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A council committee discussed the city’s noise ordinance following residential complaints about construction outside allowed hours at the Stanhope project on Hillsborough Street. But committee members aren’t sure a blanket change is necessary.
Raleigh city staff will be changing notification procedures regarding quasi-judicial hearings to make sure area residents have adequate time to prepare for the hearings.
The deadline to register to vote or update voter registration information for the May 8 Primary Election is Friday.
An old Raleigh sandwich shop on Wilmington Street now has a new look. The organizers of Beautifying Emerging Spaces Together (BEST) unveiled art outside the empty building this week.
The Council’s Technology Committee Tuesday listened to the next steps to make Raleigh an “open-source” city, including a possible publishing platform used by cities such as Austin and Chicago.
Come one, come all! Six bards will be spinning yarns a special “Oak City Bard Brawl” competition hosted by WUNC’s Frank Stasio. The storytelling throwdown is a fundraiser for the Raleigh Public Record and will coincide with the news site’s launch of a books section featuring North Carolina authors and books.
The Raleigh City Council approved changes Tuesday to the language of the panhandling ordinance. The city attorney says the changes make the ordinance more defensible if challenged in court.
James Bibbs has withdrawn from the race, citing a medical issue in the family.
In an effort to be more transparent, a city committee Tuesday agreed to spend $6,600 next budget year to make the city’s streaming video feed available on mobile phones and computer tablets.
A member of the NC Coalition for Verified Voting says a request from the Wake County Elections Director to certify her own machines puts unnecessary risk on the county and its taxpayers.
