Author / Leo Suarez

by Leo Suarez

Another Pic of the Week

I really like this view from the greenway when exiting Dix Park and approaching Rockway Raleigh, the soon to open apartments along Saunders Street. You get that “park in a city” feel when wandering certain parts of Dix and then you turn a corner and here are some homes and places to eat and rest. Lake Wheeler and Saunders Street will probably become the commercial gateway to Dix Park with all that’s going on there.

I took this photo during our Summer Photo Walk, which I plan each season on the Meetup page so if you like that sort of thing, wandering around with a camera, join us!

by Leo Suarez

Pic of the Week

If you haven’t been by recently, the North Carolina Education campus is rocking two cranes at the moment. It’s possible, as spotted by the Community, that a third is on the way. This block-sized project has had all its work take place below street-level, most likely building underground parking, but it looks like some of that has reached sidewalk heights and here in the Fall, the project may begin to rise.

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by Leo Suarez

Municipography: Summer 2025 Major Project Updates

During the July 1, 2025 city council meeting, there was an update on a collection of projects, most taking place in the downtown area and I thought briefly touching on these projects here would be a nice way to summarize what’s going on and coming up. If you want to dive in to the presentation itself, the video is above or can be seen here.

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by Leo Suarez

Pic of the Week

Have you seen the new lights on Fayetteville Street? All the trees, 88 of them, have been wrapped with white lights and they are lit each night, from Lenoir to Morgan Street. It’s a nice touch, adding some vibrancy to a kind of dull and gray streetscape. There’s more improvements on the way for the street which should elevate the area in order to really cement it as a key place to be when in downtown.