document_title: Raleigh, North Carolina

question_text: raleigh is located in what part of north carolina

question_tokens: raleigh is located in what part of north carolina

text: Raleigh, North Carolina

text: History[edit]

text: Earlier capitals[edit]

text: Bath, the oldest town in North Carolina, was the first nominal capital of the colony from 1705 until 1722, when Edenton took over the role. The colony had no permanent institutions of government until the new capital New Bern was established in 1743.

text: 18th century[edit]

text: In December 1770, Joel Lane successfully petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly to create a new county. On January 5, 1771, the bill creating Wake County was passed in the General Assembly. The county was formed from portions of Cumberland, Orange, and Johnston counties. The county was named for Margaret Wake Tryon, the wife of Governor William Tryon. The first county seat was Bloomsbury.

text: New Bern, a port town on the Neuse River 35 miles (56 km) from the Atlantic Ocean, was the largest city and the capital of North Carolina during the American Revolution. When the British Army laid siege to the city, that site could no longer be used.[12]

text: Raleigh was chosen as the site of the new capital in 1788, as its central location protected it from attacks from the coast. It was officially established in 1792 as both county seat and state capital (incorporated on December 31, 1792 – charter granted January 21, 1795).[13] The city was named for Sir Walter Raleigh, sponsor of Roanoke, the "lost colony" on Roanoke Island.[14]

text: The city's location was chosen, in part, for being within 11 mi (18 km) of Isaac Hunter's Tavern, a popular tavern frequented by the state legislators.[15] No known city or town existed previously on the chosen city site. Raleigh is one of the few cities in the United States that was planned and built specifically to serve as a state capital. Its original boundaries were formed by the downtown streets of North, East, West and South.[16] The plan, a grid with two main axes meeting at a central square and an additional square in each corner, was based on Thomas Holme's 1682 plan for Philadelphia.[17]

text: The North Carolina General Assembly first met in Raleigh in December 1794, and granted the city a charter, with a board of seven appointed commissioners and an "Intendant of Police" (which developed as the office of Mayor) to govern it. (After 1803 city commissioners were elected.) In 1799, the N.C. Minerva and Raleigh Advertiser was the first newspaper published in Raleigh.[18] John Haywood was the first Intendant of Police.[19]

text: 19th century[edit]

text: In 1808, Andrew Johnson, the nation's future 17th President, was born at Casso's Inn in Raleigh. The city's first water supply network was completed in 1818, although due to system failures, the project was abandoned. In 1819 Raleigh's first volunteer fire company was founded, followed in 1821 by a full-time fire company.

text: In 1817, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina was established and headquartered in Raleigh.

text: In 1831, a fire destroyed the State Capitol. Two years later, reconstruction began with quarried gneiss being delivered by the first railroad in the state. Raleigh celebrated the completions of the new Capitol and new Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company in 1840.

text: In 1853, the first State Fair was held near Raleigh. The first institution of higher learning in Raleigh, Peace College, was established in 1857. Raleigh's Historic Oakwood contains many houses from the 19th century that are still in good condition.

text: North Carolina seceded from the Union. After the Civil War began, Governor Zebulon Baird Vance ordered the construction of breastworks around the city as protection from Union troops. During General Sherman's Carolinas Campaign, Raleigh was captured by Union cavalry under the command of General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick on April 13, 1865. As the Confederate cavalry retreated west, the Union soldiers followed, leading to the nearby Battle of Morrisville.[20] The city was spared significant destruction during the War.

text: Due to the economic and social problems of the post-war period and Reconstruction, with a state economy still overly based on agriculture, it grew little over the next several decades.

text: After the Civil War ended in 1865, African Americans were emancipated. The Reconstruction era legislature established public education for blacks and whites. Freedmen were often led by free blacks who had become educated before the war. With the help of the Freedmen's Bureau, many freedmen migrated from rural areas to Raleigh. It had an established free black community, more work opportunities, and many freedmen wanted to get out from under white supervision in the rural areas.

text: Shaw University, the South's first African American college, began classes in 1865 and was chartered in 1875. Its Estey Hall was the first building constructed for the higher education of black women, and Leonard Medical Center was the first four-year medical school in the country for African Americans.

text: In 1867, Episcopal clergy founded St. Augustine's College for the education of freedmen. The biracial Reconstruction legislature created new welfare institutions: in 1869, it approved the nation's first school for blind and deaf blacks, to be located in Raleigh. In 1874, the federal government constructed the Federal Building in Raleigh, the first federal government project in the South following the Civil War.

text: In 1880, the newspapers News and Observer combined to form The News & Observer. It continues to be Raleigh's primary daily newspaper. The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now known as North Carolina State University, was founded as a land-grant college in 1887. The city's Rex Hospital opened in 1889 and included the state's first nursing school. The Baptist Women's College, now known as Meredith College, opened in 1891, and in 1898, The Academy of Music, a private music conservatory, was established.

text: In the late nineteenth century, two black Congressmen were elected from North Carolina's 2nd district, the last in 1898. George Henry White sought to promote civil rights for blacks and to challenge efforts by white Democrats to reduce black voting by new discriminatory laws. He and allies were unsuccessful. Based on a white supremacy campaign that returned Democrats to dominance, in 1900 the state legislature passed a new constitution, with a suffrage amendment that raised barriers to voter registration, resulting in the disenfranchisement of most blacks and many poor whites. The state succeeded in reducing black voting to zero by 1908. Loss of the ability to vote also disqualified black men (and later women) from sitting on juries and serving in any office—local, state or federal. The rising black middle-class in Raleigh and other areas was politically silenced and shut out of local governance, and the Republican Party was no longer competitive in the state.

text: It was not until after federal civil rights legislation was passed in the mid-1960s that the majority of blacks in North Carolina would again be able to vote, sit on juries and serve in local offices. By that time many African Americans had left the state in the Great Migration to northern industrial cities for more opportunities. No African American was elected to Congress from North Carolina until 1992.

