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Northwest CAC Votes in Favor of New Retirement Village
Two rezoning cases were presented at the Northwest Citizens Advisory Council meeting earlier this month, including one that calls for a 200-unit retirement village off TW Alexander Drive. Although both...
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EDITOR'S NOTE: We have chosen not to publish the names of employees making less than $100,000 a year. While that information is public, we do want to protect the privacy of City of Raleigh employees....
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Hello Readers! Thanks for stopping by. There's not going to be any new content this week, as both Record editor James Borden and Record reporter Chris Tepedino are taking some time off to spend with...
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Southwest CAC Gets Update on Corridor Study
The Southwest Citizens Advisory Council on August 10 received an update on the city’s ongoing Southern Gateway Corridor Study. In March 2015, the City of Raleigh’s Urban Design Center began developing...
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Northwest CAC Approves New Office Complex
The Northwest Citizens Advisory Council held a unanimous vote last week to approve a rezoning case that would allow a new office building to be developed on Brier Creek Parkway. The CAC first heard a...
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A Long Journey for a New Sidewalk
Sidewalks. A simple concept, and one with near-universal benefits. Sidewalks add safety, connectivity and walkability to a neighborhood or city in general. Studies show that streets with sidewalks have...
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Northeast CAC Affected by Recent Planning Projects
The Northeast Citizens Advisory Council this month received updates on a number of planning projects relevant to their neighborhoods, including the Buffaloe-New Hope Area Plan and a new mixed-use...
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Iron Elite 2015 Celebrates African-American Harley Riders
Hundreds of Harley-Davidson motorcycles converged on Raleigh on Saturday to celebrate the history of the African-American biker at what was billed as the largest Iron Elite event on the East Coast. Ray...
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Annual Photography Contest Highlights County Parks
A rainbow arches over a deep green forest and dips out of sight behind a cottage sitting on the edge of a bright blue lake. The photograph, captioned “Be right back. Searching for gold.”, brings to...
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SPARKcon 2015 Photo Contest
In a partnership with the organizers of SPARKconX — 2015 marks the 10th year of this annual festival — the Raleigh Public Record is holding a photo contest that will be open through Monday, September...
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Corey Branch — District C
Corey Branch 1. Why are you running for city council? I’m running for city council because as I look at the growth of the city and I look at my district, I’m looking to be a voice for change. 2. What...
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John Odom — District B
Councilman John Odom 1. Why are you running for city council? Well I've been on the council 13 of the last 22 years and Raleigh has grown and I think it's done well. I think we're headed in the right...
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Eddie Woodhouse — District A
Eddie Woodhouse 1. Why are you running for city council? Editor's note: there was an error with the recording that cut off the first part of Woodhouse' response to this question. After multiple...
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Dickie Thompson — District A
Dickie Thompson 1. Why are you running for city council? OK. I’m running because I am a Raleigh native. Lived here my entire life. My family has been in Raleigh for 100 years and you know I really love...
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J.B. Buxton — District A
J.B. Buxton 1. Why are you running for city council? I think Raleigh is in a great position today in terms of the kinds of individual opportunity and quality of life that it presents our residents. But...
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Russ Stephenson — At-Large
Russ Stephenson 1. Why are you running for city council? I actually grew up as an army brat and lived all over the place and abroad but I actually have deep Raleigh roots. I live in my grandmother’s...
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Craig Ralph — At-Large
Craig Ralph 1. Why are you running for city council? I’m running because I’m concerned that Raleigh’s position regarding its debt, its infrastructure, and its quality of life are suffering under the...
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Mary Ann Baldwin — At-Large
Mary Ann Baldwin 1. Why are you running for city council? Well, I’ve been on city council now for eight years, and I’m running again because we have unfinished business. You know, I’ve been working on...
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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...
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