The City’s Bad Bet on The Mint and Fine Dining

In 2006 the city agreed to spend $1 million of taxpayer money to up-fit the One Exchange Plaza building to bring a fine dining experience to downtown Raleigh. As it became clear that fine dining doesn’t work downtown, the city lowered the Mint’s rent overtime and now the restaurant is shutting its doors before its lease is up.

Greenway App Takes Top Prize at Open Gov Gathering

Lorena Akin had 60 seconds. In the short-term, the goal was simple: make a good impression on the dozens of Triangle locals gathered in the conference room in front of her. At the very least, that would probably earn her a spot on the nearby empty grid, which would soon map the agenda for the open government “unconference” CityCamp Raleigh. This is how an unconference typically begins. No set schedules, just a wall of empty time slots.