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Sadlack’s Heroes, a longtime Hillsborough Street landmark, will close its doors on Dec. 31. The business is moving downtown, but the building will be demolished to make room for a new hotel. Record reporters and a photographer recently went to Sadlack’s to collect stories from customers and former employees.
Due to the vast number of road races held downtown, including this Spring’s upcoming Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, the City of Raleigh has decided to investigate the effectiveness of its policies.
Historic Oakwood Cemetery now has an app for smart phones so people can take self-guided tours, find graves and tell stories about loved ones buried there.
A 100-year-old piece of Raleigh’s rail history remains near the Peace Street and Capital Boulevard bridge.
A new grocery, community gardens, a farmers’ market. Raleigh is looking at solutions for east and southeast Raleigh’s food desert.
Filming for a controversial movie created by a Raleigh police officer began this month. “Bragg N’ East” and its creator, Officer Robert Wagner, have faced criticism from some neighborhood groups, which led to Wagner’s removal from his police beat in Southeast Raleigh earlier this year.
As bridge replacement plans continue, NCDOT has developed two alternative reconstruction plans for the structurally deficient Capital Boulevard bridge over Peace Street.
Employee concerns over the city’s grievance procedure and the Civil Service Commission brought before the City Council in March have not led to any changes in the process.
The City of Raleigh wants to use crowdfunding for benches on the Neuse River Greenway and cool bike racks.
Raleigh police data show that the most dangerous stretch of road in town is on Capital Boulevard just north of downtown. The 10 most dangerous intersections, according to the data, are spread around the city.
