Sunday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 89 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 89, low: 64.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Here's what some NC teachers think about new state pay raises. Is it enough? (newsobserver.com) — Raleigh teachers are weighing new state pay raises against rising costs while relying on the Tools4Schools store for free classroom supplies. Educators from several Raleigh and Wake County schools describe how the 8% average raise and local supplements still leave many buying hundreds of dollars in materials out of pocket, even as some say the new pay finally covers basic living expenses.
• Raleigh leaders outline three-pronged plan to tackle affordable housing shortfall (wral.com) — Raleigh officials are rolling out a three-part strategy to expand affordable housing, boost overall supply, and reduce homelessness as demand surges across the city. At a packed Affordable Housing Convention downtown, leaders detailed how more subsidized units, broader development, and homelessness prevention efforts must work together to stabilize rents and keep pace with Raleigh's rapid population growth.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Hi all! I was reading this morning about so called charities, and the actual amount of your dollar that actually goes to "administration", including million… (Nextdoor North Ridge)
Hi everyone I'm writing this with the absolute saddened heart I have to rehome all three of my kitties due to unforeseen circumstances and my heart is breaking so badly. All they have ever known is me and their cat parent and mom I raised two of them I'm just looking for anybody that can foster them or adopt them… (Nextdoor Lakemont)
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🗞 Nearby News
Knightdale
Parts of Central North Carolina under flood watch through Saturday morning: NWS (cbs17.com)
Garner
'We deserve to be kids.' NC schools are improving safety, but do students think it's working? (wral.com)
WakeMed-Atrium deal 'deserves close scrutiny,' governor's office says ahead of possible merger vote (wral.com)
O'Connell, Werdann, Binsfield and Zigliara join Foxfield (nerej.com)
Cary
50th Lazy Daze festival draws hundreds of artists, thousands of visitors to Downtown Cary (abc11.com)
Durham, Cary among 10 best real estate markets in the nation, study finds (cbs17.com)
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