Raleigh’s city manager announced Wednesday that the city’s Department of Planning and Development will be divided into two separate departments “to better meet an increased demand for planning and development services.” Beginning July 1 next year, the Planning Department will be split into a City Planning Department, which will focus on long-range planning and growth […]
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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North Raleigh residents want grocery proposal shelved
For nearly a year, North Raleigh residents have been anxious about whether the Planning Commission and City Council will rezone a plot of land to accommodate a 50,000-square-foot Publix grocery store at Falls of Neuse and Dunn roads. But last week, the Raleigh Planning Commission voted unanimously to allow the Charlotte-based developer its third extension […]
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N.C. lawmaker to introduce bill prohibiting discriminatory profiling
Rep. Rodney Moore, a Democrat from Mecklenburg County, announced at a Monday press conference that he would introduce legislation aimed at curbing racial profiling during the upcoming legislative session. In the wake of the killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner, Moore said North Carolina lawmakers need to be proactive about preventing a […]
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March Saturday to honor Lennon Lacy
The North Carolina NAACP will host a march in Bladenboro Saturday, to honor the memory of Lennon Lacy— the teenager found dead from hanging late this summer— and to bring awareness to the case. In a conference call with reporters Thursday, NC NAACP president the Rev. William J. Barber said the NAACP and Lacy’s family […]
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New Wake County commissioners go on the record about their vision
Once upon a time, hearing seven “ayes” at a Wake County Board of Commissioners’ meeting was rare. But on Dec. 1, at the first meeting of the newly elected all-Democratic board, the ayes reigned. Once ruled by an obstinate Republican majority, the commission now is controlled by seven Democrats, four of whom were elected in […]
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Deadwood: No sale for Hofmann Forest
The $130 million deal to sell Hofmann Forest to an Illinois agri-businessman is dead. The contract fell through after the buyer could not finalize the “financial contingencies of the contract,” stated a news release, sent on behalf of the Board of Trustees for the Endowment Fund, which owns the forest. The fund’s board of trustees […]
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Charter school study in Wake County may provide focus for urban renewal efforts
A study of 662 families who had at least one child enrolled in a popular Wake County charter school finds that many families with children enrolled in charter schools are likely to move to be close to the school. In North Carolina, where charters are not subject to school district boundaries, this finding could benefit […]
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Hofmann Forest sales agreement falls through
The owners of Hofmann Forest announced Friday morning that the $130 million contract for the sale of the forest to an Illinois agri-businessman has been dropped. “The purchase agreement for Hofmann Forest has terminated with the buyers unable to finalize the financial contingencies of the contract,” a news release, sent on behalf of the Board […]
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N.C. Mining and Energy Commission reports on fracking rulemaking process
The group charged with drafting the rules for implementing fracking in North Carolina has finished reviewing the 217,285 comments it received from the public this summer. In a presentation to the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy, Mining and Energy Commission chairman Dr. Vikram Rao reported the commissioners’ findings and outlined the actions […]
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Raleigh volunteers working to change city zoning ordinance to protect neighborhoods
In Raleigh, it seems that every other rezoning case has invited controversy, and to many residents, this means the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) is not working the way it’s supposed to. After several meetings this past spring and summer, resident volunteers have proposed three new zoning districts to clearly define limits on development in Raleigh. […]