text: 20th century[edit]

text: In 1912, Bloomsbury Park opened, featuring a popular carousel ride. Relocated to Pullen Park, the Pullen Park Carousel is still operating.

text: From 1914 to 1917, an influenza epidemic killed 288 Raleighites.[citation needed]

text: In 1922, WLAC signed on as the city's first radio station, but lasted only two years. WFBQ signed on in 1924 and became WPTF in 1927. It is now Raleigh's oldest continuous radio broadcaster.

text: Following immigration by Catholics, on December 12, 1924, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh was officially established by Pope Pius XI. The Sacred Heart Cathedral became the official seat of the diocese with William Joseph Hafey as its bishop.

text: The city's first airport, Curtiss-Wright Flying Field, opened in 1929. That same year, the stock market crash resulted in six Raleigh banks closing.[21]

text: During the difficult 1930s of the Great Depression, government at all levels was integral to creating jobs. The city provided recreational and educational programs, and hired people for public works projects. In 1932, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium was dedicated. The North Carolina Symphony, founded the same year, performed in its new home. From 1934 to 1937, the federal Civilian Conservation Corps constructed the area now known as William B. Umstead State Park. In 1939, the State General Assembly chartered the Raleigh-Durham Aeronautical Authority to build a larger airport between Raleigh and Durham, with the first flight occurring in 1943.

text: In 1947, Raleigh citizens adopted a council-manager form of government, the current form. Council members are elected from single-member districts. They hire a city manager.

text: The Dorton Arena, a 7,610-seat multi-purpose arena designed by Matthew Nowicki, was opened in 1952 on the grounds of the North Carolina State Fair. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

text: Raleigh experienced significant damage from Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

text: In 1953, WNAO-TV, channel 28, became the city's first television station, though it folded in 1957.

text: With the opening of the Research Triangle Park in 1959, Raleigh began to experience a population increase, resulting in a total city population of 100,000 by 1960.[22] In 1960, the Census Bureau reported Raleigh's population as 76.4% white and 23.4% black.[23]

text: Following passage of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the main achievements of the Civil Rights Movement and the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency, political participation and voting by African Americans in Raleigh increased rapidly. In 1967, Clarence Lightner was elected to the City Council, and in 1973 became Raleigh's first African-American mayor.

text: In 1976, the Raleigh City and Wake County schools merged to become the Wake County Public School System, now the largest school system in the state and 19th largest in the country.[citation needed]

text: During the 1970s and 1980s, the I-440 beltline was constructed, easing traffic congestion and providing access to most major city roads.

text: The first Raleigh Convention Center (replaced in 2008) and Fayetteville Street Mall were both opened in 1977. Fayetteville Street was turned into a pedestrian-only street in an effort to help the then-ailing downtown area, but the plan was flawed and business declined for years to come. Fayetteville Street was reopened in 2007 as the main thoroughfare of Raleigh's downtown.[24]

text: The 1988 Raleigh tornado outbreak of November 28, 1988, was the most destructive of the seven tornadoes reported in Northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia between 1:00 AM and 5:45 AM. The Raleigh tornado produced over $77 million in F4 damage, along with four fatalities (two in the city of Raleigh, and two in Nash County) and 154 injuries. The damage path from the storm was measured at 84 miles (135 km) long, and .5 miles (0.8 km) wide at times.[25]

text: In 1991, two large skyscrapers in Raleigh were completed, First Union Capitol Center and Two Hannover Square, along with the popular Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek in Southeast Raleigh.

text: In 1996, the Olympic Flame passed through Raleigh while on its way to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Also in 1996, Hurricane Fran struck the area, causing massive flooding and extensive structural damage. In addition, WRAL-TV became the first High-Definition broadcast station in the world.

text: In 1997, the National Hockey League's Hartford Whalers announced their intention to move to Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes, becoming the city's first major league professional sports franchise.

text: In 1999, the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (later renamed the RBC Center and now called PNC Arena), opened to provide a home for the Hurricanes and the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team, as well as an up-to-date major concert venue.[26]

text: 21st century[edit]

text: In the first decade of the 21st century, Raleigh was featured prominently in a number of "Top 10 Lists", including those by Forbes, MSNBC and Money magazine, due to its quality of life and business climate.[27]

text: In 2001, the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium complex was expanded with the addition of the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Meymandi Concert Hall, Fletcher Opera Theater, Kennedy Theatre, Betty Ray McCain Gallery and Lichtin Plaza.[28]

text: Fayetteville Street reopened to vehicular traffic in 2006. A variety of downtown building projects began around this time including the 34-story RBC Bank Tower, multiple condominium projects and several new restaurants. Additional skyscrapers are in the proposal/planning phase.

text: In 2006, the city's NHL franchise, the Carolina Hurricanes, won the Stanley Cup, North Carolina's first and only professional sports championship.

text: With the opening of parts of I-540 from 2005 to 2007, a new 70-mile (110 km) loop around Wake County, traffic congestion eased somewhat in the North Raleigh area. Completion of the entire loop is expected to take another 15 years.

text: In 2008, the city's Fayetteville Street Historic District joined the National Register of Historic Places.

text: In September 2010, Raleigh hosted the inaugural Hopscotch Music Festival.

text: In January 2011, Raleigh hosted the National Hockey League All-Star Game.

text: In April 2011, a devastating EF-3 tornado hit Raleigh, and many other tornadoes touched down in the state (ultimately the largest, but not the strongest (1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak) outbreak to ever hit the state), killing 24 people. The tornado tracked northeast through parts of Downtown, East Central Raleigh and Northeast Raleigh and produced $115 million in damages in Wake County. There were 4 fatalities in the city.[citation needed]

text: In September 2015 Holy Trinity Anglican Church was opened; the first church to be built in downtown Raleigh since 1958.[29][30]

text: On July 26, 2017 the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh dedicated its new cathedral, Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, the fifth-largest in the United States.[31][32][33]

text: Geography[edit]

text: According to the United States Census Bureau, Raleigh occupies a total area of 144.0 square miles (373.0 km2), of which 142 square miles (369 km2) is land and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), or 0.76%, is covered by water. The Neuse River flows through the northeast end of the city.

