# Raleigh In The News around the country/world **URL:** \ **Category:** The Pub\ **Created:** [January 17, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854 "2019-01-17T16:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![Nickster](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/nickster/32/8765_2.png) [@Nickster](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Nickster)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/528 "2021-10-14T16:28:40Z")
Speaking of water supply for growing cities… when is Raleigh ever going to get started on the Eastern Wake reservoir? With the drought of 2007/2008 (when I moved back to Raleigh) Raleigh and Durham were both under pretty strict water conservation measures b/c Falls lake was basically a creek. As we continue to grow, particularly to the east (Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon, Clayton), we need to be working to increase our water supply or we will eventually hit the limit of how big we can grow. ![image](https://d3tmycllq5yp1y.cloudfront.net/original/2X/e/ea153724d9266da164f3a65f38f098219292ff73.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/529 "2021-10-14T16:31:05Z")
Let me rephrase that for you. We almost always see Raleigh ranked just a few above Charlotte. ---
**Author:** ![keita](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/keita/32/354_2.png) [@keita](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/keita)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/530 "2021-10-14T17:29:23Z")
Wake Co. started a federally-required environmental review of that proposal. [They realized in 2016](https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/eastern-wake-news/article93054402.html) there were ways to expand our water supply without destroying wetlands and possibly screwing with the water supply for people living/working downstream from us. They had to put the Little River Reservoir on ice because of that (though they could revisit this after we try all other options, probably by 2030), and they’re [now looking at](https://icwp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Raleigh_Water_Supply_Belk.pdf) tapping into some of Falls Lake’s water that’s maintained for water quality purposes. For anyone like me who didn’t know about this project until now, here’s [a map of the protected watershed](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wakegov.com.if-us-west-2/prod/documents/2020-10/LittleRiverLandUseMap.pdf) and [more information](https://www.wakegov.com/departments-government/planning-development-inspections/planning/watersheds-and-watershed-policy) from the county. > [@Nickster](#): > > we need to be working to increase our water supply or we will eventually hit the limit of how big we can grow. Agreed. Having a steady water supply is a huge selling point for manufacturing businesses and people moving away from California, too, so that’a a competitive edge our state and region needs to fight and maintain. We’re good with our water supply for now, but this is definitely something that could bite us back in a decade and some change unless we do more. ![image](https://d3tmycllq5yp1y.cloudfront.net/original/2X/9/94aa5a401adc10fbe38bc220b537c23214c33720.png) ---
**Author:** ![ahops0428](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/ahops0428/32/11931_2.png) [@ahops0428](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/ahops0428)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/531 "2021-10-14T17:47:02Z")
I agree 1000% with you on that one. Having a high-speed rail system between the two economic engines of the state seems like a no brainer. Allowing people up here to commute down there daily for a job would really connect things. I think I remember that discussion going on in the Commuter Rail thread I believe… @John well played my friend, silly of me to make such a mistake 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![ahops0428](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/ahops0428/32/11931_2.png) [@ahops0428](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/ahops0428)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/532 "2021-10-14T18:24:43Z")
I assume if the A’s relocate to Vegas it would have to be in a dome as Vegas outside during the dog days of the summer would be absolutely brutal…and I don’t recall them having a ready made stadium (indoor or outdoor) laying around? I wonder if that means Portland is out? ---
**Author:** ![Kanatenah](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/kanatenah/32/1380_2.png) [@Kanatenah](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Kanatenah)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/533 "2021-10-14T18:32:22Z")
Decreasing demand should be our fist option. It’s crazy how much water gets wasted by my neighbor’s yards with their near perfect lawns. Sprinklers going non-stop it seems. For me, I don’t generally think about setting out the sprinkler unless it’s been about a week without rain. The city, county needs to promote native plants and lawn alternatives that don’t require drowning your grass with water daily. That will go a long way to reducing water demand. ---
