Meeker wants all aboard
David Bracken: During Monday's swearing-in ceremony for the new City Council, Mayor Charles Meeker said he hoped the overhauled body would operate as an eight-piece orchestra and not a one-man band.
Time to take a chance
David Bracken: If there is such a thing as political capital in Raleigh, Mayor Charles Meeker would appear to have it in abundance these days.
Money matters? Maybe
David Bracken: Where do you get your campaign money? That question has become de rigueur on the campaign trail this year in Raleigh, particularly among voters who view this election season as a fight to the death between Big Real Estate and the [increasingly] power
Too much debate?
David Bracken:Is the City Council too deliberative? That question lingered after this week's council meeting thanks to councilman James West.
Treading water on pools
David Bracken:As thousands flocked to Fayetteville Street last month to celebrate downtown's revival, it was hard not to view the millions invested downtown as a step in the right direction.
Race is on for elections
David Bracken:Today marks the beginning of election season in Raleigh, which can only mean one thing: It's time to take a break from ratting out neighbors for illegally watering their lawns and talk politics.
City ponders CACs
Is it time to revisit the role of Raleigh's Citizen Advisory Council?
Rising concern on parks
The distance from the Raleigh City Council chambers to the outermost reaches of North Raleigh is now 15 miles in some parts.
Where's the city's center?
Do you consider yourself centrally located? Among the items on this week's City Council agenda was a report on the feasibility of building a new Raleigh senior center.
Time to make a decision
If there is one North Raleigh issue that encapsulates this city's tendency to discuss things to death it is Horseshoe Farm Park.
A bridge not too far?
On Tuesday the City Council awarded a $1.5-million design contract for the long-awaited realignment and widening of Falls of the Neuse Road.
