RCAC recognition

We were having what seemed like a typical RCAC meeting tonight, with a few long-winded discussions about neighborhood events and Raleigh’s UDO. We were already running past our usual adjournment time when Dwayne Patterson of Community Services made a wonderful comment.
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Recycled recognition

Remember last year when BusinessWeek.com named Raleigh the number one city in the nation? I sure do. I chuckled when BusinessWeek lauded our city for its wonderful pedestrian mall, even though the mall was ripped out in 2006.

I chuckled again today when a number of folks passed this same article around on Facebook, apparently thinking Raleigh had won two years in a row. Hey, our city gets so many accolades, it’s hard to keep up with them, right?

Chick-Fil-A Agrees To Cease Funding To Anti-Gay Orgs

Bravo for Chick-Fil-A!

Could Chick-fil-A be turning over a new leaf?A Chicago-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT advocacy group reports that the restaurant chain — which was at the epicenter of a media firestorm this summer after its president confirmed his company’s anti-gay stance — has agreed to cease donations to right-wing groups that oppose same-sex marriage.

via Chick-Fil-A Agrees To Cease Funding To Anti-Gay Organizations, Chicago LGBT Group Claims.