text: Raleigh is located in the northeast central region of North Carolina, where the Piedmont and Atlantic Coastal Plain regions meet. This area is known as the "fall line" because it marks the elevation inland at which waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and rivers. As a result, most of Raleigh features gently rolling hills that slope eastward toward the state's flat coastal plain. Its central Piedmont location situates Raleigh about two hours west of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, by car and four hours east of the Great Smoky Mountains. The city is 155 miles (249 km) south of Richmond, Virginia, 263 miles (423 km) south of Washington, D.C., and 150 miles (240 km) northeast of Charlotte, North Carolina.

text: Cityscape[edit]

text: Raleigh is divided into several major geographic areas, each of which use a Raleigh address and a ZIP code that begins with the digits 276. PNC Plaza, formerly known as RBC Plaza, is the largest and tallest skyscraper in the city of Raleigh. The tower rises to a height of 538 feet (164 m), with a floor count of 34.

text: Downtown and inside-the-beltline neighborhoods[edit]

text: The downtown area is home to historic buildings such as the Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel built in the early 20th century, the restored City Market, the Fayetteville Street downtown business district, which includes the PNC Plaza and Wells Fargo Capitol Center buildings, as well as the North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina State Capitol, William Peace University, the City of Raleigh Museum, Raleigh Convention Center, Shaw University, Campbell University School of Law, and St. Augustine's College. In the 2000s, an effort by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance was made to separate this area of the city into five smaller districts: Fayetteville Street, Moore Square, Glenwood South, Warehouse (Raleigh), and Capital District (Raleigh). Some of the names have become common place among locals such as the Warehouse, Fayetteville Street, and Glenwood South Districts.

text: The Inside the Beltline neighborhoods include Cameron Park, Boylan Heights,[34] Country Club Hills, Coley Forest, Five Points, Budleigh, Glenwood-Brooklyn, Hayes Barton Historic District, Moore Square, Mordecai, Rosengarten Park, Belvidere Park, Woodcrest, Oberlin Village, and Historic Oakwood. Inside the Beltline refers to I-440 which used to be called the Beltline before being re-branded to ease driver navigation. These neighborhoods were typically built before World War II.

text: Midtown Raleigh[edit]

text: Midtown Raleigh is a residential and commercial area just North of the I-440 Beltline and is part of North Raleigh. It is roughly framed by Glenwood/Creedmoor Road to the West, Wake Forest Road to the East, and Millbrook Road to the North. It includes shopping centers such as North Hills and Crabtree Valley Mall. It also includes North Hills Park and part of the Raleigh Greenway System. The term was coined by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, developer John Kane and planning director Mitchell Silver. The News & Observer newspaper started using the term for marketing purposes only.[35] The Midtown Raleigh Alliance was founded on July 25, 2011 as a way for community leaders to promote the area.[36]

text: East Raleigh[edit]

text: East Raleigh is situated roughly from Capital Boulevard near the I-440 beltline to New Hope Road. Most of East Raleigh's development is along primary corridors such as U.S. 1 (Capital Boulevard), New Bern Avenue, Poole Road, Buffaloe Road, and New Hope Road. Neighborhoods in East Raleigh include Hedingham, Longview, Lockwood, Madonna Acres, New Hope, Thompson-Hunter and Wilder's Grove. The area is bordered to the east by the town of Knightdale.

text: West Raleigh[edit]

text: West Raleigh lies along Hillsborough Street and Western Boulevard. The area is bordered to the west by suburban Cary. It is home to North Carolina State University, Meredith College, Pullen Park, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, the Islamic Association of Raleigh, Cameron Village, Lake Johnson, the North Carolina Museum of Art and historic Saint Mary's School. Primary thoroughfares serving West Raleigh, in addition to Hillsborough Street, are Avent Ferry Road, Blue Ridge Road, and Western Boulevard. The PNC Arena is also located here adjacent to the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. These are located approximately 2 miles from Rex Hospital.

text: North Raleigh[edit]

text: North Raleigh is an expansive, diverse, and fast-growing suburban area of the city that is home to established neighborhoods to the south along with many newly built subdivisions and along its northern fringes. The area generally falls North of Millbrook Road. It is primarily suburban with large shopping areas. Primary neighborhoods and subdivisions in North Raleigh include Bartons Creek Bluffs, Bedford, Bent Tree, Black Horse Run, Brier Creek, Brookhaven, Coachman's Trail, Crossgate, Crosswinds, Dominion Park, Ethan's Glenn, Falls River, Greystone Village, Harrington Grove, Hidden Valley, Lake Park, Long Lake, North Haven, North Ridge, Oakcroft, Shannon Woods, Six Forks Station, Springdale Estates, Stonebridge, Stone Creek, Stonehenge, Summerfield, Valley Estates, Wakefield, Weathersfield, Windsor Forest, and Wood Valley. The area is served by a number of primary transportation corridors including Glenwood Avenue U.S. Route 70, Interstate 540, Wake Forest Road, Millbrook Road, Lynn Road, Six Forks Road, Spring Forest Road, Creedmoor Road, Leesville Road, Norwood Road, Strickland Road, and North Hills Drive.

text: South Raleigh[edit]

text: South Raleigh is located along U.S. 401 south toward Fuquay-Varina and along US 70 into suburban Garner. This area is the least developed and least dense area of Raleigh (much of the area lies within the Swift Creek watershed district, where development regulations limit housing densities and construction). The area is bordered to the west by Cary, to the east by Garner, and to the southwest by Holly Springs. Neighborhoods in South Raleigh include Eagle Creek, Renaissance Park, Lake Wheeler, Swift Creek, Carolina Pines, Rhamkatte, Riverbrooke, and Enchanted Oaks.

