Before Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha was killed on Feb. 10, she had an epiphany in her architecture class. The youngest victim of the shooting, 19-year-old Razan was a first-year student in N.C. State’s College of Design, studying architecture. Christian Karkow, an artist and designer who runs Raleigh Brightwork, taught Razan in his rigorous Fundamentals of Architecture […]
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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Tell Raleigh leaders how you feel about AirBnB
Raleigh’s Law and Public Safety Committee meets next week and AirBnB is on the agenda. Jeff Tippett of Raleigh advertising agency Targeted Persuasion has created a flash poll at his website, targetedpersuasion.com, to survey Raleigh residents’ concerns about regulating the short term online rental service, including equitable taxation, safety, parking and insurance issues. The results […]
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This week in the N.C. General Assembly
The House is gearing up to roll out an economic development package next week, while the Senate was busy voting on (and passing!) a tax hike on middle class families. Here are a few of the bills lawmakers in the General Assembly filed this week. Senate Bill 49 Moore County Republican Sen. Jerry Tillman’s bill […]
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How local law enforcement spies on citizens
More than 70 North Carolina law enforcement agencies are using automatic license plate readers, cell phone location trackers and surveillance cameras to keep an eye, and a mass of data, on ordinary citizens. And soon, they could add unmanned drones to that list. Through a series of public records requests, the ACLU of North Carolina […]
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Wake Transit holding public meetings on transit choices
At Cameron Village library Tuesday, representatives from the Wake County Planning Department presented early work from the County’s 78-member Transit Advisory Committee, and encouraged attendees to respond to their findings. Since the December kickoff presentation to elected officials, decision makers and interested residents, the Committee—consisting of members from all the Wake municipalities, as well as […]
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Planning Commission votes to rezone Publix site in North Raleigh
The plans for a 49,000 square foot Publix grocery store at the intersection of Dunn and Falls of Neuse Roads may be off the table but Raleigh’s Planning Commission voted Tuesday to rezone the 13-acre property. In a concession to neighbors in North Raleigh who have vehemently opposed the Publix store, developer Morgan Property Group […]
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Report shows extent of police surveillance in North Carolina
More than 70 North Carolina law enforcement agencies are using automatic license plate readers, cell phone location trackers and surveillance cameras to keep an eye, and a mass of data, on ordinary citizens. And soon, they could be able to add unmanned drones to that list. The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (ACLU-NC) […]
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Raleigh City Council Roundup
Raleigh City Council had an eventful evening Tuesday, with a full agenda and a controversy at every turn. The Council’s chamber was so full of people starting out that Mayor Nancy McFarlane expedited a divisive Hillsborough Street zoning case to try to free up some space for the remainder of the evening. Residents showed up […]
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What to expect when you’re expecting Google Fiber
If Google Fiber were to install its network in every corner of its seven Triangle citiesRaleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Morrisville, Cary and Garnerthe total square mileage would be larger than that of several individual countries. These Triangle cities: 343.5 square miles The countries of Antigua, Barbuda and Barbados: 337 miles. That’s a lot of […]
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Lawmakers show their true priorities with discrimination bill
On the opening day of the 2015 legislative session, several North Carolina lawmakers made discrimination their top priority. Senate Pro Tempore Phil Berger filed Senate Bill 2, which would exempt court magistrates from performing marriages for same-sex couples. The right-wing North Carolina Values Coalition, headed by lobbyist Tami Fitzgeraldalso the mother-in-law of state Sen. Chad […]
