Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane, with visions of Dix Park as a major destination dancing in her head, will run forand probably wina fourth term in city elections set for October 10. The more interesting elections will happen down the ballot. With the July 7 filing deadline less than two months away, excitement is mountinghaven’t you […]
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Is Raleigh Plan to Revamp Citizens Advisory Councils a Boon for Residents—or Developers?
David Cox first made his mark on Raleigh politics in 2015, leading hundreds of neighbors in a zoning fight that kept Publix from landing a grocery store near their north Raleigh homes. He was elected to the city council later that year, defeating longtime incumbent John Odom, who was seen as friendly to developers. However, […]
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Like Many in Wake County, Forest Hills Residents Face Wrenching Search for Affordable Housing
As developers announce high-rent, mixed-use towers in downtown Raleigh seemingly daily, residents getting the boot from Forest Hills Apartments in Garner are having a rough time finding an affordable place to live, even with help from federal and local housing officials. A group of about thirty met Tuesday with representatives of the U.S. Department of […]
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With Charles Meeker’s Blessing, N.C. Conservation Network Development Director Nicole Stewart Announces Bid for Raleigh City Council
The fall race for Raleigh’s two at-large city council seats took firmer shape this morning as Nicole Stewart, development director for the nonprofit N.C. Conservation Network and cofounder of the Beehive Collective, announced that she’ll compete for one of the positions currently held by Russ Stephenson and Mary-Ann Baldwin. Stewart’s announcement contained endorsements from former […]
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Mayor Nancy McFarlane Really Wants the Dalai Lama to Visit Raleigh Next Year
If all goes to plan, Madame Mayor will deliver Raleigh’s greetings to His Holiness in mid-May, along with an invitation. That is, Mayor Nancy McFarlane has booked a trip to India, at her expense, and will bring the Dalai Lama the many dozens of prayer flags that people inscribed Sunday. A low-key afternoon event at […]
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A Wake County Woman Complained to Government Officials About the Shotwell Landfill. The Landfill’s Attorney Told Her, “This Has to Stop.”
The owner of the Shotwell Landfill in southeastern Wake County really, really wants Betty Brandt Williamson to shut up. In fact, David W. King Jr. so badly wants Williamson to stop complaining to county officials about his long-controversial dump that his lawyer, from one of North Carolina’s most influential law firms, recently sent her a […]
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Wake Commissioners Call Out Developer Daniel Eller for Pushing to Evict Forest Hills Residents
Wake County commissioners called out Chapel Hill developer Daniel Eller Monday for his continuing push to evict residents from his Forest Hills Apartments in Garner. In addition, all seven commissioners promised to personally spend time helping the low-income residents find new homes. “If the landlord is listening, I advise him strongly not to start proceedings,” […]
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Raleigh Votes to Establish a Community Engagement Board, Which Critics Worry Will Take Power Away from Citizens Advisory Councils
After vigorous discussion, Raleigh City Council members agreed Tuesday to form a community engagement board but punted on how it would work and exactly what it would do. The proposal for the community engagement board ran into opposition from council members who preferred the existing, sometimes freewheeling citizens advisory committees that were established in the […]
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Despite Previous Agreement, Low-Income Forest Hill Apartments Residents Again to Vacate by April 30 or Face Eviction
Residents of a Garner apartment complex are again in the midst of legal and personal turmoil after their Chapel Hill landlord posted notices this week indicating that they must vacate by April 30 or face eviction. It’s a turnaround from an agreement about the departures announced by Wake County officials last month, in which the […]
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The N.C. Senate Backs Off Class-Size Mandates for Now, But What About Next Year?
Senator Chad Barefoot, R-Wake and Franklin, accused North Carolina’s public school systems of playing games Monday evening, saying local superintendents had refused to provide lawmakers with the numbers of art, music, and physical education teachers serving lower grades. Democrats, in turn, effectively accused Republican leaders of brinksmanship, after theyat virtually the last minuteintroduced a widely […]
