Richard Stradling

1 week ago | newsobserver.com | Richard Stradling

Examiner Tya Barnes makes Sidney Tindall Jr.'s photo for a new driver's license at the NC DMV driver's license office on New Bern Ave. in Raleigh on Aug. 29, 2024. The New Bern Avenue office was one of several knocked offline Monday morning. [email protected] Division of Motor Vehicles offices in Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Carrboro and Wendell were effectively closed for a while Monday morning because of an internet outage.

1 week ago | heraldsun.com | Richard Stradling

Lydia and Rom Dickens fly between their home in Bermuda and Raleigh-Durham International Airport frequently to visit family. They have long wished for a nonstop flight. “In fact, I prayed for it,” Lydia Dickens said. “Maybe others prayed, too.”Those prayers were answered when BermudAir announced last fall that it would begin flying nonstop between RDU and L.F. Wade International Airport in St. George, Bermuda. The Dickenses were on the inaugural flight to Bermuda on Friday morning.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Richard Stradling

A section of South Street in downtown Raleigh will close for good on Monday, April 14, to make way for a new Red Hat Amphitheater just south of the existing one. The street will be closed permanently between Dawson and McDowell streets. City officials said they need that block to build a new amphitheater and make room for a long-planned convention center expansion. The city is still working on a plan to re-route traffic, pedestrians and cyclists around that section of South Street.

2 weeks ago | newsobserver.com | Richard Stradling

Passengers board the inaugural run of the U.S. Open Express at Raleigh Union Station on June 13, 2024. Amtrak and the N.C. Department of Transportation operated the special trains between Raleigh and Cary and Pinehurst during the four days of the golf tournament. [email protected] It's probably been a long time since anyone has ridden a train to a NASCAR race in North Carolina, but next weekend hundreds of people will.

2 weeks ago | heraldsun.com | Richard Stradling

After complaints from riders visiting Durham Station, the city’s public transit system has banned smoking in all indoor and outdoor areas. [email protected] GoDurham is enforcing a new smoking ban to create a healthier environment for riders and visitors. Smoking is now prohibited throughout the entire Durham Station Transportation Center, including platforms and concourses, at 601 W. Main St. Previously, smoking was allowed in designated areas outside.