Goodnight Raleigh - a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night
On Tuesday night, students from the NC State student body came together to celebrate the rising prominence of fashion design at the University. What seems like a perfectly natural evolution, given State’s top caliber design and textile programs, has been most popularly recognized during the annual Art to Wear fashion show.
As far as I can tell, Mayor Meeker’s response to a question after the State of the City speech yesterday was the first public confirmation that the Dorothea Dix Hospital property won’t fall in to private hands. Although I haven’t been following the saga of the state’s first mental institution very closely, this seems like really big news.
Downtown Raleigh’s boldest condo project, The Hue, had a rough start after initially failing to sell any residential units. It entered the real estate market at the worst time in recent history, and a series of missteps by the original Los Angeles development group created a failed project in what should have been a receptive market.
After being sold and converted to rental units about six months ago, more and more residents are moving in and things are looking up. The missing component to the turnaround was ground-level retail, and that will soon change with the opening of Tribeca Cafe next month.
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