Raleigh City Council Holds Meeting Over Purchase of Dix Property
Raleigh mayor Nancy McFarlane said the city is close to reaching an agreement with the state to buy the former Dorothea Dix property. The City Council had a special meeting Thursday morning about the land. Raleigh made a $45 million offer in July for the ...
Bernie Sanders election rally in Raleigh, NC
Last night Bernie Sanders spoke to a capacity crowd at the Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The event was clearly organized to promote Bernie as a Democratic candidate for president. People were handing out stickers urging him to run as a ...
Valor Hall: It’s about choice in education
Additionally, they offer extended day and all day pre-K and Kindergarten programs, programs that Valor Hall Director Tena Raleigh believes the community really wants and needs, she said. Visit Valor Hall Academy’s Facebook or walk into their facility ...
North Raleigh commuters face traffic headaches
Growth has come with a price for many north Raleigh drivers who are seeing their morning and evening commutes stretched. "We know that there's been a lot more traffic out there. We know that school started back, and certainly, when you have more cars on ...
Raleigh killing its character to erect cash cows
During the years I lived in New York, I would occasionally hit a Theater District bar called McHale’s. This was a place patronized by Broadway stagehands, was chock-a-block with Rangers hockey memorabilia and served a mean, and very greasy, burger.
PNC: Raleigh on the cusp of becoming music festival destination
This fall, a number of large and small music festivals will take over Raleigh, and PNC Bank - a main sponsor for some of these events - is feeling the momentum. Last year, when the International Bluegrass Music Association announced Raleigh as the new ...
BSides Raleigh Will Host a Computer Security Conference
It is announced that BSides Raleigh will host and present a Computer Security Conference on October 17 2014. Dan Kaminski a well-known security researcher will be one of the featured speakers at BSides Raleigh. BSides Raleigh is a community-driven event by ...
