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Corporate Fitness Workouts for Convenience!

July 20, 2010 By 10000

ITB Fitness Training

Corporate Fitness Programs are not necessarily new concepts, but the amount of attention these programs have received in the media lately is sure to arouse the curiosity of business owners…

 What is Corporate Fitness?
Corporate fitness consists of the health and wellness programs a business can provide their employees within their own workplace.  Whether your company currently has a fitness facility on-site, or is looking to acquire one, ITB Fitness can set up and run a variety of health and wellness programs for you.  Even if your company doesn’t have a fitness facility on-site and isn’t looking to obtain one, the ITB Fitness team members are skilled at providing creative workouts geared towards the environment at hand.

Why Corporate Fitness?
Why not?!? Corporate fitness programs offer one of the major components in the success of an individual’s commitment to fitness…convenience!  On-site fitness programs eliminate the ever ready excuses people use to avoid a healthy fitness routine; for example, “I don’t have time”.  Having an on-site fitness program will use up as much time as it takes to walk in and workout. There is no need to plan ahead for traffic or driving time. Employees can workout during lunch, before or after work, or during hours that your company deems appropriate.

What are the benefits of establishing a Corporate Fitness Program? 
The benefits are bountiful! It has been documented that business owners providing Corporate fitness programs for their employees reap the benefits of an increase in employee productivity, a reduction in absenteeism, and a decrease in employee turnover. Let’s not forget to mention lower health care costs and lesser premiums on life insurance. Of course, an improvement in employee morale is always a positive outcome as well.

Why ITB Fitness?
ITB Fitness is built on the foundation that exercise should be fun, enticing, results driven, and efficient. All of our team members are Certified Personal Trainers, Group Fitness Instructors, CPR certified, and carry liability insurance. We have been operating out of the Triangle region for over 15 years collectively. Simply stated, we care about your health and fitness goals and believe we have the passion as a team to help you reach them.

For more information, please contact ITB Fitness at info@itbfitness.com or call 919.302.0339 and get with the program…the Corporate Fitness Program!

ITB Fitness
www.itbfitness.com
919.302.0339

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Bear Rock Cafe joins the ZSpotCard Program

December 19, 2009 By 10000

As ZSpotlight.com and the ZSpotCard program continues to grow, every week we will update you on special insider information.  We’ve now added Bear Rock Cafe of Morrisville to the ZSpotCard Network, where they will offer you 20% off your bill each and every time you visit!  With an average entree and drink of $9, this will save you almost two bucks with every visit!

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Bear Rock Story (www.bearrockcafe.com)

What began as a single sandwich shop and deli in 1997 has now evolved into a unique neighborhood gathering place. Our emerging national quick-casual restaurant brand is characterized by a distinctive menu of hand-crafted sandwiches, hot and savory soups, garden fresh salads, loaded baked potatoes, oven-fresh breads, and delectable desserts in an inviting, nature-inspired setting, served by a warm, friendly guest-focused team.

The original Bear Rock Cafe opened in October of 1997 as a 60-seat sandwich shop and deli in Raleigh, NC, and has now evolved into a unique neighborhood gathering place with locations in 11 states. Today, Bear Rock Franchise Systems, Inc., operates a central restaurant support center headquartered in Cary, NC. Bear Rock is 22 locations strong. The emerging national quick-casual restaurant brand is characterized by a distinctive menu of hand-crafted sandwiches, hot and savory soups, garden fresh salads, loaded baked potatoes, oven-fresh breads, and delectable desserts in an inviting, nature-inspired setting, served by a warm, friendly guest-focused team.

A thriving network of franchise owners and a dedicated team of individuals in the areas of restaurant operations, development, real estate, support services, training, accounting and marketing diligently drive the growth of the Bear Rock Cafe brand.

Our guests however, are our greatest asset. We invite you to become a part of our Bear Rock Story. Escape to a higher taste at Bear Rock Cafe. Explore the variety. Experience our passion for food and passion for people.

9575 Chapel Hill Road
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 462-1687

To check out all the amazing deals you can access every day with your ZSpotCard, visit www.ZSpotCard.com.

Brought to you by the Triangle’s Largest Dining, Nightlife, and Leisure Guide,  ZSpotlight.com!

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Top 40 Ranking Bars and Nightlife Venues in Raleigh, N.C.

November 25, 2009 By 10000

Top 40 Ranking Bars and Nightlife Venues in Raleigh, N.C.

