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These 13 NC Startups Are On The Subscription Box Trend

Posted by | Feb 13, 2017

After relocating from New York to Raleigh in 2015, Jenna Martucci found it overwhelming to locate places, activities and shops that matched her interests. There wasn’t a convenient resource that connected Triangle residents with local retailers and eateries, she thought. A fan of the go local movement, Martucci wanted to create a product that would strengthen the bond between Triangle small businesses and the community. Along with her boyfriend, Will Altman, Martucci pieced together the idea for a subscription box service called rootsRaleigh. “It may sound silly,” laughs Martucci, “but we really love local stuff, and we want to give...

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CityCamp NC: Where Hackers, Politicians & Residents Meet Up to Problem-solve

Posted by | Jun 8, 2015

It all started with a tweet. Or a string of tweets, to be exact. Five years ago, Raleigh City Council Member Bonner Gaylord heard about CityCamp—the civic-tech focused “unconference.” Gaylord then began tweeting with CityCamp co-founders Jen Pahlka and Kevin Curry, to learn how to bring the event to Raleigh. Jason Hibbets, project manager for Red Hat’s opensource.com, was eventually roped into the virtual conversation and as they say, the rest is history. Now in its fifth year, this year’s CityCamp NC offers a multitude of ways for attendees to learn about and participate in civic tech from Thursday to Saturday this week. Part unconference,...

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