Wilmington, N.C. – Viamark Wilmington announced today that it has continued the expansion of its client services team with the addition of Sarah Conrad, former account executive at Sunrise Broadcasting in Wilmington and Beasley Broadcast Group in Jacksonville, N.C.  Bringing over seven years of advertising, marketing and broadcast experience to the team, Sarah is responsible for advising clients on creative, attention-getting radio and broadcast media.

“We are so pleased to have Sarah on the Viamark Wilmington team,” says company president Bea Raybourne. “Her energy, work ethic, creativity and professionalism – all hallmarks of Viamark service – will help us assist our clients to build their businesses.”

A Military brat, Sarah was born in Washington State and landed in Swansboro, N.C. with her Marine Corps father. She stayed in Eastern North Carolina, attending Coastal Carolina Community College before beginning her radio career with the Beasley Broadcast Group.

Contact:

Gayle Brown

Office 910-763-5222

Cell 910-262-1573

Gayle@Viamark.com

Activities include a welcome reception and Italian wine tasting on Friday; Saturday’s live, hands-on cooking demonstration and luncheon where Chef Adam, along with the Sheraton’s Executive Chef, John Andreola, will prepare ‘Cacciuco’ using fresh North Carolina shrimp and red snapper with lemon pepper taglionlini pasta, Cape Fear River Basin little neck clams, Sunny Slope farm tomatoes and pepperocini. Dessert is an Almond Cake made with brandied figs and espresso zabaglione.

Saturday evening begins with a reception, followed by a three course dining experience accompanied by the perfect Italian wine pairing. Shrimp and Saffron Risotto will start the meal, followed by Flounder Saltimbocca, served with oven dried Sunny Slope Farms tomatoes, fregola pasta, cucumbers, kalamata olives, red peppers, zucchini and tomato burre fondue, ending with a baked Bosc pear with Amoretti custard and house-made Vincotto for dessert.

The Triangle Wine Experience, the flagship charity event that supports the Frankie Lemmon Foundation, will benefit from a silent auction and proceeds from the event.

The All-Inclusive Package for Two is just $397 and includes:

• 2 nights accommodations (one room)
• Friday reception (2 tickets)
• Luncheon & cooking show (2 tickets)
• Wine Tasting (2 tickets)
• Dinner (2 tickets)

Can’t get away 2 nights? The All-Inclusive Package for Two that includes two tickets to all Saturday events and one night accommodations is just $297.

For more information, call or email Tina Purifoy at 800-624-8875, tinap@sheratonatlanticbeach.com or hit this link: http://www.sheratonatlanticbeach.com/packages/seasonal_special.asp

Raleigh, N.C. – Il Palio restaurant, located inside the elegant Siena Hotel – Chapel Hill’s Tuscan inspired four diamond hotel has teamed up with Twongo.com to offer a deal that’s too good to be true, but isn’t!

The clock starts at midnight, where Twongo.com subscribers can purchase $50 gift certificates for $25. Buyers are encouraged to spread the word and share the savings, because the more people who purchase the BIG DEAL, the bigger the savings get. If over 100 people take the offer – EVERYONE gets their $50 gift certificate for $20.

To get started, go to twongo.com, enter your email address and access daily BIG DEALS which can mean savings of up to 70% off regular prices on items from area retailers, restaurants, golf courses, spas, salons and entertainment spots. It’s FREE.

To get a 90-second preview of the site and how it works, go to: http://www.vimeo.com/8869304

Contact:

Rebecca Antonelli

919-740-3008

RA@RebeccaAntonelli.com

Items from Giorgio, Howard Jacobs and First Aid Painting are among the premiere “BIG DEAL” offers available through Twongo.

Raleigh, N.C. – Twongo.com is a unique Triangle, NC based savings website that uses the power of team buying to offer a daily “BIG DEAL” to its members, which can mean savings of up to 70% off regular prices on items from area retailers, restaurants, golf courses, spas, salons and entertainment spots.

On Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 Twongo subscribers can get a $50 gift certificate from newly opened Cary, NC fine dining establishment Giorgio for just $25. Renowned restaurateur and owner Giogios Bakastias teamed up with Twongo because he believes that everyone deserves to get a great deal. “The deals Twongo will offer must be ‘too good to be true’, which is the same standard we hold ourselves to in the food and dining experience we offer our clientele.”

To get a 90-second preview of the site and how it works, go to: http://www.vimeo.com/8869304

Giorgio

Howard Jacobs

First Aid Painting

Contact:
Rebecca Antonelli
Rebecca@Twongo.com
919-740-3008

Sheraton Atlantic Beach hosts the first of their new Culinary Series on January 15-17 with Jason Smith, Chef/Proprietor of Raleigh, North Carolina’s 18 Seaboard to encourage off-season seaside adventures.

Out-of-towners and local fine food and wine aficionados alike can experience North Carolina’s most celebrated guest chefs at the 2010 Culinary Series hosted by the Sheraton Atlantic Beach. The first in the series takes place over the weekend of January 15-17, 2010 and features Chef Jason Smith from 18 Seaboard, Raleigh, North Carolina as well as wineries from around the world.

Activities include a welcome reception on Friday; Saturday’s live, hands-on cooking demonstration and luncheon where Jason, along with the Sheraton’s Executive Chef, John Andreola, will serve Perry Lowe Orchard Pear Sangria with fresh vanilla bean and prepare Snead’s Ferry She-Crab soup and pan-seared wahoocake salad with basil balsamic vinaigrette using local seafood.

Saturday evening begins with a wine tasting followed by a dinner experience with wine pairings and crispy oysters with horseradish apple slaw and Texas Pete aioli, corn mill crusted flounder with grilled grits cake, sautéed spinach and green tomato relish, and pecan pie crème brulèe for dessert.

The Triangle Wine Experience, the flagship charity event that supports the Frankie Lemmon Foundation, will benefit from a silent auction and proceeds from the event.

The All-Inclusive Package for Two is just $397 and includes:

·                    2 nights accommodations (one room)

·                    Friday reception (2 tickets)

·                    Luncheon & cooking show (2 tickets)

·                    Wine Tasting (2 tickets)

·                    Dinner (2 tickets)

For more information, call or email Tina Purifoy at 800-624-8875, tinap@sheratonatlanticbeach.com or hit this link: http://www.sheratonatlanticbeach.com/packages/seasonal_special.asp

Raleigh, NC — Social The Magazine (www.SocialTheMagazine.com/raleigh) has announced that they will premiere the first episode of the “Social in the City” TV series on CW22 on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 7:30pm. Social The Magazine has partnered with Creative Force Studios to film and produce the show, which aims to highlight the Raleigh, NC and surrounding area’s burgeoning fashion, nightlife and entertainment scene.

The television show film crew will travel along with Social The Magazine’s guests, local personalities and celebrities on a specially designed tour bus to various locations to capture live action and conduct on-camera interviews. These events are open to anyone who would like to attend and be a part of the show.

“Our goal is to feature the excitement and fun this area has to offer and present it in a completely new and different format that will encourage people to get out after dark and enjoy themselves.” says Social The Magazine publisher Chris London, “The concept is unique, and everyone involved is very excited about it.” The show will also feature additional elements, such as a behind the scenes look at a Social The Magazine cover photo shoot, interviews with local personalities, features on local fashion boutiques and salons, and highlights from Social sponsored events such as the annual Reader’s Choice Awards show.

Each “Social In The City” episode will air three times a month at 7:30pm on CW22 starting December 5, 2009. In the spring of 2010, a new episode of “Social In The City” will air each week.

The next episode of “Social In The City” will be filmed on November 20, 2009. To participate, people can join the group when they see the specially marked Social tour bus or visit the website at www.socialthemagazine.com for complete details about when and where filming of “Social In The City” TV show will take place.

