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...
Dec 18, 2017 | City Council, Community, Development, Preservation
~By Clodagh Bastian The face of SouthWestRaleigh has changed significantly over the last couple of decades. As more and more people come into the area, development increases; and with continued recognition of the city on “best of” lists, that growth continues. Major...
Mar 3, 2017 | CAC, City Council, Community Services, Neighborhoods, News, Raleigh Planning, Vision
By Clodagh Bastian – Raleigh’s Citizen Engagement Task Force is nearing its deadline for recommendations to City Council this month. The group’s mission is to flesh out what citizen engagement means and how community-municipality dialog can be improved, but one...
Feb 17, 2017 | City Council, History, Neighborhoods, Preservation
By Ann Sides – Two reconstruction-era homes along Oberlin Road may be restored and re-purposed as offices for Preservation North Carolina (PNC). It’s a project warmly supported by the surrounding community. However, further progress awaits a City of Raleigh...
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...
Dec 5, 2012 | City Council, Parks & Rec
The path is being paved to add the Dorothea Dix campus as a major destination park in Raleigh’s Creative District. Adding Dix to our list of parks including Pullen Park, Lake Johnson, and miles of Greenways to explore, only secures Southwest Raleigh as the best...
