Travis Bland
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A new greenway over a south Raleigh artery might connect downtown with Dix Park (opens the original)
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Raleigh is exploring an ambitious new greenway to connect downtown to Dix Park. Called The Oakline, the path would begin in front of the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts and run through the future Salisbury Square development and the City Gateway area where the Mira apartment complex is now built. A plaza is planned in the City Gateway area, then a bridge over Martin Luther King Boulevard that connects to a greenspace. Another bridge would cross over McDowell and Dawson streets bef
Popular Raleigh Mediterranean restaurant Neomonde stays positive with looming Beryl Road changes (opens the original)
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has major alterations planned for Beryl Road in Raleigh, and a popular restaurant is reassuring its patrons that it is maintaining a positive outlook for the changes the project promises. Neomonde Mediterranean, located at 3817 Beryl Road, is a favorite for Raleigh diners. The NCDOT's approximately $11 million plan will completely rework the road in front of the restaurant, bringing up questions about accessibility, noise and traffic. Chris Saleh,
Jazz club owner wants patrons to 'feel something' at her new Durham venue (opens the original)
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A southeastern jazz club owner is bringing a new venue to Durham that she promises will give patrons not just live music, but a whole "experience." Chaye Alexander, owner of Chayz Lounge in Columbia, SC, a club that has offered jazz, soul and poetry in the Palmetto State since 2017, is moving her club to Durham next year. Alexander describes Chayz Lounge as a "unicorn." It's not just a club, not just a restaurant or bar despite having elements of all those. "It's an experience," she said. This s
Costumes and soapbox cars in Kirby Derby at Dix Park (opens the original)
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Riders again careened down the soapbox derby track in Dix Park in the annual Kirby Derby. The Kirby Derby was founded by the Pullen Park Terrace neighborhood in 2002. Pullen Park Terrace is better known by its two streets, Kirby and Bilyeu. In 2017, Kirby Derby moved to its new location at Dix Park in partnership with the City of Raleigh. Dix Park Conservancy is proud to sponsor this year's event. Freelance photographer Peyton Sickles took photos for WUNC News:
Data center project pulled from Raleigh agenda after public opposition (opens the original)
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This story has been updated. Beacon Partners clarified Wednesday that it is not the developer of the proposed data center. A developer pulled its request for Raleigh's cooperation in building a 100,000-square-foot, $180-million data center near the southeast region of the city, according to officials. The developer ended its attempt on Friday to have Raleigh City Council agree to annex a nearly 14-acre site at 3101 Jones Sausage Road, which is owned by Charlotte-based Beacon Partners, to hook up
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