Pops in the City

One week after Irene, the weather was beautiful Sunday night for Pops in the City. The North Carolina Symphony performed a sampling of music Sunday night in a free concert at the Raleigh Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh.

Peace Students Protest Male Admission

Students gathered outside William Peace University Monday to protest the admission of men to the female college. It is one of 10 days that students and alumnae plan to protest the proposed change.

Goodbye, Irene

A police officer directs traffic as Progress Energy employees work on the power lines near the corner of Peace and Blount Streets Saturday. Hurricane Irene caused very little damage in Raleigh.

Park Renamed to Honor Former Mayor

Former Raleigh Mayor Isabella Cannon was the first woman to be elected mayor of a capitol city in the United States in 1977. On Monday, a 3.5 acre park located in her former neighborhood in west Raleigh, was renamed in her honor.

A Future Civil Servant?

Heath Ochsenhirt, 2, gives the flags in the governor’s Capitol Building conference room a full inspection. Got a Raleigh image to share? Submit yours to editor [at] raleighpublicrecord.org.

Building the World

Crews work on The World, a three-story multi-media space that will be the centerpiece of the new Nature Research Center at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Got a Raleigh image to share? Submit yours to editor [at] raleighpublicrecord.org.

Pink Stripe

A pink line bisects Fayetteville Street downtown in preparation for Saturday’s Race for the Cure. Got a Raleigh image to share? Submit yours to editor [at] raleighpublicrecord.org.