Environment
Old MacDonald Moving Downtown?
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Members of a local organization are hoping to turn a vacant lot on North Blount Street into a small urban farm.
News
New Bike Racks Installed Downtown
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Downtown-bound cyclists now have their choice of 222 spots to lock up bikes that aren’t trees and sign posts. Photo by Karen Tam.
Census
Census: Raleigh’s Average Household Size Growing
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Raleigh households are growing larger for the first time in decades. The economy, immigration and high health care costs are the primary reason.
News
Six Decades of Atom-Smashing at NC State
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The recent leak from NC State’s nuclear reactor isn’t the first time the reactor has made headlines. The reactor has done that several times since 1953, when NC State became the first campus since World War II to have its own nuclear reactor.
News
Rex Hospital Plans Campus Expansions
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Rex Hospital is planning expansions to its Cancer Center, medical facilities, and lobby/concourse area. Construction could begin this fall.
City Council
Food Truck Decision at a Standstill
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Committee puts food trucks on hold with more questions about the proposed ordinance. Meanwhile, a food truck owner claims police harassed him after the last week’s City Council meeting.
2011 Election
Filing Begins for Raleigh and Wake County School Board Election Candidates
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The filing period for candidates of the Raleigh municipal elections and four Board of Education districts began Monday. Check out the list of the candidates who filed.
Census
Census: More Same-Sex and Unmarried Couples Living Together
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Census 2010 counted same sex couples for the first time. Raleigh’s total of all unmarried couples rose by 25 percent and husband wife couples are now a minority.
2011 Election
More GOP Candidates Enter the Mix for City Hall
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A local physician enters the race for mayor while three more Republican candidates seek city council seats.
News
Few Wake Schools Met Federal Performance Targets
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Thirteen percent of Wake schools made adequate progress toward goals under No Child Left Behind. With only three more years before all students must be on grade level, can Wake make up the difference?
