• An Update on the Fate of Athens Drive Library
  • State Sen. Graig Meyer Resigning
  • Films Coming to Triangle Theaters
  • Celebrate Holi in Apex This Weekend
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Good morning, readers.


Neighbors and patrons of the soon-to-be-relocated Athens Drive Community Library in southwest Raleigh have been advocating for more than a year for its replacement to remain nearby. Yesterday, they got some good news: Wake County commissioners seem inclined to grant their wish. 

From a handful of options, the board favors moving the community library just down the street to the current site of the Well Fed Community Garden, owned by retired restaurateurs Arthur and Anya Gordon. The commissioners passed on a proposal to relocate the library to Cary, nearly three miles away.

Community advocates have had to fight to save the library from closure no less than three times in the past two decades, as INDY’s Jane Porter previously reported. Then, they fought to keep its replacement local. But they’re not quite at the finish line yet, and won’t be until the purchase agreement is finalized.

Read more about what the new library could look like and how much the property could cost Wake County below. And have a good Tuesday.

—Chloe

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Incoming! Films

Jessie Buckley in The Bride!, plus an award-winning documentary about generational Black farmers in the South, and more films playing in the Triangle this month.

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State Sen. Graig Meyer, who represents Orange, Caswell, and Person counties, is resigning at the end of this month, NC Newsline reports.

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LOCAL: A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found higher-than-expected numbers of certain cancers among employees at N.C. State’s Poe Hall, WRAL reports.

STATE:  Gov. Stein proposed a $1.4 billion stopgap budget as Republican legislators remain at a stalemate that has delayed a budget for the current fiscal year that ends in June, WUNC reports.

EDUCATION: After severing ties with elite schools that weren’t friendly enough to the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of War has identified UNC as a potential partner for a program that trains senior officers, Carolina Public Press reports.

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  • The Town of Apex is holding its Holi celebration this Saturday, with live performances, food trucks, and colorful holi powders.
  • The City of Raleigh broke ground on new transitional housing for women and families.
  • Live near East End Park in Durham? At an event at Communities in Partnership this Saturday, learn about lead contamination in the park and get your soil tested.
  • Parking in downtown Raleigh is about to get more expensive, per Raleigh Magazine.
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