The restored Merrimon-Wynne house at 500 N. Blount St. is widely considered a Raleigh success story, a historic building infusing new life into an old neighborhood. But many neighbors don’t see it that way. At a City Council hearing last week, Jodi Heyens, who owns the house, tried to persuade City Council members to grant […]
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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Loose fracking rules could sink the state
The public comment period ends Sept. 15. You can comment online at the MEC website. The draft rules on fracking in North Carolina are rife with loopholes that favor the drillers and could endanger the public health and the environment. At a public hearing in Raleigh last week, speakers focused on the many significant shortcomings […]
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Modern Oakwood house sees its day in court
Those on both sides of the fight over a contemporary-style home under construction in the historic Oakwood district made their cases in Wake County Superior Court this week. Superior Court Judge Elaine Bushfan’s ruling—to come after a review of the evidence from both sides—will determine whether property owners Louis Cherry and Marsha Gordon will be […]
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Oak City Outreach Center serving thousands
Susan Bulger is wiping down long, plastic picnic tables inside a converted warehouse where minutes before, groups of friends shared breakfasts of biscuits and hash browns. “I do a little bit of everything here,” Susan says. “I clean up, I do whatever I can. This is such a good place. It’s like going to church. […]
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N.C. residents slam fracking rules in Raleigh
Not a minute was wasted at the Mining and Energy Commission’s public hearing on fracking at N.C. State University’s McKimmon Center today. Hundreds of people showed up for the four-hour-long hearing, and for a protest beforehand hosted by Frack Free North Carolina. A panel of three from the Mining and Energy Commission— Dr. Kenneth Taylor, […]
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Developer rubs up against Raleigh’s sustainable growth plan
Another zoning battle is brewing in Raleigh, between an out-of-state developer and neighbors who say a high-rise student-housing project doesn’t fit with the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Phoenix Property Group is pushing to build a six-story, 200-plus-unit complex at the corner of Avant Ferry Road and Varsity Drive. The property is immediately across from N.C. State […]
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N.C. protestors refuse deal from courts
Deborah Feruccio was arrested during a sit-in at the State Capitol in June, for trespassing. The Warren County environmentalist and ten others, calling themselves the McCrory 11, had just delivered a letter to the Governor requesting measures to stop fracking, clean up coal ash pollution and expand Medicaid. Today, she and three other protestors are […]
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Pittsboro Matters sues town over Chatham Park
Many Pittsboro residents feel they are being bullied by Chatham Park investors, and they say the town’s leaders are complicit. Citizens’ group Pittsboro Matters filed a lawsuit in Chatham County Superior Court last week, suing the Town Board of Commissioners and challenging its decision to approve the re-zoning of 7,120 acres for Chatham Park. Described […]
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Acts 29 founder removed from Acts 29
Conservative pastor Mark Driscoll and his Seattle church were removed from the Acts 29 church-planting network Driscoll founded in 1998. The network counts more than 500 member churches, with 16 located in North Carolina and five in Raleigh alone. An August 8 message posted to the Acts 29 website confirms that Driscoll and his Mars […]
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Hofmann Sale Imminent?
Updated: N.C. State University spokesman Frederick Hartman said this morning that there is no Hofmann Forest closing scheduled for September 23. The June 30 closing date for the sale of Hofmann Forest has come and gone and the forest’s owners—N.C. State University’s Natural Resources Foundation—are anxious to move forward with the sale of the 80,000-acre […]
