Pops in the City

One week after Irene, the weather was beautiful Sunday night for Pops in the City. The North Carolina Symphony performed a sampling of music Sunday night in a free concert at the Raleigh Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh.

Goodbye, Irene

A police officer directs traffic as Progress Energy employees work on the power lines near the corner of Peace and Blount Streets Saturday. Hurricane Irene caused very little damage in Raleigh.

Park Renamed to Honor Former Mayor

Former Raleigh Mayor Isabella Cannon was the first woman to be elected mayor of a capitol city in the United States in 1977. On Monday, a 3.5 acre park located in her former neighborhood in west Raleigh, was renamed in her honor.

A Future Civil Servant?

Heath Ochsenhirt, 2, gives the flags in the governor’s Capitol Building conference room a full inspection. Got a Raleigh image to share? Submit yours to editor [at] raleighpublicrecord.org.

Crossing the Tracks

Members of Raleigh’s Passenger Rail Task Force took a tour of a proposed downtown train station site Wednesday. State transportation officials say the station could be built in two years once funding is secure.