News in Raleigh
David Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Restaurants
Spontaneity can be a good thing, but on Valentines it will screw you. Finding a romantic table at a cool restaurant is nearly impossible. Forgetful you may be, but well connected you are: we found five of the most romantic places in town, all with reservations open for you and yours.
Two for Valentines” below the fold
Chad Monday, February 11, 2008
Transit
Back in 2005 the headlines were saying Regional Rail In Peril and Easy, cheap rail proves elusive. On Monday, The Special Transit Advisory Commission’s recommendation of the triangle rail set those headlines as past circumstances.
Although, that doesn’t mean the rail will now be easy… or cheap.
Chad Monday, February 11, 2008
Development

The Renew Raleigh slogan that once read “Citizens for Stronger Neighborhoods” has been scratched out and replaced with a new motto—“Developers Cashing In On Your Neighborhoods.“
The Renew Raleigh Ruse is a mock website that swipes the graphic style of Renew Raleigh and in turn addresses the “rubbish posted on the Renew Raleigh site.“
David Monday, February 11, 2008
Development
This afternoon Mayor Meeker gave a speech- the state of the city. Looking forward Meeker put priorities in public art, transportation, energy-efficient lighting and our water crisis.
Mayor Meeker’s State of the City
David Monday, February 11, 2008
Restaurants

Sidetrack Brewpub is all about potential. Across Boylan from Bloomsbury Estates a quiet building has sat for the past years; in the window a sign on an easel reading “Sidetrack Brewpub.“ Owner Andrew Leager is an architect and woodworker who has worked on many local projects, including the Cameron Village Public Library.