Business
Old Businesses, New Buildings
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With big moves coming, how Sadlack’s, Cooper’s and Reliable will balance their futures with their historic Raleigh past.
City Council
Stagner Denounces N&O Report on Manager Firing
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Councilor Randy Stagner used his time Tuesday during the City Council meeting to go on the record about the former city manager’s firing. The News & Observer’s reporting on the firing played a prominent role in the District A race.
City Council
Red Light Cameras Will Stay in Place
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Council roundup: OptumRx was chosen as a new pharmacy benefit provider, and the city’s SafeLight red light traffic camera system will continue. Councilors set public hearings for the Daniels Street, Landmark Drive and Oberlin Road rezoning cases and former District B candidate Brian Fitzsimmons fulfilled a campaign promise.
County Government
County to Provide Open Space Access
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Wake County officials have agreed to open three county-owned properties to the public and prepare them for uses such as horseback riding and nature trails.
City Council
City, Residents Disagree on Longview Lake Maintenance
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The Lower Longview Lake will get a new dam and spillway, but residents want more work done to rehabilitate the lake.
News
Controversial Oberlin Rezoning Moved to Full Council
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Neighbors oppose driveway access onto a neighborhood street, but City Councilors aren’t legally able to prohibit it.
News
Commissioners Reject Daniels Street Rezoning
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Commissioners this week rejected a request to rezone a piece of property on Daniels Street and approved the Lakeview Ridge recombination.
Election 2013
Dems Sweep School Board Election
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Diversity plan supporters swept the school board elections Tuesday for the four open seats. Most of the races were very close, with margins of only a couple hundred votes.
City Council
Maiorano Takes Council’s District A Seat
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Challenger Wayne Maiorano Tuesday took District A from incumbent Randy Stagner, but the rest of the City Council remains the same.
News
School, Transportation Bonds Pass with Wide Margins
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Wake County voters Tuesday approved a new $810 million school construction bond. Voters in Raleigh approved a $75 million bond for roads and other transportation projects.
