The final steps are being taken towards completing a new greenway in Raleigh. The Neuse River Trail, which will officially open next week, is nearly finished, except for a pedestrian bridge.

The City of Raleigh is going green, at least along Capital Boulevard, and has accepted $1.47 million in federal and state monies to help with a clean-up.

Parents who have found themselves getting caught up in their childrens school art projects have an opportunity to continue the experience.

Buckling, cracking, and other problems with the road surface have made it necessary for the North Carolina Department of Transportation to rip up and reconstruct 11.5 miles of Interstate 40 and Interstate 440 near Raleigh. However, NCDOT has not designated any official detours, leaving it up to drivers to choose their own routes.

Durham, North Carolina, which is about 30 miles from Raleigh and often designated as part of the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area, plans to modify its water supply, according to a recent news item.

Owners Lee Tripi, an interior designer, and Bob Drake, a lighting specialist, recently opened the Trig Modern - a furnishings store with new concepts in home design in the heart of downtown Raleigh. They are most likely using business card printing so that cards can be distributed throughout the community and make homeowners aware of the newly opened store.

The new James B. Hunt Library at North Carolina State University in Raleigh opened on January 2 and features many high-tech elements, including robots that retrieve books stored in 18,000 metal bins.

The 325-acre Dorothea Dix property in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been home to a state mental hospital that has been closed since last summer, was recently leased to the city so as to be able to be turned into a regional park and protect green space within the city. So that residents of the city will be able to patronize the park and help turn it into a destination park, the city may consider turning to local flyer printing and poster printing services.