text: Southeast Raleigh[edit]

text: Southeast Raleigh is bounded by downtown on the west, Garner on the southwest, and rural Wake County to the southeast. The area includes areas along Rock Quarry Road, Poole Road, and New Bern Avenue. Primary neighborhoods include Chastain, Chavis Heights, Raleigh Country Club, Southgate, Kingwood Forest, Rochester Heights, Emerald Village and Biltmore Hills. Coastal Credit Union Music Park (formerly Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion, Alltel Pavilion and Walnut Creek Amphitheatre) is one of the region's major outdoor concert venues and is located on Rock Quarry Road. Shaw University is located in this part of the city.

text: Climate[edit]

text: Like much of the southeastern United States, Raleigh has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with four distinct seasons. Winters are short and generally cool, with a January daily average of 41.0 °F (5.0 °C). On average, there are 69 nights per year that drop to or below freezing, and only 2.7 days that fail to rise above freezing.[37] April is the driest month, with an average of 2.91 inches (73.9 mm) of precipitation. Precipitation is well distributed around the year, with a slight maximum between July and September; on average, July is the wettest month, owing to generally frequent, sometimes heavy, showers and thunderstorms. Summers are hot and humid, with a daily average in July of 80.0 °F (26.7 °C). There are 48 days per year with highs at or above 90 °F (32 °C).[37] Autumn is similar to spring overall but has fewer days of rainfall, but greater potential for extremely heavy rainfall in a one/two day period, owing to occasional threat from tropical weather systems (hurricanes and tropical storms) packing torrential rainfall. In September 1999, Raleigh recorded its wettest month ever, with over 21 inches of rain, due to torrential rainfall from tropical weather systems, most notably Hurricane Floyd on September 15–16. Extremes in temperature have ranged from −9 °F (−23 °C) on January 21, 1985 up to 105 °F (41 °C), most recently on July 8, 2012.

text: Raleigh receives an average of 6.0 inches (15.2 cm) of snow in winter. Freezing rain and sleet also occur most winters, and occasionally the area experiences a major damaging ice storm. On January 24–25, 2000, Raleigh received its greatest snowfall from a single storm – 20.3 inches (52 cm) – the Winter Storm of January 2000. Storms of this magnitude are generally the result of cold air damming that affects the city due to its proximity to the Appalachian Mountains.  Winter storms have caused traffic problems in the past as well.

text: The region also experiences occasional periods of drought, during which the city sometimes has restricted water use by residents. During the late summer and early fall, Raleigh can experience hurricanes. In 1996, Hurricane Fran caused severe damage in the Raleigh area, mostly from falling trees. Hurricanes Dennis and Floyd in September 1999 were primary contributors to that month's extreme rainfall of over 21 inches. The most recent hurricane to have a considerable effect on the area was Matthew in 2016. Tornadoes also have on occasion affected the city of Raleigh, most notably the November 28, 1988 tornado which occurred in the early morning hours and rated an F4 on the Fujita Tornado Scale and affected northwestern portions of the city. There also was the April 16, 2011 EF3 tornado, which affected portions of downtown and northeast Raleigh and the suburb of Holly Springs.

text: Despite the concerns of occasional drought that comes with the region, Raleigh and the state of North Carolina receive large amounts of rainfall throughout the year. Raleigh receives an average annual rainfall of 43.34 inches (110.1 cm), which is 4.2 inches (10.7 cm) more than the national average.[38]

text:
showClimate data for Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina (1981–2010 normals,[a] extremes 1887–present[b])

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year

Record high °F (°C)

80 (27)

84 (29)

94 (34)

95 (35)

99 (37)

105 (41)

105 (41)

105 (41)

104 (40)

98 (37)

88 (31)

81 (27)

105 (41)

Mean maximum °F (°C)

71.1 (21.7)

74.3 (23.5)

81.8 (27.7)

87.1 (30.6)

90.8 (32.7)

96.0 (35.6)

97.5 (36.4)

96.8 (36)

91.9 (33.3)

86.0 (30)

78.9 (26.1)

72.3 (22.4)

99.0 (37.2)

Average high °F (°C)

50.9 (10.5)

55.2 (12.9)

63.4 (17.4)

72.4 (22.4)

79.6 (26.4)

87.1 (30.6)

90.2 (32.3)

88.4 (31.3)

82.1 (27.8)

72.6 (22.6)

63.6 (17.6)

53.6 (12)

71.7 (22.1)

Average low °F (°C)

31.0 (−0.6)

33.8 (1)

39.9 (4.4)

48.0 (8.9)

56.5 (13.6)

65.8 (18.8)

69.9 (21.1)

68.6 (20.3)

61.7 (16.5)

49.8 (9.9)

40.8 (4.9)

33.3 (0.7)

50.0 (10)

Mean minimum °F (°C)

12.4 (−10.9)

17.6 (−8)

23.1 (−4.9)

30.4 (−0.9)

41.8 (5.4)

52.9 (11.6)

59.7 (15.4)

58.1 (14.5)

46.7 (8.2)

32.7 (0.4)

24.9 (−3.9)

17.1 (−8.3)

10.0 (−12.2)

Record low °F (°C)

−9 (−23)

−2 (−19)

11 (−12)

23 (−5)

29 (−2)

38 (3)

48 (9)

46 (8)

37 (3)

19 (−7)

11 (−12)

0 (−18)

−9 (−23)

Average precipitation inches (mm)

3.50 (88.9)

3.23 (82)

4.11 (104.4)

2.92 (74.2)

3.27 (83.1)

3.52 (89.4)

4.73 (120.1)

4.26 (108.2)

4.36 (110.7)

3.25 (82.6)

3.12 (79.2)

3.07 (78)

43.34 (1,100.8)

Average snowfall inches (cm)

2.9 (7.4)

1.9 (4.8)

0.5 (1.3)

0.1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.1 (0.3)

0.6 (1.5)

6.1 (15.5)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.3

9.9

10.6

11.9

10.5

8.0

7.3

8.2

9.4

114.1

Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)

1.1

1.3

0.3

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.5

3.4

Average relative humidity (%)

66.5

64.1

63.0

61.7

71.1

73.6

76.0

77.9

77.1

73.3

69.1

68.5

70.2

Mean monthly sunshine hours

163.8

173.1

228.9

250.7

258.4

267.7

259.5

239.6

217.6

215.4

174.0

157.6

2,606.3

Percent possible sunshine

53

57

62

64

59

61

58

57

58

62

56

52

59

Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990),[37][39][40]

text: Demographics[edit]

text:
Historical population

Census
Pop.

