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Lack of diversity causes task force to postpone action

MJ sang "don't stop 'til you get enough." Chapel Hill's growth task force's new motto may be "don't start 'til you get enough."

Updated: Jul. 9, 2009 11:02 AM | Full story

New train station a nice switch for Durham

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The new station evokes the past, with dark bead-board paneling, wooden benches and information racks resembling old-time post-office pigeonholes.

Updated: Jul. 9, 2009 5:56 AM | Full story

Chapel Hill pro-development group forms

A pro-development group has formed to influence this year's Town Council election.

Updated: Jul. 7, 2009 9:00 PM | Full story

Durham train station opens today

The city's train station will open at its new location today.

Updated: Jul. 8, 2009 5:28 AM | Full story

Thanks, recession: Traffic's growth stalls

A report finds that traffic counts have stayed down because we have fewer jobs to drive to -- and less money to spend at the mall.

Updated: Jul. 8, 2009 5:15 AM | Full story

Group: Toll road plan too optimistic

Road Worrier:An environmental group says the N.C. Turnpike Authority is far too optimistic in its forecast for car counts and toll collections on the planned Triangle Expressway.

Updated: Jul. 7, 2009 5:39 AM | Full story

Wake licenses to be mailed

Road Worrier:This week, the state Division of Motor Vehicles will stop handing out driver's licenses at its six local offices across Wake County. Instead, DMV will start delivering licenses by mail.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 5:52 AM | Full story
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Bruce Siceloff reports on traffic for The News & Observer. Look for the Road Worrier on Tuesdays — and check out its blog spinoff, Crosstown Traffic.

A new high


Apex, the town that touts itself as "the peak of good living," is experiencing a surge in historic renovations and entrepreneurial investment.

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