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When the City Fathers decided to dig up the Fayetteville Street Mall, and re-open Fayetteville Street (our “Main Street”) to traffic after thirty years, I was very disappointed. I enjoyed walking on the Mall downtown among the fountains and hot dog vendors. However, all is not lost and much to my joy, there is talk of a new downtown plaza [...]
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February 7, 2007 in Downtown Raleigh Real Estate, Raleigh North Carolina Real Estate, Real Estate Investing in the Raleigh-Durham Area, Recreation and Entertainment in Raleigh NC In 1850, Dorothea Dix Hospital was opened in Raleigh. And, in 2008, Dix is scheduled to close and move the psychiatric hospital facility to Butner. Since the closing was announced, there have been several years of debate over the best use of this extraordinary 300-acre piece of green space.
The Dix property has a spectacular view of Downtown [...]
One of our family memories and traditions involves stopping by the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on the corner of Person and Peace in Downtown Raleigh, hoping to catch the “Hot” sign glowing in the window. For the uninformed, the Hot sign means this — lurking behind the counter, by request, are hot doughnuts that are [...]
October 26, 2006 in Downtown Raleigh Real Estate, Raleigh Real Estate, Recreation and Entertainment in Raleigh NC
When families consider relocating to the Raleigh, North Carolina area (or investors consider purchasing property in the Raleigh Durham market), one of the factors in making their decision is what is available for entertainment. One of the much anticipated events is the annual North Carolina State Fair (running since 1853). It comes in the Fall and draws hundreds of thousands [...]