Just curious. Been a while since I lived there.

1/22/2021 5:18:41 PM

I hate it now.

1/22/2021 7:31:03 PM

Sorry to hear that. Why is that?

1/22/2021 8:08:01 PM

I miss NYC.

1/22/2021 10:36:47 PM

ugh

1/23/2021 2:50:51 PM

How has Raleigh changed in regards to economic, technological, socio-cultural, environmental, spatial and institutional conditions

1/23/2021 3:18:58 PM

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"I hate it now."

Why? Wonder if NYC sucks worse now?

1/23/2021 6:32:46 PM

Can I get a thread do over?

1/23/2021 7:43:31 PM

yes.

1/23/2021 8:19:00 PM

Fayetteville St. reopened to vehicular traffic in 2006. There was basically no downtown/nightlife as we now know it (pre-covid, at least) prior to that. It’s amazing how much the areas around Moore and Nash Square and the Warehouse District have changed as well. As a native, I’d say that’s what stand out the most to me. Midtown development is another big one. Hillsborough St. and Mission Valley fading away sucks.

[Edited on January 24, 2021 at 10:13 PM. Reason : .]

1/24/2021 10:12:21 PM

Alcohol proprietorship changes, got it.

1/25/2021 9:44:51 PM

Most of that happened by the time I moved in 2011. There are a few great restaurants that have changed hands so not just alcohol.

1/25/2021 9:53:42 PM

Moore Square used to be great, until all the homeless people showed up

-dtownral

1/25/2021 10:30:29 PM

Raleigh is better now than it was 15 years ago.

Except for the pandemic thing.

1/26/2021 1:16:05 PM

It hasn't changed at all. We're all still blasting Pussycat Dolls in our H2s.

1/26/2021 2:11:40 PM

Redevelopment on steroids.

1/31/2021 10:27:11 AM

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"Alcohol proprietorship changes, got it."

whether alcohol was the driving force or not, it made a big impact on downtown

some other things that came with downtown revitalization:
-CAM in 2011
-Red Hat Amphitheater
-Hopscotch
-Artsplosure
-First Friday
-New bus/train station (could be a positive or negative I guess)
-Bike lanes (same)
-New greenway sections
-Midtown concerts/beach music

Raleigh is definitely coming along

1/31/2021 8:24:01 PM

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-state-capitals/19030#expert=Emil_E._Malizia

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2021/01/24/more-good-grades-for-raleigh-no-3-among-state-capitals-for-best-place-to-live/

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"RALEIGH – Raleigh is No. 3 among the 50 US state capitals, a new study says. Only Austin, Texas, and Madison, Wis., rank higher according to data compiled by financial information site WalletHub. It’s the latest in a series of reports and ratings that give the city high marks. North Carolina’s capital ranked No. 3 in affordability, No. 7 in quality of education and health, No. 11 in quality of life, and No. 12 for economic well-being."

2/2/2021 9:56:24 AM

It also ranks 5th in having to wash your ass every time you leave the house because of humidity. 7th in mosquitos, 2nd in terrible snow drivers.

On the flip side it ranks 3rd in per capita bonjangles and cookouts and 1st in pork bbq.

2/2/2021 4:36:17 PM

^basically how I feel

2/2/2021 5:21:13 PM

I don't think Raleigh can beat Boston or Atlanta on the list, but I enjoy the rankings for now. Austin is our major competitor. The scores are very close.

2/3/2021 8:45:26 AM

Can't beat Boston or Atlanta for what? They're totally different types of cities.

It's definitely personal preference but it would take a LOT of money to get me to tolerate living in ATL. I'd be much more open to Boston, however.

2/3/2021 9:46:35 AM

^I won't say personal preference b/c it depends on serious algorithms and calculations, but it's a ridiculous list. All capitol cities in the east coast are ranked in the bottom half except Raleigh and Atlanta. Our neighbors, Tallahassee, Richmond and Columbus are ranked #28, #32 and #35.

2/3/2021 10:06:22 AM

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"^I won't say personal preference b/c it depends on serious algorithms and calculations, but it's a ridiculous list."

Or it depends on what kind of mood you were in when visiting, if you got laid, and if the bars have your favorite drink. We can pretend it's mechanical and logical too.

City lists are made using arbitrary calculations by midwit city officials taking blog and magizine writers out to dinner and flirting. With the monoculture provided to us by Instagram all cities have art days, farm to table whatever and third-wave coffee. Better to compare weather and how many needles are thrown at you on an average stroll down the street.

I think my dick just got frostbite at the thought of living in Boston.

2/3/2021 1:29:49 PM

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"economic, technological, socio-cultural, environmental, spatial and institutional conditions"

2/3/2021 3:51:49 PM

^^you should try my new product: pants

2/3/2021 4:09:29 PM

^ I have worn pants once in the last year.

2/3/2021 5:36:27 PM

I'll take a cold penis over swamp ass, every day of the week

2/4/2021 10:16:36 AM

Probably doesn't make much of a difference to you

2/4/2021 10:28:57 AM

Hillsborough st looks like "midtown"

2/4/2021 10:29:50 AM

When do you think Raleigh will have the third belt-line, the 640? When greater Raleigh can represent the whole triangle area.

[Edited on February 4, 2021 at 10:48 AM. Reason : ;]

2/4/2021 10:41:18 AM

^^^ hahah

2/4/2021 6:38:52 PM

I have a job now.

2/21/2021 10:15:09 AM

The Greater Raleigh area, or say the Triangle, is bidding the World University Olympics in 2027. Something promising is coming to town. It will be the biggest event ever held by the Greater Raleigh. Think about the opening ceremony in Carter-Finley Stadium. Oh my.

2/24/2021 8:43:21 AM

Hope Tank Tyler opens the ceremonies with Welcome to the Carter.

2/24/2021 9:54:51 AM

Maybe Michael Jordan, the biggest sport figure in NC.

2/24/2021 10:07:12 AM

Fuck that guy, he went to UNC.

Maybe Russell Wilson. He finished up at Wisconsin but at least he played at the Carter or went to the school that owns CF.

2/24/2021 10:09:42 AM

RW is not a NC native. Forgive MJ. He is truly North Carolinian except didn't go to State.

2/24/2021 10:12:59 AM

^Don't tell Brooklyn that, they still claim MJ, haha.

3/1/2021 2:39:46 PM

If you ask the "Livable Raleigh" crowd it has completely gone to shit.

10/18/2021 10:20:33 AM

All the cool wolf webers got old

12/14/2021 1:22:55 AM

nah, some of them died

12/14/2021 8:58:30 AM

rip

12/14/2021 2:09:13 PM

but some cam eback

12/15/2021 1:00:33 PM

i shit ton of new people and insane housing prices

12/20/2021 8:35:02 AM

https://goo.gl/maps/TmsjzbWPEGZfzuHt8

12/20/2021 12:41:12 PM

Is it true no longer able to go from western to hillsborough st via Dan allen? I heard there are gates

12/20/2021 11:08:04 PM

The gates are only down during the day and during the week.

12/21/2021 8:20:34 PM

It is gentrifying like crazy which is pushing out a lot of people, especially in black and brown communities. The mayor is corrupt as hell making bank off that by taking a job with Barnhill Construction while still holding office. The city used to be affordable, but that is long gone. Now it is a haven for tech bros and wine moms.

[Edited on January 29, 2022 at 3:49 PM. Reason : .]

1/29/2022 3:49:00 PM

Where do the black and brown people live now? Kent, kaplan, gorman crossings, and kensington?

1/29/2022 9:47:54 PM