A joint county and city proposal to locate a multi-services center for homeless people on South Wilmington Street got some blowback from residents at the Central CAC Monday evening. The proposed center will replace the Oak City Outreach Center’s weekend meals service, as well as provide a “one-stop” services center for homeless people seeking resources, […]
Jane Porter
Jane Porter is Wake County editor of the INDY, covering Raleigh and other communities across Wake County. She first joined the staff in 2013 and is a former INDY intern, staff writer, and editor-in-chief.
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A Citizen’s History of HB 2, in Progress
A middle-aged man with a full mustache, dark, side-swept hair, and spectacles poses in front of a door that opens into a women’s restroom at a Port City Java in Wilmington. The man’s description of his coffee shop selfie: “It was the first time in several months that I entered a women’s [bathroom] due to […]
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Wake’s Early Voting Debate Illustrates Why It’s Time to Rethink Partisan Elections Boards
The conference room at the Wake County Board of Elections building in downtown Raleigh was filled to capacity last Thursday evening. People who couldn’t get in lingered in the doorway as, one after another, voters implored the three board members not to limit early voting. There were horror stories of voters fainting after waiting in […]
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Raleigh City Council Live Blog: Evening Edition
Welcome back. The Police Accountability Community Task force (PACT) just held a speak out outside city hall. Rolanda Byrd, Akiel Denkins’ mother, spoke about the city’s regulations regarding implementing officer worn body cameras and the need for the council to put policies in place to ensure the cameras can’t be turned on and off. 7:09: […]
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Welcome to the INDY’s Raleigh City Council Live Blog
Hello, Tuesday, hope you all had a safe and merry Fourth of July and that your pets aren’t too traumatized by the noise from the fireworks. Today at city council, manager Ruffin Hall will give an update on the upcoming Destination Dix festival happening in the “Big Field” at Dix park on July 23 from […]
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Duke Energy Sweetheart Deal on Coal Ash Cleanup Heads to McCrory
Governor McCrory already vetoed one coal ash bill earlier this session. Now, after Duke Energy’s CEO intervened, another one is sitting on his desk that he’s likely to approve. The new bill passed the House 82-32 after thirty minutes of debate Thursday. It lets Duke Energy off the hook for excavating coal ash at seven […]
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Adopt an American Cat or Dog This July Fourth Weekend
This weekend, the Wake County Animal Center has twenty-five cats and thirty dogs who need homes and are eligible for adoption at special rates. These animals have been at the shelter or in foster homes for more than fourteen days, so it’s a Long-timer Stars and Stripes Adoption Special. If you’re able to give a […]
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The Morning Roundup: N.C. Budget Happening Now
Buenos dias, mis queridos amigos. In Raleigh, the sunflowers bloom.1. Here it comes. The state budget is available for viewing. I have nothing further to add.
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Will a New Townhouse Project Open the Floodgates for Raleigh Developers?
The one-story English cottages in Cameron Park and bungalows in Mordecai and the impressive Victorians in South Park and the Queen Annes in Oakwood have a few things in common: they’re old, for one, and portions of the areas that feature them are protected by what are known as NCODs. For seventeen Raleigh neighborhoods, NCODsneighborhood […]
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N.C. Court of Appeals: Wake Prosecutor Whose Father Was Kidnapped Knowingly Suppressed Evidence in Armed Robbery Case
If the name Colleen Janssen sounds familiar, it’s because she’s been, tangentially, in the news lately. On Tuesday, a federal jury found gang leader Kelvin Melton guilty of masterminding the kidnapping of Janssen’s father, Frank Janssen, in April of 2014. Colleen Janssen, the prosecutor in a 2012 case that sent Melton to prison for life […]
