RALEIGH (WTVD) At first glance, the COVID-19 testing site at Southeast Raleigh s Sanderford Road Park seems like all the others: the big tents and workers cloaked head-to-toe in PPE. But what makes this test site different is the workers behind those masks and face shields. They re teenagers Raleigh high schoolers, who are also residents here on the city s southeast side that is currently being ravaged by the coronavirus. Every day somebody dies from it and I just want to help the community, said Shanaya, a 9th grader at Broughton High School. She s seen the alarming metrics about the
RALEIGH (WTVD) The past two weeks have been restless for Raleigh resident Sandra Taylor, she says construction has been keeping both her and her husband up during the night. For the past two weeks it s like a large jackhammer, like a massive jackhammer, sort of like blasting, in a way, but it s so extremely loud and it also kind of rattles the house a little bit as well, because it s so loud, Taylor said.
She said it usually starts around midnight and can go until 4 am. We work so to have to go to work the next day, it s irritating and it s just not fair, Taylor said.
Raleighs Downtown South development sparks fierce debate
Entertainment venue impacts Black neighborhoods
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The proposed Downtown South sports and entertainment complex in Raleigh has sparked concerns of gentrification and environmental damage in mostly-Black neighborhoods in the urban core.
The Wake County Planning Commission last week unanimously rejected a request by developer John Kane to rezone 145 acres near South Saunders and Wilmington streets and Interstate 40 for a mixed-use sports-entertainment complex dubbed “Downtown South.”
For over a month – as commissioners repeated expressions of concern over being rushed for a decision – unanswered questions, and unsatisfied conditions were echoed by impacted residents and allies who voiced demands and opposition. And, like the momentum some fear the project will add to gentrification and the storm water run-off that for decades has plagued historically Black Southeast Raleigh
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With its rich diversity and modern economy, the fast-growing Raleigh area is perennially listed as one of the best places in the United States to live, work, raise children and retire.
It’s also a great place to visit.
Best known for state government and pioneering universities, Raleigh also offers a vibrant nightlife (pre-Covid, of course), fantastic shopping and a burgeoning food culture.
If you’re planning a trip, it pays to plan ahead; there are numerous places to eat, shop, stay and go.
EAT
Like any city its size, Raleigh has a cornucopia of fine restaurants. But one of the most exciting developments, especially in the downtown area, has been a growth in the number of food halls and mobile food trucks places where visitors can sample a variety of ethnic and traditional foods.