# The Pub **URL:** https://community.dtraleigh.com/c/the-pub/9.md [Latest](https://community.dtraleigh.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.dtraleigh.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.dtraleigh.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the The Pub category](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/about-the-the-pub-category/22)
**Author:** [@dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/dtraleigh)\ **Replies:** 0
The Pub is for all kinds of “loose” topics. Dreams, rants, banter, events, and all kinds of civilized chatter are welcome here. Remember, we’re all connoisseurs so a certain level of decency is expected but feel free to … --- ## [Olde East Neighborhoods](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/olde-east-neighborhoods/219)
**Author:** [@Francisco](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Francisco)\ **Replies:** 849\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/olde-east-neighborhoods/219 "2026-10-14T03:32:48Z")
Today, the interior of the Transfer Co. Food Hall will be open to the public as NCSU is holding an event there from Noon to 6 PM. https://www.get-offline.com/inspiration/invisible-worlds-nc-state-and-the-leading-strand-… --- ## [Raleigh Stadium/Arena/Sports Discussions](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-stadium-arena-sports-discussions/299)
**Author:** [@mike](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/mike)\ **Replies:** 6106\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-stadium-arena-sports-discussions/299 "2026-10-14T02:52:12Z")
Figured to consolidate the stadium/arena discussion in one location. I recently had the opportunity to talk with some of the NC Legislature members about the NCFC MLS stadium proposal. Even though many seemed for it, t… --- ## [Show Off Things From Other Cities](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/show-off-things-from-other-cities/859)
**Author:** [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Replies:** 5695\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/show-off-things-from-other-cities/859 "2026-10-14T02:38:49Z")
As Leo suggested, I am starting a thread devoted to examples from other cities that Raleigh can emulate, and/or learn from. --- ## [Moore Square](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/moore-square/92)
**Author:** [@Nickster](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Nickster)\ **Replies:** 1348\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/moore-square/92 "2026-10-14T01:42:41Z")
Is it just me, or does there seem to very little activity around Moore Square these days? I was really hoping to have seen some significant progress at this point. I hope I am wrong and there is actually a lot of work … --- ## [424 S McDowell Street](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/424-s-mcdowell-street/4860)
**Author:** [@Nickster](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Nickster)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/424-s-mcdowell-street/4860 "2026-10-14T01:09:53Z")
A property directly across from the current Red Hat/future convention center is for sale. I believe this was upzoned several years back. Would be a prime location for another hotel… https://www.bizjournals.com/triangl… --- ## [Future of Glenwood South](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/future-of-glenwood-south/991)
**Author:** [@TheNightHawk](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/TheNightHawk)\ **Replies:** 1875\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/future-of-glenwood-south/991 "2026-10-13T22:17:43Z")
Anyone have thoughts or opinions of Glenwood South? I am very optimistic for the future, however the current situation appears to be going in an unfortunate direction. Is Raleigh trying to make this similar to a broadw… --- ## [Raleigh needs an attraction!](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-needs-an-attraction/2290)
**Author:** [@Bryan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Bryan)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-needs-an-attraction/2290 "2026-10-12T22:49:41Z")
Raleigh needs something that draws in tourist! Ferris wheel, amusement park, etc. What should it be? --- ## [Pictures and Videos of Downtown Raleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/pictures-and-videos-of-downtown-raleigh/777)
**Author:** [@dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/dtraleigh)\ **Replies:** 3798\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/pictures-and-videos-of-downtown-raleigh/777 "2026-10-11T21:39:24Z")
Starting this thread based on a suggestion from @Jack. I’m sure everyone loves RaleighSkyline.com right, so why not start it with this great shot. --- ## [The future of the Person St. District](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-the-person-st-district/688)
**Author:** [@Loup20](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Loup20)\ **Replies:** 481\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-the-person-st-district/688 "2026-10-11T05:07:25Z")
Is anyone in the loop with what is going on with the Person St. District? • I thought I heard Person St. was going to be 2-way traffic with a new bike lane (and possibly a median) between the Peace intersection and wher… --- ## [Bring MLB To Raleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bring-mlb-to-raleigh/999)
