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New Wake County School Board members Jim Martin, Christine Kushner and Susan Evans, as well as returning members Kevin Hill and Keith Sutton, were sworn in on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a new era.
City Councilors will appeal to the state for concealed weapons exemption, after approving a state-required law Tuesday permitting the concealed carry within city limits. In other business, the council the showed their opposition to a gay marriage amendment and created a new committee under new Mayor Nancy McFarlane.
New Raleigh Councilors were sworn in Monday night. Earlier in the day, Wake County Commissioners re-elected Paul Coble as commission chair.
The Peace Street bridge, which is a gateway to the downtown area and is in need of repair, could be renovated in 2016. But some potentially historic businesses, including Finch’s diner, will be affected.
Funds pledged by President Obama will pay for AIDS medications Wake County residents.
Cardinal Gibbons High School could soon be expanded. The Raleigh Planning Commission recently approved the school’s expansion site plan, along with several other rezoning and site plan items during its meeting Tuesday. The decisions will go to the City Council Dec. 6 for final approval.
After losing a battle with the city to find a home, Occupy Raleigh has finally secured a base camp that occupiers say has brought new life to the movement.
Don’t dump that turkey grease down the drain this year. Sewage overflow isn’t something we think of as a first-world problem, but in Raleigh it’s a million-gallon reality. In the last two years, Raleigh has had 4.6 million gallons of sewer water overflow into the city because of rainwater, debris and grease.
In the third installment of our three-part series on the new zoning code, we take a look at what’s coming next for the Unified Development Ordinance. One of the future steps is a map, like the map seen here that accompanied the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
Frosty the Snowman, a clown and a pilgrim are some of the supporters of a change to the city’s sign ordinance that prohibits the use of signs — or in this case, costumed characters — near public streets. A city committee Tuesday recommended a task force investigate sign ordinance issues that resulted from violations given to businesses using people in costumes for advertising.
