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Man faces multiple felony charges after Raleigh cops and state trooper chase stolen car | News & Observer

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A man who told state troopers he had used heroin recently was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday after, they said, he fled from Raleigh police in a stolen car and then from a trooper. The man rammed the the trooper’s car before giving up.

When Johnny Martin Mitchell, 54, got to the Wake County Detention Center after being treated for minor crash injuries, he was facing charges from as far back as February of stealing several cars, fleeing to elude police, stealing money and jewelry, pawning stolen goods and violating parole from an earlier conviction. Read More

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OPINION: NC State must enforce safety and sanitation in off-campus housing

Barry Nielsen

What will be the final straw before NC State gets involved with the safety standards of off-campus housing? It could be a student’s death. It could be a public lawsuit on behalf of a student’s family against their landlord. It could even be something else entirely.

It is well past time that NC State demand a set of standards which protect students if off-campus student housing properties expect to openly profit off of marketing directly to us. There is one organization in particular that many of you might be familiar with, as it has been in the news quite frequently over the past school year. Read More

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Foodie News: Food truck rodeo venue opens next week

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By Sean Lennard, Triangle Food Guy

Raleigh, N.C. — It was announced last week via Facebook that Chapel Hill’s Roots Bakery, Bistro and Bar on Franklin Street will open a second location in the former Hope Valley Bar and Grill space (before that, Hope Valley Brewing Company and before that, City Beverage) at 4810 Hope Valley Road in Hope Valley Pointe. They will be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The transition/opening could happen as soon as the end of this month, according to Triangle Business Journal. Read More

News briefs for March 23

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Rama Road Elementary won first place in the H2O Ecosystems category of the Autobell Car Wash Creek Challenge. Photo courtesy of Autobell

Students know their creeks

CHARLOTTE – A dozen elementary schools, including Cotswold IB World and Rama Road, competed in the third annual Autobell Car Wash Creek Challenge recently at UNC Charlotte. Read More

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Raleigh NC Certified Maid Home Cleaning Company Residential Services Launched

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Raleigh residential cleaning contractor Maid My Day Cleaning launched an updated range of services for clients in Raleigh and the surrounding areas. The company offers complete home cleaning…

Raleigh residential cleaning contractor Maid My Day Cleaning launched an updated range of services for clients in Raleigh and the surrounding areas. The company offers complete home cleaning solutions, working exclusively with certified and experienced maids. Read More

Real Estate Deep Dive: Raleigh, NC

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of Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina – stable, reliable, with very attractive fundamentals. First let’s look at the “what,” and then we’ll dig into the “why.”

Raleigh is located in northern-central North Carolina. Its housing market defies the real estate “meltdown” we all hear about on the evening news. The median price of a single family home was about $150,000 10 years ago, peaked at about $210,000 last year and has “crashed” back down to $200,000 at the time of this writing. Read More

Downed Power Lines Close Rt. 202

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HARDING, NJ — Downed power lines are causing road closures and power outages in Harding Thursday morning.

Route 202 is closed in both directions near Tempe Wick Road in Harding because of power lines and poles on the road. All lanes are closed and detoured. Drivers should expect delays.

The downed lines are also causing power outages. Nearly 300 homes are dark in Harding, and should expect power back by 11 a.m.

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Highwoods Properties reports 4Q results

Barry Nielsen

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Highwoods Properties Inc. (HIW) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations.

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $88.7 million, or 84 cents per share, in the period.

The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 83 cents per share. Read More

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HFF Announces Sale of and Equity for 16.02-acre Development Site in Raleigh, North Carolina

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CHARLOTTE, NC – HFF announces the sale of and joint venture equity for the development of a 16.02-acre site in Raleigh’s Crabtree Valley area.

The HFF team marketed the site on behalf of the sellers: Wells Fargo Bank, acting as Trustee for a local family, and Kerr Properties, LLC. Dominion Realty Partners (DRP) purchased the site for $6.2 million. Additionally, the HFF team worked on DRP’s behalf to arrange $16.385 million in joint venture equity for the development of a 221-unit multi-housing community planned for the site. Read More