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A Trip Back in Time: Civil War Re-Enactors Depict Confederate Life

Soldiers depicting the 6th Infantry North Carolina Confederate unit gathered on the front lawn of the State Capitol grounds.History came to life Saturday at the State Capitol Grounds as Civil War-era re-enactors depicted life in Confederate North Carolina.
June 11, 2012 | Posted in: Oak City Portraits | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story »

N.C. House District 35: Chris Malone

NC House District 35: Chris Malone
April 17, 2012 | Posted in: 2012 Primary Election Voter Guide | Tags: , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Crabtree Valley Causing Headache for City Planners

With no immediate solution to traffic problems around Crabtree Valley, is Raleigh ready to add another development around Lead Mine Road and Glenwood Avenue?
April 2, 2012 | Posted in: News, The Latest, Transit | Tags: , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Recession and Water Conservation Costing Wake Municipalities

wake_water_totalsZebulon tried and failed this week to strike a deal with Raleigh over the growing burden of its water merger debt costs.
March 22, 2012 | Posted in: City Council, News, The Latest | Tags: , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Cemetery Concerns Send Leesville Road Project Back to Committee

Leslieville Road widening projectWhen residents pointed out that a century-old family cemetery would be disturbed to make room for the new four-lane road project on Leesville Road, the city council sent the plans back to the Public Works committee to find a compromise.
March 8, 2012 | Posted in: City Council, News, The Latest | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Racquet Club Reconsiders New Neighborhood

Racquet Club map1The Raleigh Racquet Club has withdrawn its petition to rezone parcel off Falls of Neuse Road. Neighbors are seeking the beginning of new conversation over traffic concerns.
March 2, 2012 | Posted in: News | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Raleigh Neighborhood Protests Racquet Club Development

Racquet Clubmap2North Raleigh residents are pushing for a closer look at the impact a proposed subdivision could have on their neighborhood streets. Raleigh has responded by agreeing to study traffic problems in Falls of Neuse Road neighborhoods, but will it have an effect on the developer’s plans?
February 17, 2012 | Posted in: News, The Latest | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Raleigh’s Low-Income Housing Faces an Uphill Battle

The city recently approved a new affordable housing complex called Passage Home. But with more than 56,000 Raleigh residents living in poverty, the need for more low-income housing remains great in a time when new developments are harder to come by.
January 30, 2012 | Posted in: News, The Latest | Comments closed | Full Story »

Triangle Gets Wiki of Its Own

Triangle Wiki logoWith one click, Triangle Wiki could change how you view the Triangle. The community-based website relies on members of the public to share their knowledge of the places that make up Raleigh, Durham and everywhere in between.
January 18, 2012 | Posted in: News | Tags: , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »