Bob Weltzin — Mayor
Robert Weltzin 1. Why are you running for mayor? Well, I'm running for mayor of Raleigh because I'm concerned about the direction that the city is going in right now. I think that there's a group of...
View ArticleNancy McFarlane — Mayor
Nancy McFarlane 1. Why are you running for re-election? Well, I feel like I have accomplished some great things. I've been on the council for eight years. I've been mayor for four. The city is in a...
View ArticleState Fair Photo Contest
Update - we received a lot of great entries, but when it comes to picking a winner, there can be only one. Congratulations to Instagram user Crissibeth! Unless you've been living under a rock, you're...
View ArticleDuke Energy Center for the Performing Arts Budget Transfer
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts Budget Transfer Transfer From: Advertising: $3,000 Promotions: $6,000 RCC/PAC Group Sales Comm: $23,000 RCC/PAC Group Sales Exp: $10,000 RCC/PAC Series...
View ArticleWake County Schools’ Top 159 Mascots
Tar Heels. Blue Devils. Demon Deacons. Wolfpack. Even for the uninitiated, these names immediately bring to mind the schools they represent. Part marketing genius, part sports fan fodder, mascots take...
View ArticleA Brief History of Brier Creek
More than a quarter century ago, Raleigh officials set out to encourage a new urban center, near highways, near the airport and on the other side of a large state park away from the city’s existing...
View ArticleArt Restart Service Project at the Brentwood Boys & Girls Club
On Thursday, June 23, the Atlantic Citizens Advisory Council will be painting, cleaning & organizing at the Brentwood Boys & Girls Club as part of a service project the council kicked off in...
View ArticleEight Websites the City of Raleigh Doesn’t Want You to See
As with any publicly accessible network, the City of Raleigh employs a firewall that blocks users from accessing certain websites or domains while logged in. This firewall applies to both City...
View ArticleRaleigh’s Response to Police Accountability Community Task Force Recommendations
Editor's note: in our most recent Agenda Preview, we included a portion of the City Manager's response to concerns raised over the past months by the Police Accountability Community Task Force. Several...
View ArticleMayor’s Full Statement on Proposed “Community Dialogue” Sessions
The following statement was read aloud by Mayor Nancy McFarlane at the start of the July 19, 2016 City Council afternoon session. Before we get started today, I want to take a moment to discuss recent...
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