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Downtown Cary Could Get 400 Apartments as Developer Eyes East Chatham Street
A longtime Cary landowner wants to bring as many as 400 apartments to a 3.6-acre stretch of East Chatham Street in downtown Cary, folding in ground-floor retail, resident amenities and a parking deck on land where a Subway and Circus restaurant once stood. The project is still a concept, not a formal filing, and it would need the town's blessing before a single wall goes up.
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Raleigh Zoning Limits What Can Open Next Door
Are Raleigh’s zoning laws protecting neighborhood charm—or zoning it out?. Raleigh loves to talk about preserving neighborhood character. But here’s the irony: Some of the very places that give our favorite neighborhoods theirs might not be allowed under today’s zoning laws. From corner groceries to neighborhood...
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Homecoming, Halloween, and a marathon: Raleigh braces for a mega-weekend
It's one of the busiest weekends of the year in Raleigh. N.C. State's Homecoming football game against California will kick off at noon on Saturday. Later that night, people will flock to the downtown area to celebrate Halloween. And if you thought the crowds were big for those two events,...
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This North Carolina Temple Hides An 87-Foot South Indian Tower Right In The Suburbs
Most people driving through Cary expect cul-de-sacs, shopping centers, and tidy lawns. Few expect a towering gateway carved in the style of South India rising above the treetops. That tower is real, and it sits a short drive from Raleigh. Many devotees say a visit feels like a trip to...
Raleigh News & Observer
Cary could get up to 400 new apartments - if the town says yes
A developer wants to build up to 400 apartments in a seven-story, mixed-use project on East Chatham Street in downtown Cary, but the site’s current zoning caps buildings at 45 feet. Developer Jeff Peterson has not filed a formal application. His team will meet with Cary’s Development Review Committee on Nov. 4 to review his plans before deciding whether to file a rezoning request , which would ultimately require Town Council approval. Preliminary plans include 13,000 to 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, about 12,000 square feet of amenities and a parking deck with roughly 492 spaces, he said. Cline architect Bryan Johnson said the firm’s preliminary studies show 350 to 375 apartments. Peterson said the project could approach 400 units depending on the height and density Cary ultimately approves. The firm has not yet designed the building’s exterior. The current concept wraps apartments and ground-floor retail around a roughly six-level parking deck. “The answer is always parking,” Johnson said when asked about the biggest design challenge. Why 45 feet matters The 3.6-acre site combines four parcels at 603, 605, 607 and 611 E. Chatham St . All four are zoned Town Center Mixed Use, which limits buildings to 45
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Raleigh tries new approach to pedestrian safety on Glenwood South after posts fail
Raleigh is preparing a new approach to pedestrian safety on Glenwood South after most of the flexible posts installed in an earlier effort were damaged or missing within a month. The city plans to pilot rubber turn-calming wedges designed to slow passenger vehicles turning through intersections while still accommodating larger...
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St. Aug's real estate deal decision pushed to next month
A judge decided not to make a decision on Saint Augustine’s real estate advisor deal Wednesday. WRAL Investigates previously reported the HBCU is trying to hire a real estate advisor to help make plans for redeveloping or selling its land. St. Aug's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and lost...
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Halloween weekend in the Triangle: 17 things to do
Halloween is upon us, and the Triangle has a packed weekend of concerts, festivals, parties and sports. If you've aged out of trick-or-treating, here are some ideas for your weekend. 🪅 Check out Durham Fringe Festival , 10 days of arts programming starting Friday. 🎤 See Earl Sweatshirt play The Ritz in Raleigh at 7pm Friday. 👻 Step into a haunted dreamscape at UNC's Memorial Hall with immersive installations opening at 7pm Friday. 💋 Do the time warp at the Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Ball at Durham's Carolina Theatre, starting at 7:30pm Friday and Saturday. 🍁 Do all the fall things — pumpkin carving, pie baking and costume wearing — for Fall on First Ave 9am-3pm Saturday in Knightdale. 🎪 Head to HollyFest from 10am-4pm Saturday to celebrate the town of Holly Springs' 150th anniversary. 🔨 Blow off steam at All Hallow's Smash on Saturday afternoon at Durham's Scrap Exchange. Smash scrap metal that will be used for the upcoming Liberty Arts Iron Pour . 🪩 Party on Glenwood South in Raleigh on Halloween. The street will be closed to cars all evening. 🍿 Catch Saturday screenings of "Hocus Pocus" or "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" at The Rialto .
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North Carolina Health News
Raleigh addiction recovery program to open apartments for mothers and children
North Carolina lacks enough affordable housing for people in addiction recovery. Healing Transitions plans to open 17 apartments in Raleigh for women in recovery and their children. High housing costs and community opposition make it harder to expand recovery housing. By Taylor Knopf. Twice, Lela Brantley did everything she was...
Raleigh News & Observer
New lights brighten a stretch of an otherwise dark Interstate 440 in Raleigh
Driving on Interstate 440 around Raleigh at night can be a little disorienting. The highway is six or eight lanes wide, often filled with traffic you’d expect in the state’s second-largest city, but for most of its length, I-440 is as dark as any country road. That has changed along a four-mile stretch of the highway on the west side of town, where lights now shine down on the pavement between Lake Boone Trail and Cary. When the N.C. Department of Transportation widened this section of the Beltline , it installed lights on poles in the median and on tall masts at the interchanges. This bright stretch of I-440 will likely remain an anomaly for a while. NCDOT tends to install lights only as part of a major construction project, and only one of those is planned along the Beltline in the foreseeable future, at Wake Forest Road starting in late 2029 . The newly illuminated section of the Beltline reflects NCDOT’s changing approach to highway lights, said Greg Hall, who leads the lighting and electrical design team. Years ago, it was up to local engineers to determine when and where to install lights, Hall said, and when what is