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Interview with Justin Sutton

Jul 18, 2019 Jane Porter 1

Editor’s note: The candidate provided written responses to these questions via email. 1. The City Council has proposed putting an affordable housing bond on the ballot next year. Do you support the bond and do […]

Interview with George Knott

Jul 17, 2019 Jane Porter 1

The City Council has proposed putting an affordable housing bond on the ballot next year. Do you support the bond and do you think that’s enough to address Raleigh’s affordable housing problem? Yes and no. […]

Pets receive treatment at NC State’s Veterinary hospital

Helping Animals, Helping Humans

Jun 30, 2019 Tracy Jones 0

Researchers at NC State’s vet school are advancing medicine across the species. Ed and Ingrid Carney’s rescued German shepherd, Liesel, loves Jeep rides. During one of those rides to the beach, 5-year-old Liesel jumped out of the […]

Summer Staycation Destination

Jun 30, 2019 Lauren Kruchten 1

This summer, we’re opting to stick around and take a staycation in the City of Oaks’ own backyard. We’ve got some tips on six of the best places to stay all around Raleigh, plus suggestions of where […]

2019 Mayoral Candidates (From Left: Mary-Ann Baldwin, Zainab Baloch, Charles Francis and Caroline Sullivan)

The Race Is On

Jun 25, 2019 Jane Porter 0

This story has been updated to include answers from mayoral candidates George Knott and Justin Sutton. Follow the links below for the full interviews with Knott and Sutton and check back for interviews with other […]

How Raleigh Works

May 31, 2019 Jane Porter 0

New trends in working are about increasing efficiency, decreasing overhead and doing right by people. At the royal blue-painted, Victorian-style house at 101 S. Bloodworth Street, the sounds of drums reverberate each afternoon from a […]

Carolina Hurricanes' head coach Rod Brind'Amour

From Player to Playoffs

Apr 30, 2019 Jane Porter 0

Rod Brind’Amour turned a team around. When former team captain, Stanley cup champ and NHL legend Rod Brind’Amour was named last year as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, he had one mission for the […]

Out To Lunch

Apr 30, 2019 Lauren Kruchten 0

Oh, the weekday lunch; does anything spark more joy? Whether it’s a solo escape from the confines of your cubicle, a quick get-together with an old friend, a meeting with a client or a trip […]

Wake County has four traditional hospital options for expectant moms

The Business of Babies

Apr 30, 2019 Jane Porter 0

In October of 1983, Katie Beckstrand was born at the Women’s Center at UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. This February, Beckstrand returned to that same hospital—where she’d already given birth to seven children—to have her […]

A Neighborly Crusade

Apr 30, 2019 Jane Porter 0

How Five Points residents, an architect and Hayes Barton Baptist Church came together in compromise. The house at 1814 White Oak Road, a classic-frame craftsman bungalow, is painted white, with hardwood floors, a covered porch and an […]