Storm Damage on South Saunders
Images from the storm damage on South Saunders Street between downtown and the beltline. WRAL is showing the road as closed while the crews work on down power lines and damage in the area. [nggallery id=2]
Storm in South West Raleigh
Here is a first look at the storm that hit Southwest Raleigh today. These images were taken along Tryon Road and Crestline. [nggallery id=1]
Electronic Recycling & Shredding Event on April 20
Do you have any old electronic gadgets in the back of your closet and a computer monitor stashed in your garage? Maybe you've got a box full of confidential documents that are overflowing in the corner of the room. Perhaps an old printer, laptop, or TV that's broke?...
Lunch Series on CPTED, Community Gardens, and Greenways
Are you interested in urban design, CPTED, community gardens, greenways, or landscape design for healthy childhoods? Join the Urban Design Lunch Forum series Creating Great Places at the Urban Design Center at 133 Fayetteville Street from noon - 1:30 p.m. See the...
The Saturday Market by Rebus Works
Rebus Works, in South West Raleigh's Boylan Heights neighborhood, recently announced The Saturday Market. The market will bring together farmers, crafters, food trucks, brewers and more--every Saturday from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm beginning April 23, 2011 through November...
“They should fix that”
How many times have you said that to yourself in your neighborhood? Passing by that leaning street sign, broken sidewalk, pile of trash, pot hole, graffiti, or broken streetlight, what did you do next? Did you expend the energy to start down a mental road thinking,...
Boylan Heights Resident Shares Memoirs
Boylan Heights resident Jimmy Creech will be doing a book reading and signing of his memoir, Adam's Gift, this Sunday at Quail Ridge Books, 3522 Wade Avenue 3:00 pm. Adam's Gift is published by Duke University Press. Jimmy will also read at The Regulator in Durham on...
New Life for The Hue – Goodnight Raleigh
Another great series of images and background on our city from Goodnight Raleigh. The Hue is recovering from a slow start and is starting to show new signs of life in the revitalization of downtown. Downtown Raleigh’s boldest condo project, The Hue, had a rough start...
Making Zoning and the UDO Sexy
There's no doubt about it. The new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) just isn't sexy. At all. Rewriting zoning laws and re-mapping the entire city, parcel by parcel is hard work. But Raleigh is in the thick of it, and the Planning Department is engaging citizens in...
South West Citizens Explore CAT Routes and UDO Maps
There is a meeting of the South West Citizens Advisory Council (SWCAC) on, April 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road. Not sure if you live in the SWCAC, check out the CAC map [PDF]. You can download the agenda [PDF] or...
Yates Mill Weekend Tours
Yates Mill located in Southwest Raleigh is a water-powered mill that operated on Steep Hill Creek in southern Wake County for more than 200 years. The mill was built around 1756, the year that Mozart was born. Restored to its late 1800s operational state, the mill...
Water: Is the Bill Coming Due?
As the census shows, our community is growing quickly! With new growth comes increasing demand for water supply. Local reservoirs, including Falls Lake, have nearly dried up in past years under drought conditions. What's being done to improve water supply in the...
Greetings from Raleigh exhibit opening
See Raleigh in a whole new light. Professional photographer, Cheryl Gottschall captures the angles of Raleigh’s spaces in new and interesting ways. Cheryl’s work will be accompanied by a collection of fun Instagram-perspectives of our fair City of Oaks by the locals....
Central Citizens Discussing Parking and City Funds
There is a meeting of the Central Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) on April 4, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the John P. 'Top' Greene Center (401 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd). Not sure if you live in the Central CAC, check out the CAC map [PDF]. You can download the agenda [PDF]...
New Art Gallery Opens Friday on Hillsborough Street
Oil paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, glasswork, impressionism, and realism are just a few ways artists are expressing themselves at the Roundabout Art Collective (RAC) on Hillsborough Street. Susan Woodson, wife of NC State University Chancellor Randy...
Morning View – Goodnight Raleigh
Great picture and post from our friends at Goodnight Raleigh. Wilmington Street is part of the Southwest Gateway into downtown and has a lot of potential for growth and development. "I think Wilmington St. has been overlooked with the revitalization of downtown...
Mayberry Modernism on March 31
One of our North Carolina's greatest secrets is that we have the third most Modernist houses than anywhere in the country. Do you want to learn more about the Triangle’s Modernist gems, many still glorious, some endangered, and some destroyed forever? Mayberry...
Councilor Baldwin on Goals, Gangs, and Gov 2.0
I got a chance to catch-up with one of Raleigh's At-large City Councilors, Mary-Ann Baldwin, to let her know about our efforts for southwestraleigh.com. She agreed to provide an update on a few City Council topics. Councilor Baldwin brings a marketing and...
Why neighborhoods matter
An article in Parade magazine last year captivated Charlene Willard, a community specialist in our Neighborhood Services Division. The article, "Meet the Neighbors," explored the ways neighbors who once barely knew each other are forming supportive friendships. "In an...
Are you a fair enthusiast?
Do you visit the Fair multiple times each year because one trip just isn't enough? When you overhear another fairgoer wondering where to find the decorated cakes on display, do you interrupt to give directions? Do you know the fastest way to get from the Folk Festival...
West Citizens Mapping out Future Growth
There is a meeting of the West Citizens Advisory Council (West CAC) on, March 22, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the Powell Drive Community Center, 740 Powell Drive. Not sure if you live in the West CAC, check out the CAC map [PDF]. You can download the agenda [PDF] or see...