“ Despite rumors that it was closed, downtown restaurant Yancy’s was open for business today and serving lunch.
RalCon Tumblelog
For those with a case of Raleighitis, these quick updates will help get you through it.
July 3, 2008
July 2, 2008
“ DOWNTOWN RALEIGH: 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., N.C. Museum of History, Capitol grounds and Bicentennial Plaza. Memorial service, reading of the Declaration of Independence, concerts, children’s crafts, dance performance, a watermelon-eating contest and sack races. Food vendors will be on the Capitol grounds.
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A year ago, developer Gregg Sandreuter envisioned a two-tower plan that would include the Triangle region’s tallest building and a smaller cousin. After six months spent negotiating key corner-property acquisitions, Sandreuter is seeing double.
Now his Edison is poised to sprout four towers over the next decade. Two would soar 39 stories above a smaller set of twins in one of the region’s most ambitious downtown development plans.
July 1, 2008
“ The city attorney’s office could file a condemnation lawsuit as early as two weeks from today against The Simpson Organization. The condemnation action would not take any actual property from Simpson; it would just give the city the easement it needs to proceed with construction of the City Plaza.
“ The council unanimously approved giving Raleigh-based Empire until Nov. 1 to submit site plans for the 22-story Lafayette tower it is proposing south of the convention center. That also will give Empire more time to find a lender.
New salon coming to 222 Glenwood
2 days ago
June 30, 2008
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Russell Allen, Raleigh’s City Manager, wants the City Council to reopen bidding to developers who would compete to build on a 0.51-acre city-owned lot bordered by Salisbury, Lenoir and South streets.
The move would nullify such a contract already in place with Raleigh developer Empire Properties, which in 2007 was approved to build the 22-story Lafayette tower.
June 28, 2008
NC summer
5 days ago
June 27, 2008
Forum Tackles Triangle Transit (via WRAL)
6 days ago
Martin St. Pizza is open
6 days ago