Josh Sullivan
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- Sep 8, 2026
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This is how leaf pickup in Raleigh has changed (opens the original)
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The city of Raleigh is changing the way it picks up household leaf piles in 2026. As of September 8, residents will no longer have their loose leaf piles picked up by waste removal staff. There are now two ways to rid your yard of the fallen foliage. Place leaves in paper biodegradable bags. You can put up to 15 additional bags on the curb next to your carts, and up to five bundles of twigs. Those biodegradable bags can be purchased at the local hardware or lawn and garden store. You can also fi
For Jessie Irvine, the Pickleball National Championships is a homecoming (opens the original)
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It was August 2002, and the Cary Tennis Center held a grand opening ceremony. The new facility brought in world champion coach Nick Bollettieri, whose coaching tree includes Andre Agassi, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova. The project took two years to complete and cost $6.8 million. The plan was to attract players from across the South, including Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. Jessie Irvine was among the hundreds of children in attendance. She was just 12 years ol
Adventure Landing to raffle off iconic park decor to public (opens the original)
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If you've always wanted a giant shark head to be the centerpiece of your living room decor, now could be your chance. Adventure Landing shut its doors abruptly earlier this August. The amusement park on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh served the community for 38 years. From laser tag to batting cages to mini golf and go-karts, the location was home to many a birthday party over the years. It shut its doors on August 16. But if you want a physical piece of the park to remember it by, that can be a r
Renovations will close Raleigh's Lake Johnson pool early this summer - but they'll add a heated pool (opens the original)
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The Lake Johnson Park pool is often lauded as a city gem. For just $5, residents have access to a lap and recreation pool seven days a week. All summer long, the pool is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, those hours are shortened to 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Soon, the fun won't be limited to the summer months. The city of Raleigh announced that the pool will close early this year, to begin a renovation project that will make the pool accessible year round. The project will a
No mall, no arcade, no space: The search for teen autonomy in the wake of Triangle takeovers (opens the original)
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It was a scene that might be familiar to others across the country, but it was new to the Triangle. On the night of July 4, in several neighborhoods throughout Raleigh, there was an influx of violence. Nine people were shot overnight in a surge that was otherwise atypical. They stemmed from two "teen takeovers." About 3,000 people that the Raleigh Police Department classified as teenagers gathered at a Brier Creek shopping center where fights broke out and gunshots rang out. Across town, police
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