%±
1800669—181097645.9%18202,674174.0%18301,700−36.4%18402,24432.0%18504,518101.3%18604,7805.8%18707,79063.0%18809,26518.9%189012,67836.8%190013,6437.6%191019,21840.9%192024,41827.1%193037,37953.1%194046,87925.4%195065,67940.1%196093,93143.0%1970122,83030.8%1980150,25522.3%1990212,09241.2%2000276,09330.2%2010403,89246.3%Est. 2017464,758[4]15.1%U.S. Decennial Census[41]

text:
hideRacial composition
2010[42]
1990[43]
1970[43]
1950[43]

White
57.5%
69.2%
76.6%
72.7%

—Non-Hispanic whites
53.3%
68.4%
76.4%
n/a

Black or African American
29.3%
27.6%
22.7%
27.2%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
11.4%
1.4%
0.6%
n/a

Asian
4.3%
2.5%
0.3%
0.1%

text: According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of the city was: 57.5% White (53.3% non-Hispanic white), 29.3% Black or African American, 4.3% Asian American (1.2% Indian, 0.8% Chinese, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.5% Korean, 0.4% Filipino, 0.1% Japanese), 2.6% two or more races, 1.4% some other race, 0.5% Native American, and <0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander[44]

text: In addition, 11.4% of city residents were Hispanic or Latino Americans, of any race (5.9% Mexican, 1.1% Puerto Rican, 0.9% Salvadoran, 0.6% Dominican, 0.6% Honduran, 0.3% Colombian, 0.3% Cuban, 0.2% Guatemalan, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Peruvian, 0.1% Venezuelan, 0.1% Ecuadorian, 0.1% Argentine, 0.1% Panamanian).

text: As of the 2000 United States census,[5] there were 276,093 persons (July 2008 estimate was 380,173) and 61,371 families residing in Raleigh. The population density was 2,409.2 people per square mile (930.2/km²). There were 120,699 housing units at an average density of 1,053.2 per square mile (406.7/km²). The racial composition of the city was: 63.31% White, 27.80% Black or African American, 7.01% Hispanic or Latino American, 3.38% Asian American, 0.36% Native American, 0.04% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 3.24% some other race, and 1.88% two or more races.

text: There were 112,608 households in the city in 2000, of which 26.5% included children below the age of 18, 39.5% were composed of married couples living together, 11.4% reported a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% classified themselves as nonfamily. Unmarried partners were present in 2.2% of households. In addition, 33.1% of all households were composed of individuals living alone, of which 6.2% was someone 65 years of age or older. The average household size in Raleigh was 2.30 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons.

text: Raleigh's population in 2000 was evenly distributed with 20.9% below the age of 18, 15.9% aged 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, and 18.4% from 45 to 64. An estimated 8.3% of the population was 65 years of age or older, and the median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males; for every 100 females aged 18 or older, there were 96.6 males aged 18 or older.

text: The median household income in the city was $46,612 in 2000, and the median family income was $60,003. Males earned a median income of $39,248, versus $30,656 for females. The median per capita income for the city was $25,113, and an estimated 11.5% of the population and 7.1% of families were living below the poverty line. Of the total population, 18.8% of those below the age of 18, and 9.3% of those 65 and older, were living below the poverty line.

text: Religion[edit]

text: Raleigh is home to a wide variety of religious practitioners. The predominant religion in Raleigh is Christianity, with the largest numbers of adherents being Baptist (14.1%), Methodist (5.6%), and Roman Catholic (4.2%). Others include Presbyterian (2.8%), Pentecostal (1.7%), Episcopalian (1.2%), Lutheran (0.6%), Latter-Day Saints (0.7%), and other Christian denominations (10.2%) including Eastern Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Jehovah's Witness, Christian Science, Christian Unitarianism, other Mainline Protestant groups, and non-denominational Christians.[45]

text: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, the North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, and the New Hope Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (USA)[46] are all headquartered in Raleigh.

text: Other religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Bahá'í,[47] Druze, Taoism, and Shintoism[48] make up 1.31% of religious practitioners. Islam (0.8%) and Judaism (0.9%) are also practiced.[45]

text: In Wake County, 29% of the population are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, 22% are affiliated with the Catholic Church, 17% are affiliated with the United Methodist Church, 6% are affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), and 27% are religiously affiliated with other denominations, religions, or are not religiously affiliated.[49]

text: Economy[edit]

text: Raleigh's industrial base includes financial services, electrical, medical, electronic and telecommunications equipment, clothing and apparel, food processing, paper products, and pharmaceuticals. Raleigh is part of North Carolina's Research Triangle, one of the country's largest and most successful research parks, and a major center in the United States for high-tech and biotech research, as well as advanced textile development.[50] The city is a major retail shipping point for eastern North Carolina and a wholesale distributing point for the grocery industry.[51]

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Raleigh was number one on the 2015 Forbes list of the best place for businesses and careers.[52]
Companies based in Raleigh include BB&T Insurance Services, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Carquest, First Citizens BancShares, Golden Corral, Martin Marietta Materials, Red Hat, Waste Industries, and Lulu.

text: In April 2014 Steven P. Rosenthal of Northland Investment Corp. referred to Raleigh as "a real concentration of brain power. You have a lot of smart people living in the same place. That will drive the economy."[53]

text: Top employers[edit]

text: According to Raleigh's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[54] the top employers in the city are:

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#

Employer

No. of employees

1

State of North Carolina

24,739

2

Wake County Public School System

17,572

3

Red Hat

9,800

4

North Carolina State University

7,730

5

WakeMed

7,607

6

Rex Hospital

4,800

7

Wake County

4,272

8

City of Raleigh

3,811

9

Progress Energy

2,500

10

First Citizens BancShares

1,703

11

Duke Raleigh Hospital

1,700

text: Culture[edit]

text: Museums[edit]

