Downtown Raleigh is important to the city for many reasons: it is the historic heart of our city featuring the state capitol; it plays a strong role in our brand and reputation since it houses many of our most-visited...
‘Jesus Wept’ was painted on a sign that was swept off the wall of the Mystic Christian Girls Camp and washed up on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas this past weekend after more than two dozen...
My cat Leo woke me up a little after 3 am a few nights ago. I took him downstairs and was getting back to bed when I noticed unusual light and noise outside. I looked out the window and saw a large pickup truck idling...
The City of Raleigh just passed a $1.78 billion 2026 budget. This year was focused on taking care of public employees. The City conducted a salary study that showed City of Raleigh employees are ~14% below market...
When I was 21, I went to Moscow (picture below - it was the big hair era, what can I say…). During my time in the city, I rode the subway. I was impressed that the stations were highly decorated with chandeliers and...
Recent environmental disasters in the U.S., including floods in Western NC and fires in California, have prompted some residents to ask me, “How prepared is Raleigh”?...
I recently had the chance to be on a panel with Durham Mayor Leo Williams and Derek Thompson of The Atlantic, co-author with Ezra Klein of the book Abundance. The premise of the book is that to have the future we...
One of the biggest things a mayor in an American city must face is notifications of shootings and homicides. There have been five homicides in Raleigh since the stroke of midnight on January 1. The first homicide...
