Totally! I hope Raleigh is doing it! LOL
Is @VisitRaleigh a thing on here? 
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Good point! 
Thatās why I have added Axios simply as a favorite ātabā. This way I view it regularly and donāt have all the extra emails as I do for the WRAL Tech Wire 
When I was in Charlotte last week I was asking my coworker if she had ever been to the museums in Raleigh. She said she has never even been to Raleigh and she grew up in Charlotte 
to be fair I grew up in Raleigh and probably only went to Charlotte like twice before going to college, and both of those were for swim meets. even now i donāt really have a desire to go there except to visit friends. charlotte never really had anything culturally or otherwise that you couldnāt get in the triangle growing up, and almost no one I knew growing up was a Panthers fan, it just never warranted the 2.5 hour drive. IMO, Richmond is a much cooler and more unique city than Charlotte, and itās way more worth day and weekend trips up.
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While I donāt dislike Charlotte at all, I 100% agree with you on Richmond. Love that city!
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Iāve been to Charlotte numerous times. Almost always for concerts. Seems a lot of tours hit Raleigh or Charlotte, rarely both.
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Same. Every time a tour gets announced and they choose Charlotte over Raleigh, I have to go through this internal debate of ādo I want to see this band so bad that Iām willing to get home at 1:00a on a weeknight?ā As I get older, the answer increasingly becomes ānot really.ā
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Being from Atlanta, I have a kind of mental block of thinking Charlotte is halfway to Atlanta, so it feels like planning to go the DC or something. I pretty much feel like it is in a different state. 
I canāt get behind Charlotte sports teams for the same reason.
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Isnāt half of Charlotte in South Carolina?
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Ironically we just got to Greenville, SC an hour ago by car, and the trip to Charlotte sailed by, while the rest of it felt like an eternity (mostly due to construction and terrible roads).
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The rebuild of I-85 feels like its been going on forevahhhhh.
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Whenever I drive through South Carolina, I lower my expectations.
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Lies, you donāt drive! 
Thereās actually trains from Raleigh to GVL but they run weirdly infrequently. I honestly might plan my next trip around the train schedule and have a more relaxing journey. This place is such a gem and continuing to grow.
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Greenville County has over 500,000 people. It is only slightly less than Guilford County. It is not small and the City has done a great job fixing itself up.
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Iāve driven through SC 4 times since Christmas: twice on 95 end to end, and twice on 85 end to end. In fact, I did it yesterday. 
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You shouldāve come said hi!
I was driving I-95.
At this point Iām convinced that the people who run WRAL have āSave our Neighborhoodsā signs on their lawns. Every article about development mentions that group with a statement like āmany people are unhappy about the zoning changesā. Their slant at this point is blatant. How many people is āmanyā? A majority? They couldnāt tell you no doubt but they sure want to make it seem like it everyone. Itās just crap journalism. /rant
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Fear and conflixt drive clicks. Itās not healthy, but it works.
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