Raleigh is growing so fast, and with so many new and exciting nightlife hotspots, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with all of them.  So we’ve decided to develop and present a weekly top 40 list of the area’s favorites.  This ranking is completely based on viewer page views on ZSpotlight.com and also the number of positive comments to this blog with reasons why your favorite bar or nightlife spot should earn extra points.  So post your thoughts every week and let us know what you think!  If your favorite isn’t listed just yet, then let us know also!  Enjoy!  We will begin adding information on the top 40 as we receive it!

This week’s features

  1. Solas
  2. Noir
  3. 606 Lounge
  4. White Collar Crime
  5. Red Room Lounge
  6. Sullivan’s Steakhouse
  7. Lucky B’s Sports Bar
  8. Hibernian Irish Pub & Restaurant
  9. Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub
  10. Mosaic Wine Lounge
  11. Buckhead Saloon
  12. Cashmere
  13. Legends
  14. Carolina Ale House (Brier Creek)
  15. Michael Dean’s
  16. Black Flower Bar
  17. Bogart’s
  18. The Oxford
  19. Oliver Twist Lounge
  20. Raleigh Times Bar
  21. Ess Lounge
  22. Tir Na Nog Irish Pub
  23. Vivace
  24. Hi5 Sports Bar
  25. 42nd Street
  26. Amra’s Stogies & Spirits
  27. Lynnwood Grill & Bar
  28. The Point
  29. The Pourch
  30. The Big Easy
  31. Foster’s
  32. Mura
  33. Club Dolce
  34. The Busy Bee
  35. Tantra Dance Lounge
  36. Flying Saucer
  37. The Bassment
  38. Rudino’s Rooftop Bar
  39. Sono Sushi Bar
  40. The Downtown Sports Bar & Grill

Solas is the Triangle’s most popular rooftop lounge, and boasts three levels of dining, lounge and entertainment, each offering a unique experience all its own.  With VIP cabanas and a view like no other, Solas has quickly become an exclusive favorite on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh.  Very busy on weekends, and offers a magical combination of dining and nightlife.  Saturdays are always busy after 10:30pm, so come early!

Noir Bar and Lounge is nestled in the heart of Glenwood South and is a new bar and lounge that boasts an open patio and a luxurious inner bar and dance floor, with a sexy Miami vibe, mixing European sophistication and unique touches of unpretentious glamour.  You’ll want to keep your eye on this place, as it soon will define “hip and sexy” in the Triangle.  Their innovative potions and varied music will certainly attract a smart and diverse clientele, an exciting mingling crowd.  PHOTOS  Noir, with it’s larger than average dance floor, patio, and great DJ’s has quickly become a nightlife favorite on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.  The majority of the crowd usually arrives after midnight.

 606 Lounge has the reputation of being a favorite upscale dance venue with a redesigned interior, great music from resident DJs, and an outdoor patio. Located in Raleigh’s Historic Warehouse District.  This dance hotspot has been able to stay consistently busy with an energetic crowds on Fridays and Saturdays, and continuously offers an attractive option on other days of the week.

White Collar Crime is consistently one of the busiest bars in Raleigh, with no cover charge any night of the week, and local DJs with a casual dress code.

Cashmere Lounge has recently opened as an upscale martini and tapas lounge that serves signature martinis, fine wines, and a selection of delectable dishes from an extensive tapas menu.  It’s a perfect place to relax, with cozy booths surrounded by rich sheer fabric draping, soft chandelier lighting, and soft sounds of live acoustical music performed every evening. Stay later to dance the night away with a top local DJs spinning the best in Top 40 hits. 

If you are feeling international, then Red Room Lounge has to be on your list for small tapas and dancing.  Thursday nights are Salsa nights, where you can taste experience delectable food enhanced with homemade sangrias and incredible Spanish wines inside or outside on their patio while dancing the night away.

 Sullivan’s Steakhouse, a steakhouse icon on Glenwood Avenue, attracts a mature crowd with an extensive wine list and and complete inventory of bourbon, single malt scotch and cognoc.  Sullivan’s features the finest steaks and seafood, unparalleled martinis, and great live jazz!

 And for something much more casual, Lucky B’s is always a fun Sports Bar with a party atmosphere where you can wear jeans any day of the week and have the cheapest beer in Raleigh.  There’s a heated patio and Lucky’s mixes top 40 and house music all night long.

Legends is a private club catering to Raleigh’s Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender community. This night features some of the best new dance tracks, female impersonation, and live entertainment.

Ess Lounge has been one of the top nightclubs for almost three years, as an upscale lounge and dancefloor with a very nice patio.  PHOTOS

And if you are feeling Irish or just love a warm, local, neighborhood bar with lot’s of non-domestic beers, the Hibernian Irish Pub is a long time favorite.  This venue is a blend of the Irish Pubs of old and the vibrancy of the new modern Irish culture.  It is a meeting place for all to talk, argue, debate, to sign and to laugh, drink and eat while listening to traditional Irish music. 

