Business
Residents Wary as Peace Remains Quiet on Seaboard
Peace University officials withdrew an application for bond after City Council members asked the school to meet with residents and share its plan for the Seaboard Station shopping center.
Chocolatier’s Growing Pains are Good for Business
Raleigh’s homegrown chocolate company Escazu is ready to expand, but waiting for the right space.
Startups Face Funding Hurdles, but Gaining Steam in Raleigh
Raleigh’s plans to make the nation’s top five regions for entrepreneurship are shaping up, but money and experienced help are still wanted.
Neighbors Upset After News of Kroger Closings in SE Raleigh
A group of East and Southeast Raleigh residents met Monday night to express concern about what will happen to food access after one of the nation’s leading grocery store chains decided to close two nearby stores.
What to do about 21st century potholes?
Raleigh is on its way to a new system where people can report non-emergency problems from their cell phones. Using a service called SeeClickFix along with the capabilities of the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android mobile phones, Raleigh residents will be able to report problems like potholes or downed power lines.
Luxury condo development in trouble
A bank filed a lawsuit in late January against John Bruckel and David Iauco, developers of Bloomsbury Estates. The seven story estate is perched on the corner of Boylan and Hargett streets overlooking Raleigh’s cityscape and the convention center’s prismatic oak tree.
Despite Bloomsbury Estates’ striking Second Empire design and downtown location, some potential buyers have shown signs of disappointment. hree complaints have been filed against Brucknell since construction of the condominiums began. Two are still pending and one has been voluntarily dismissed. And then there is the most recent complaint.
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