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Six months after artisan incubator Kindred Raleigh Boutique suddenly closed in downtown Raleigh, Michelle Smith, the creative force behind the concept, is regrouping for new artisan space Gather. EntreDot, the business incubator with the lease on Kindred, pulled the plug after just three months.
Councilors want the developer of a North Raleigh property to file a new rezoning application that would prohibit gas stations.
Councilors this week approved putting a $75 million transportation bond on the ballot this fall.
The City of Raleigh has received a $250,000 donation from the Downtown Raleigh Alliance. In other Council business this week, Councilors agreed to an amendment to the Downtown Bus Facilities Master Plan and recommended that a block of North Carver Street be converted to a one-way street.
The Wake County Board of Commissioners Monday endorsed the Wake County Agriculture Economic Development Plan. The plan will be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for certification.
David Cooke recently announced his retirement after more than 13 years as County Manager and more than 17 years with Wake County.
A series of complaints filed against the Moore Square redesign team have delayed the project by more than a year, and the project will be unable to move forward until the North Carolina Board of Landscape Architecture makes a ruling later this year.
On the grounds of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Penland, N.C. artist Tom Shields created Forest for the Chairs.
Aron Robbins, right, gives Jon Wright an evening guitar lesson at Savior Guitars in his Historic Oakwood home.
City Councilors recently voted to approve the recommendations of the Blount-Person Street Corridor Study, enabling city staff to begin planning the first phase of the project. Funding could come from a $75-million transportation bond that’s up for a vote this fall.
