Environment
Contamination Threatens New Exploris School Site
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Members of the Budget and Economic Development Committee Tuesday denied a lease with Exploris Charter School because of groundwater contamination on the property.
The Historical Record
A Legacy in Letters from the Crabtree Jones House
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The Crabtree Jones House was moved this month to make way for development on the old property. Little is known about the construction of the building itself, but a Southern narrative rooted in the land and the home weaves its way through the letters and papers of the Jones family.
News
City Considers New Ideas for Council Agenda
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City Council members are looking at ways to streamline the presentation of its agenda documents, which may include new methods for electronic distribution.
City Council
Councilors Schedule Regular Pre-Meeting Work Sessions
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Councilors will start meeting twice a month for informal work sessions before their regular Tuesday afternoon meetings.
City Council
Council Roundup: Reward Increased for Illegal Dumping Tipsters
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Councilors Tuesday increased the amount of money awarded to tipsters who provide information or evidence of illegal dumping in the city’s sanitary sewers. Councilors also approved a new downtown hotel and some spring road races. They delayed a vote on a possible ban of dogs in some park facilities.
News
Future of Oakwood House in Limbo
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A controversial house in Oakwood could be torn down after the Board of Adjustment overturned a decision by the Raleigh Historic District Commission.
City Council
Raleigh Examines Green Certification for Sandy Forks Project
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City Councilors discussed using the Sandy Forks Road Project as a pilot for the Greenroads Program, a certification program for roadway projects that were designed and constructed using environmentally sustainable best practices.
News
Moore Square Renovations on Hold, Awaiting Funding
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Waiting on an additional $14.75 million in funding, the Moore Square redevelopment project will remain on hold, with hopes to move forward sometime in the next five years.
City Council
City Considers Leasing Moore Square Space to New School
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Council members will consider a lease that would turn the former Salvation Army building into a charter elementary school.
Editor's Notebook
The Politics of Counting
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Depending on what newspaper or website you read Sunday, there was somewhere between 20,000 and 100,000 people out in downtown Raleigh for the Moral March last weekend.