**Author:** [@OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/OakCityDylan)\ **Replies:** 2204\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bring-mlb-to-raleigh/999 "2026-10-09T19:36:20Z")
I think there’s enough interest in the idea of bringing an MLB team to Raleigh to warrant a new topic. There’s also a kick-off event at Trophy on Maywood April 13th from 1-4pm. MLB Raleigh website Facebook Event for ki… --- ## [New Raleigh Skatepark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/new-raleigh-skatepark/1853)
**Author:** [@919raised](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/919raised)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/new-raleigh-skatepark/1853 "2026-10-09T14:27:17Z")
This is my first time creating a new topic, so feel free to delete if this does not seem like it needs its own topic. But as a young skater who is moving back home after college I am finding it incredible that Raleigh ha… --- ## [\- Meetup Events -](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/meetup-events/868)
**Author:** [@dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/dtraleigh)\ **Replies:** 904\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/meetup-events/868 "2026-10-08T18:36:23Z")
I’d like to invite members to our next Reader Meetup. The format is casual, join up when you can. Tuesday, February 19, 2019 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Growler USA We’ll chat about downtown, transit, development and just get … --- ## [Affordable Housing and Housing Affordability](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/affordable-housing-and-housing-affordability/329)
**Author:** [@JimMcK](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/JimMcK)\ **Replies:** 963\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/affordable-housing-and-housing-affordability/329 "2026-10-07T14:28:24Z")
I have been reading recently about the woes of public housing in New York and innovation in Los Angeles. I began to wonder about the housing situation in Raleigh. Granted the size of the housing problem in Raleigh is … --- ## [DTR HBCUs: Shaw University and St. Augustine's University](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/dtr-hbcus-shaw-university-and-st-augustines-university/793)
**Author:** [@dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/dtraleigh)\ **Replies:** 927\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/dtr-hbcus-shaw-university-and-st-augustines-university/793 "2026-10-07T14:06:24Z")
A potentially sleeping driver of more economic activity for downtown could come from Shaw and St. Aug’s. I secretly cheer for them and want to see them thrive rather than close. I wish this was a topic I was closer to bu… --- ## [Raleigh-area Mall / Life-Style Center / RTP Redevelopments](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-area-mall-life-style-center-rtp-redevelopments/1184)
**Author:** [@OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/OakCityDylan)\ **Replies:** 6702\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-area-mall-life-style-center-rtp-redevelopments/1184 "2026-10-07T13:02:30Z")
Just published in the TBJ: https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2019/06/25/crabtree-valley-mall-to-unveil-290m-redevelopment.html?iana=hpmvp\_trig\_news\_headline Crabtree Valley Mall to unveil $290M redevelopment pr… --- ## [Police and crime in Raleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/police-and-crime-in-raleigh/2409)
**Author:** [@keita](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/keita)\ **Replies:** 565\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/police-and-crime-in-raleigh/2409 "2026-10-07T03:31:36Z")
Estella Patterson, an FBI National Academy graduate, former Army reservist, and current deputy chief of Charlotte’s police, is chosen to replace Cassandra Deck-Brown as Raleigh’s new police chief! She summarized her v… --- ## [CityPlat Center (formerly Western Boulevard Kmart)](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/cityplat-center-formerly-western-boulevard-kmart/629)
**Author:** [@orulz](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/orulz)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/cityplat-center-formerly-western-boulevard-kmart/629 "2026-10-06T01:04:08Z")
Sears Corp’s bankruptcy announcement and their latest list of store closings include the Kmart on Western. Anyone care to speculate as to what might go there? It is currently zoned for CX-5, 5 story mixed use. Next door… --- ## [Red Hat Amphitheater and Outdoor Music](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/red-hat-amphitheater-and-outdoor-music/857)
**Author:** [@Spero](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Spero)\ **Replies:** 1370\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/red-hat-amphitheater-and-outdoor-music/857 "2026-10-04T17:55:22Z")
Don’t know where to drop this but this is close enough. Anyone know whether the city plans to develop the weird back corner of Redhat amphitheater? Seems like a waste of space, but maybe there’s something holding it off --- ## [Lincoln Theater-Pope House block](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/lincoln-theater-pope-house-block/617)
**Author:** [@Bobbycox](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Bobbycox)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/lincoln-theater-pope-house-block/617 "2026-10-02T14:23:44Z")
The block where Pope house and Lincoln Theatre is located is just begging to be developed. --- ## [🗓 Save The Date: March 13, 2027 | Train Ride and Charlotte Walking Tour](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/save-the-date-march-13-2027-train-ride-and-charlotte-walking-tour/4838)
