TRIANGLEDOWNTOWNERMAGAZINE — ISSUE 99 3. 2014 Best of the Triangle Awards 8. Triangle Dining: Stanbury : PO Box | Raleigh, NC 11. From the Publisher : Glenwood Avenue | Raleigh, NC 13. 10 Questions with Harvey A. Schmitt www.WeLoveDowntown.com 16. We ♥ Food Trucks!: Pie Pushers Please call to schedule an o ce appointment 18. artist profi le: Paris Alexander .. 20. Trianglebiz.org: Bookstore Veteran : Opens Letters in Downtown Durham www.WeLoveDowntown.com/contactus 21. Triangle Book Club: Man v. Liver : 22. Uncorked: Cracking Rosé [email protected] — — — — 24. Retail: High Line Boutique - Crash Gregg 25. @Art: Local Gallery News - Sig Hutchinson, Randall Gregg 26. Media and the Movement Brian Adornetto 27. Crossword Puzzle Max Halperen Katie Severa Melissa Santos ­ Nicole Assef, Michelle Love, George Chunn, Chris Moutos Sign up, nd out what’s going on Randy Bryant, Bill Reaves, downtown and win free stu ! Russ Billo, Darryl Morrow Brian Adornetto, Max Halperen, Phillip Zucchino, Sean Rouch, Lindsay Saunders, Allan Maurer, Molly Brawley, Linda Kramer, www.facebook.com/triangledowntowner Lance Morrison, Hannah Murphy, www.twitter.com/WeLoveDowntown Marian Pierson, Michelle Love www.instagram.com/triangledowntowner Lance Morrison, omas Nifong / S. Suda ao Read archived issues from Blair Aitken to current online at — — — — www.WeLoveDowntown.com e Triangle Downtowner Magazine is a local monthly print magazine dedicated to coverage of the Triangle area. ON THE COVER: Blair Womack, our favorite graphic Current and archived issues of the Downtowner are available at designer, was tasked once with creating our Best of Downtowner Awards cover image. We think she www.WeLoveDowntown.com outdid herself and can’t wait to work on some new Answer to crossword puzzle on page t-shirt designs with her for this summer. Check out her © Copyright - , Triangle Downtown Magazine. e name, logo, and any work at www.itsblair.com. logo iterations of the Triangle Downtowner, Triangle Downtowner Magazine and the Downtowner D graphic are a TM of Triangle Downtown Magazine. No part of this publication may be reproduced without express written permission. Frank Gray & White Domestic Shorthair, 7 Years old—Frank wins the “softest cat in the shelter” award. he’s very cuddly and is looking Titan Boxer mix, 11 Years for an empty lap. Frank would probably do best in a quiet home with old—meet Titan! If his sincere an empty windowsill to bird watch. Frank enjoys playing with toy mice smile doesn’t melt your heart, and jingle toys. Because he does have an independent personality he his bubbly personality defi nitely can entertain himself easily, and many times his windowsill antics will! He has been at the SPCA may also entertain his humans! for several weeks now. He had a He is very good about using hard turn of events recently. He was brought to the shelter after 9 This is the first of a monthly column highlighting some of the dogs and cats his litter box, and very tidy years of living in his past home. who have called the SPCA of Wake County home for far too long. Since the around the house! He is on a special diet, but it really isn’t He is still getting used to these SPCA is a no-kill shelter, their adoptable pets stay with them as long as it big changes, so please stop by the SPCA and give him a visit. He may takes them to find a home. This means that when the shelter is full, there’s no anything to be afraid of. He is already neutered, vaccinated need a few minutes to settle down and really show his true personality, available space for new pets. Some of these wonderful animals are older or so a patient and understanding family would be ideal for Titan. Right now have traits that require special attention or medications but want and need to and microchip. His adoption fee is only $45.00. To learn he really needs a family who can boost his confi dence. Titan tends to fi nd be loved all the same. We hope you’ll consider giving one of these (and the more about Frank please visit cats really peculiar, so a feline-free home would be ideal for him. He is many other) long-timers a place to call home where they can feel safe and our website www.spcawake. already neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. Right now he weighs be cared for. Visit the SPCA of Wake County for more overlooked pets who org/adopt. about 65 lbs. and is full grown. His adoption fee is $95.00. Please visit could use a new family. You can also visit www.spcawake.org/longtimers or www.spcawake.org/adopt for more information! call 919.772.2326. Photos courtesy InBetween the Blinks Photography ow. You guys really went all out on voting in this year’s th Annual Best of Downtowner Awards. We passed the W, mark for votes this year for the rst time and judg- ing by the category winners, we really have readers with the best taste of any magazine in the Triangle. e votes were fairly Raleigh- centric, but considering we were the Raleigh Downtowner for seven years prior to becoming the Triangle Downtowner in January last year, that’s perfectly understandable. Durham and other local cities still garnered plenty of votes, which shows just how great our entire region is and we know those votes will continue to grown even more next year. Restaurants and food-related categories brought in the most ballots (we surely are a bunch of foodies around here) and the most diverse group of votes came in for the Shopping and Out & About sections. In our next issue, we’ll share some of the passionate comments from voters on their favorite places in the Triangle as well as a spe- cial photo section on some of our category winners. We received plenty of suggestions for next year’s categories and have already started to collect prizes to give away to our voters. Now, on to the winners and let the bragging rights begin! Be sure to keep an eye out this year for “Winner! Best of Downtowner Awards” stickers on merchants’ doors and windows, knowing there’s something good inside. 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