the Triangle, NC

Navigation

{{#lst:North Carolina|navbar}}: the Triangle

• Contains: Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Raleigh, RTP
• Near to: the Triad

Reference

• craigslist free classifieds
• Wikipedia
• Triangle411.com (owned/operated by WRAL-TV; registered 2005-02-04)
• Splashboardz.com: "free online classifieds with photos for Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, and ... RTP"

eCommunity

• Forums:
  • Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary at City-Data Forum
• Groups:
  • Triangle InterNetWorkers
• RSS feeds:
  • Planet TriLUG: index (right-hand column)
• Wikis:
  • Triangle Wiki

Issues

• 2005-08-03 The great NC jobs scam: incentives for big business

People

• Deceased:
  • Lucie Lee Abramson Wing (1926-2006)
  • William Nealy (1953?-2001) [1], creator of the "Stupid Planet" comic

Directory

Animals

Animal Shelters

• Lists:
  • community links at Safe Haven for Cats
  • related links at Humane Society of Granville County
• C.A.R.E. for Animals: Raleigh, 27620
• Chatham Animal Rescue: Pittsboro, 27312
• Feral Cat Friends, Inc.: Garner, 27529
• Snowflake Animal Rescue: Raleigh, 27624

Pets

• Erika's Backyard (Erika Juhlin): purebred bulldog puppies (low quantities; not a "puppy mill")

Automotive

• RTPLinks: Automotive Service Centers

Birthing

• Wendy Smith Martin, CD(DONA), LCCE: "Birth Services for the Triangle, NC"

Broadcast Media

Antenna Towers

• antenna towers: pictures and information
• WNCN Tower
• WRAL HDTV Mast
• WTVD Tower

Radio

see Raleigh, NC#Radio

Childcare

• Child Care Services Association: locations in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill
• Craig's List

Computing

• AppleBuddy: On-site support for Apple Macintosh computer systems (based in Raleigh; serves Triangle)
• Connected NC: "Your Small Business IT Department"
• Triangle Linux Users Group (see also Linux)
• Triangle Macintosh Users Group (TMUG): wiki
• Triangle PHP Users Group (see also PHP)

Dining

• Greek Fiesta: 3 locations (Brier Creek Commons in Raleigh, Crossroads Plaza in Cary, Morrisville Outlets in Morrisville)

Employment

• Triangle Jobs
• Placement/Subcontracting Agencies
  • Aerotek (national)
  • JTWC, Inc. (local)

Events

• TrinocCon (July 21-23, 2006; annual event, but dates vary)

Groups

• Triangle InterNetWorkers
• Triangle (except Raleigh) news & development updates forum (at SkyscraperCity)

Home Furnishings

• The North Carolina Hammock Company

Law Firms

• Thomas A. Beckett, Attorney & MBA; co-founder of Triangle InterNetWorkers

Locally-Produced Goods

• MoonDance Soaps & More: the soaps are handmade, but some of them use fragrance (artificial) oils instead of essential oils

Outdoors

• Triangle Birder's Guide
• Triangle Trails: hiking/biking trails
  • see also Wikipedia

Publications

• The Herald-Sun formerly The Durham Morning Herald and The Durham Sun; now covers Durham, Chapel Hill, and RTP
  • Inside the Herald-Sun: article in The Independent
• The Independent: "The Triangle's Weekly"

Real Estate

• Development Companies
  • Montgomery Development Corp: Southern Village [2] (Chapel Hill), New Hope Commons (Durham)

Therapy

• Sam Allen Counseling and Consulting: specialist in gender issues

Transit

see also #Travel

• Triangle Transit Authority (TTA)
  • Wikipedia
  • TTA Red Line: the planned commuter rail system

Travel

• Raleigh-Durham International Airport (airport code: RDU)
  • domestic airlines serving RDU (from posting on InterNetWorkers mailing list; to be verified):
    • American
    • Continental
    • Delta
    • Northwest
    • United
    • US Airways
    • Airtran
    • JetBlue
    • Southwest
    • Express Jet
    • Midwest

Sites Under Development

• Triangle Open Source Lab run by Jim Ray of Neuse River Networks

To Be Filed

• Paperhand Puppet Intervention: sculpting and performance