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Hello again Raleigh! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Raleigh flashing yellow turn finally got more green time
  • How a Raleigh mom turned overdose grief into skateboards for kids
  • How Raleigh’s new $86M push could finally connect rural NC

Also on today's calendar: New Year Candle Making Workshop and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Sunday: Low clouds and cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 51.
  • Monday: Cloudy, showers around; windy, with a high of 67 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. From ‘Driving You Crazy' to fixed: Triangle traffic issues fixed (cbs17.com) — CBS 17 highlights several viewer-driven fixes to everyday traffic headaches, including a problematic flashing yellow turn signal in Raleigh that now gives drivers more green time. The story also covers safer school zone signs in Wake Forest, cleaner streets in Durham, and improved handicap parking at Brier Creek Commons, showing how resident complaints led to tangible changes across the Triangle.
   

2. Raleigh mom spreads awareness of drug overdose risk by gifting skateboards to Triangle kids (wral.com) — A Raleigh mother is honoring her late son, who loved skating at Marsh Creek Skatepark, by donating skateboards, scooters and helmets to local kids and nonprofits in Raleigh and Wake County. Through her holiday giving campaign, she’s also opening conversations about addiction and overdose risks, especially around the winter months when deaths tend to rise in North Carolina.
   

3. New $86 million NCDIT program aims to finish bringing high-speed internet to rural communities (cbs17.com) — Announced from Raleigh, a new $86 million state program will speed up getting high-speed internet to remaining rural pockets across North Carolina. Using American Rescue Plan funds, NCDIT’s Stop-Gap Solutions Program targets quick extensions of existing broadband lines so homes and small businesses near current infrastructure can finally get connected.
   

4. Residents worry about what will happen if Cary mobile home park closes (newsobserver.com) — Residents of Cary’s Chatham Estates mobile home park fear they’ll be forced out within months if a long-rumored sale and closure go through, threatening one of western Wake’s last affordable communities. Some longtime residents who once lived in Raleigh say they feel safer and more connected in Cary, but now face relocation costs they can’t afford and the loss of nearby schools, church, and neighbors.
   

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    I had put food and a litter box on the front porch and a can of food on the grill out back and just a few minutes ago I heard her crying at the… (Nextdoor Wyckford)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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