Raleigh Planning | SouthWestRaleigh

SouthWestRaleigh Happenings March 2 – 8

Mar 2, 2018 | Arts, City Council, Community, Entertainment, Events, Food, History, Innovation, Kids, Music, Nature, Raleigh Planning, Theatre, Vision

First Friday ~ March 2 Take a free self-guided tour of downtown’s cutting-edge cultural hot spots. Local art galleries, art studios, alternative art venues, and museums stay open late the first Friday of every month to welcome thousands of art-seeking enthusiasts...

SouthWestRaleigh Happenings Jan. 26 – Feb. 1

Jan 26, 2018 | CAC, Community, Entertainment, Events, Food, Holidays, Kids, Music, Raleigh Planning

Verdi’s Rigoletto ~ Jan. 26 & 28 In this fully-staged opera production sung in Italian, the court jester Rigoletto insults and humiliates all those around him for the amusement of his boss, the Duke of Mantua. But eventually, his words come back to haunt...

SouthWestRaleigh Happenings Jan. 19 – 25

Jan 19, 2018 | Community, Food, Music, Raleigh Planning, Restaurants

NC Symphony Presents the Music of the Rolling Stones ~ Jan. 19 & 20 An evening celebrating one of the most iconic rock groups in history. A masterful combination of symphonic arrangements with a full rock band delivers the Stones’ greatest hits including...

Historic Preservation in SouthWestRaleigh – Part Three

Jan 16, 2018 | Community, Development, Neighborhoods, Preservation, Raleigh Planning, Vision

~By Clodagh Bastian Architecture tells a story about the time and place and community that creates it. It serves as a living document to our progress, and it gives us a common identity. An assemblage of buildings reflect Raleigh’s voyage from its 1792 founding as the...

Historic Preservation in SouthWestRaleigh – Part Two

Dec 31, 2017 | Community, History, Neighborhoods, Preservation, Raleigh Planning, Vision

Image: Student housing construction on the site of the former Velvet Cloak Inn. ~ By Clodagh Bastian Raleigh’s popularity is spurring growth and increased density across the city. While some areas like Briar Creek or portions of North Raleigh are expanding on...

Help Hillsborough Street Ponder Parking

Dec 13, 2017 | Business, Neighborhoods, Raleigh Planning

With North Carolina State University on one side and restaurants and retail bordered by neighborhoods on the other, Hillsborough Street serves many stakeholders and needs. The street is currently in the last few months of a two-phase streetscape revamp that’s buried...