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African American Cultural Complex
Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh
Gregg Museum of Art & Design at NCSU
Haywood Hall House & Gardens
Marbles Kids Museum
North Carolina Museum of Art
North Carolina Museum of History
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
City of Raleigh Museum
J. C. Raulston Arboretum
Joel Lane House
Mordecai Plantation
Montfort Hall
 The Videri Chocolate Factory in the Warehouse District Pope House Museum

text: Performing arts[edit]

text: The Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek hosts major international touring acts. In 2011, the Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater opened (now sponsored as the Red Hat Amphitheater), which hosts numerous concerts primarily in the summer months. An additional amphitheater sits on the grounds of the North Carolina Museum of Art, which hosts a summer concert series and outdoor movies. Nearby Cary is home to the Koka Booth Amphitheatre which hosts additional summer concerts and outdoor movies, and serves as the venue for regularly scheduled outdoor concerts by the North Carolina Symphony based in Raleigh. During the North Carolina State Fair, Dorton Arena hosts headline acts. The private Lincoln Theatre is one of several clubs in downtown Raleigh that schedules many concerts throughout the year in multiple formats (rock, pop, country).

text: The Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts complex houses the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, the Fletcher Opera Theater, the Kennedy Theatre, and the Meymandi Concert Hall. In 2008, a new theatre space, the Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, was opened in the restored auditorium of the historic Murphey School.[55] Theater performances are also offered at the Raleigh Little Theatre, Long View Center, Ira David Wood III Pullen Park Theatre, and Stewart and Thompson Theaters at North Carolina State University.

text: Raleigh is home to several professional arts organizations, including the North Carolina Symphony, the Opera Company of North Carolina, Theatre In The Park, Burning Coal Theatre Company, the North Carolina Theatre, Broadway Series South and the Carolina Ballet. The numerous local colleges and universities significantly add to the options available for viewing live performances.

text: Visual arts[edit]

text: North Carolina Museum of Art, occupying a large suburban campus on Blue Ridge Road near the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, maintains one of the premier public art collections located between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. In addition to its extensive collections of American Art, European Art and ancient art, the museum recently has hosted major exhibitions featuring Auguste Rodin (in 2000) and Claude Monet (in 2006-07), each attracting more than 200,000 visitors.[56][57] Unlike most prominent public museums, the North Carolina Museum of Art acquired a large number of the works in its permanent collection through purchases with public funds. The museum's outdoor park is one of the largest such art parks in the country. The museum facility underwent a major expansion which greatly expanded the exhibit space that was completed in 2010. The 127,000 sf new expansion is designed by NYC architect Thomas Phifer and Partners.

text: Raleigh's downtown is also home to many local art galleries such as Art Space in City Market, Visual Art Exchange, and 311 Gallery, on Martin Street, and Bee Hive Studios on Hargett Street. CAM Raleigh is a downtown contemporary art museum, also on Martin Street, that serves to promote new artists and does not house a permanent collection. CAM Raleigh was designed by the award-winning architectural firm Brooks+Scarpa of Los Angeles.

text: Awards[edit]

text: Raleigh frequently receives national recognition for its quality of life and business climate. Some recent national rankings include:

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America's Best Places to Live: #1 (Businessweek.com, June 2011)[58]
Best Place for Business and Careers: #3 (Forbes.com, June 2012)[59]
Top 10 Best Cities for Educated Workers: #5 (Raleigh-Cary, NC)(247WallSt.com, September 2011)[60]
Most Cost-Attractive Business Location: #5 (KPMG, March 2012)[61]
Best Cities in America for Health and Happiness: #3 (EcoSalon, March 2012)[62]
Fastest Growing Cities for Technology Jobs: #1 (Dice, March 2012)[63]
Best Cities for Raising a Family: #5 (Forbes, April 2012 & 2015)[64]
The Ten Best Cities for Newlyweds: #2 (Forbes.com, July 2012)[65]
Best Places for Bargain Retirement Homes: #3 (Forbes.com, January 2011)[66]
America's Most Wired Cities: #1 (Forbes.com, March 2010)[67]

text: Sports and leisure[edit]

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Professional and major D1 college sports teams

Team

League

Venue (capacity)

Attendance

Since

Titles

Carolina Hurricanes

National Hockey League

PNC Arena (18,700)

17,558

1997

1

NC State Wolfpack

NCAA football

Carter–Finley Stadium (57,583)

53,178

1892

0

NC State Wolfpack

NCAA men's basketball

PNC Arena (18,700)

16,299

1911

2

NC State Wolfpack

NCAA men's baseball

Doak Field (3,000)

1,344

1903

0

North Carolina FC

United Soccer League

WakeMed Soccer Park  (10,000)

6,058

2006

0

North Carolina Courage

National Women's Soccer League

WakeMed Soccer Park  (10,000)

6,298

2017

0

Carolina Mudcats

Single-A (baseball)

Five County Stadium  (6,500)

3,354

1978

8

Buies Creek Astros

Single-A (baseball)

Jim Perry Stadium (1,000)

2017

0

Raleigh Flyers[68]

American Ultimate Disc League

Wake Med Soccer Park / Cardinal Gibbons High School

?

