Police Blotter
July 27 Blotter
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Cooking out: a woman tried to steal three racks of ribs, three pounds of beef, four steaks, and 2 cans of beer from a Kroger.
News
Fire stations going green with stimulus funding
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The city of Raleigh received federal stimulus funding to install rainwater harvesting systems at nine fire stations in Raleigh, and two other locations in the county.
Business
Small business, small problems
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Despite the barrage of talk about recession, massive bailouts, and staggering unemployment numbers, local Raleigh businesses seem to have quite a rosy outlook. Not booming, not collapsing, but cozy.
City Council
A diversity of views on the comp plan
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Correction appended: The article below gave the wrong name for Milt Rhodes. His name is Milt, not Mel. Thursday evening the Raleigh City Council hosted a public hearing on the revised Raleigh comprehensive plan. Dozens of concerned citizens represented a diverse selection of public and private interest. Recent changes in the plan were made publicly available last Saturday, giving people only five days to respond.
City Council
Southeast Raleigh asks for support, Hillsborough gets funding
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City council voted to assess the worsening conditions in southeast Raleigh and to remodel Hillsborough street.
News
Raleigh Plans for Electric Shift
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Today Mayor Charles Meeker announced Raleigh’s plan to prepare the city for plug-in electric vehicles. In a teleconference, Meeker spoke with representatives from other participating cities, GM and the Rocky Mountain Institute, which founded the project.
News
3rd Annual March Calls on Gov to Remember Poor in Budget Cuts
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On February 14th, more than a thousand citizens gathered at Chavis Park to march to the Legislature Building. The 3rd annual “Historic Thousands on Jones Street” march brought together a diverse group of organizations to promote a diverse 14-point agenda. Minister Curtis Gatewood enthusiastically lead the march down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, through Fayetteville Street and around the Capitol, while the crowd chanted, danced, and echoed through the city. Rev. William Barber spoke from in front of the Legislature building about the “anti-racism, anti-poverty, anti-war agenda” saying “we’re calling on this state to do all of what is right, not just one or two incremental things.” The issues taken on by marchers included union law reform, animal rights reform, HBCU college funding, sex-ed reform, and more.
