The Council Record
The Council Record
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Councilors this week tackled a wide variety of issues, ranging from affordable housing to upscale wedding venues and a call for greater police accountability and a citizens oversight board.
Development Beat
Development Beat: North Rogers Lane Apartments
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A new four-story apartment complex is being planned for North Rogers Lane, across the site from the new Rogers Lane Elementary School. Plans are pretty preliminary at this point, but we’ve got plenty of speculation inside.
Development Beat
Development Beat: Teardown Tuesday
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Today on Teardown Tuesday, we look at the impending demolition of the Brooks Museum Magnet elementary school near North Hills. Most of the school will be torn down, and a new campus built in its place.
Oak City Portraits
Boylan Bridge Brewpub Holds “Mayday” Fundraiser
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The Boylan Bridge Brewpub held a fundraiser Sunday in order to help owner Andrew Leager reopen the space alongside his planned distillery and barrel-making business.
Agenda Preview
City Council Agenda Preview: May 3 Meetings
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City Council will have an extremely busy pair of sessions this week, as they will tackle a number of contract authorizations, amendments and renewals in the afternoon session and a dozen Public Hearings, alongside seven citizen petitions, at the evening session.
Development Beat
Development Beat: New Building Report
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After tearing down the old Glenwood Gardens apartments in February, vertical construction work has begun for its replacement: the luxury, 186-unit 2600 Glenwood apartments.
On The Record
Branch: To Be Part of Change, You Have to Be Involved
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The Record talks with Councilor Corey Branch about the importance of open communication and the need to forge public-private partnerships when it comes to job training and affordable housing.
Development Beat
Development Beat: Renovation Roundup
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This week in renovations: Pelagic Beer & Wine is expanding, hidden gem Poppyseed Market is getting a new cooler and discount home goods retailer Tuesday Morning will be joining Planet Fitness and Kroger in the Creekside Crossing shopping Center on Six Forks Road.
Development Beat
Development Beat: Planning Commission Report
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Planning Commissioners met this week to discuss short-term rentals, downtown hotel parking and two new grocery stores planned for North Raleigh: a Publix & a Lidl (pronounced Lee-dle).
City Council
Neighbors Push Back Against Proposed Workforce Housing Development
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Neighborhood pushback against Abbington Village, a proposed North Raleigh workforce housing development reached an apex this week when 121 neighbors voted against the case.
