Saturday, October 24 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Raleigh Union Station Commute Smart Raleigh's favorite fall event is back! Join us for the 5th annual Chocolates and Trains for a behind-the-scenes tour of Raleigh Union Station, complete with complimentary coffee or hot chocolate. Learn about the history of Raleigh's Warehouse District and the impact Raleigh Union Station has had on the community. Registration is required, and space is limited, so sign up soon! Sign Up
The City of Raleigh and We Plant It Forward are teaming up for the 2026 Raleigh Arbor Day Celebration on Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Carolina Pines Park. The event invites community members to take part in a hands-on day of service focused on strengthening Raleigh’s urban tree canopy through volunteer activities and guided environmental stewardship. The celebration will kick off with a ceremonial tree planting and an Arbor Day proclamation, followed by rotating stations where volunteers can learn practical tree-care techniques and support local ecosystems. At the end of the event, participants will receive a free tree to plant at home, to help contribute to Raleigh's community goal of planting 24,000 trees by 2032 through the Leaf Out initiative. Details Location: Carolina Pines Park Date: Saturday, Oct. 24 Time: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Ages: All Cost: Free
Join us for a fun, friendly American Mahjong tournament designed to welcome players at different experience levels. Whether you're building confidence or sharpening strategy, there's a seat at the table for you! Tournament Highlights Two 4-game rounds of 90 minutes each round Players will rotate tables (within skill levels) at the break Structured tournament play by skill level Organized tables and clear scoring Friendly environment Prizes and bragging rights included New to Tournament Play? No problem! This event is designed to be welcoming, inclusive, and well-organized. Clear instructions and support will be provided throughout the day. Tournament Details Location: Five Points Center for Active Adults Date: Saturday, Oct. 24 Time: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Ages: 18 and older Cost: $20 Register on RecLink All participants must bring their own current National MahJong League card.
Join Stormwater staff for a pop-up stream cleanup! Help us clean up a section of Walnut Creek on Saturday October 24th. We'll meet at Worthdale Park Community Center (not the softball fields). Please come ready to get a little wet and muddy; long pants and closed-toe shoes are required. Space is limited to 35 volunteers. When: Saturday, October 24, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Where: Worthdale Park (1001 Cooper Road, Raleigh 27610) What You Need To Know All minor children must be accompanied by an adult. We'll provide all supplies! Please just come with closed-toed shoes/boots and clothes that can get a little wet and muddy. Each volunteer must individually register. Registration for the stream cleanup is required.
The City of Raleigh is offering Advice About Your Device Drop-In Hours. Whether you have a simple question about how to work your device or have long-term digital goals, attend our drop-in hours to get assistance and learn more. Drop-in hours will be held October - December at two Raleigh locations. There is no registration required for this FREE resource. Saturday, Oct. 24 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Green Road Community Center; 4201 Green Rd. Learn more about the Raleigh Digital Impact programs.
Syllabary Aug. 2 - Oct. 25, 2026 Join us for a closing reception for Syllabary on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 2:30 - 4 p.m. Check out the artwork, meet the artist, and enjoy an afternoon of community at Pullen Arts Center Featuring the artwork of interdisciplinary Durham-based artist Jason Lord, Syllabary is an evolving body of work emerging from questions I have returned to for years about the relationship between parts and wholes, the ways rules generate possibility rather than merely constrain it, the strange power of language to gather the world into names while inevitably leaving something outside them, and the different kinds of thinking that become possible through making. These questions are not illustrated by the work so much as discovered through the process of making it, emerging through assembling and disassembling, repeating and revising, working within self-imposed constraints, and allowing materials, forms, and images to migrate across different contexts. The objects in this exhibition are not expressions of ideas that existed beforehand. They are the material record of thought taking shape. Learn more about the Exhibition at Pullen Arts Center. Location: Pullen Arts Center, 105 Pullen Road, Raleigh, NC Parking: Visitors must have a parking permit between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Check-in at […]
Please mark your calendars for this month’s upcoming Midtown CAC meeting. Our agenda includes the monthly police activity report for Midtown and updates from our City Council representatives. Due to the City staff blackout for CAC presentations, in place until after elections, we are taking a different direction this month. Our guest speaker will be local realtor Maya Galletta, with Legacy Partners, Remax United. She will provide us with an update on the Raleigh real estate market with some discussion on market analysis and the need for different forms of housing. With people still moving to Raleigh at a very high rate, the question becomes whether our current housing production is meeting that need. Does the City approach of density, density, density everywhere help us provide sufficient housing for all sectors, while preserving the uniqueness and character of existing neighborhoods? Should be an interesting discussion. Please join us for that conversation. One special note: the November meeting date has been revised to November 16 so that we don’t compete with any family or vacation planning for the week of Thanksgiving.
The Dix Park Commission exists to oversee and approve matters related to Dix Park policy and development, The Dix Park Commission is supported by City staff well as Dix Park Conservancy staff.
Public Meeting - October 27, 2026 The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, October 27 at 9 a.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street in the City Council Chamber. Planning Commission meetings can be viewed on the city’s website and RTN 11. For more information about the meeting, please contact Bynum Walter or visit the Planning Commission webpage. A. Call to Order B. Public Comment C. Consent Agenda C.1 Approval of Minutes Requesting approval of draft minutes from October 13, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting D. Report of Committees D.1 Text Change TC-3-26: Omnibus List 2026 Justin Bucher, Planning and Development . Through the ongoing administration of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), staff routinely identifies issues in the code that warrant further review and correction. These issues arise due to a variety of reasons including recent text changes, application of the code to unique situations, and unclear/imprecise language. To ensure continuous improvement of the city’s land development regulations, staff utilizes the omnibus text change program to bundle these corrections and improvements into a single ordinance. Items included in the omnibus are modest in their impact and address minor, rather than major, policy areas. […]
A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIR A.1 Item 24-05 USGS Study - Stream Restoration and Stabilization Program (102026) This item was referred to committee during the October 20, 2026 City Council meeting. Council requested an update on the status of the Streambank Erosion Study conducted by the Unites States Geological Survey (USGS), with support funding from Raleigh Stormwater. This update is in follow up to the presentation referencing this study made by Stormwater staff related to streambank protection initiatives during the October 22, 2024 meeting of the Growth and Natural Resources Committee. An overview of the study and data releases are available on the USGS website; a separate Project Story Map titled “Finding Erosion Hotspots in Raleigh, NC" has also been developed. Staff will also provide an update on the Stream Restoration and Stabilization Programs; as part of this update, USGS staff will present the results of the Streambank Erosion Study which completed peer review and was recently published; a copy of the study is also included with the agenda materials. B. PENDING ITEMS None. C. ADJOURNMENT
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The Police Advisory Board serves as a liaison between the Raleigh community and City Council. The board will help build trust and relationships between the Raleigh Police Department and the community. Location Raleigh Pathways Center, Conference Room 200 900 S. Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Streaming link here.