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Good morning Raleigh! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Raleigh greenways offer the smoothest, safest ride this week?
  • How a Leesville Road grad survived Brown University’s terrifying campus lockdown
  • What Raleigh’s FEMA court win means for NC storm protection

Also on today's calendar: Free Hillsborough Elite Rockstar Connect Networking Event (December, NC) and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Monday: Cold with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 49, low: 31.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 6 breathtaking bike trails in Raleigh for every enthusiast (wral.com) — Raleigh cyclists get a detailed guide to six of the city’s smoothest, most accessible greenway routes, from the Neuse River and Walnut Creek trails to the NC Museum of Art loops. Whether you’re a beginner or training for distance, you’ll find parking tips, surface details, and ways to link these Raleigh paths into longer, safer rides.
   

2. Brown University student from Raleigh recounts sheltering-in-place amid mass shooting tragedy (wral.com) — A Brown University freshman from the Raleigh area describes barricading in her dorm for eight hours as police responded to a deadly campus shooting in Rhode Island. She’s a recent Leesville Road High School graduate, now focusing on healing while thanking former Raleigh teachers and others back home who checked on her during the crisis.
   

3. NC wins $200 million lawsuit against FEMA, Attorney General Jackson says (foxcarolina.com) — From Raleigh, Attorney General Jeff Jackson says North Carolina has won a $200 million lawsuit forcing FEMA to restore funding for the BRIC disaster-mitigation program. The ruling means long-planned projects to protect water systems and homes from flooding across the state can move forward instead of losing critical resilience money.
   

4. North Carolina schools see positive changes with new cellphone policies, governor's report says (abc11.com) — Raleigh-based state leaders say new cellphone restrictions in North Carolina classrooms are already boosting focus, social interaction, and behavior, including in Wake County schools. A new law that took effect January 1 requires every district to curb phone use, and early feedback from teachers and students across multiple counties points to better learning environments and fewer discipline issues.
   

5. Brown University student killed in mass shooting identified (providencejournal.com) — Raleigh-based outlets WRAL and The News & Observer report that Brown University freshman Kendall Turner, a Durham Academy graduate, is among the students injured in the recent campus mass shooting. Another student, Ella Cook of Alabama, was identified as one of the victims, as friends and community members share memories of her activism and involvement on campus and in her church.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday December 15
  • PHS: Math 1, & Math 3 EOCs, Math 2 final exam
    Wake Early College of Health and Science , 2901 Holston Lane , Raleigh
    7:30 am
  • Winter break spirit week
    Partnership Elementary , 601 Devereux Street , Raleigh
    8:00 am
  • Spirit Week
    Walnut Creek Elementary School , 2600 Sunnybrook Rd , Raleigh
    8:00 am
  • Boys'/Girls' Basketball v. Dillard (home)
    Ligon Middle , 706 E Lenoir St , Raleigh
    4:00 pm

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