City Council
Southeast Raleigh asks for support, Hillsborough gets funding
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City council voted to assess the worsening conditions in southeast Raleigh and to remodel Hillsborough street.
City Council
Council could vote on Percent for Arts, increased water fees
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The Raleigh City Council will consider the Percent for Arts program, increased water fees and new rifles for the RPD at Tuesday’s meeting.
City Council
Anti-tethering ordinance passes, final bike plan moves forward
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The Raleigh City Council passed an ordinance to regulate dog tethering and approved the comprehensive bicycle plan after two public hearings.
City Council
March 3 hearings on dog tethering and bike plan
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The Raleigh City council will hold public hearings during its March 3 evening session on a proposed animal tethering ordinance and a new comprehensive bike plan.
News
Raleigh Plans for Electric Shift
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Today Mayor Charles Meeker announced Raleigh’s plan to prepare the city for plug-in electric vehicles. In a teleconference, Meeker spoke with representatives from other participating cities, GM and the Rocky Mountain Institute, which founded the project.
News
City Scales Back Stimulus Money Ambitions
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In an interview last week, City Manager Russell Allen said Raleigh was scaling back its hopes for stimulus money.
City Council
Raleigh City Council Passes Percent for Arts, Pawn Shop Ordinances
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Council debated tiered water rates, the Percent for Arts program and zoning for pawn shops today. Photo: City Attorney Tom McCormick, Philip Isley and Russ Stephenson.
County Government
Wake Co. Justice Center Delayed by 12 Months
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Wake County commissioners have delayed the new justice center by one year as they look to weathering the current economic downturn. Justice Center concept image courtesy Wake County.
News
3rd Annual March Calls on Gov to Remember Poor in Budget Cuts
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On February 14th, more than a thousand citizens gathered at Chavis Park to march to the Legislature Building. The 3rd annual “Historic Thousands on Jones Street” march brought together a diverse group of organizations to promote a diverse 14-point agenda. Minister Curtis Gatewood enthusiastically lead the march down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, through Fayetteville Street and around the Capitol, while the crowd chanted, danced, and echoed through the city. Rev. William Barber spoke from in front of the Legislature building about the “anti-racism, anti-poverty, anti-war agenda” saying “we’re calling on this state to do all of what is right, not just one or two incremental things.” The issues taken on by marchers included union law reform, animal rights reform, HBCU college funding, sex-ed reform, and more.
News
Free circulator bus comes online
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Starting Friday, Raleigh residents will have a free way to get around downtown. The city has a new circulator bus that will run every 10 to 15 minutes around downtown-from Glenwood South, to the convention center, up Wilmington Street and down Peace Street back to Glenwood.
