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Adventures on Hillsborough Street.
City Council
Senate bill could stop Raleigh’s billboard ban
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S.B. 183 would nullify ordinances in Raleigh and other communities that ban billboards on thoroughfares and local sections of interstate highways. Under the bill, automatic changeable facing signs – billboards with panels or slats that move to allow a new advertisement to display – would be legal on “any interstate or primary highway system route” within the state, even if such structures are already illegal in local jurisdictions.
City Council
Councilors are jurors in new site plan process
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A new state law says city council members must preside over “quasi-judicial” hearings for site plan approvals. This new law means that constituents cannot make their cases for or against a proposed development to councilors, unless it can classify as “expert testimony.”
City Council
City Museum could get extra $15k to fill budget gap
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The Raleigh City Museum may be able to close a $30,000 budget gap thanks to a $15,000 emergency grant from the city. The grant passed its first hurdle Tuesday in a Raleigh City Council committee, but will still need approval from the full council.
Raleigh Music Scene
Music Listings: March 7-13
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From bluegrass to electronica, it’s always a good week in Raleigh.
Oak City Portraits
Samedi Gras Celebration
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Samedi is French for Saturday and the folks in New Orleans made this the second most celebrated Mardi (Tuesday) Gras party behind Fat Tuesday. Oakwood neighbors kicked off their first official Samedi Gras Celebration this weekend.
News
Tata makes his case in East Raleigh
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New Wake County Public School System Superintendent Anthony Tata sought to paint himself as a friend to parents and students disgruntled over the district’s reassignment changes in a public forum Thursday night.
News
Public shares mixed views on Alves Plan with Wake school board
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A new proposal for school reassignment received the same public response as all the other plans – mixed.
Featured
The PROP, five years later
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Repeated loud parties, overgrown grass, junk cars and appliances in the yard along with structural issues such as exposed wiring and faulty plumbing are the meat and potatoes of Raleigh’s Probationary Rental Occupancy ordinance. Now in its fifth year, here’s a look back at the goals of the PROP and how it is working out.
City Council
City’s vision for development to be ready in April
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A document outlining the city’s vision for future development will be ready for public comment in April. The council also clarified its “Percent for Art” ordinance to include major streetscape projects.
