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  • Reflecting Raleigh: The Next Comprehensive Plan

    McKimmon Center NCSU McKimmon Center 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

    Reflecting Raleigh: The Next Comprehensive Plan More people move to Raleigh every day. How we grow shapes how the city provides services like public safety, trash pickup, parks programs, and clean water. We're planning for the future, and your voice matters. Let’s talk about it at our final Community Conversation. Thursday, May 29 | 6–8 p.m. Wake Chapel Church Life Enrichment Center June 5 | 6–8 p.m. NC State McKimmon Center Registration is encouraged but not required. If you have dietary restrictions, or require language services, please let us know. Refreshments and childcare will be provided. Can’t make it to the conversation? Stop by an Ask-A-Planner event to talk one-on-one with city staff: June 10 – Brier Creek Community Center | 3-6 p.m. June 12 – Barwell Road Community Center | 3-6 p.m. June 16 – Virtual | 3-6 p.m. Register Take our surveys by June 13!  Your feedback will help guide Raleigh’s future. Register for the May 29 and June 5 events Learn more about Reflecting Raleigh and all six of the Community Conversations.

  • Preserving Raleigh’s Black Churches Workshop

    St. Paul AME Church 402 W Edenton St., Raleigh, NC

    Historic churches face many challenges. These historic spaces are havens of resilience, activism, and cultural identity. They are also physical reminders of that legacy to their communities. This work session will provide more details about the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Preserving Black Churches grant and walk through creating an account for the grant application system. The information we'll be sharing is aimed at church leadership and decision makers. Please plan to bring a laptop to the event to create a grant portal account. One person can register on behalf of all members attending from the same church. Registration is required to ensure we provide accurate estimates to our caterer. Event registration will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 22. If you have dietary restrictions, or need language services, please let us know via the registration form.

  • Ask-a-Planner

    Brier Creek Community Center 10810 Globe Road, Morrisville

    Reflecting Raleigh: The Next Comprehensive Plan More people move to Raleigh every day. How we grow shapes how the city provides services like public safety, trash pickup, parks programs, and clean water. We're planning for the future, and your voice matters. Let’s talk about it at our final Community Conversation. Thursday, May 29 | 6–8 p.m. Wake Chapel Church Life Enrichment Center June 5 | 6–8 p.m. NC State McKimmon Center Registration is encouraged but not required. If you have dietary restrictions, or require language services, please let us know. Refreshments and childcare will be provided. Can’t make it to the conversation? Stop by an Ask-A-Planner event to talk one-on-one with city staff: June 10 – Brier Creek Community Center | 3-6 p.m. June 12 – Barwell Road Community Center | 3-6 p.m. June 16 – Virtual | 3-6 p.m. Register Take our surveys by June 13!  Your feedback will help guide Raleigh’s future. Register for the May 29 and June 5 events Learn more about Reflecting Raleigh and all six of the Community Conversations.

  • Ask-a-Planner

    Barwell Road Community Center 5857 Barwell Park Dr, Raleigh, NC, United States

    Reflecting Raleigh: The Next Comprehensive Plan More people move to Raleigh every day. How we grow shapes how the city provides services like public safety, trash pickup, parks programs, and clean water. We're planning for the future, and your voice matters. Let’s talk about it at our final Community Conversation. Thursday, May 29 | 6–8 p.m. Wake Chapel Church Life Enrichment Center June 5 | 6–8 p.m. NC State McKimmon Center Registration is encouraged but not required. If you have dietary restrictions, or require language services, please let us know. Refreshments and childcare will be provided. Can’t make it to the conversation? Stop by an Ask-A-Planner event to talk one-on-one with city staff: June 10 – Brier Creek Community Center | 3-6 p.m. June 12 – Barwell Road Community Center | 3-6 p.m. June 16 – Virtual | 3-6 p.m. Register Take our surveys by June 13!  Your feedback will help guide Raleigh’s future. Register for the May 29 and June 5 events Learn more about Reflecting Raleigh and all six of the Community Conversations.

