By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In an era where local media are vying for eyeballs online as well as in traditional media like print or television, one locally owned TV station seems to be hitting the ball out of the park in terms of online viewership. Locally owned CBS…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A celebration and fireworks display has been announced for Raleigh on July 4th, bringing the fireworks from the usual location at the NC State Fairgrounds to downtown. Mayor Nancy McFarlane made the announcement today that the fireworks display is now official. “Beginning at 4…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – According to the Raleigh Police Department, several streets were closed in downtown Raleigh this afternoon when a woman threatened to jump off of a building. Three downtown street blocks were closed including Salisbury Street, Cabarrus Street and Gale Street. Earlier in the day, Jim…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The North Carolina General Assembly will host a special “welcome home” ceremony for soldiers from the 805th Military Police Company, who have been deployed overseas three times since 2001. In addition, the General Assembly will hold a vote to honor Specialist Daniel L. Elliot,…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Similar to the Friday After Five free concerts that drew large crowds years ago, a new outdoor concert series has been announced in downtown Raleigh with a lineup of a wide range of bands. The new free summer concert series is called Oak City…
By D.G. Martin, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Amendment One. Whether it wins or loses, the effort to defeat it could be a crucial factor in a successful outcome for the Obama campaign in North Carolina this fall. Prospects for the effort to defeat the proposed marriage amendment to the…
By Ariella Monti, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Clyde Cooper’s BBQ isn’t going away, but its historic location is. Developer Gregg Sandreuter confirmed Tuesday the restaurant will move to another location once construction begins on a six-story mixed-used retail and residential building.…
By Ariella Monti, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Earlier this month, the Raleigh Planning Commission approved a site plan for a new downtown Carolina Ale House, which will be built on the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Tucker Street. A 37,000-square-foot building…
By Karen Tam, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The Holleman brothers died 150 years ago, within a month of each other. Both were Confederate soldiers and were buried in West Raleigh. Because the West Raleigh area is slated for development, on Saturday,…
By Marian Wang, ProPublica, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – The Department of Education has been transferring large batches of federal student loans to new loan-servicing companies leaving in the lurch some borrowers who are suddenly encountering problems with their loans, such as payments that are mysteriously adjusted…
By The Raleigh Telegram CHAPEL HILL – President Barack Obama visited the Raleigh area last Tuesday to visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to push for the renewal of legislation that would save students money every year on student loans. President Obama flew into the RDU airport…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A couple of thousand people attended the Toast to the Triangle event recently held in Raleigh at the NC State University McKimmon Center. The annual event that benefits the Tammy Lynn Center, which helps children and adults with special needs. The event held in…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – According to the Raleigh Police Department, a 26 year old man was shot and killed on Tuesday and police have arrested three men as suspects in the case, with one more suspect being sought by detectives. The Raleigh Police Department said that Daniel Lavon…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – One year after a devastating tornadoes and the storm that spawned it swept through downtown Raleigh, there are many parts of the city that are just now getting back to normal. The deadly tornadoes came through in the middle of the night on Saturday,…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A giant hole in the middle of the Cameron Village shopping center in downtown Raleigh will become a large mixed used development when construction work is completed. An aged parking deck and gas station were torn down last year to make way for the…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A local Irish native who grew up in Northern Ireland remembers visiting the Belfast shipyard where the famous ship “Titanic” was built. The 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking is being remembered this month and the White Star cruise ship’s story in the movie…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In a major event in the museum’s history, the giant new wing of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will be opening this weekend with a 24 hour extravaganza that features astronauts, Governor Beverly Perdue, Jane Goodall, and a giant globe. Joined to…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – If you visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences this weekend during their 24 hour re-opening gala, there are plenty of new exhibits to view, but you will still be able to see a giant towering creature that has delighted museum visitors for…
