Development Beat: New Building Report

In this week’s new building report, we take a look at two new educational facilities coming to the Capital City: Primrose, a chain-daycare center, will be opening its third Raleigh location and Clancy & Theys is beginning work on the new Rogers Lane Elementary school.

Short-Term Housing One Step Closer To Legalization

Planning Commissioners on Tuesday voted to recommend approval of a text change that would legalize short-term rental services such as Airbnb within the City of Raleigh, although some expressed concern that the proposed regulations were overly restrictive.

Development Beat: Teardown Tuesday

Today on Teardown Tuesday we take a look at the plans to tear down downtown Raleigh’s former Greyhound Station at 314 West Jones Street. Greyhound relocated to a new home on Capital Boulevard, apparently to make way for yet another downtown apartment complex.

Oak City Portraits: Brewgaloo

North Carolina’s largest craft beer festival Brewgaloo drew thousands of thirsty festival-goers to the streets of Downtown Raleigh this weekend. The Record even managed to get in on some of the fun by having people write down their favorite things about Raleigh on signs we hung in our tent.

Atlantic CAC Briefed on New Lidl Grocery Store

At last week’s monthly meeting of the Atlantic CAC, North Raleigh neighbors voted on a new parking lot for a local dentist and heard an update on plans for Raleigh’s first iteration of the German discount grocery chain LIDL.

Development Beat: Renovation Roundup

Mysterious work at the old Dr Pepper warehouse in downtown Raleigh received renovation permits last week, along with new locations for Pho Vietnam and McAllister’s Deli. Plus: The Knight’s Inn on New Bern is getting a big-time upgrade in the form of new automatic entrance doors.