2015

0

text: Professional[edit]

text: The National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes franchise moved to Raleigh in 1997 from Hartford, Connecticut (where it was known as the Hartford Whalers). The team played its first two seasons more than 60 miles away at Greensboro Coliseum while its home arena, Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (later RBC Center and now PNC Arena), was under construction. The Hurricanes are the only major league (NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB) professional sports team in North Carolina to have won a championship, winning the Stanley Cup in 2006, over the Edmonton Oilers. The city played host to the 2011 NHL All-Star Game.

text: In addition to the Hurricanes, the North Carolina FC of the United Soccer League play in suburban Cary to the west; North Carolina Courage women's professional soccer team play in suburban Cary to the west; the Carolina Mudcats, a Single-A minor-league baseball team, play in the city's eastern suburbs; the newly formed Single-A minor-league baseball Buies Creek Astros play in the nearby out-of-county southern suburb of Buies Creek until their ballpark is finished in Fayetteville, the Raleigh Flyers of the American Ultimate Disc League play primarily at Cardinal Gibbons High School near the PNC Arena; and the Durham Bulls, the AAA minor-league baseball team made internationally famous by the movie Bull Durham, play in the neighboring city of Durham.

text: Several other professional sports leagues have had former franchises (now defunct) in Raleigh, including the Raleigh IceCaps of the ECHL (1991–1998); Carolina Cobras of the Arena Football League (2000–2004); the Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks of the World League of American Football (1991); the Raleigh Bullfrogs of the Global Basketball Association (1991–1992); the Raleigh Cougars of the United States Basketball League (1997–1999); and most recently, the Carolina Courage of the Women's United Soccer Association (2000–2001 in Chapel Hill, 2001–2003 in suburban Cary), which won that league's championship Founders Cup in 2002.

text: The Raleigh area has hosted the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Nationwide Tour Rex Hospital Open since 1994, with the current location of play at Raleigh's Wakefield Plantation. Nearby Prestonwood Country Club hosts the PGA SAS Championship every fall.

text: Collegiate[edit]

text: North Carolina State University is located in southwest Raleigh where the Wolfpack competes nationally in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The university's football team plays in Carter–Finley Stadium, the third largest football stadium in North Carolina, while the men's basketball team shares the PNC Arena with the Carolina Hurricanes hockey club. The Wolfpack women's basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics as well as men's wrestling events are held on campus at Reynolds Coliseum. The men's baseball team plays at Doak Field.

text: Amateur[edit]

text: The North Carolina Tigers compete as an Australian Rules football club in the United States Australian Football League, in the Eastern Australian Football League.

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Raleigh is also home to one of the Cheer Extreme All Stars gyms. In 2009 and again in 2010, Cheer Extreme Raleigh's Small Senior Level 5 Team were silver medalists at the Cheerleading Worlds Competition in Orlando, Florida, and in 2012 they received the bronze medal.[citation needed]
Raleigh is also home to one of the Southeast's premier Hardcourt Bike Polo clubs.[69]

text: Because of the area's many billiards rooms, Raleigh is home to one of the largest amateur league franchises for playing pool, the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill American Poolplayers Association. There are leagues available in formats for players of any skill level.

text: Recreation[edit]

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The Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of leisure opportunities at more than 150 sites throughout the city, which include: 8,100 acres (33 km2) of park land, 78 miles (126 km) of greenway, 22 community centers, a BMX championship-caliber race track, 112 tennis courts among 25 locations, 5 public lakes, and 8 public aquatic facilities.
The J. C. Raulston Arboretum, an 8-acre (32,000 m²) arboretum and botanical garden in west Raleigh administered by North Carolina State University, maintains a year-round collection that is open daily to the public without charge.

text: Law and government[edit]

text: Historically, Raleigh voters have tended to elect conservative Democrats in local, state, and national elections, a holdover from their one-party system of the late 19th century.[citation needed]

text: City Council[edit]

text: Raleigh operates under a council-manager government. Raleigh City Council consists of eight members; all seats, including the Mayor's, are open for election every two years. Five of the council seats are district representatives and two seats are citywide representatives elected at-large.

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Nancy McFarlane, Mayor[70]
Russ Stephenson, Council Member, At-Large
Mary Baldwin, Council Member, At-Large
Richard Thompson, Council Member (District A, north-central Raleigh)
David Cox, Council Member (District B, northeast Raleigh)
Corey Branch, Council Member (District C, southeast Raleigh)
Kay Crowder, Council Member (District D, southwest Raleigh)
Bonner Gaylord, Council Member (District E, west and northwest Raleigh)

text: Crime[edit]

text: According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports, in 2010 the Raleigh Police Department and other agencies in the city reported 1,740 incidents of violent crime and 12,995 incidents of property crime – far below both the national average and the North Carolina average. Of the violent crimes reported, 14 were murders, 99 were sexual assaults and 643 were robberies. Aggravated assault accounted for 984 of the total violent crimes. Property crimes included burglaries which accounted for 3,021, larcenies for 9,104 and arson for 63 of the total number of incidents.[71] Motor vehicle theft accounted for 870 incidents out of the total.[72]

text: Public safety[edit]

text: The Raleigh Fire Department provides fire protection throughout the city.[73] The North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, the state's primary correctional facility housing female inmates is based in Raleigh.[74]

text: Education[edit]

text: As of 2011, Time ranked Raleigh as the third most educated city in the US based on the percentage of residents who held college degrees.[75] This statistic can most likely be credited to the presence of universities in and around Raleigh, as well as the presence of Research Triangle Park (RTP) to the Northwest.

text: Higher education[edit]

text: Public[edit]

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North Carolina State University
Wake Technical Community College

text: Private[edit]

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Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (Baptist)
Meredith College (Baptist)
Montreat College's School of Professional and Adult Studies (Presbyterian)
William Peace University (Presbyterian)
Shaw University (Baptist)
Skema Business School, the first French Business School to open a campus in the USA
St. Augustine's University (Episcopal)

text: Private, for profit[edit]

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ECPI College of Technology
The Medical Arts School[76]
Strayer University

text: Primary and secondary education[edit]

text: Public schools[edit]

text: Public schools in Raleigh are operated by the Wake County Public School System. Observers have praised the Wake County Public School System for its innovative efforts to maintain a socially, economically and racial balanced system by using income as a prime factor in assigning students to schools.[77] Raleigh is home to three magnet high schools and three high schools offering the International Baccalaureate program. There are four early college high schools in Raleigh. Raleigh also has two alternative high schools.

text: Wake County Public high schools in Raleigh include:

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Needham B. Broughton High School (International Baccalaureate)
Leesville Road High School
Jesse O. Sanderson High School
Wakefield High School