Tantra is a new upscale nightclub and Ultra lounge that  encompasses the excitement of an upscale nightclub with the charm of your favorite lounge. featuring magnificent waterfalls, crystal chandeliers, glass fire pits, lava bar surfaces, and a custom Jelly Fish aquarium.  You can indulge yourself in one of the VIP rooms surrounded by beautiful glass. 
TANTRA is located at 310 S.West Street at the corner of West and Martin. 21 $ Up.

Check in with us next week, as we add 7 more venues to our list and update our viewer rankings.  Be sure to add a comment or two below!  See you On Z Town!

Power Rankings are determined by a mathematical combination of page views, photo page views, weekly features, overall popularity, and positive comments by viewers.  Positive reviews and comments have the heaviest weight in scoring.  Rankings will be updated weekly!  If you have any comments or information as to why any of these venues are your favorite, please share with a comment to this blog below.

To add your restaurant or bar to ZSpotlight.com as a listing or an advertising client, contact us by emailing webmaster@zspotlight.com.

If you want to see all the photos every week, visit our extensive photo gallery or our main nightlife section for the Triangle’s best in bars, music, and fun On Z Town.

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Sono Sushi Bar – Sushi. Sake. Sono.

October 20, 2009 By 10000

Sleek. Sexy. Sushi.  If you are feeling this, then you have to check out  Sono in Downtown Raleigh.  An upscale restaurant featuring mouthwatering sushi in an sexy and trendy environment.  Have you tried the tasty O’ Roll or Dynamite Roll?  Sono has a wide variety of sushi and entrees to choose from, as well as an extensive list of sake.

To view photos of Sono, click here.  To try Sono with a 1/2 Off Gift Certificate, you gotta see this!

Be on the lookout for exclusive ZSpot Sushi Tastings every few months as we allow you to taste the best the Triangle has to offer.  Brought to you by the Triangle’s largest restaurant guide, ZSpotlight.com.

 Sushi. Sake. Sono.  Take a look!

319 Fayetteville St.
#101 Raleigh , NC 27601
(919) 521-5328

 

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Cary Scary Movie Series Announced in Koka Booth Amphitheatre

October 15, 2009 By 10000

In a take-off of the popular summer favorite, “Movies by Moonlight” Series, Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary is extending the fun in to the fall. From October 26th – 30th horror movie enthusiasts are invited to attend this REEL-LY SCARY event. The towering pines at the Booth provide the perfect setting for spine tingling chills as patrons thrill to some of the most frightening classics on the big screen. Moonlight sets the stage for the horror to begin at the region’s most popular venue.

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For a mere $3, kids under 12 are free, patrons can bring picnic dinners, a blanket or chair and participate in a fun filled evening as the spacious lawn at Booth Amphitheatre is transformed in to an outdoor movie theatre.

Gates will open at 6pm and the movies will start at 7pm.

Reel-ly Scary Cary Movie Schedule

PSYCHO
Monday, October 26th

Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles
Universal Pictures; Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Black and White; Not Rated

Certainly Hitchcock’s most unrelenting exercise in terror, PSYCHO remains one of the most terrifying films of all time. Countlessly imitated but never equaled, PSYCHO’s tale of a strange young man and his possessive mother features the now-famous shower scene, the sinister Bates Motel, and the creepy house that overlooks it. (1960)

THE SHINING
Tuesday, October 27th

Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall
Warner Bros.; Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Rated R

Called “a masterpiece of modern horror” and “a tour-de-force of sheer terror” by the critics, Stanley Kubrick’s film is a chilling adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. THE SHINING combines eerie special effects, haunting performances by Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, and an unmistakable aura of evil into a spectacular horror film. (1980)

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (shown in 3-D)
Wednesday, October 28th

Brianna Brown, Joshua DesRoches, Sid Haig, Johanna Black
Directed by Jeff Broadstreet
Rated R

In this 3D chiller, Barb and her brother, Johnny, arrive late for the burial of their aunt – and walk straight into a nightmare. With zombies on her heels, Barb flees the cemetery and is rescued by Ben, a local college student. The two seek refuge in the nearby farmhouse of the Cooper family, where the laid-back residents aren’t remotely prepared to have their lives turn into a horror movie. But Barb is destined for an even grimmer confrontation – with the dark secret of the pyrophobic mortician, Gerald Tovar Jr (2006)

