplosure.org

16 years, 7 months

REMINDER: Free Public Forum on Achieving Educational Excellence in Times of Challenge and Change

by Philip W Poe

CORRECTION: the correct time is 7:00 - 9:30, not 7:30 - 9:00 PM Tuesday.May 12.7:00 - 9:30 PM.NC State McKimmon Center More: www.wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/educationforum Event Flyer: http://www.wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/files/pdf/forumflyer.pdf Philip W Poe PWPoe(a)att.net 919.832.6777 voice 919.522.1078 mobile 919.832.6775 fax

16 years, 7 months

REMINDER: Free Public Forum on Achieving Educational Excellence in Times of Challenge and Change

by Philip W Poe

Tuesday.May12.7:30-9:00 PM.NC State McKimmon Center More: www.wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/educationforum Event Flyer: http://www.wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/files/pdf/forumflyer.pdf Philip W Poe PWPoe(a)att.net 919.832.6777 voice 919.522.1078 mobile 919.832.6775 fax

16 years, 7 months

Re: [RCAC] FW: Planning Commission calendar revisions

by paulbrant＠mindspring.com

Sharon, You are great!! I will pass this new link information along to the other CAC representatives. Thanks again and sincere appreciation, Paul paulbrant(a)mindspring.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Felton, Sharon To: paulbrant(a)mindspring.com Sent: 5/6/2009 2:47:44 PM Subject: RE: FW: Planning Commission calendar revisions I will see if the Planning Department can save the acrobat file in a lower version of Acrobat. Sometimes Acrobat will give you this option. Also the Planning Department has already updated their page to provide the link to the COW Agenda. This is a short cut to the planning page www.raleighnc.gov/planning http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_306_204_0_43/h… Sharon G. Felton, Public Information Officer City of Raleigh, City Manager Office, Development Services Division Phone: (919) 516-2231 Cell Phone: (919) 227-9020 Nextel: 150*19123*84 Raleigh Development Website - www.raleighnc.gov/dsguide To receive email notifications on all development related information! From: paulbrant(a)mindspring.com [mailto:paulbrant@mindspring.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:17 PM To: Felton, Sharon Subject: RE: FW: Planning Commission calendar revisions Sharon, Further to our conversation this AM. It appears that I needed to update to Adobe Reader 9.1 to pull up the page. So at this point everything seems to be working properly. I don't know if other people will have this problem but I was using Adobe Reader 8 before. Thanks, Paul paulbrant(a)mindspring.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Felton, Sharon To: paulbrant(a)mindspring.com Sent: 5/5/2009 2:40:38 PM Subject: FW: Planning Commission calendar revisions Paul, Here is some additional information about how the schedule got switched this month. Let me know if you need anything else. Sharon G. Felton, Public Information Officer City of Raleigh, City Manager Office, Development Services Division Phone: (919) 516-2231 Cell Phone: (919) 227-9020 Nextel: 150*19123*84 Raleigh Development Website - www.raleighnc.gov/dsguide To receive email notifications on all development related information! From: Hallam, Greg Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:24 PM To: Blount, David; Felton, Sharon; Hayes, Rhonda; Silver, Mitchell; Bowers, Kenneth; Brantley, James; Heyward, Kanika; Becker, Dan; Stankus, Martin; Bailey-Taylor, Alysia; Lamb, Eric; El-Amin, Fleming; Crane, Travis Cc: Kirkpatrick, Jayne Subject: Planning Commission calendar revisions David/Sharon, Please publish/broadcast the following changes to the Planning Commissions May meeting calendar. The Planning Commission has cancelled the Text Change Committee and Strategic Planning Committee meetings on May 19, 2009. The Planning Commission has scheduled special Committee of the Whole meetings on May 7, 2009 and May 19, 2009 to continue their deliberation of the draft of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The meetings will begin at 9:00am and be held in Room 201 of the Municipal Building (Council Chambers). Thanks, Greg

16 years, 7 months

FW: COW Agenda

by paulbrant＠mindspring.com

Sorry attachment was deleted accidently. Paul paulbrant(a)mindspring.com ----- Original Message ----- From: paulbrant(a)mindspring.com To: rcac(a)eastraleigh.org Cc: Candy Fuller; Christopher Allen; Ed Rosenberger; Harold Coleman; Heather Santiago Sent: 5/4/2009 10:15:38 PM Subject: COW Agenda Link on the Planning Page announcement not working. Here is a copy attached. Lots of Comp Pln 2030 items. Paul paulbrant(a)mindspring.com

16 years, 7 months

COW Agenda

by paulbrant＠mindspring.com

Link on the Planning Page announcement not working. Here is a copy attached. Lots of Comp Pln 2030 items. Paul paulbrant(a)mindspring.com

