Feb 6, 2017 | CAC, City Council, Government, Neighborhoods, News, Vision
By Clodagh Bastian – What does citizen engagement mean? What forms does it take? How can it be inclusive and responsive? What roles do city council, staff and citizens play? Should information flow be primarily city-driven or two/multi-directional? Are all...
Jan 27, 2017 | Arts, Education, Theatre
By Kathleen Rudolph – Drama classes have started again at RLT and the building is bursting with energy! Why take a drama class you ask? Well, why not? Have you always wanted to be an actor? Have you wondered what it is like to perform on a stage? Were you an...
Jan 26, 2017 | Community Services, Economic Development, Raleigh Planning, Vision
By Karen Rindge – Rapid growth and urbanization in Wake County have brought opportunity, but have also affected land values and rents. A rising number families spend more than 30% of income on housing prompting growing concern about the need for housing that’s...
Jan 23, 2017 | NCSU, Technology
By Jason Hibbets – If you are interested in exploring what the world of open source has to offer or seeing what the professional technology environment will look like in the future, then mark your calendar for Saturday, February 4, 2017. Open Source 101 is a...
Jan 15, 2017 | Community Services, Good Info, Government, Solid Waste Services
-By Ann Sides If you see a big municipal truck with a long, tubular snout crawling along the street gutters, don’t be surprised. Raleigh’s leaf collection trucks are beginning their second –and final—seasonal cleanup of loose leaf piles in our neighborhoods. The job...