Author: Jordan Meadows

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Raleigh Water officials told the City Council on Tuesday morning that the region's water demand is projected to double by 2065, laying out a set of costly long-term supply options as the Triangle emerges from its worst drought since 2007. Whit Wheeler of Raleigh Water delivered the work-session presentation, covering current drought status, potential changes to the city's Water Shortage Response Plan, future demand scenarios,

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer American engineer George Pullman began hiring formerly enslaved Black men as porters on his company's luxury sleeping cars shortly after the Civil War. Pullman founded the Pullman Palace Car Company to capitalize on the country's expanding rail network, introducing "Palace Cars"-dubbed "hotels on wheels"-outfitted with beds, chandeliers and high-end dining that let passengers socialize in lounge cars, eat in dining cars and rest comfortably in

[caption id="attachment_19861" align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo by Steve Worthy[/caption] By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer An estimated 40,000 people packed Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh over Labor Day weekend for the 17th Annual African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh & Wake County. First established in 2010, the festival has grown into one of the region's premier cultural events and a major driver of Labor Day weekend tourism, drawing families, artists, tourists, and

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Crime fell across all four major categories tracked by the NC Department of Public Safety during the first six months of 2026, compared with the same period in 2025, according to a new report presented at the Governor's Crime Commission meeting on Thursday morning in Raleigh. The DPS report found property crime fell 11.9%, the steepest decline of the four categories tracked, followed by violent

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Raleigh voters are heading into a mayoral election that will look different from previous city elections, with a two-candidate contest, longer terms for city leaders and a new staggered election system reshaping how City Hall will operate for years to come. Incumbent Mayor Janet Cowell is seeking another term, facing Ashleigh Heath Armstrong in the general election. Because only two candidates filed for mayor, the

  By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Elbert Frank Cox was born Dec. 5, 1895, in Evansville, Indiana, and attended segregated public schools that were chronically underfunded for Black students. When Cox was six, a mob of white residents stormed the county jail after the murder of a white police officer, setting off a four-day riot that left as many as 13 people dead; it took a state militia of 300

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The North Carolina State Board of Elections approved changes to early voting plans in 20 counties Thursday morning after a contentious meeting that lasted more than 10 hours, with the role of the Republican-controlled state auditor's office dominating much of the proceedings. The meeting came after election boards in 20 counties failed to reach unanimous agreements on their early voting schedules for this November's elections.

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Saint Augustine's University will not offer any classes or educational programs this fall, the historically Black Raleigh institution's attorney told a federal bankruptcy court last Thursday, as the school abandons plans to launch online certificate programs intended to generate revenue during its Chapter 11 reorganization. The university filed for bankruptcy in April, citing $74 million in debt, and ended its years-long fight to retain accreditation

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Shared renter households in Raleigh grew nearly 50% over the past decade, well ahead of Charlotte's 29% growth over the same period, tracking closely with the wave of young professionals the Triangle's job market has pulled in, according to a new study from StorageCafe. The study found Raleigh's shared renter households now total nearly 19,000, a larger share of the local rental market than Charlotte.

  By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, born in Baltimore in 1910 and orphaned and raised in Durham, became one of the 20th century's most consequential yet least recognized civil rights figures. Murray was raised in Durham by an aunt, Pauline Fitzgerald Dame, in a house at 906 Carroll Street built by Murray's maternal grandfather, a Union Civil War veteran born into slavery. Murray graduated at the