The Transfer Portal Is Open! Setting Expectations
12:01 April 7, 2026: And we’re off! There are already more than 1,000 D1 transfers listed in Verbal Commits including more than 50 from the ACC. It’s going to fill faster this time. Let the games begin!. Here’s a look at how fast the staff positions were filled...
Wake County school system pushes for $25M budget increase but also millions in cuts
Leaders of the state's largest school district presented a proposed budget Tuesday as parents and educators rallied outside Wake County Public School System headquarters.
Here are the best Cary & western Wake restaurants from our Top 50 list
Here are the Cary and western Wake restaurants that made The News & Observer’s Top 50 in the Triangle, which published in March. (We have a separate list for Raleigh .) Big Dom’s Bagels A funny thing happens when a bagel scene sprouts up out of nothing: anything goes. So Amber and Zach Faulisi took over a small shack that used to be a Little Caesars...
Wake County Commissioners Approves Multi-Million Dollar Renovation and System Replacement for Holly Springs (NC)...
Projects will modernize interiors, replace end-of-life equipment, and reopen the facility by the end of 2026
LIVE: Michael Malone Introductory Press Conference….
We are here, ready to roll with this. I’m here too! Excited for this!! Thanks for all you do!. lviveiros said... (original post) It’s on Accn YouTube tv. Blocked for me. Visiting Grand Caymans. The presseer will air on the ACC Network, and perhaps on WRAL for the...
Duke-led osteoarthritis therapy moves closer to human trials
A Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health-led research team advanced a regenerative osteoarthritis treatment program to its next development phase after meeting preclinical goals under the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s “Novel Innovations for Tissue Regeneration in Osteoarthritis” initiative. The effort is part of the BUD (Boston Children’s/UCLA/Duke)...
Raleigh’s July 4 Fireworks Blowout Heads Back To Dix Park For America 250
Raleigh is lining up an all-day Fourth of July blowout that will stretch from downtown to Dorothea Dix Park as part of the nationwide America 250 commemorations. City leaders plan to bring the evening fireworks back to Dix Park in 2026 after staging the display around the Lenovo Center in 2025. The schedule is expected to pair daytime activities downtown with family-focused programming in the...
Raleigh Swings Wrecking Ball at Four Dix Park Relics
The west side of Dorothea Dix Park is starting to look a little more like a construction site than a picnic spot. Fresh fencing is up, crews are rolling in, and the City of Raleigh has officially kicked off the takedown of four former hospital buildings - the first big, visible step in turning that stretch of the 308-acre campus back into open green space...
Raleigh backs off plan to end free parking downtown, but higher rates likely
It will likely cost more to park in downtown Raleigh in the coming year, but not as much as many had feared. After hearing from downtown businesses, the public and City Council members, the city has come up with a “more modest, measured” approach to wringing revenue from people who park in city garages and on the street, said Paul Kallam, the transportation director...
Holly Springs’ (NC) Chalk of the Town Expands with Art Market, Live Creations in...
Live chalk art, local artisans, and hands-on activities take over the Cultural Center April 11th, with Sip & Stroll adding to a walkable downtown afternoon.
















