Community and Workshops

The Blue Ridge Corridor Alliance and the Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation invite you join us for our Joint Annual Meeting and Awards on Thursday, March 23rd. The event will be held in the Dail Club in the TowneBank Center at Carter-Finley Stadium. The event is free and open to the public. You are welcome to invite a friend or interested community member to attend, however registration is required. Please RSVP by close of business Tuesday, March 21st for the event. Keynote Speaker for the Event Kate Borders Board Chair of the International Downtown Association REGISTER NOW! AGENDA See below for our tentative schedule of events (subject to change): 5:30PM | Networking Reception (food presented by Stewart) 6:00PM | Welcome 7:30PM | Closing

When: March 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and March 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Lake Woodard Annex Facility in Raleigh, 3324 Lake Woodard Drive, Raleigh Are you interested in doing something that benefits your community and contributes to others’ well-being and safety? Have you thought about learning more skills and taking on new challenges in an ever-changing industry like public utilities? If you would like to find out more about working for a great organization, then be on the lookout for additional details about our upcoming Raleigh Water Job Fair! •    Meet with Managers in person •    Have on the spot interviews •    There will be employees on site to assist with applications •    All Raleigh Water divisions will be participating •    Event will be hosted at the Lake Woodard Annex Facility in Raleigh Free Event & Free Parking | Snacks and Beverages provided

When: March 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and March 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Lake Woodard Annex Facility in Raleigh, 3324 Lake Woodard Drive, Raleigh Are you interested in doing something that benefits your community and contributes to others’ well-being and safety? Have you thought about learning more skills and taking on new challenges in an ever-changing industry like public utilities? If you would like to find out more about working for a great organization, then be on the lookout for additional details about our upcoming Raleigh Water Job Fair! •    Meet with Managers in person •    Have on the spot interviews •    There will be employees on site to assist with applications •    All Raleigh Water divisions will be participating •    Event will be hosted at the Lake Woodard Annex Facility in Raleigh Free Event & Free Parking | Snacks and Beverages provided

Hello Friends of Oberlin Village!  Our next FOV meeting is March 27, 2023 and will be hybrid at 6 p.m. Some items on the agenda this month: Committee Updates Preservation NC's Historic House & Garden Tour The flyer attached is updated with a new price!  Annual Celebrate Oberlin BBQ Historic Civil Rights Marker Unveiling Attending Virtually?  If you are interested in attending virtually and would like to receive the Zoom link to attend, please RSVP to friendsofoberlin@gmail.com (Click the link, do not reply to this email) preferably by 5 pm this Saturday, March 25, 2023. Attending In-Person?  For those interested in attending in person, the meeting will be held at Wilson Temple United Methodist Church located at 1023 Oberlin Road, please RSVP to friendsofoberlin@gmail.com. All attendees are asked to register in advance by clicking on the above email address to receive updates on meeting status and location (virtual and in-person) If you register for virtual attendance and have not received the Zoom link by Sunday afternoon, please let me know at friendsofoberlin@gmail.com. Requests for the link once the meeting begins may not be able to be answered.  You can view the approved January meeting minutes. The February draft meeting minutes will be […]

We are ready to show the design plans and get the public's feedback on design plans for our Blount Street and Person Street project. This in-person event is part of the Virtual Open House we holding between April 10 and May 7, 2023. During the in-person event teams members will be on hand to talk about the plans and answer questions about the project. Where: Tarboro Road Community Center 121 N. Tarboro Street We Want Your Feedback! Please let us know what you think of the proposed plans. Take our Public Input Survey.  The survey is open through May 7.  

  Fair Housing Community Conference Housing is a Human Right The Fair Housing Community Conference will be held on Friday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and lunch will be provided. The public is invited to attend this event, but space is limited. Please register today! Hosted in partnership with the Raleigh Fair Housing Hearing Board and the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina, the conference focuses on issues related to housing and discrimination. The theme for this year's event is "Housing is a Human Right." The keynote speaker will be Yolanda L. Taylor, Esq. Ms. Taylor is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Wake Forest Law School and the lead attorney at the law firm, Yolanda L. Taylor Law Firm, PLLC d/b/a The Center for Community Law and Equity. She practices in the areas of housing justice, health equity, affordable housing, and community economic development law. As an adjunct professor of law, she teaches law through the lens of justice in America and how justice relates to concepts like “power” and “oppression.”

Visit Raleigh Union Station Plaza as part of downtown Raleigh’s First Friday! Music, bicycle advocates, safety checks, a bike decoration station, AAA of the Carolinas, and photo booth will all be part of this free family-friendly social event. Vendors Attending: AAA of the Carolinas - Giving away free bike helmets Oaks and Spokes - Bike decoration station and free bike servicing Raleigh Riders - Demonstrating a tandem bike and signing up volunteers for greenway rides Raleigh Bike Polo - Demonstration of Bike Polo and talking about the sport

Attendance is strongly encouraged for anyone interested in submitting for the Community Engagement RFP for Southeast Raleigh. For more information regarding this RFP view the City of Raleigh Seeking Consultants for Community Engagement news article.