Demolition Taking Place at 501 Hillsborough For New Apartments Named 501 Hillsborough

Photo of the southwest corner of Hillsborough and West Streets, March 2026

Most likely by the time you read this, the buildings in this stretch of Hillsborough Street will be demolished. The Community is watching this take place and reporting in that the demolition work needed for downtown’s next residential project, named 501 Hillsborough at this time, is underway. These very nice, but almost always empty, storefronts should make way for new retail spaces plus hundreds of new residents above them. Let’s review.

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New Bern Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Construction Has Officially Begun

Photo of New Bern Avenue with a construction sign saying "Road Work to Begin"

It’s been over two years since the ground breaking ceremony but the New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has finally started. Yes, New Bern Avenue has cones all over it and crews are starting some infrastructure work. Package 1 is underway with the subsequent packages planned for later this year. Below, you should watch the latest update given to the Raleigh Transit Authority in February 2026 which gives a nice overview of BRT in general.

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Let It Snow 19 Inches For 19 Years of Blogging

Photo of Fayetteville Street with snow on January 20, 2009

The photo above shows snow all over Fayetteville Street almost 17 years ago, in January 2009. Don’t those trees look adorable? I’m writing this before the weekend’s wintry weather is supposed to hit us, but it felt like an appropriate photo to share. I can still see ice out my window from last weekend’s weather event, so why not add a little historical perspective of our main street during similar conditions?

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