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A sold-out charity concert at Red Hat Amphitheater last week, featuring the country band Turnpike Troubadours, raised more than $1 million for affordable housing.

Renters and homebuyers face a dismal landscape these days in finding affordable housing. But community groups and nonprofit landlords in North Carolina say theyre determined to increase their options, especially for people from low-income or marginalized backgrounds. Delores Bailey, executive director of the nonprofit group EMPOWERment in Chapel Hill, said her organization is spearheading the building of PEACH Apartments, a $3.5 million project to provide affordable housing for essential worker...

Baker Mitchell is a politically connected North Carolina businessman who celebrates the power of the free market. Every year, millions of public education dollars flow through Mitchell’s chain of four nonprofit charter schools to for-profit companies he controls.

United Ways 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge is back this year, with stories, presentations, panels, and online discussions designed to help people create more racial equality in their communities.

United Way of the Greater Triangle is funding the work of nine neighborhood leaders.

By Sarah Tate Mar 15, 2021 People across the country have been disappointed by the numerous concerts and events that have been canceled or postponed since the start of the pandemic. Cities with lively atmospheres are have been quieted down as live music performances came to halt. Thankfully, with millions of coronavirus vaccines being administered each day, things are looking up, and for music lovers in Raleigh, there is reason for hope. Raleigh is expected to host one of the citys first live,...