No matter how you spin it, Downtown Raleigh has fallen on hard times. Serious crimes—shootings, stabbings, robbings, assaults, harassment, vandalism, drug deals and the like, not to mention loitering and panhandling—combined with the city’s growing homelessness problem, substance abuse and fewer police on the streets, has created the perfect storm. Tune in as Publisher Gina Stephens and Associate Editor Lauren Kruchten chat both short- and long-term solutions to these issues.
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