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Ball field lights left on all night, Wake Forest man says

Dan Kennedy lives in Wake Forest's Pemberley subdivision and is less than a mile from the ball fields at Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School.

Updated: Oct. 11, 2008 4:34 AM | Full story

Bump, bump, bump: Better get used to it on Kildaire Farm Road

The southbound lanes of Kildaire Farm Road in Cary between Cary Parkway and Tryon Road, where there are at least a dozen paved-over potholes and patches that create an uneven terrain, won't be paved any time soon.

Updated: Oct. 4, 2008 6:51 AM | Full story

Shrubs block view of traffic, drivers say

Some Raleigh residents are complaining about a blind spot at the intersection of Ebenezer Church Road and Bridgeton Park Drive. Ebenezer Church recently was widened for a new townhouse development.

Updated: Sep. 27, 2008 4:47 AM | Full story

When buses stop in Chapel Hill, traffic backs up

A bus stop sits just past where two lanes merge into one, forcing the bus to stop in the traffic lane. Troubleshooter is on the case.

Updated: Sep. 20, 2008 3:41 AM | Full story

Interrupted road work leaves obstacle course

For those who live along Hadrian Drive in suburban Durham, the normally quiet street has been a bumpy obstacle course for the last 2 1/2 months.

Updated: Sep. 13, 2008 11:06 AM | Full story

Odd end of Cary greenway leaves some in lurch

Plans are in the works to pave the remaining three-tenths of a mile of a greenway in Western Cary in January and link it with another tunnel that goes underneath busy N.C. 55.

Updated: Sep. 6, 2008 6:16 AM | Full story

Street becomes walkway in Chapel Hill

A Chapel Hill resident asks Triangle Troubleshooter to find out whether there are plans to build a sidewalk on Rosemary Street just blocks from UNC-CH's campus.

Updated: Aug. 30, 2008 4:35 AM | Full story

Well-meaning signs posted illegally; City fears false sense of security

A Troubleshooter tipster recently complained about the number of street signs his neighbors are posting of the "slow down, children playing" variety.

Updated: Aug. 23, 2008 5:01 AM | Full story

Group files a list of things that impede

The Orange County Disability Awareness Council is trying to make a point by sending the town a laundry list of 'environmental barriers' to making Chapel Hill easy to get around.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2008 3:30 AM | Full story

Durham residents see tree travesty, but railroad just following rules

It looks like a posse of crazed beavers attacked the main rail line through Durham, leaving behind a trail of ravaged stumps and limbs.

Updated: Aug. 9, 2008 7:05 AM | Full story

Raleigh's softened stance on poison ivy displeases Bertie Drive resident

Poison ivy lurks at the fringe of Mary Lou Smith's yard, creeping closer on three sides, threatening naked skin.

Updated: Aug. 2, 2008 5:21 AM | Full story

Help wanted for making tricky turn

Elaine Smith's heart beats a little faster every time she has to make a tricky left turn from Norwood Road onto Victory Church Road in northern Wake County.

Updated: Jul. 26, 2008 1:29 AM | Full story

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