Raleigh Wide Open
Friday, July 30 2010
by Alex Granados and Frank Stasio
raleighconvention.com
Just a few short years ago, downtown Raleigh was a place of work, but little play. After 5 p.m., the streets cleared out like in an old Western. That all began to change in 2006 when the Raleigh Wide Open Festival brought 70,000 people to downtown Raleigh for a day of fun, food and frolicking. Since then, the festival has continued to draw big crowds and, in many ways, the story of its success is the story of downtown Raleigh's success. Host Frank Stasio talks with Greg Behr and Billy Warden, two of the men behind the festival.
