The City Council voted 6-2 this afternoon in favor of TC-5-11, an ordinance allowing food trucks to operate in a very limited number of places under a very restrictive permitting regime. Still, it’s a beginning for the upstart vehicular food emporia, and it only took how many months of squabbling? In the end, Councilors John […]
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It’s First Friday … in September … gotta be good
The weather is cool (well, cooler), it’s First Friday and there’s a new addition to the First Friday Gallery Walk in DT Raleigh. The Visual Art Exchange isn’t a new organization, but its splendid gallery space in the Warehouse District — at 309 West Morgan Street — is brand-new as of last night. It’s located […]
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Rezoning Raleigh: A forum on Sept. 7, 6-8 pm, on the proposed new zoning code
Staff at the planning department and their very capable Code Studio and other consultants have been working on a total rewrite of Raleigh’s zoning ordinances for the better part of two years. The new zoning code — a Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO — would give life to the concepts embodied in Raleigh’s 2030 Comprehensive […]
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Rezoning Raleigh: Sept. 7 forum, 6-8 pm, on the proposed new zoning code
Staff at the planning department and their very capable Code Studio consultants have been working on a total rewrite of Raleigh’s zoning ordinances for the better part of two years. The new zoning code — a Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO — would give life to the concepts embodied in Raleigh’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan, which […]
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An analysis of the Wake school board race
Learn more about the candidates WakeUP Wake County and the League of Women Voters of Wake County are holding five candidate forums in September. The forums are nonpartisan, but we are listing the candidates’ party affiliations. More information is available at WakeUP Wake County’s website. Early voting begins Sept. 22; Election Day is Oct. 11. […]
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Wake Dems endorse Nancy McFarlane for Raleigh mayor, Christine Kushner in District 6 schools race
photo by Bob GearyCity Councilor Nancy McFarlane Any lingering doubt that the Wake County Democratic Party would get behind City Councilor Nancy McFarlane in the Raleigh mayor’s race — because she’s an unaffiliated voter and an independent officeholder — was just dispelled. The party’s executive committee met and endorsed McFarlane, according to an enthusiastic statement […]
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[Updated with must-read info] Tata announces Q&A sessions on student assignment plan this Wednesday and Thursday
Yes — this just in: Superintendent Tony Tata’s been talking about holding some public information sessions on his new student assignment plan sometime in September. All of a sudden, five sessions are scheduled, and the first four are this week … two of them on Wednesday … two more on Thursday. The fifth one is […]
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When school vouchers attack
The General Assembly made history this year by enacting a law allowing tuition tax creditsor vouchersfor students with special needs who attend private schools. Proponents of these vouchers say their children could be better served in private schools. But opponents of these vouchers hope that the tax credits are never seen as anything but a […]
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Planned Parenthood, in federal court, wins round one against the Republican General Assembly
A federal judge has intervened to block the state of North Carolina — a.k.a. the Republican General Assembly — from declaring war on Planned Parenthood. This is a temporary injunction and will hold until the judge hears both sides in court and decides the case. That said, it’s a big win for Planned Parenthood of […]
