Rising up for the View: Above the Oaks
Guest post by Mike Ingram Nothing makes a city or region more unique than its geography and topography—and its not unusual for these elements to become the focus–or identity–of an area. Western North Carolina: the Blue Ridge Mountains. North Carolina coast: the beach....
Could Tryon Road Widening Offer Relief to Fortify Raleigh Project?
By Jason Hibbets The City of Raleigh announced last month that it has authorized an agreement with NCDOT for the final widening phase of Tryon Road from Lake Wheeler Road to South Saunders Street. This is the stretch of Tryon Road near the RGA golf course and the...
A Southern Shopping Spree Visits Downtown Raleigh
Guest post by Anne Stewart Handmade vendors, local businesses, and direct sales are coming to the Raleigh Convention Center on March 8, 2014. 'A Southern Shopping Spree' presented by Let's Shop Local, will be giving away 200 Let's Shop Local reusable totes at the...
Centennial Campus: Luxury Apartments and Golf Clubhouse Now Open
Guest post by Gene Pinder In this update from Centennial Campus, the new Greens at Centennial Campus, a luxury apartment complex opens, the Carol Johnson Poole Clubhouse and restaurant is now open to the public, and more news. The Greens at Centennial Campus, a luxury...
Service Raleigh at The Wedge Community Garden
Guest post by Eva Winterbourne RSVP for Service Raleigh - Saturday, March 29 from 9 - 12pm. Service Raleigh is an annual event that brings together NCSU students, neighbors, Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) members, family, and friends to volunteer in our community....
Support Teepee Trails in the Creative District
Guest post by Jordan Childress In early June of 2013, my dog Bubbles and I were strolling through Kaplan Drive Park in Raleigh, NC when we stumbled upon something different. In the field adjacent to the park's fitness trail stood a tree with two sticks leaned against...
Citizen Commitee Builds Vision For Sierra/Lineberry Drive Park
By Jason Hibbets The Citizens Planning Committee, helping to shape the vision for a 2.4 acre neighborhood park near Sierra Drive and Lineberry Drive in SouthWest Raleigh, meet on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 for the second time, after several weather delays and postponed...
What Will Downtown Raleigh Look Like In Ten Years?
Guest post by Trisha Hasch Help us to establish a vision for downtown. Here's how you can get involved. We need your ideas to help us build a downtown experience for everyone. Meet the planning + design team of Sasaki Associates, try your hand at MindMixer, the public...
Publix Caught in Petition Crossfire
By Jason Hibbets An article on WakeUp Wake County, an organization concerned about growth and the future of Wake County, states that "North Carolina will soon be the 9th largest state in the US. ... The Triangle is experiencing much of this growth, and with it comes...
Annual Lift Benefit on Glenwood South
Guest post by Meredith Archie Come out and have a great time while donating to a worthy cause at the Women for Success Lift Benefit. The first-ever Lift Benefit will raise money for Dress for Success Triangle to help "lift" local women out of poverty and into...
Let’s Shop Local Shopping Spree Coming to NC State Fairgrounds
Guest post by Anne Stewart You are invited to join us at the North Carolina Fairgrounds' Holshouser Building on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 11:00am - 6:00pm for our first 'Let's Shop Local' shopping spree. The event will feature artists, crafters, and other...
Hillsborough Citizens Group Getting Construction and UDO updates
By Will Allen Several items of potential interest will be covered at the next Hillsborough Citizens Advisory Council (HCAC) Agenda for Thursday, January 16, 2014, Pullen Arts Center, 7:00 PM. Welcome and introductions Standing reports: Raleigh Police Department...
NC Fresh Catch Reeling in Music and Oysters at Lincoln Theatre
Guest post by Leslie Kellenberger Come gather 'round the shuckin' tables with friends and family for hours of entertainment at three of the Triangle's most venerated Music Halls. Spread the word! NC Fresh Catch is making stops this New Year Season at the Lincoln...
Small Business Spotlight: Deco Raleigh
By Sara DiMantova The Small Business Spotlight series features small businesses and their owners, to get a feel for what truly makes Southwest Raleigh a great place to live, work, learn, and play: the people. Today's post shines a Spotlight on Pam Blondin, founder of...
Discover Southwest Raleigh: Run the City of Oaks
By Jason Hibbets For the seventh year in a row, I've run in the City of Oaks half marathon. So adding this race to my fall bucket list was special. Why? Because it was my 20th half marathon—and to run that in Raleigh and cross the finish line at the NC State Belltower...
The Wine Feed is Moving!
By Sara DiMantova The Wine Feed, Glenwood South's popular wine shop and class venue, is moving on up! Literally, The Wine Feed will be moving from the somewhat hard-to-find spot in the Carter Building UP Glenwood Ave. to a brand new store front on the Glenwood-facing...
Discover Southwest Raleigh: Bike the Art Museum Greenway
By Jason Hibbets A great item for anyone's to-do list is to check out the North Carolina Art Museum. One of coolest ways to explore the area is to bike the greenway around the art museum. This is what I added to my fall bucket list and I encourage you to pick a nice...
FLOW by Bill Hickman, Only At Rebus Works
By Rebus Works Rebus Works is pleased to present FLOW, an installation by Bill Hickman consisting of 500 metal birds on our gallery wall. Based on a bird medallion taken from a 1950s screen door, Hickman cut multiple copies from 20 gauge sheet steel then hammered,...
Visualization Exercise for Proposed Neighborhood Park
A public workshop attracted almost 50 people on Tuesday, November 19 at Carolina Pines Community Park. Residents from the community and members from the Citizen Planning Committee had an opportunity to participate in several visualization exercises to help determine...
Discover Southwest Raleigh: Go to an NC State football game
For anyone new moving to the Triangle, one of the first things you'll hear is that you need to pick a team. Whether your fancy is football, basketball, baseball, or some other college sport, fans in the Triangle almost require you to pledge your allegiance to either...
The Future of Lake Wheeler Road
The study has been completed and the future development of Lake Wheeler Road is pending community feedback and city approval. The stretch of Lake Wheeler Road between I-40 and Tryon Road, (1.3 miles) has been evaluated and recommendations have been made, but your...