http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen A citizen's take on Raleigh's zen. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:24:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What are the "key attributes" of Greater Raleigh? The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau is glad you asked. Because they've done a lot of market research aimed at "branding" Raleigh/Wake County as a desirable destination -- complete with the new logo (above) they unveiled today. (Update: Speaking of desirable, Chuck ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/07/15/but-are-we-any-fun/ Jesse Helms died early last Friday. When I heard the news, I suppressed the impulse to say here what I thought of him. Not the time, while his family and friends gathered to bury him. [And, I'd already had my say about him, which you can read here.] Five days later, ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/07/09/rip-jesse-helms/ I just got back from voting. Walked to the Wiley school, saving gas; walked back. When I got there, it was three poll workers, one other voter and me. What a ridiculous waste of money this was, a statewide runoff for the Democratic nomination for labor commissioner -- the one ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/06/24/418-cents-worth/ Tom Jensen, the bright young man who's running the shop for Dean Debnam's Public Policy Polling, commutes to Raleigh from Chapel Hill. On the Triangle Transit's express bus, which is a big step up from the bad old days when there was no such bus, but not such a happy ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/06/19/sic-transit-gloria-raleigh-chapel-hill-route/ Ah, we're simmering now, but the much-touted shimmer wall -- on the backside of the new convention center (the McDowell Street side) -- is expected to be finished along with the center itself in time for the scheduled September 5 opening, according to architect Steve Shuster of Clearscapes. It's funded ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/06/11/shimmer-in-september/ This just in: Obama to Launch “Change that Works for You” Tour Two-week swing will highlight key economic issues CHICAGO, IL—The Obama campaign announced today that Senator Obama will launch a two-week economic swing—the “Change that Works for You” tour—on Monday, June 9. Obama will travel across the country, talking to Americans about ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/06/06/guess-whos-coming-to-raleigh/ function PopupPic(sPicURL, sHeight, sWidth) { window.open( "http://media.charlotteobserver.com/static/popup.html?"+sPicURL, "", "resizable=1,HEIGHT=" +sHeight+ ",WIDTH=" +sWidth); } Read all about it in today's Charlotte Observer: The new light-rail transit line there is going like gangbusters -- to the point that even the (formerly) fiercest critics now say: Oops. “I ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/05/29/transit-envy-or-charlotte-happens/ OK, the part about "today" is a slight exaggeration. The city's press release announcing a pair of two-hour workshops on the "downtown element" of the new comprehensive plan arrived this morning, including the note that RSVP's are required and due tomorrow. The workshops are next Wednesday and the following Wednesday. ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/05/29/today-only-dt-raleigh-planning/ Interesting to me that some of the biggest fights in Raleigh since I've been paying attention (10 years?) have been about parks. Remember what the city almost did to Moore Square? To say nothing of the pitched battles over Horseshoe Farm Park -- finally settled once & for all the ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/05/23/of-parks-rec-a-new-leaf/ Tonight. In time for the evening news, John Edwards will endorse Obama, according to ABC News. *** You wondered if/when Edwards would endorse? Answer was: At the point when his endorsement would wrap it up for Obama (or, if things had gone much better for her, Hillary). Clinton's decision early on to defend ... http://www.indyweekblogs.com/citizen/2008/05/14/edwards-4-obama/