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Raleigh residents can support local journal while listening to the Piedmont Laureate at a special event later this month. Author Scott Huler will speak at Dos Taquitos Centro June 28 as a fundraiser for The Raleigh Public Record.
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.
Wake County schools have begun a two-week trial of one of two student assignment proposals. Parents can go to the school Web site now to test out the Blue Plan, ranking schools in order of preference. School officials say the information will help determine how the process will work if the plan is implemented.
Raleigh transportation planners are working on a new pedestrian plan that encourages the use of sidewalks. Residents can help by providing input about needed improvements and programs for encouraging pedestrians.
Plans are moving forward to renovate Moore Square in downtown Raleigh. But the city’s Tree Conservation task force says those plans will hurt the square’s best feature: the trees.
Think you can build a better bike rack? Great. The city of Raleigh wants your help to do just that. Registration closes July 8 for a competition to build a functional, yet aesthetically pleasing bike rack. It’s just one of many things the city is doing to increase bicycling in Raleigh.
Photo: The curly tailed bike rack outside of NoFo in the Five Points area of Raleigh. By Uncle Catherine.
More bus shelters are coming to Raleigh, and the Planning Commission’s Committee of the Whole endorsed new guidelines this week to make stops and shelters more artistic. The Raleigh Transit Authority will vote on the guide in July.
From a funk/ska band to a world-renowned jazz musician, check out what’s playing in the Raleigh music scene this week.
The Wake County Board of Education Tuesday approved a guaranteed maximum price for the 52 bids on individual elements of the Rolesville High School project. The proposed project budget is $74.8 million — more than $1 million less than in the budget presented to the board in April. Image: Current Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.
