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🌱 Talks for School Safety + RPD Community Engagement + $4 Food Walk

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Happy Farmer Day Raleigh!

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 88 Low: 66.

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Here are the top five stories today in Raleigh:

  1. Wake County school leaders gathered during a Board of Education facilities committee meeting on Wednesday to talk about the most effective and cost-effective options for school safety. Wake County school leaders are looking into increased front-entrance security, school locks and visitor management policies to help keep schools safe from threats. (WRAL)
  2. On Wednesday morning, the Raleigh Police Department conducted its second community engagement project. The "Cops on the Block" initiative seeks to build relationships with people in the community by knocking on doors and speaking to residents about their problems and what they want from the department. The department specifically interacted with community members in areas that are at risk for high crime. (CBS17)
  3. Two dozen businesses are offering meals for only $4 every Wednesday through August 3. The offering is an effort by businesses surrounding North Carolina State University and Meredith College to help keep restaurants alive along Hillsborough Street. The Hillsborough Street $4 Food Walk is a way for businesses to see some traffic now that many college students have returned home. (CBS17)
  4. More than a dozen state workers gathered with picket signs outside the General Assembly to call lawmakers to invest surplus revenue back into state workers and services. The North Carolina Public Service Workers asked that the General Assembly approve pay raises of $3,000 across the board, along with $2,000 bonuses for state employees. They are also asking the state to invest in Medicaid expansion and staffing at state operated facilities. (CBS17)
  5. A Raleigh couple is accusing their neighborhood's homeowner's association or targeting them after they were asked to take down a sign that expresses their beliefs. The couple believes they were targeted because they are an interracial, same-sex couple. The couple has displayed the sign from inside of their window since May of last year at their home in Alexander Place. This marks the third notice of supposed violations that they feel is unjust. The CEO of the HOA's management company says that the documents are "enforced equally across the entire community," but Lindsey Sais believes that their sign display was within the article of their HOA's bylaws. (WRAL)

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Today in Raleigh:

  • Foodie Fridays at Dorothea Dix Park (5 - 7 p.m.)
  • Pride Celebrations: Pride Pre-Game at Junction West (5 - 7 p.m.) & GAG! A Pop-Up Pride Rooftop Party (7 - 11 p.m.)
  • Free Play at Meeple's Brews Morrisville (6 - 10 p.m.)
  • Back On The Block by Black Flea Market & Black Dollar NC (7 - 10 p.m.)
  • June Dance with Triangle Singles Dance Club at Pullen Community Center (7 p.m.)
  • Music Bingo: PourWorks (7:30 - 10:30 p.m.) & Spring Rolls (9 - 11 p.m.)

Bonus: Weekend Best Bets (WRAL)

From my notebook:

  • It's Farmer Day, and as Wake County continues to grow, it is launching a new farmland preservation program to keep local farmers from getting edged out. (WRAL)
  • Downtown Raleigh has a new mural that pays tribute to the Carolina Hurricanes. (CBS17)
  • If you're looking for a co-working space, The Wright Village is hosting its $5 Fourth Friday Co-working & Happy Hour today from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Bottle Rev Raleigh is hosting their Third Annual Second Chance Pet Fundraiser and Bottle Raffle to benefit Second Chance Pet Adoptions. (5 - 8 p.m.)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— CJ Fullford

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