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 […]
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, first joining the staff in 2013.
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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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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 […]
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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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N.C. House to introduce redistricting reform bills
Lawmakers from the N.C. House of Representatives put on a united front Tuesday to talk about bipartisan efforts to end gerrymandering in the state. Two bills aimed at securing a nonpartisan redistricting process are likely to emerge this legislative session. The first, sponsored by Reps. Paul (Skip) Stam, Jon Hardister and Chuck McGrady, all Republicans, […]
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Tom Murry to join N.C.’s Judicial Branch
Former Wake County Rep. Tom Murry lost his District 41 seat to Gale Adcock in November but we haven’t seen the last of this tenacious public servant. Murry has been named Chief Legal Counsel for Governmental Affairs by the North Carolina Judicial Branch, the director of the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts announced Friday. […]
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N.C. lawmakers focusing on “religious freedom”
It’s the opening day of the 2015 legislative session and some North Carolina lawmakers are making discrimination their top priority. House Speaker Pro Tempore Paul Stam has promised a broad religious freedom bill, which would allow service providers, government officials and business owners to decide who they choose to serve. Senate Pro Tempore Phil Berger […]
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Why some Raleigh residents are uptight about Airbnb’s
There’s no hotel in Raleigh’s Five Points neighborhood, but visitors can rent a spacious room with a bathroom, a double bed and a private entrance in Greg Stebben’s house across the street from Lilly’s Pizza for $80 a night on Airbnb. Across town, Doris Jurkiewicz, owner of Raleigh’s Oakwood Inn, where the nightly rate is […]
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Google Fiber coming to the Triangle
It’s official: Google Fiber is coming to Raleigh and Durham. And to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Cary, Morrisville and Garner. Oh, and to Charlotte. Google Fiber’s business director Michael Slinger joined Gov. McCrory and seven Triangle mayors Tuesday afternoon at the N.C. Museum of History to make the announcement. “Today we are committing to invest in […]