Prolific science fiction author and state Department of Transportation Secretary and fired Wake County schools superintendent Tony Tata is resigning from his position at the DOT, which he has held since January, 2013, according to Gov. Pat McCrory’s office. Per a news release: Raleigh, N.C. — Governor Pat McCrory announced today that Tony Tata has […]
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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N.C. Sen. Trudy Wade wants to limit state input in complying with federal clean power plan
Eventually, North Carolina will have to comply with some version of the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon emissions rule, whether it likes or not (it does not). The rule, which is expected to be released during the first week of August, will be the first ever limit to carbon pollution by requiring states to comply […]
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#BlackLivesMatter, Raleigh
In Raleigh, many of us like to think we live a million miles away from the racial inequality that’s led to violence in places like Baltimore, Ferguson, Charleston, and even Durham and Chapel Hill. We’re not racist here; our rebel-flag waving lesser-halves are confined to Johnston County, crawling out inevitably for a Kid Rock concert, […]
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David Cox’s gas station vendetta
This will not go over well with the Wake County Taxpayers’ Association. North Raleigh resident and City Council District B candidate David Cox says provisions related to gas stations in a proposed text change to the city’s development code will harm neighborhoods. And the city should re-evaluate whether a new gas station is really needed […]
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A whole bunch of people filed for Raleigh City Council today
Corrected: Edwin “Eddie” Woodhouse, Jr., a Republican, is running for the District A seat; his father, Edwin Woodhouse was the executive director of the North Carolina Poultry Federation. The senior Edwin Woodhouse is a registered Democrat. It’s the last day to file as a candidate for City Council and in Raleigh, there’s a race of […]
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A brief history of every time Wayne Maiorano recused himself
A real estate attorney, Wayne Maiorano was handpicked by the development community to represent its interests on the Raleigh City Council. But as Maiorano soon learned, it’s hard to be an effective Council member when recusing yourself from everything from granting contracts, to zoning cases, to Comprehensive Plan amendments, to site plan hearings becomes less […]
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Candidates announce for Raleigh City Council Districts A and E
After City Councilman Wayne Maiorano dropped his not-running-for-reelection bombshell Wednesday afternoon, Council watchers and Raleigh nerds were all aflutter with speculation. Who will run in District A? This guy? Maybe not. He’s not saying yet. But, this guy—JB Buxton—told N&O city reporter Andy Specht yesterday that he’s planning on running… In a former life, Buxton […]
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Six homes in historic Oakwood up for sale by the state of North Carolina
Do you love historical homes and do you love restoring them? Want to live in a bubble of antiques and caviar? (Kidding, kidding). If you answered yes, then you, future homeowner, should bid on one of these historic homes in Raleigh’s Oakwood neighborhood that the state of North Carolina has put up for sale after […]
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Wayne Maiorano not running for Raleigh City Council reelection
Welp, this is weird. The News and Observer is reporting that Wayne Maiorano won’t seek reelection to Raleigh City Council’s District A seat, which he has occupied for only one term after defeating incumbent Randy Stagner by 250 votes in 2013. Per the N&O: “After considerable prayer and discussion with my family and close friends, […]
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10 things we learned at Raleigh’s rezoning ruckus
Raleigh’s City Council chambers overflowed last Tuesday evening, packed with people unhappysometimes vehemently unhappyabout how their properties and neighborhoods will be rezoned as part of a massive citywide remapping. Convinced there’s some jiggery-pokery going on in the city’s planning department, or on Council, or somewhere, one resident after another railed (in two-minute bursts, lest they […]
