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City Cemetery Sunset

On this quiet and warm Saturday afternoon, the only sound in City Cemetery was the rustling of leaves on ground moving with the wind.

Raleigh’s “Pathways of Desire”

Well-worn footpaths exist in cities, suburban areas, and even the rural wilderness, but did you know they had a name? I didn’t until reading an article about their prevalence in other areas. They are referred to as Pathways of Desire and represent the shortest path between an origin and destination where no constructed walkway exists.

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Color Wall Restoration Fund Update

About 5 months ago, we launched a campaign to restore Raleigh’s first piece of public art, The Color Wall. Since that time, we’ve raised nearly $4,000 toward the effort to bring it back to life.

Karl gives us an update on new developments over at the Color Wall Restoration Fund web site.


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