City Council
Raleigh City Council Passes Percent for Arts, Pawn Shop Ordinances
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Council debated tiered water rates, the Percent for Arts program and zoning for pawn shops today. Photo: City Attorney Tom McCormick, Philip Isley and Russ Stephenson.
County Government
Wake Co. Justice Center Delayed by 12 Months
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Wake County commissioners have delayed the new justice center by one year as they look to weathering the current economic downturn. Justice Center concept image courtesy Wake County.
For the Record
News for February 17
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Raleigh gets stimulated; Magnet school admission may be difficult; NC is fat.
News
3rd Annual March Calls on Gov to Remember Poor in Budget Cuts
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On February 14th, more than a thousand citizens gathered at Chavis Park to march to the Legislature Building. The 3rd annual “Historic Thousands on Jones Street” march brought together a diverse group of organizations to promote a diverse 14-point agenda. Minister Curtis Gatewood enthusiastically lead the march down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, through Fayetteville Street and around the Capitol, while the crowd chanted, danced, and echoed through the city. Rev. William Barber spoke from in front of the Legislature building about the “anti-racism, anti-poverty, anti-war agenda” saying “we’re calling on this state to do all of what is right, not just one or two incremental things.” The issues taken on by marchers included union law reform, animal rights reform, HBCU college funding, sex-ed reform, and more.
For the Record
News for February 13
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HK on J; Apartment fire; New marketing campaign for Downtown Raleigh; Unemployment fund out of cash; Teenager charged with murder will go to trial.
News
Free circulator bus comes online
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Starting Friday, Raleigh residents will have a free way to get around downtown. The city has a new circulator bus that will run every 10 to 15 minutes around downtown-from Glenwood South, to the convention center, up Wilmington Street and down Peace Street back to Glenwood.
For the Record
News for February 12
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Wake schools awarded; City angers homeowners; Push for more affordable housing in Raleigh; Bryan Adams is copyrighted.
For the Record
News for February 11
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Concealed weapons at NCSU?; Unreasonable search and seizure?; Twestival.
