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Parking in downtown Raleigh has changed a lot since the city installed on-street meters in 2010. We sat down with Parking Administrator Gordon Dash to find out how things are going, answer some frequently asked questions and find out what’s new.
A Council committee this week approved a rezoning application that would allow an athletic facility in the watershed.
Three finalists vying to fill the vacant top spot at the Wake County school system met last night for a public forum. They spoke about magnet schools, bullying and the divisive politics affecting the Wake County School board.
The Iron Man Triathlon Sunday in Raleigh will affect several roads as contestants bike, swim and run their way across Chatham and Wake counties.
Boylan-area residents want a popular hookah cafe shut down. Meanwhile, a Council committee seeks a compromise.
Last week on Jones Street, a bill to promote a study of the Red Route for N.C. 540 moved forward, while Gov. Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane announced a possible deal for Dix park. Photo by TW Buckner.
Raleigh City Councilors Thursday appointed the city’s Chief Financial Officer Perry James to serve as interim CEO after Russell Allen leaves the post at the end of June.
William Peace University President Debra Townsley spoke with the Record recently about the controversy over Seaboard Station and the school’s plans for the future.
Councilors approved a rezoning for a mixed-use development near Crabtree Valley mall that will include a pedestrian bridge across Glenwood Avenue. In other Council business, the city received a $27 million loan for the Neuse River Waste Water Treatment Plant, and plans to apply for another federal grant for the new downtown train station.