  • Ask-a-Planner

    Reflecting Raleigh: The Next Comprehensive Plan More people move to Raleigh every day. How we grow shapes how the city provides services like public safety, trash pickup, parks programs, and clean water. We're planning for the future, and your voice matters. Let’s talk about it at our final Community Conversation. Thursday, May 29 | 6–8 p.m. Wake Chapel Church Life Enrichment Center June 5 | 6–8 p.m. NC State McKimmon Center Registration is encouraged but not required. If you have dietary restrictions, or require language services, please let us know. Refreshments and childcare will be provided. Can’t make it to the conversation? Stop by an Ask-A-Planner event to talk one-on-one with city staff: June 10 – Brier Creek Community Center | 3-6 p.m. June 12 – Barwell Road Community Center | 3-6 p.m. June 16 – Virtual | 3-6 p.m. Register Take our surveys by June 13!  Your feedback will help guide Raleigh’s future. Register for the May 29 and June 5 events Learn more about Reflecting Raleigh and all six of the Community Conversations.

  • PowerUp NC Raleigh Community Meeting

    John P. (Top) Greene 401 MLK Jr Blvd, Raleigh

    PowerUp NC Raleigh Community Meeting Location: John P Top Greene Community Center Date and Time: June 21, Saturday, 2 - 4 PM

  • 26th Annual Raleigh Small Business Conference and Expo

    McKimmon Center NCSU McKimmon Center 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

    The City of Raleigh’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Program strives to increase opportunities for historically underutilized businesses and promotes diversity and inclusion in City contracting. The City and Wake County Public School System are excited to announce the 26th Annual Small Business Expo this June. At the expo, you will connect with local and state procurement and primary contractors looking for certified minority and women-owned businesses, learn about resources available to you, and attend workshops. Stay tuned for updates on registration! Raleigh's Community Engagement Team will be on site from 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  • Sidewalk Sessions

    Eastgate Park 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC

    Staff is hosting 2 "Sidewalk Sessions" at Eastgate Park on June 17th and June 23rd. These sessions are informal opportunities for residents to drop by and meet members of the project team, ask questions, share ideas, and learn more about the Quail Hollow Green Street Project. The June 17th session will be held from 4-6 pm adjacent to the community center. The June 23rd session will be be held from 4:30-6:30 adjacent to the community center. Please see this link for more details: https://raleighnc.gov/transportation/events/sidewalk-sessions-raleigh-transportation-eastgate-park

  • Deep Dive Grant Writing Workshop

    Five Points Center for Active Adults 2000 Noble Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

    The Deep Dive Grant Writing Workshop is a three-hour session for nonprofit staff to learn about grant writing from the funder’s perspective. The workshop will  focus on writing grant narratives, responding to open-ended questions that funders often ask. Using narrative questions from the Raleigh Arts Commission’s grant application, we’ll discuss effective ways to tell funders about your organization. We’ll cover how to write about your hopes and dreams, your triumphs and challenges, in a straightforward way that helps funders better understand your organization and programming. You'll leave this workshop with new ideas and more effective ways to tell your story in a grant narrative. Expect lots of discussion and learning from your fellow workshop participants. Join us! Event details When: June 24, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Cost: Free of charge Where: Five Points Center for Active Adults, 2000 Noble Road, Raleigh, NC 2760

  • Gun Lock Giveaway at Carolina Gunrunners

    Carolina Gunrunners 1141 Falls River Avenue Suite 110, Raleigh, NC

    June is Gun Violence Safety month. The Raleigh Police Department is hosting several Gun Lock Giveaway events in our community to promote safe gun ownership and awareness. June 27, from 12 - 2 p.m. at 1141 Falls River Ave, Suite 110 June 27, from 2 - 4 p.m. at 6501 Mt. Herman Road Read more about Preventing Gun Violence.

  • Gun Lock Giveaway at Triangle Shooting Academy

    Triangle Shooting Academy 6501 Mt. Herman Road, Raleigh, NC

    June is Gun Violence Safety month. The Raleigh Police Department is hosting several Gun Lock Giveaway events in our community to promote safe gun ownership and awareness. June 27, from 12 - 2 p.m. at 1141 Falls River Ave, Suite 110 June 27, from 2 - 4 p.m. at 6501 Mt. Herman Road Read more about Preventing Gun Violence.

  • Development Stakeholders Quarterly Meeting

    Raleigh Transportation Field Services Building 2550 Operations Way, Raleigh

    Join us for the Development Stakeholders Quarterly meeting. This meeting will be in-person. The quarterly meeting is an opportunity for staff who manage development, permitting, and text change processes to share relevant updates with the development community. More information is available on the Development Stakeholders webpage.