By Ariella Monti, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram With Permission RALEIGH – Raleigh City Councilors Tuesday voted to move forward with negotiations to put a new hotel downtown, but they want to make sure the design fits in the space. Developers want to build Residence Inn-Marriott…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In this edition of the Telegram’s Political Notebook column, we look at photos from a Presidential watergun battle, a controversial video released by candidate John Tedesco, Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to North Carolina, and goats versus dogs in campaign videos. GOATS VERSUS DOGS: You…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Sometimes when you find a neat restaurant or place to eat that’s unique, it’s like finding a secret hideaway that you can call your own. The Cafe Catura restaurant, wine bar, and coffee shop located near the Fresh Market in Cameron Village in Raleigh…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The trial of the suspect accused of brutally raping and murdering state school board member Kathy Taft begins today in Raleigh. On trial is Jason Keith Williford, a young musician who is accused of severely beating Taft, age 62, who died from her injuries…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – WRAL-TV, the local CBS television station affiliate in the Triangle, will air a two hour documentary about wrongfully convicted former prisoner Greg Taylor. Entitled “6,149 Days” after the number of days that Taylor spent behind bars, the show will air on Thursday, April 12th…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Although it’s seemingly not very well known, a new “984″ area code will be used soon in the Triangle area as an overlay area code that will be used in addition to current “919″ numbers. The old “919″ area code has been running out…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Last week, the Wake County Republican Party held its annual convention and former Republican Presidential hopeful Herman Cain was the keynote speaker invited to address the approximately 1500 people on hand at the event. Before his speech last Thursday, March 22nd at the Kerr…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The Triangle area continues a tradition of crafting beer with several breweries celebrating many years of making beer, with new breweries continuing to open as well. Film maker and producer Matthew Corey takes us on a tour of several of these beer breweries around…
By R.Gregg, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Spy novelist Andrew Britton, who died of a heart condition in 2008 at the age of 27, will be releasing a new novel posthumously, according to his family. Britton had already released four best selling books that follow the exploits of Central Intelligence…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A whimsical and fantastic mural featuring a dragon and other flying creatures can now be seen rising above downtown Raleigh on a building several stories high on Hargett Street. The mural is appropriately titled “The Fantastic Sky Race” and is the brainchild of artists…
By Ted Jurnigan, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Despite the loss on Friday night to Kansas that probably should have been a victory for the Wolfpack, fans of North Carolina State basketball have got to be proud of how their team’s performance this year and how the team and coach…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Bringing back the experience of dancing to the romantic music of great dance orchestras of the past, the Tune Swingers Orchestra, an eighteen-piece big band, will perform Thursday, March 29th from 8:00-10:30pm at the Raleigh Elks Lodge, 5538 Lead Mine Road, in a program…
By The Raleigh Telegram CARY - The charity ground Band Together NC has announced the complete lineup for its benefit concert to be held May 12th at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. Often called the “world’s greatest party band,” The B-52′s will top the bill for this year’s benefit concert and…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In case you missed the large St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration in downtown Raleigh last Saturday, there were thousands of people watching the city’s largest parade and another several thousand people who took part in the festival and celebration in Moore Square afterwards.…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – If you are referring to the large arena that is the home of NC State University basketball or the Carolina Hurricanes, then you need to adjust your alphabet a little. Last Thursday, March 15th, the official renaming ceremony took place to change the name…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – With warm temperatures and the holiday falling on a Saturday this year, the St. Patrick’s Day parade and Moore Square celebration afterwards could be one of the largest such events in recent years, as several thousand people are expected to attend. The St. Patrick’s…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The City of Raleigh, which has long been an innovator in terms of energy leadership, is touting the opening of a brand new solar power facility located on city government property. In addition to LED lighting, electric car chargers, and solar powered lights, the…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – With an amazing combination of fireworks, giant video screens, dancing robots, a hot air balloon, contortionists, flying acrobats, a one legged dancer, glowing hearts, magical LED suits, and moving tributes to Michael Jackson’s career, the touring version of the new “Michael Jackson, The Immortal…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Over five years after the murder took place, Jason Young was found guilty of brutally killing his pregnant wife Michelle Young by a Wake County jury on Monday afternoon at the conclusion of his second murder trial. The first murder trial last year resulted…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In this edition of The Raleigh Telegram’s Political Notebook, we talk about President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle’s separate visits to North Carolina, conservative talk show host Jason Lewis visits Raleigh, and the live Democratic Party Gubernatorial debate coming up on TV. MICHELLE…
By Randall Gregg, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The Theatre In The Park hosted a fabulous red carpet evening on Oscar Night on Sunday in Raleigh, complete with high fashion, famous show business personalities, great food from the Angus Barn, and more. The February 26th event at the Theatre In The…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Earlier this year in Raleigh, a young man who had his whole life ahead of him, tried to do the right thing by turning his car around after seeing an accident and stopped to help out some complete strangers. Tragically, this selfless act by Eleazar…
