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2 days ago | 
newsobserver.com | Renee Umsted |Anna Roman |Drew Jackson
Raleigh's dining and event scene reveals a city in transition, where closures, reinventions, and ambitious development projects shape the urban fabric. Longtime establishments such as 42nd Street Oyster Bar have shuttered, reflecting both personal losses and broader cultural shifts. Meanwhile, projects like the Midway Event Center food hall at the NC State Fair illustrate an appetite for innovation and community gathering spaces.
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3 weeks ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Josh Shaffer |Anna Roman |Brian Gordon
Top U.S. national security intelligence officials used a text messaging app, Signal, to discuss their plans to attack Yemen. Photo from Pete Hegseth on Facebook Happy Monday! Welcome to Under the Dome. It's Danielle Battaglia. This is our second newsletter wrapping up the past week in news surrounding President Donald Trump and its impact on North Carolina.
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1 month ago | 
newsobserver.com | Evan Moore |Anna Roman
Three North Carolina metro areas landed in the top 100 cities in the U.S. with the highest STD infection rates, according to a recent study. Innerbody, a healthcare research group, used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the list of cities with high rates of STDs.Greensboro ranked No. 30 on the list, followed closely by Charlotte at No. 37. Raleigh was ranked lower on the list at No. 67.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
heraldsun.com | Anna Roman
Paisley and Stella, eight-week-old Aussiedoodle puppies, cuddle in an enclosure at Petopia in downtown Raleigh, N.C. on Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025. [email protected] Chances are you or someone you know owns a doodle. While the poodle mixes have been around for nearly 100 years, they exploded onto the pet scene in the 1990s and early 2000s, and continue to skyrocket in popularity. And the dogs continue to stir passion among pet owners, animal advocates, groomers and breeders.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
msn.com | Anna Roman
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
newsobserver.com | Anna Roman
Raleigh has topped an economic think tank's list of best-performing cities in the United States for the first time in over a decade. The Milken Institute's annual list looks at 13 factors including economic opportunities, job and wage growth, labor market conditions and affordable housing. It defines the Raleigh metro area as the Raleigh metropolitan statistical area, which includes Wake, Johnston and Franklin counties.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
newsobserver.com | Anna Roman
Mike Raszmann, an AmeriCorp member with Habitat for Humanity of Wake County, helps out during a Wall Build at the Downtown Raleigh Farmers Market in this file photo from 2013. Habitat is one of the groups working with One Wake to encourage Raleigh and Wake County leaders to pass local property relief for homeowners faced with rising bills.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Anna Roman
Anna RomanWed, January 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM UTC2 min readHabitat for Humanity is bringing a new townhome community to northeast Raleigh, the nonprofit’s latest move to address Wake County’s housing crisis. On Tuesday, the Raleigh City Council approved Habitat’s request to build up to 30 townhomes on about 4.5 acres at 2608 Forestville Road.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
newsobserver.com | Anna Roman
A vintage photograph of Millie Dunn Veasey, taken during her service in the Army during World War II. Veasey served in the Army's 6888th postal unit. N&O File Photo Raleigh native and military veteran Millie Dunn Veasey hosted Martin Luther King Jr. during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. She graduated from St. Augustine's University, became a teacher and eventually secretary to the president of the university.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Anna Roman
Raleigh native and military veteran Millie Dunn Veasey hosted Martin Luther King Jr. during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. She graduated from St. Augustine’s University, became a teacher and eventually secretary to the president of the university. And she was one of 855 women who helped sort and deliver millions of pieces of mail in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II.