CASPER
Thursday, October 29th

Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle
Universal Pictures; Directed by Brad Silberling
Rated PG
Casper, the world’s friendliest ghost, makes his motion picture debut as a supernatural sidekick to a lonely young girl who may be the only human that can confirm that the peaceful poltergeist does indeed exist. Kat (Christina Ricci) is a cute and curious kid who discovers Casper in an abandoned house in her new hometown in this touching comedy that blends live action with brilliant computer-animated effects. (1995)

FRANKENSTEIN
Double Feature Friday, October 30th

Boris Karloff, Colin Clive
Universal Pictures; Directed by James Whale
Black and White; Not Rated

The most famous horror film of all time. When brilliant but deranged Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) attempts to create life out of the organs of dead bodies, a grotesque, pitiful monster (Boris Karloff) is born. Screenwriter Robert Florey devised the now-famous plot twist in which the monster is accidentally given a madman’s brain adding additional terror to Mary Shelley’s original dark and foreboding tale. (1931)

DRACULA
Double Feature Friday, October 30th

Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier,
Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan
Universal Pictures; Directed by John Badham
Rated R

When a schooner is wrecked off Whitby the only survivor is Count Dracula who has arrived with large amounts of Transylvanian soil to take up residence in Carfax Abbey. He makes friends with Dr Seward who runs the local asylum and with his daughter Lucy, her friend Mina, and with Jonathan Harker, Lucy’s solicitor fiance. But almost immediately, Mina dies from loss of blood, and just possibly this may not be a coincidence. (1979) 

All movies are a neighborhood event.
*Movie night films and times are subject to change without notice

Movie Nights are weather dependent. In the event of inclement weather the movie MAY be cancelled. Please call 919-462-2025 for an event notice update. If a movie night has to be postponed or rescheduled and tickets have been purchased, rain checks will be issued.

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Sushi Blues Cafe featured on ZSpotlight.com Magazine

October 12, 2009 By 10000

Raleigh’s popular Glenwood South district always seems to have something new cropping up, but one staple sushi restaurant has shown it can ride the waves of change, as it has for an entire decade.  Congratulations Sushi Blues on your 10 year anniversary! On the brink of the new millennium, Sushi Blues opened its doors for the first time, bringing a fresh concept to Raleigh’s up-and-coming downtown area.  For many, it seemed like an odd combination: Billie Holiday belting out some great jazz tunes in a Japanese sushi restaurant, but you’d be surprised how well this works.  Not surprised: the owners who have been operating successfully since 1999! 

 Before many other local sushi restaurants were a twinkle in their owners’ eyes, Sushi Blues was hosting some of Raleigh’s hottest late night sushi specials and featuring great local music talent.  Still one of the most popular nights in town, Sushi Blues has ½ price sushi late nights twice per week. Thursday nights in particular have made Sushi Blues a burgeoning nightlife spot; crowds gather in the front patio and parking lot areas. And how did a small sushi restaurant become so popular for so long?  Why, the delicious food, friendly staff, and classy atmosphere, of course! Three cheers to the most fun font-end staff in Raleigh, the best and most creatively named sushi rolls in town, and to ten more years of Sushi Blues!

It seems like an odd combination, Billie Holiday belting out some great jazz tunes in a Japanese sushi restaurant, but you’d be surprised how well this works. The owners of Sushi Blues have managed to create a classy and crisp atmosphere in what might otherwise have been an intimidating restaurant perched in the middle of Glenwood South’s growing nightlife. Even if you don’t like jazz, you’ll enjoy the creative names they’ve attached to their rolls and other menu items.

Sit back and relax in the Lounge. Hang out with your friends in a casual atmosphere. Whether you are there to enjoy the live entertainment, or to catch the latest sporting events on television, the lounge has what you are looking for. If you are hungry, no problem. We feature a menu of sushi and kitchen appetizers.

You can visit ZSpotlight.com for all the specials, events, and 1/2 Off Gift Certificates every month along with all the other great restaurants in the Triangle.  Click here to see photos of the restaurant and people enjoying all they have to offer!

Sushi Blues Café
301 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh , NC 27603
(919) 664-8061

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The Well Bar Opens in Five Points

October 12, 2009 By 10000

The Well Bar Opents in the old Fosters Gone Ugly spot in Five Points

A new bar named The Well has opened in the Five Points neighborhood on Glenwood Avenue. It replaces Fosters Gone Ugly which had a short life as a casual bar in the popular Five Points area.

This new bar will be located in the space between the Rialto and Churchill’s on Glenwood Avenue,  and there is not a live website or any marketing information available just yet.

More info coming soon from Jason and the owners.

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