After a neutral position on the upcoming elections, the writer of this blog has decided to second The Indy’s endorsement of Helen Tart for Raleigh City Council At-Large. I bumped in to her at the Oakwood Dog Park handing out fliers for her campaign.
Two of the recurring themes from this blog are historic preservation and dog-friendly businesses and places. She led the creation of the Oakwood Dog Park (unknown to me until I read the flyer) and she has a position against teardowns except for circumstances in which the neighborhood has a plan to preserve the character.

To learn more, visit Helen Tart’s blog.

John, Chris, and Anthony are third shift press operators at the News & Observer. They initially didn’t want me to take their picture–in fact, 3 other employees opted out and were in the shadows. They didn’t want to be perceived as being slack or not working hard, even though they were on their cigarette break.

You can tell from their uniforms that they work hard.

Officer Keen on bicycle patrol.