**Author:** ![pBeez](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/pbeez/32/2461_2.png) [@pBeez](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/pBeez)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/534 "2021-10-14T19:37:54Z")
Here is the article I read. The discuss sites, but not design. You would think that a dome would be necessary - or at least a massive sun shade. I think @Loup20 may have been the person who introduced me to this site during a long past discussion here. > **[A’s to narrow field of Vegas sites after playoffs; three sites cited by locals](https://ballparkdigest.com/2021/09/22/as-to-narrow-field-of-vegas-sites-after-playoffs-three-sites-cited-by-locals/)** > > With negotiations between Oakland and the team over a waterfront ballpark going poorly, the Oakland Athletics’ Dave Kaval says the team will announce finalists for the location of a potential… The A’s, Alameda County and Oakland are all still negotiation. Its been an up & down affair. The county holds a meeting at the end the month to discuss their part in the plan to keep the A’s in town. ---
**Author:** ![pBeez](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/pbeez/32/2461_2.png) [@pBeez](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/pBeez)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/535 "2021-10-15T12:57:32Z")
Good news, Raleighwood made it on the TV last night!! ![image](https://d3tmycllq5yp1y.cloudfront.net/original/2X/e/e7c1e02a94e0654a6f647f7630279045bef0b5b9.jpeg) Bad news: This was an $800 question last night. No one even buzzed in. Here is the story from the N&0 [https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article255019687.html#storylink=mainstage\_card3](https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article255019687.html#storylink=mainstage_card3) ---
**Author:** ![OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/oakcitydylan/32/169_2.png) [@OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/OakCityDylan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/536 "2021-10-15T13:39:08Z")
We want to keep Raleigh boring and a secret, so it seems we’re doing a great job! ---
**Author:** ![ahops0428](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/ahops0428/32/11931_2.png) [@ahops0428](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/ahops0428)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/537 "2021-10-15T18:14:21Z")
> **[Study: Raleigh ranks 12th, Durham 25th, among 1,000+ cities as a best place...](https://www.wraltechwire.com/2021/10/15/study-raleigh-ranks-12th-durham-25th-among-1000-cities-as-a-best-place-to-live/)** > > Raleigh is ranked among the top cities in America, according to a new study that ranked Raleigh at #12 of more than 1,000 qualifying cities. Asheville came in ranked 19th, and Durham ranked 25th. ---
**Author:** ![daviddonovan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/daviddonovan/32/50_2.png) [@daviddonovan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/daviddonovan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/538 "2021-10-15T22:43:11Z")
You guys, we made it! We were a question on Jeopardy! OMG, so many fanboy vibes over here. This is the big time, folks. Jeopardy! Oh, man. I’m getting goosebumps just typing those words out. This is so cool! We are big time. Big time. ---
**Author:** ![JeepCSC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@JeepCSC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/JeepCSC)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/539 "2021-10-15T23:02:07Z")
We were also the answer a few years ago. “This North Carolina city founded in 1792 is named for a man who died in 1618.” That time someone at least got the answer, though to be fair the category was “R-town”. ---
**Author:** ![Kanatenah](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/kanatenah/32/1380_2.png) [@Kanatenah](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Kanatenah)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/540 "2021-10-16T02:40:43Z")
[![](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ca/0e/f8/ca0ef80929bd8af86f6a9c61b521a387.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ca/0e/f8/ca0ef80929bd8af86f6a9c61b521a387.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![niko](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@niko](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/niko)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/541 "2021-10-18T14:31:11Z")
Speaking of reports - Research Triangle featured in the runners-up list section tied as #36 world wide in the 2021 Startup Genome Report: > **[Startup Genome](https://startupgenome.com/reports/gser2021)** > > Startup ecosystem development through data. We advise world leaders in policymaking, strategy and actions to drive innovation and economic growth. highly ranked for talent, especially in the life science area ---
