Google released a new feature of Gmail on Tuesday called Buzz, and it allows Gmail users to post status updates, links, and photos within their Gmail inbox. The feature is similar to Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed, with replies, likes, shares, etc.

To give you the ability to share our stories with your friends, all you need to do it click on the "Buzz It!" icon at the top of each post and it will open a small window to share this link, if you're already logged into Gmail. You may need to fix some of your settings in Google Reader for this to work, and be sure the "Add to Shared Items" box is checked.

The link will be added to your shared items in Google Reader and to your Buzz stream. Enjoy!

Hands for Haiti, a fundraiser for Haitian relief, will be held at Crossroads Entertainment on Friday, February 12 beginning at 4 p.m.

Create your own individual hand casting ($10 donation requested). A live auction at 9 p.m. will feature local artists’ hand castings.

Live music by the benevolent rock band Spot will play throughout the evening. A $5 donation is requested at the door or you may purchase a $5 medallion at downtown merchants to enter the event.

Hands for Haiti is presented by the Creative Arts Network for Community Action (CANCA). All proceeds go to Haiti relief efforts through Hearts with Haiti and the American Red Cross.
For more information about this event visit www.CANCA.org

Fall in Love with Downtown during the weekend of February 12-14.

Friday, February 12—Art After Hours

Take a free horse-and-carriage ride along South White Street between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. (weather permitting). Downtown merchants will host live music, wine tastings and artist openings.

Saturday, February 13

Strolling tenor Phillip Ogle and his accompaniment will serenade downtown visitors and will hand out a small treat for the ladies.

His group will perform 3-part harmony at these locations:

It is now much easier to login or create an account here at Destination Wake Forest. No more worrying about remembering yet another username/password combination if you already are a member of Facebook or Twitter. We've also moved the login area to the right sidebar to make it much easier to find.

Users will now see that they can login using their existing Facebook or Twitter accounts. Just click on either button and follow the steps. If you are logged in at the time, each service will direct you through the process. Facebook users will have a seamless experience, while Twitter users will be directed to a page that asks them to "Deny" or "Allow" access.

Why would you want to do this? Well, for starters, there's the benefit of not having yet another login and profile to manage. It also makes it easier to share links with these networks.

Do you have a blank space on one of your walls just screaming out for a green vertical banner? Are you one of those obsessive flag people who hangs a new flag for every holiday or season?

If so, the town has a deal for you.

For just $20, area residents can buy one of the green banners that adorned the light poles around the downtown area for the past year in honor of the town's centennial celebration. The banners read: "Wake Forest Centennial 1909-2009".

In turn, the town will donate the entire proceeds to Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Others by Providing Electricity), which is a town-created fund to help residents pay their utility bill.

The banners can be purchased at Town Hall, 401 E. Elm Street. Cash, check, Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Call town information officer Bill Crabtree at 554-6196 for more information.