Lightner Center back at council

Council preview: the public safety center proposal is back at council this week, plus a stimulus grant, a $50k loan for a new downtown coffee shop and a new tax on gambling machines.

Council talking budget, gardens this week

The Raleigh City Council will hold its annual budget hearing Tuesday evening. During the afternoon council members will tackle community gardens, the Little River Reservoir and more. Photo: The Wedge Garden in the Pullen Park neighborhood. Photo by Jessica Tisdale.

Raleigh planners will show off their Union Station idea on the 12th

The Raleigh Planning Department will be holding an open house next Wednesday to showcase its idea for the Raleigh Union Station. The proposal would put a large transit station on the western side of downtown, with regional and city bus service, Amtrak and eventually high-speed rail.