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Bugs to invade downtown Raleigh

If a chance to eat at the Cafe Insecta doesn't catch your attention, perhaps the return of Jim Alberti's Flea Circus or a collection of aquatic bugs will.

Ridgewood makeover nears

A developer's vision for an expanded and spruced up Ridgewood Shopping Center is one major hurdle away from becoming reality.

Farmers market reopens

A small but rapidly-growing, student-led farmers market returns today to N.C. State's campus.

Raleigh asked to 'Exchange' ideas

There are probably few events that can truly bring a city together, but the seventh annual Raleigh Neighborhood Exchange aims to do just that.

Your best shot: Helping himself

Final N.C. 98 leg set to open

The state Department of Transportation could open this week the final leg of the N.C. 98 bypass, which loops around Wake Forest and will help cars avoid crowded Capital Boulevard.

Search for laureate begins

The Raleigh Arts Commission and its partners are looking for a writer of creative non-fiction to be the third Piedmont Laureate.

Police: Couple tried to steal $300 in groceries

Police have arrested one suspect and are looking for another who allegedly assaulted a store employee Aug. 22 while trying to walk off with a cart full of groceries from a North Raleigh Lowes Foods.

Man robbed at apartment complex

Two robbers jumped a 33-year-old man on his way home from a North Raleigh bar early Aug. 22.

Faith Notes

Catholic Golden Age meets Sunday.

Crime Notes

The following incidents were reported to Raleigh police between Aug. 21 and 23:

School Notes

Wakefield High's senior night set.

Daybook

Wednesday

Name that place winner

Last week's photo was an image of the intersection of I-540 and Falls of Neuse Road.

Wanted: Care for critters

Colorful coffee mugs and tiny office toys are common choices for perking up your cubicle.

Beginning of the end

More than 100 car horns blared in the parking lot of Trinity Baptist Church before a torrent of highly decorated vehicles was unleashed onto Six Forks Road Wednesday morning.

Prep teams vie for grants

Brian Hoyle saw three high school football players walk toward him. Hoyle, who had an idea to share, knew he had one chance with the three adolescents.

Food tours spotlight local flavors

5 Minutes With...: 

Joe Philipose and Lesley Stracks-Mullem, co-founders of Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours, have a mutual love of food that has served as more than just common ground - it was the means to start a b...

DOT gives more time for rail input

Anyone with comments or suggestions on a plan to run high-speed trains from downtown Raleigh to Richmond, Va., now has more time to be heard.

Your best shot: Showers on flowers

Better times ahead

Wednesday mornings at work are rarely so relaxing.

5K to honor firefighter's 9/11 run

On Sept. 11, David Collins will run 3.1 miles through the streets of Wake Forest wearing full firefighter gear.

Bigwigs want a park at Dix hospital site

A group of North Carolina business, education and political leaders wants Gov. Bev Perdue to endorse turning the Dorothea Dix Hospital property into a public park once it's emptied of patients and ...

Two charged in grocery return scam

Authorities have accused two people of trying to use a bogus receipt to return groceries and then assaulting two store employees who discovered the scheme Aug. 17 at an Aldi supermarket in North Ra...

Crime Notes

The following incidents were reported to Raleigh Police between Aug. 17 and 20:

School Notes

Trinity Academy dedicates activities center.

Faith Notes

Crossroads Fellowship to begin Wednesday night classes.

Diversity 'won't be forced'

Wake Education: 

Supporters of the diversity policy are focusing on how Wake County school board chairman Ron Margiotta answered questions about diversity on Thursday at the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce conf...

Beer, sewers & back to school

Sunday Memo: 

To wash down Raleigh's Restaurant Week, the inaugural Raleigh Beer Week kicks off Monday and runs through Sept. 3.

Mom an evolving job

Mom 2 Mom: 

Last week when I told Laurel that keeping up with her soccer stuff wasn't my responsibility, she asked to see my job description.