**Author:** ![keita](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/keita/32/354_2.png) [@keita](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/keita)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/542 "2021-10-18T19:01:49Z")
Cross-posting from “[state and federal politics](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-state-and-federal-politics/2550/6)” since that thread isn’t visible to everyone: > [@Myself](#): > > David Price, the congressman representing North Carolina’s 4th district (which includes RTP and, [for a time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina%27s_4th_congressional_district#/media/File:North_Carolina_US_Congressional_District_4_(since_2013).tif), DTR), is [retiring once his term ends on Jan. 2023](https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article255057582.html#storylink=mainstage_lead). > > The former theologist and professor served for over 3 decades in Congress, and is the chair of the House subcommittee on transportation, housing, and urban development (which is a part of side of Congress that tells federal agencies how to use taxpayer money). That means he had a hand in making regional projects like Raleigh’s New Bern BRT into reality. He was also a big advocate on campaign finance reform and transparency in the NCAA. > > Cary-based State senator Wiley Nickel [has already raised $250k+](https://indyweek.com/news/wake/breaking_wiley_nickel_to_run_for_US_congress/) in a bid to take his place. We’ll see if he succeeds, though, since we don’t even know where our new congressional boundaries will be, yet. ---
**Author:** ![ADUsSomeday](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/adussomeday/32/13944_2.png) [@ADUsSomeday](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/ADUsSomeday)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/543 "2021-10-19T18:12:00Z")
Go Raleigh! > **[Best Places to Start a Small Business | LendingTree](https://www.lendingtree.com/business/small/best-places-for-new-small-businesses/)** > > To find the best and worst places to start a small business, LendingTree looked at nine metro- and state-based metrics across the 100 largest U.S. metros. ![image](https://d3tmycllq5yp1y.cloudfront.net/original/2X/b/b82ea457898d8bff3ecae270b7cca1149f75090d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ADUsSomeday](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/adussomeday/32/13944_2.png) [@ADUsSomeday](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/ADUsSomeday)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/544 "2021-10-19T18:15:49Z")
The pic they used is the most “Rust Belt” looking one I have ever seen of downtown Raleigh. ---
**Author:** ![dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/dtraleigh/32/32735_2.png) [@dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/dtraleigh)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/545 "2021-10-19T18:32:36Z")
I love that green lawn in the middle!! 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/oakcitydylan/32/169_2.png) [@OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/OakCityDylan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/546 "2021-10-19T19:15:04Z")
Quick snippet for those against clicking through to articles. > The Raleigh metro area stands out as the best place to [start a small business](https://www.lendingtree.com/business/starting/). Here are the main highlights about North Carolina’s capital city: > > - It has the seventh-highest proportion of residents with at least a bachelor’s degree — 48%, compared with an average of 34.5% across the 100 metros. > - Nearly 55% of its population is in their prime working years between ages 25 and 54, good enough for ninth among the 100 metros. > - Its unemployment rate was 3.9% in July 2021 — the latest available at the time of research — nearly two percentage points lower than the U.S. rate of 5.7%. ---
**Author:** ![svp](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/svp/32/18832_2.png) [@svp](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/svp)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854/547 "2021-10-20T00:38:07Z")
This is the 43rd Emerging Trends in Real Estate report, which has become one of the most widely read forecasts in the real estate industry (Fortune Magazine)Here are PWC’s top ranked real estate markets for 2022: 1. Nashville 2. Raleigh/Durham 3. Phoenix 4. Austin 5. Tampa/St. Petersburg 6. Charlotte 7. Dallas/Fort Worth 8. Atlanta 9. Seattle 10. Boston For people looking to build new homes, the report recommends these cities: 1. Raleigh/Durham 2. Tampa/St. Petersburg 3. Phoenix 4. Dallas/Fort Worth 5. Austin 6. Denver 7. Charlotte 8. San Antonio 9. Atlanta 10. Washington, D.C.–Northern Va. [Previous page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854.md?page=26) [Next page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/raleigh-in-the-news-around-the-country-world/854.md?page=28)