About Social The Magazine

Social The Magazine (www.socialthemagazine.com) is a Raleigh, NC based entertainment, nightlife and fashion magazine featuring professional photography and editorial content from local trendsetters covering a wide range of topics. Social The Magazine also sponsors multiple high profile events throughout the year, including concerts & festivals, grand openings, parties, fashion shows, modeling contests, wine tastings, golf tournaments, and the annual Social Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards Show. Social The Magazine recently hosted over 6,000 attendees to downtown Raleigh, NC on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 for the “Tuesday Night Live” Crystal Head Vodka promotional tour featuring Dan Aykroyd.

About Creative Force Studios

Creative Force Studios ( http://www.creativeforcestudios.com) is a marketing and advertising agency that specializes in individualized campaigns designed to meet the multi-media needs of each client.

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Contact: Chris London

Phone: 919-247-0818

Email: chrislondon@socialthemagazine.com

Angel comes to NextSphere with 15 years sales management experience serving mid-market multi-national corporations in the mid-Atlantic region. He has held positions at both SAS and IBM.  

About NextSphere

Next Sphere Technologies, Inc. (“NextSphere”) is an Information Technology company that provides outsourced IT services and software solutions to middle market companies. NextSphere offers comprehensive IT consulting services, including the management, development, hosting and maintenance of enterprise software applications. NextSphere utilizes a flexible on-site/off-shore model that allows its customers to contract and interface with a U.S. company, but realize the cost saving benefits of an outsourced operation. NextSphere is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, with additional offices in Cary, North Carolina and Hyderabad, India. 

NextSphere is known for their client satisfaction record of over 98%, fixed-price-and-fixed-time solutions at a cost savings of 50% to 60% to their customers, and turnaround time that is half that of other firms by utilizing and maximizing productivity of their highly trained, adaptable and easy-to-work-with global workforce. For more information, please visit www.NextSphere.com

CONTACT:       Sunil Kurapati

Email:  PR
Phone:  727.230.9185@NextSphere.com

DURHAM, NC – Wendy Clark has re-christened the former hosiery mill, farmer’s cooperative and now non-profit and entrepreneurial business community, The John O’Daniel Exchange (www.BelovedCommunityNC.com). Small-business owner Wendy Clark have transformed a 92-year-old building near the Cleveland-Holloway neighborhood into a busy small business and nonprofit center, home to burgeoning ventures and a host of workshops enriching the local entrepreneurial community. 

“We have created a space that for entrepreneurs just starting out or non profits that serve the community and need an affordable, accessible place to do business,” Clark said. “We feel like it’s a good opportunity for businesses and local people to either start up something or something that would serve the community and thereby reinvest in that area.”

In September of 2008, Clark purchased the 14,500-square-foot building at 801 Gilbert St. for $275,000. As Lewis & Clark Community Developers LLC,  she has put an additional one million into the renovations. Lewis & Clark was able to secure a commercial revitalization grant of $177,000 from the city of Durham and secure the rest of the financing from BB&T. Their first tenants moved in May, 2009 and the Exchange is now home to six for-profit businesses including Carpe Diem and six non-profit, such as Durham Cares and World Relief. There is office space for five more tenants and six more single users in the center’s co-working spaces.  

To celebrate the Exchange’s opening, Clark is throwing a party for the tenants, the community and business leaders on Saturday, November 21 from 3 to 5 o’clock. Attendees can tour the building, meet the tenants, enjoy a back-country barbecue, while listening to the sounds of Louis Mays and children at play on a host of activities and games planned for the event.

Clark, 35, comes into the project with ample knowledge of the difficulties of starting a small business and keeping it alive. She founded her business, Carpe Diem Cleaning Inc. with just $100 and three clients when she was only 20 years old. Steadily, she has grown it to what it is today, with 25 employees and a client roster of 400 homes and businesses.

For the past nine years, she has also lived in Northeast Central Durham and made combating poverty a priority in her life. “I thought about how I could support other people in business,” she said. “The more a dollar passes through a community, the wealthier a community is.”

Rents will be kept low. Co-working space starts at $175 per month. Office rents range from $295 to $595 a month for 180-430 square feet, which includes wireless access, work center, conference rooms, and rental storage and multipurpose rooms, including a meeting space with 90-person capacity.  

CONTACT: Wendy Clark (919) 824-0307 Wendy@BelovedCommunityNC.com

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