Archive for the ‘business’ Category

Pulled Pork Cuban Panini

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Rhonda's favorite, the Cuban Panini. Slow roasted pulled pork, sliced ham, house made pickles, mustard, and swiss cheese, $8. It's good and it's at The Bistro at Adams Farm.

A vote for Furniture Connection is appreciated.

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

We would appreciate your consideration in voting for Furniture Connection as your favorite place to buy furniture in the Triad. The Yes Weekly ballot can be found here.

Taxpayers: $177,000 More For MWBE Compliance?

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Agenda item #11. 2008 Annexation Millstream Road Sewer Outfall-Part 6. City Council will be asked to approve a contract for almost $177K (33%) more than the lowest bidder because of the bidder's non compliance with MWBE program requirements. The contractor recommended by Water Resources to be awarded the job has a 10% ...

NC Derives Sales Tax Income From Phantom Money?

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

After about a ten year hiatus from using the credit card cartel I recently chose to participate in their absurd behavior. We started accepting Visa and MC against my better judgment. But here is a poser. If you come in and buy a lamp for $100 I only get $98 from the ...

Furniture Connection: Forced To Move/ Liquidation

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

More to come on this soon. Delayed High Point Road project is funded and Furniture Connection is forced to vacate. Liquidation in progress. I hope I don't cave in to one of those fictitious 80-90% off sales. I did once hold a legitimate "up to 107% off sale" sarcastically making fun ...

St. Valentine’s Day Massacre On Bridford Parkway

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Small simple card to give to your wife for Valentine's Day with someone else's thoughts that you have to pretend you're saying from the heart: $7.53. Twenty three cents worth of artery clogging chocolate: $10.76. And elsewhere, roses that were $39 last week: $79. Learning the greeting card program on your computer to ...

compliments of GIACOMO’S on new garden road

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

I miss Giac being on High Point Road. Check out the fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, marinated eggplant, zucchini,  and mushrooms. Then the broccoli raab (cross between broccoli and spinach) and what may be the best roasted red peppers on the face of the earth. The smell of olive oil and garlic permeates the ...

If You’re In The Market For Leather Furniture

Monday, December 7th, 2009

We're overstocked with leather. Take a look.

Jamestown News: Furniture Connection Grand Opening

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

From Carol Brooks at the Jamestown News: Once a furniture store, always a furniture store November 4, 2009 by Carol Brooks The building beside Rite Aid, near the intersection of High Point and Mackay roads, has been a furniture store for over 30 years. But after the previous tenant, Furniture Choices, closed in ...

Furniture Market: Upbeat and Busy

Monday, October 19th, 2009

 Although many of the sales reps said traffic was down this market you could not have told it by the showrooms I visited. Most all reps were busy with waiting lines and elevators were frequently too full to hitch a ride. Cafeterias were running low on goods. It will be ...