16 years, 7 months

WakeUP Wake County is hosting an education forum on May 12, 7PM at the McKimmon Center

by Philip W Poe

The quality of Wake County's school system has made the area a very desirable place to live. Is this quality sustainable in the future as the area continues to grow and the system struggles to find adequate funding? WakeUP Wake County has assembled a group of experts to help us better understand the challenges now and in the future. Hope you can attend and please spread the word about this important public forum. Philip W Poe <mailto:PWPoe@att.net> PWPoe(a)att.net 919.832.6777 voice 919.522.1078 mobile 919.832.6775 fax . Please come.. To a public forum on key challenges to Wake public schools, on Tuesday, May 12, 7 - 9:30 p.m. at the NCSU McKimmon Center. The focus of the forum will be on how to achieve and fund educational excellence, given the challenges we face in decreased school funding and population growth. We hope this forum will provide important information to parents and policymakers to help ensure high quality education for all our children. Details are below, and a flyer and the agenda are attached. Please feel free to forward to others who may be interested. _____ Free Public Forum Achieving Educational Excellence in Times of Challenge and Change How Should Wake County Schools Plan for Growth and the Current Economic Crisis? Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7 to 9:30 pm (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) McKimmon Center 1101 Gorman Street Raleigh Speakers and panelists include: Former BOE Member Tom Oxholm, Co-author of "A School District's Journey to Excellence" Chair of the Wake Education Partnership, Ann Denlinger Deputy Wake County Manager Johnna Rogers John Dornan of the NC Public School Forum Dr. Dudley Flood, UNC-CH professor and UNC Board of Governors NC General Assembly Representative Nelson Dollar Jim Blackburn of the NC Association of County Commissioners Wake County Commissioner Stan Norwalk Wake County School Board Member Beverley Clark Charlotte Turpin, NCAE Co-hosted by: WakeUP Wake County, Wake NC Association of Educators, Concerned Citizens for African American Children, Wake League of Women Voters, and Bigger Picture 4 Wake For complete agenda and registration (encouraged, but not required), go to: http://wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/ For more information, contact: Karen Rindge, WakeUP Wake County, krindge(a)earthlink.net Forum Sponsors: Community Forum Leader Dean Debnam and Stephanie Fanjul Nancy and Ron McFarlane Wake N.C. Association of Educators WakeUP Wake County John Wilson Community Forum Supporter BiggerPicture4Wake Barbara and Jim Goodmon Subhash Gumbar Russell Killen Erv and Sue Portman Senator Josh Stein and Anna Stein Smedes York Community Forum Friend Concerned Citizens for African American Children Cynthia Ball and Dave Aspnes Yevonne Brannon Rodger Koopman Lois Nixon Virginia Parker Susan Parry Gerda Stein Russ Stephenson Wake League of Women Voters

16 years, 7 months

Kristin Rosselli named Director of Community Services

by Mark Turner

This was on the city's website. Congratulations, Kristin! Mark --------------------- Rosselli Takes Over As Director Of Community Services Department City Manager J. Russell Allen today named Kristen Rosselli director of the City of Raleigh Community Services Department, effective immediately. Ms. Rosselli had served as the department’s interim director since Hardy Watkins retired as director on Jan. 1, after nearly 12 years in the position. “Kristen Rosselli has demonstrated the leadership and passion for working directly with citizens to build a better community,” Mr. Allen said. “She is very creative and brings a communication and management style that is extremely collaborative.” The City’s Community Services Department provides innovative services and programs to enhance the quality of life for citizens and neighborhoods in Raleigh. The department’s main focus is citizen involvement and volunteer services. Ms. Rosselli has been a City of Raleigh employee since 2003 when she joined the staff of the Police Department as a strategic initiatives manager. After nearly five years working in the Police Department, she moved over to the City’s Budget Office where she has served as a budget and management analyst for 13 months. Prior to joining the City, Ms. Rosselli was owner of The Rosselli Network, a community-based health, safety and quality-of-life consulting service in Durham and Kansas City, Mo. She also served as chief of planning, development and communications for the Community-Backed Anti-Drug Tax Program of the Jackson County, Mo., Prosecutor’s Office and as total store strategist for Hallmark Cards Inc. in Kansas City. Ms. Rosselli holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Indiana University and a master’s degree in public administration from North Carolina State University. She is a 2008 graduate of the Municipal Administration Course offered at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Prepared by: John Boyette Public Affairs Specialist Public Affairs Department For More Information Contact: Kristen Rosselli Director Community Services Department 310 West Martin Street, Suite 201 Raleigh, NC 27602 919-996-6100 http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_210_0_43/h…

16 years, 7 months

Police seeking damaged yellow Nissan Xterra SUV

by Mark Turner

A neighbor in Oakwood passed this on. A late-model Nissan Xterra SUV was involved in a fatal hit-and-run last night. It looks similar to this: http://is.gd/uSVp Here's the NBC-17 story: http://is.gd/uT0h Please call the number below if you see this vehicle and help spread the word. Thanks! Mark Turner East CAC -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Historic Oakwood] - please be on the lookout Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:55:08 -0000 A friend of mine, who used to live with my current housemate, was killed last night on his scooter near downtown Raleigh while driving home from his mother's house. He was 25 years old. The car that hit him didn't stop. Police are looking for a mid-2000s or newer yellow Nissan Xterra SUV, partial N.C. license plate of YSS. The vehicle should have front end damage. It was last seen speeding eastbound on I-40 toward Hammond Rd/Person St. Anyone with information is asked to call the Crash Reconstruction Unit at 919-369-2365. If you see an SUV around town that even comes close to matching this description, please call it in. Thank you.

16 years, 7 months

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