Debating the rules for Raleigh’s water supply
On a quiet Sunday at Falls Lake, you can see boaters, jetskiers and fishers. A woman throws chew toys into the water for her dog, who leaps into the lake near the intake point for Raleigh’s drinking...
View ArticleThe food desert of southeast Raleigh
Ajuba Joy walks into her Rochester Heights house from her garden, where she has just picked some basil for the pot of beans simmering on the stove. “Gardening helps connect you to your food. Gardening...
View ArticleSome new faces for the Carolina Rollergirls
One should know this was going to be one of those intense experiences when the contact person is named “Hot Mess Express.” Sunday morning’s Carolina Rollergirls tryout was a morning filled with...
View ArticleAll-Stars celebration takes over downtown
Record photographer Karen Tam took her camera downtown to watch Raleigh celebrate the NHL All-Starts game. See more of Karen’s photos here. Click on any image for a larger version and to see the full...
View ArticleThe PROP, five years later
CORRECTION APPENDED: The previous version of this article stated that properties qualify for PROP if infractions occur within a four-year period. Properties qualify if four infractions occur within a...
View ArticleStudying language in South Park
Justin Moss is a graduate student at N.C. State University and an assistant working on the study of language in Raleigh's South Park neighborhood. The vocal chords of Raleigh’s urban community are...
View ArticleGauging Wake’s fight against homelessness
This is the first of a two-part series looking at the Raleigh-Wake County efforts to end homelessness. Read part two here and get the perspective from the people facing homelessness.. The recession...
View ArticleThe faces of homelessness
On February 26, we published Gauging Wake’s fight against homelessness, an update on the local homeless population. To learn more about how the population is counted, what changes have occurred in the...
View ArticleHelp track Wake County stimulus money
The Raleigh Public Record has updated its Stimulus Tracking page and we need our readers to help provide more transparency to the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The Record's stimulus tracking...
View ArticlePig pickin’ fundraiser Sept. 19
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who joined us Sunday. I'm proud to announce that we reached our fundraising goal! We also fed about 200 people, got to see some great music and made lots of new friends....
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