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Wake hires Jim Merrill as schools superintendent

James Merrill, center, shakes hands with Wake County School Board members including Kevin Hill, left, after Merrill was named as the new Wake County Schools superintendent during a board meeting Tuesday, June, 18, 2013, at the Wake County Public School System Central Services Building in Cary. Merrill, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, was chosen over Ann Clark, deputy superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools.

James Merrill, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools and a former Wake school administrator, was named the new Wake County schools superintendent Tuesday.

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Raleigh greenway could reach Umstead State Park

Raleigh seeks funding to extend the Crabtree Creek Greenway to Umstead State Park.
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New Wake school board election districts appear to favor GOP

New state-mandated school board districts in Wake County could make it easier for Republicans to regain control of North Carolina’s largest school system, but the lines might have to survive a lawsuit from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
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Wake identifies new school sites

Raleigh and western Wake could get most of the new Wake County schools in this fall’s school construction bond referendum, but school leaders say it won’t be easy finding the land to build them.
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Wake Forest is preparing for a possible $25 million bond referendum

The bonds would help pay for projects such as new sections of Joyner Park, greenways and roadways.
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Proposed rezoning raises questions about where gas stations should be allowed

The proposal is expected to land on the planning commission’s agenda again and could allow a gas station at the corner of New Hope and Buffaloe roads.
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Charter high school with arts focus opening in downtown Raleigh

Longleaf School of the Arts has enrolled more than 200 students for the fall and still is accepting applications.
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Retail: Jimmy V’s restaurant will honor former NCSU coach

Jimmy V’s Osteria + Bar, named for the basketball coach who led N.C. State to a 1983 NCAA title win and gave the inspiring “Don’t Give Up” ESPY Awards speech eight weeks before he died from cancer in 1993, will open its doors July 23 in the Sheraton Hotel.
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Raleigh won’t narrow Oberlin Road at Cameron Village

Raleigh transportation engineers are scrapping a proposal to narrow Oberlin Road to two lanes in the Cameron Village area.
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Charlotte didn't fare as well, coming in 47th out of 50, tied with Indianapolis. Minneapolis took first place in the survey.
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Raleigh’s Apples & Airplanes are a band of equals

Apples & Airplanes is known for its high-energy performance that draws comparisons to the Dave Matthews Band, Dispatch and O.A.R.