Chess set for a replay in downtown Raleigh
Chess tables will return to Fayetteville Street next spring after four years in exile, and the old-time players promise that's when downtown will see some real revival.
Alarm over crane's lean is laid to rest
If a crane leans on Fayetteville Street does anybody notice?
Condemnation vote for City Plaza likely today
The City Council is expected to vote today on whether to allow a condemnation lawsuit against a major downtown property owner whose permission is needed to build the City Plaza.
Raleigh recaptures its low-rise past
Hundreds of feet below the surging shimmer of Raleigh's new RBC office tower, a humbler but equally dynamic transformation is taking shape.
Plaza plans are months behind
The City Plaza planned for the south end of Fayetteville Street won't open until at least the first quarter of 2009, months after the new convention center opens.
Fayetteville Street lights up tonight
Wake County Briefs: Mayor Charles Meeker will turn on more than 30,000 lights along Fayetteville Street at 5:15 p.m. today.
Sir Walter plays peekaboo with Raleigh
In the form of a recently refurbished 11-foot statue, the English explorer received a rock star's welcome when unveiled at Saturday night's Raleigh Wide Open celebration. But it hasn't all been all cheers.
Raleigh foresees 'wide open' downtown
Fayetteville Street hosts a party; developers, city have high hopes for civic center.
TV show skims surface
Fayetteville Street strutted on the national airwaves once again Friday morning as it hosted "The Early Show" on CBS.
Parking banned in turn area
Zone will facilitate turns at dead-end.
Feuding vendors spark wiener war
It's a dog-eat-dog world for downtown's pushcart entrepreneurs.
City cuts plaza request by $5 million
The Raleigh City Council approves $16 million in funding toward a city plaza and other projects planned for the south end of Fayetteville Street. That amount is $5 million less than the $21 million city staff had asked for.
Raleigh's artful dodge
Sheehan:Whatever you do, don't call it art.
Sticker shock imperils downtown plaza
When the south end of Fayetteville Street opens to vehicle traffic next year, chances are it will not include a plaque commemorating the bureaucratic squabbles that preceded its completion.
Pricey plaza gives city pause
It's been called everything from Raleigh's Rockefeller Center to the final jewel in downtown's crown. On Tuesday, the City Council was presented with a plan for how the city might pay for the plaza.
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