Postcard From Raleigh

Amanda Erickson

March 29, 2012

The skyline gets a new addition, and more news.

In Raleigh:

A glass-and-steel addition to the skyline is planned for downtown. The high-rise apartment will be a boon for the Edison, an ambitious development project that stalled in the aftermath of the recession.
A man was charged with heroin possession and attacking an acquaintance with a baseball bat.
The city is creating a website to house its open-sourced data.
According to new numbers released by the census bureau, Raleigh is among the fastest-growing urban regions.

Photo by Diana H. Bloomfield. Submit your pictures to atlanticcities.postcard@gmail.com.

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Amanda Erickson is a former senior associate editor at CityLab.

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