This series from The News & Observer’s Service Journalism team answers questions from readers about the Triangle region (and North Carolina ... say she hopes the City of Oaks can keep its ...

Many cities on Forbes’ list of the best places to retire house major universities. Just naming a few, Raleigh has N.C. State, ...

The capital city is ... Road near the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, maintains one of the premier public art collections located between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. Raleigh is known as ...

Over the years, we’ve received a lot of questions about living in Raleigh and what makes it special, so we’ve decided it was ...

This year's City of Oaks Marathon set a new record, with more than 7,600 runners competing in the race on Sunday. This year's City of Oaks Marathon set a new record, with more than 7,600 runners ...

This year’s City of Oaks Marathon in Raleigh was an ... like the State Capitol Building in downtown Raleigh, Meredith College and the NC State Bell Tower. It began under cloudy skies with ...

Here are some facts about the Raleigh Christmas Parade on its 80th anniversary (Undated) Raleigh Christmas Parade (Photo Credit: Raleigh City Museum ... parade in North Carolina: Spanning about ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Despite the early morning chill Sunday, thousands of runners took part in the eighth annual Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon. In addition to the full marathon, there was also the ...

A new flag being offered as Raleigh’s official symbol comes stamped with a sleek and majestic acorn — a bold, uncomplicated image that has long symbolized the City of Oaks. It adds a splash of ...

Runners cross the Boylan Street bridge during the Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon in 2014 in ... Runners will then head west, passing the NC State Memorial Bell Tower and up Reedy Creek Greenway ...

Raleigh resident Lucinda Thrall wrote to us to say she hopes the City of Oaks can keep its name, but in recent years, she thinks Raleigh seems to be losing lots of its treasured trees.