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Taking the Temp

Taking the Temp

by | Oct 23, 2024 | Buzz, October 2024

The hottest goss in today’s local and national news world.

WHAT’S HOT

Raleigh stays standing on business, grabbing the No. 2 Best Business Climate, No. 10 Fastest-Growing City and No. 5 Quality of Life ranks by Business Facilities Magazine’s latest annual report.

Hoop, there it is! Raleigh will host its first NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Regional in 2028—one of eight NCAA championship and regional events Greater Raleigh was recently awarded.

All aboard! Amtrak’s new route, the Floridian, will offer a direct line from Raleigh to the Midwest beginning Nov. 10.

RDU is going electric. The airport is adding eight more electric buses to its existing fleet of 10 late next year to transport airportgoers between passenger terminals and remote parking lots. 

Check out the brains on Brad. NC State, UNC and Duke made U.S. News and World Report’s Best National University Rankings, with NCSU clocking in at No. 58.

Game on. The first Olympic Esports Games will take place in 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Raleigh and Wake County are investing $33.2 million in three new affordable housing developments in the City of Oaks, creating a total of 454 new units. 

Prepare for takeoff. International travel at RDU Airport increased 88% between June 2022 and June 2024. 

Raleigh was named one of the top 10 metros for new apartment construction anticipated in the next five years by RentCafe, with 11,174 apartments anticipated to open by 2028.

Go sports! It’s now legal for NC high school students to profit off of name, image and likeness.

Following the City of Raleigh’s approval of new enhanced safety requirements for motorized vehicles during parades—including safety checks, training and more—the Veterans Day Parade in November was once again canceled for the second year in a row.

Stop scrolling. … NC Attorney General Josh Stein—plus 12 additional attorneys general—are suing TikTok, claiming its addictive and mentally, emotionally and physically harmful to children.

WHAT’S NOT

Shop till shopping has dropped? This marks the 11th quarter in a row vacancy rates for the national retail market sector have stayed below 5%.

Wolfpack Stays in the Game(s) 

Wolfpack Stays in the Game(s) 

by | Mar 26, 2024 | Do, March 2024

NC State carries on its seven-game win streak

Alexa, play “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees—because NC State men’s basketball continues to survive and advance, earning a coveted spot in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015 (!). Hoop dreams, indeed. 

With a seven-game winning streak (hey, ACC Tourney Champs!), it’s hard not to catch Wolfpack Nation’s hype—with hoards of fans hitting Hillsborough Street to celebrate in front of the red-lit Belltower aglow after each W, social media celebrations running amok, and fans all over donning their gear to rep the red and white. 

Here, a smattering of behind-the-scenes snaps from the Wolfpack’s latest dub against Oakland as the hype builds for NC State’s upcoming Friday night faceoff versus Marquette in Dallas. The Cardiac Pack’s heartbeat is still going strong—and it’s essential WPN keeps that momentum going. … After all, why not us?