Goodnight Raleigh - a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night

Project: Homeless for the Holidays

Meet Will (above). For the next 6 days, he will be living out of his car to raise awareness for the homeless.

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Patient Child

A child patiently waits for me to focus an ancient film camera.

‘Raleighwood’ Sign Appears on Hillsborough Street

A few months ago, some 1920s-era storefronts and an old rental house across from Cup-a-Joe on Hillsborough Street were knocked down. In their place, a gigantic mound of dirt was left. It’s been the subject of speculation amongst passersby and coffee shop patrons, but I don’t think anything has been publicly stated outlining exactly what the miniature mountain is all about.

When driving by last night, I noticed a blinking light from the top of the mound. Upon further inspection, I noticed a bit more.

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Cotton Candy Elvis

A cotton candy vendor sings Elvis


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Discuss Raleigh

  • Recent Comments:

    • NCSU: “that could be said about pretty much everything NC State.” Uh – No.
    • Al: Streaking across the Brickyard was the best in the early 70′s!
    • JR Smith: ha ha ha. that could be said about pretty much everything NC State. “all in all, it’s not much...
    • NCSU: “…all in all, it’s not much but it’s ours.” Mmmmmmm. I was thinking the same thing about our...
    • Amy G. H.: When i read this post, I thought about this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =vK2u4y7J58I lol!
    • Ken: Absolutely hideous. I’ve seen nicer warehouse buildings. It would make a great canvas for graffiti.
    • Clay: Its been amazing reading all the stories about everyones experience going to the Underground. I would love to...
    • ben: Nice!


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