Planning DT Raleigh
Baseball In Downtown, Devereux Meadow Meets Progress In Raleigh
Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives
It’s no secret but most people don’t know about the baseball stadium that once stood near downtown. That’s right, at one point in time, minor league sluggers were blasting home runs onto what would eventually become Capital Blvd. The ballpark once sat in the area highlighted in the map [...]
Hacking Meters: How To Use The New Pay Stations
So the new parking pay stations are coming, a topic we have touched on a couple of times, and they are actually pretty simple to use. Sometime in April, everyone will be required to drop off some loose change for that space out in front of CVS and the experience will be much easier. The [...]
Downtown Raleigh 2010 Wishlist
We did this last year so why not do it again. After reviewing the wishlist for 2009, some commented about things they would like to see in 2010. I have added the best and a few more to the list below.
Bookstore
A downtown bookstore has been mentioned on this blog and in many conversations I have. [...]
Downtown Raleigh 2009 In Review
Another year, another Raleigh Wide Open, and another Beerfest are in the books. Back in January, I wrote a post about realistic goals that could happen within a year’s time for downtown Raleigh and I would like to re-visit that list. Read the 2009 Downtown Wishlist first.
Grocery Store
I’ll start out by saying what we all [...]
Parking Available At City Plaza?
I took this picture on Saturday while walking on Fayetteville Street and enjoying the great weather. Cars were parking on City Plaza!
The plaza had a little activity that day because of the Home Show that was at the Raleigh Convention Center. Also, the Krispy Kreme was getting some good business and customers were sitting outside [...]
Parking Meters For An Improved Pedestrian Experience
This is the last week to vote in our October Poll about the upcoming parking meters in downtown. Cast your vote in the poll located in the sidebar of the blog.
Parking always seems to be a huge complaint for a number of people who visit downtown Raleigh. I’ve become very interested in the city’s push [...]
Fayetteville Street Art Renaissance?
The News & Observer has an article describing the the new art pieces coming to City Plaza and the ones that will be on display for Raleigh Wide Open 4 this Saturday. Craig Jarvis writes:
The most significant additions will be the unveiling of two new pieces of interactive art and the launching of three new [...]
Suds and Speculation, October 2009
I was having a conversation two nights ago with a good friend while admiring the view from the patio at the Boylan Bridge Brewpub. Most of it was about downtown and what we “needed”. While drinking some beer, we painted a picture of Raleigh in the future. I, like most, seem to get carried away [...]
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