Historic Oakwood, a Victorian neighborhood in Downtown Raleigh, is an especially beautiful place in the spring. Let’s take a walk and see what’s blooming!
Archives for April 2019
May 2019: 40 Free Things To Do In Downtown Raleigh
May 1…Yoga in the Park – Dix Park – 6:00
May 2…Science Trivia! – Nature Research Center – 7:00
May 3…First Friday
May 4…Parade for Fallen Firefighters – 10:00 Hillsborough St.; Service 1:00, Nash Square
May 4…Parks Expo! – Dix Park – 11:00-4:00
May 4…Out! Raleigh Street Festival – Fayetteville Street – 11:00-6:00
May 5…Food Truck Rodeo -(canceled due to weather) – Fayetteville Street – 12:00-6:00
May 5…Guided Walking Tour of Dorothea Dix Park – 3:00
May 6…Get Fit at Dix: Anything but Station-ary – Dix Park – 6:00
May 8…History a la Carte: “Race Against Time” – N.C. Museum of History – 12:00
May 8…Yoga in the Park – Dix Park – 6:00
May 9…Science Cafe: “The Local Food Movement” – Nature Research Center – 7:00
May 10…Capital City Bike Ride – Raleigh Union Station – 8:00
May 10…Longleaf Film Festival – N.C. Museum of History and outdoors at the Bicentennial Plaza – 4:15-10:00
May 11…Front Porch Artwalk – Historic Mordecai/Oakwood – 10:00-5:00
May 11…Marbles Bike Rodeo – Hargett Street – 11:00-2:00
May 11…Longleaf Film Festival – N.C. Museum of History – 11:00-8:00
May 12…Music of the Carolinas: “Chatham Rabbits” – N.C. Museum of History – 3:00
May 13…Get Fit at Dix: Fusion Fundamentals – Dix Park – 6:00
May 15…Yoga in the Park – Dix Park – 6:00
May 16…Film Screening: “Hidden Rivers” – N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences – 6:30
May 17…“Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till” – N.C. Museum of History – 6:30
May 18…Family Picnic Bike Ride to Dix Park – Chavis Park – 10:30
May 18…Picnic in the Park – Dix Park – 11:00-2:00
May 18…Artsplosure – 10:00-7:00
May 18…Curator’s Tour: QuiltSpeak: Uncovering Women’s Voices Through Quilts” – N.C. Museum of History – 2:00
May 18…Spring Fling and Adult Egg Hunt – (Ages 21+) – Dix Park – 3:00-7:00
May 19…Sensory-Friendly Morning at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences – 9:00-12:00
May 19…Artsplosure – 10:00-6:00
May 19: “Reconstruction: An Unfulfilled Vision of ‘Liberty and Justice for All?'” – N.C. Museum of History – 2:00
May 20…Get Fit at Dix: Circuits Reignite – Dix Park – 6:00
May 22…Little Explorers: Paws and Claws (Ages 2-6) – Dix Park – 11:00
May 22…Yoga in the Park – Dix Park – 6:00
May 23…Raleigh Night Market – City Market – 5:30-10:30
May 23…Science Cafe: “The Moon Through the Decades: Apollo to Today” – Nature Research Center – 7:00
May 24…Family Movie Night – Tarboro Road Community Center – 6:30
May 25…Guided Walking Tour of Dorothea Dix Park – 10:00
May 26…NC Sugar Rush – All Dessert Food Truck Rodeo – City Market – 1:00-5:00
May 27…Memorial Day Service – Capitol grounds – 11:00
May 27…Memorial Day Service – Historic Oakwood Cemetery – 4:00
May 29…Yoga in the Park – Dix Park – 6:00
May 30…Science Cafe: “Concussions: Changing the Conversation” – Nature Research Center – 7:00
May 31…SEEK Raleigh – Dix Park
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Buying Student Housing is the Smart Choice
Even though spring has just arrived, now is the time for Raleigh college students to start making plans for where they’re going to live this fall. Buying makes so much more sense than renting in our hot real estate market. The condos and townhome communities that are popular with students at our local colleges and universities are selling fast and increasing in value each year.
Realtors Richard Callahan and Ron Parent share some of the many reasons why:
Our top reasons for buying vs. renting:
- Interest rates are low
- Rental rates are rising
- Rent rooms to your child’s friends to cover your mortgage payment
- Build a credit history if you put the property in your child’s name
- Build responsibility as a homeowner and act as a landlord
- Build equity
- Alternative to stock market investing