**Author:** [@dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/dtraleigh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/save-the-date-march-13-2027-train-ride-and-charlotte-walking-tour/4838 "2026-10-01T15:18:36Z")
We’re descending on the Queen City and attending a walking tour. Our resident Charlottean @kjhburg has agreed to host a walking tour of Uptown Charlotte. Stops include recent developments and historical sites as we work … --- ## [Trees of Downtown Raleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/trees-of-downtown-raleigh/4849)
**Author:** [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/trees-of-downtown-raleigh/4849 "2026-09-29T12:49:31Z")
During my walk today, I was particularly paying attention to the tree canopy instead of just taking advantage of the shade that they provide. I snapped a few shots and thought that I’d post in a tree topic that already e… --- ## [Where in Raleigh was this picture taken? Take a picture, post, and let us guess](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/where-in-raleigh-was-this-picture-taken-take-a-picture-post-and-let-us-guess/1502)
**Author:** [@TheNightHawk](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/TheNightHawk)\ **Replies:** 2244\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/where-in-raleigh-was-this-picture-taken-take-a-picture-post-and-let-us-guess/1502 "2026-09-28T22:20:28Z")
Where in Raleigh was this picture taken? Take a picture, post and let us guess. --- ## [Large Events and Festivals](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/large-events-and-festivals/3563)
**Author:** [@Deb](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Deb)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/large-events-and-festivals/3563 "2026-09-28T19:08:05Z")
Dreamville Festival is sold out. TBJ has an article about hotels all around skyrocketing for this weekend. Hope it gives some developers an incentive to get going / add more. --- ## [Fayetteville Street Developments and Vitality](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/fayetteville-street-developments-and-vitality/848)
**Author:** [@dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/dtraleigh)\ **Replies:** 2252\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/fayetteville-street-developments-and-vitality/848 "2026-09-25T17:50:21Z")
I find this update interesting but it could just be useless. CP-5-18 is a request to amend the Street Plan Map (Map T-1) of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The proposal requests to extend Fayetteville Street’s Main Street… --- ## [South Park Neighborhood - Warehouses, Old Greyhound, and Cargill Site](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/south-park-neighborhood-warehouses-old-greyhound-and-cargill-site/262)
**Author:** [@niko](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/niko)\ **Replies:** 849\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/south-park-neighborhood-warehouses-old-greyhound-and-cargill-site/262 "2026-09-25T18:14:14Z")
Hi, Anybody in the know on the timeline of the Goodnight warehouse projects? -Brevery Bhahana is brewing their beer there for some time now with the vision to have a taproom on the corner of S Bloodworth / Hoke. I beli… --- ## [Articles/Videos, Podcasts & Books of Interest](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/articles-videos-podcasts-books-of-interest/1750)
**Author:** [@pBeez](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/pBeez)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/articles-videos-podcasts-books-of-interest/1750 "2026-09-25T17:31:50Z")
With @dtraleigh’s permission I thought I would start a page where we could share, collect and recommend writings we read that are relevant to urban design and the built environment and Raleigh in particular. Many of us … --- ## [Save WakeMed Hospital](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/save-wakemed-hospital/4723)
**Author:** [@UncleJesse](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/UncleJesse)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/save-wakemed-hospital/4723 "2026-09-25T15:53:49Z")
As of now I assume most everyone has seen the news regarding WakeMed considering selling itself to Atrium Health from charlotte usa. This is a terrible decision for at least 2 reasons: Most notably, this will NOT red… --- ## [Business Relocation/Economic Expansion](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/business-relocation-economic-expansion/2057)
**Author:** [@UncleJesse](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/UncleJesse)\ **Replies:** 967\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/business-relocation-economic-expansion/2057 "2026-09-25T01:16:28Z")
Not sure if anyone noticed Avaya’s HQ move. I just learned about it today but it was announced a couple weeks ago. Also saw the 650 job announcement today about the vaccine maker. --- ## [Furthest distance to view Raleigh Skyline](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/furthest-distance-to-view-raleigh-skyline/1669)
**Author:** [@Bigfoot](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Bigfoot)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/furthest-distance-to-view-raleigh-skyline/1669 "2026-09-20T13:31:54Z")
Longtime lurker. This might be a dumb topic but it I thought it was kind of interesting. I was riding on Capital Blvd in Wake Forest earlier today and could easily see the downtown Raleigh skyline near the Lowes Home I… [Next page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/c/the-pub/9.md?page=1)