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This week in the development beat, permits are issued for one Hillsborough Street apartment complex, while another is granted a 60-day extension to give the developers more time to revise their initial plans.
Although there’s plenty of animals to be seen at this year’s State Fair, it’s Otus the Owl who steals the show. Otus is on hand – literally, on a hand – at the booth for the Forest Foundation, which rescued an injured Otus, who can no longer fly. Otus, an eastern screech owl, can be found in the Commercial Building.
The planning commission this week delayed a decision on the controversial North Raleigh Publix project, but in better news, King’s Bowling at North Hills should be opening very soon.
Former city councilman Thomas Crowder died Tuesday at the age of 58, after a year and a half long battle with cancer.
A rundown on some of the construction permits issued for the week of September 28, including a controversial used car dealership on Glenwood.
City Council this week scheduled public hearings for three new residential development projects, along with a plan to turn a former residential space into a new office complex.
This week on the development beat, we take a quick look at the city’s new “experience” plan for the downtown, look at some new restaurants coming to the area and address a reader’s e-mail.
Demolition to make way for the new Gramercy Apartments on North Street began in earnest yesterday, as the Greater Life Christian Church on Boylan Avenue was reduced to rubble and the teardown began on an office building on an adjoining lot facing Glenwood Avenue.
