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🌱 Sweepstakes Parlor Robbery + Raleigh Future Development Plans

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Happy Lunar New Year Raleigh!

I hope you guys didn't miss me too much. Sunday was a slow news day so I took it for myself, but have no fear I've got everything you might have missed below!

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 57 Low: 30.

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Here are the top five stories today in Raleigh:

  1. A North Raleigh sweepstakes parlor was robbed at gunpoint late Saturday night. The incident was reported around 10:50 pm. No one was injured, according to police. Officers reviewed surveillance videos of the incident involving two men armed with handguns. (CBS17)
  2. Three people were displaced after a fire badly damaged a Raleigh home on Monday morning. The fire was reported around 3:50 am and 90% of the house was damaged. The fire took 55 minutes and 34 firefighters to get under control. It was deemed an accident. No one was injured or in need of rescue from the fire. (CBS17)
  3. The Raleigh-Durham market has ranked high in yet another report. The new report from commercial real estate firm JLL ranked the area 20th for talent concentration and 25th for innovation globally. The report predicts that Raleigh-Durham and similar areas will be "best placed to respond to changes and propel the next phase of urban regeneration." (WRAL TechWire)
  4. With so much growth happening in Raleigh, expansion is a large concern for many. Head of the Raleigh Planning Department, Pat Young sat down with Spectrum News 1 to discuss the city's future. The Q&A contains a lot of valuable insight into the future of Raleigh, but some key takeaways include the importance of public comment and inputs, and the future of the city being shaped largely by private business plans. (Spectrum News 1)
  5. Another new COVID testing site opened in Raleigh Monday. The Tabernacle Baptist Church on Leesville Road is set to remain open through February 11, and will run from 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm Monday-Friday. Test results should be returned in 1-2 days. (WRAL)

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Today in Raleigh:

From my notebook:

  • 2022 is year of the Tiger, and Triangle on the Cheap has put together some of the Lunar New Year celebrations you can enjoy.
  • Today marks the beginning of Black History Month and the Triangle has a ton of incredible places you can go to celebrate Black History. Check out WRAL's guide to exhibits tours and events in the Triangle.
  • Anyone who is looking to host a bike safety event can apply to receive free helmets to distribute from the state. (WLOS)
  • A Ukrainian church in Garner hosted a prayer service to discuss and pray for the Ukrainian border situation. (WRAL)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— CJ Fullford

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