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Athens Drive High School
William G. Enloe GT/IB Center for the Humanities, Sciences, and the Arts (International Baccalaureate)
Millbrook High School (International Baccalaureate)
Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School

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Longview School
Mary E. Phillips High School

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Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy
Wake STEM Early College High School
Wake Early College of Health and Sciences

text: Charter schools[edit]

text: The State of North Carolina provides for a legislated number of charter schools. These schools are administered independently of the Wake County Public School System. Raleigh is currently home to 11 such charter schools:

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Casa Esperanza Montessori School (K-8)
Endeavor Charter School (K-8)
Exploris Middle School (1-8)
Hope Elementary School (K-5)
Longleaf School of the Arts (9-12)
Magellan Charter School (3-8)
PreEminent Charter School (K-8)
Quest Academy (K-8)
Raleigh Charter High School (9-12)
Torchlight Academy (K-6)
Woods Charter School (K-12)

text: Private and religion-based schools[edit]

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Al-Iman Islamic School (K-8)
An Noor Quran Academy (3-8)
Bonner Academy (5-8)
Follow the Child Montessori School (K-6)
Friendship Christian School of Raleigh (Baptist, 1-12)
Gethsemane Seventh-day Adventist Church School (K-8)
Grace Christian School (K-12)
Jewish Academy of Wake County (K-3)
Montessori School of Raleigh (K-9)
Neuse Baptist Christian School (K-12)
North Raleigh Christian Academy (Protestant Christian, K-12)
Raleigh Christian Academy (Baptist, K-12)
The Raleigh School (K-5)
Ravenscroft School (K-12)
The Trilogy School (2-12)
Trinity Academy of Raleigh (Protestant Christian, K-12)
Upper Room Christian Academy (PreK-12)
Wake Christian Academy (K-12)
Word of God Christian Academy (Protestant Christian, K-12)
Thales Academy (PreK-12)

St. David's School (non-denominational Christian, K-12)
Episcopal schools
St. Timothy's School
St. Mary's School (Episcopal, 9-12)
Catholic secondary schools
Cardinal Gibbons High School (Catholic, 9-12)
St. Thomas More Academy (Catholic, 9-12)
Catholic primary schools
The Franciscan School (Catholic, K-8)
Cathedral School (Catholic, PreK-8)
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School (K-8)
St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic School (PreK-8)

text: Media[edit]

text: Print publications[edit]

text: There are several newspapers and periodicals serving Raleigh:

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The News & Observer, a large daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company
The Triangle Downtowner Magazine, a locally owned free monthly print magazine centered around high-density areas of the Triangle with features on dining, entertainment, wine, community, history and more
Technician, student publication of North Carolina State University
The Carolinian, North Carolina's oldest and largest African-American newspaper published twice weekly
Midtown Magazine an upscale Raleigh lifestyle magazine
The Slammer, a paid bi-weekly newspaper featuring Raleigh crime news
Carolina Journal, a free monthly newspaper
Independent Weekly, a free weekly tabloid covering Raleigh, Durham, and the surrounding area

text: Television[edit]

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: Raleigh is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville Designated Market Area, the 24th largest broadcast television market in the United States. The following stations are licensed to Raleigh and/or have significant operations and viewers in the city:

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WUNC-TV (4, PBS): licensed to Chapel Hill, owned by the University of North Carolina
WRAL-TV (5, NBC): licensed to the city of Raleigh, owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company
WTVD (11, ABC): licensed to the city of Durham; news bureau located in Raleigh. ABC O&O owned by ABC Owned Television Stations
WNCN-TV (17, CBS): studios located in Raleigh, licensed to the city of Goldsboro southeast of Raleigh; owned by Nexstar Media Group
WLFL-TV (22, CW): licensed to the city of Raleigh, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
WRDC (28, MyNet) licensed to Durham, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group
WRAY-TV (30, TCT) licensed to Wilson, owned by Tri-State Christian Television
WUVC-DT (40, Univision) licensed to Fayetteville. Univision O&O owned by Univision Communications
WRPX-TV (47, Ion) licensed to Rocky Mount, with studios in Raleigh. Owned by Ion Media Networks
WRAZ-TV (50, Fox): licensed to the city of Raleigh, owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company
WAUG-LD (8, Independent station) licensed to Raleigh, owned and operated by Saint Augustine's College

text: Broadcast radio[edit]

text: Public and listener-supported[edit]

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WKNC-FM – 88.1 FM (College rock), operated by students of North Carolina State University
WRKV – 88.9 FM (Contemporary Christian), operated by Educational Media Foundation
WCPE-FM – 89.7 FM (Classical)
WUNC-FM – 91.5 FM (National Public Radio, North Carolina Public Radio) operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
WRLY-LP – 93.5 FM (Adult hits), operated by Triangle Access Broadcasting, Inc.
WKRP-LP – 101.9 FM (Variety), operated by Oak City Media, Inc.

text: Commercial[edit]

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WDCG-FM (G105, Contemporary hit radio)
WDCG-HD2 (ALT 95.3, Alternative rock, analogue broadcast on 95.3 FM W237BZ)
WQDR-FM (94.7QDR, Country)
WBBB-FM 96.1 (Radio 96.1, Adult hits)
WRAL-FM (Mix 101.5, Adult contemporary)
WKIX-FM (KIX 102.9, Classic hits)
WPTF-AM (NewsRadio 680, News/Talk)
WQOK-FM (K97.5, Hip hop)
WFXC-FM/WFXK-FM (Foxy 107/104, Urban adult contemporary)
WRDU-FM (100.7 Classic rock, Classic rock)
WNCB-FM (93.9 B939 FM, Country)
WTKK-FM (106.1 FM, News/Talk)
WNNL-FM (103.9 The Light, Urban contemporary gospel)
WWPL-FM (96.9 Pulse FM, Contemporary hits)
WPTK-AM (Just Right Radio 850 and 104.7 FM, Popular Standards)
WQDR (Just Right Country, Classic Country)
WCLY-AM (1550 sports)
750 WAUG

text: Transportation[edit]

text: Air[edit]

text: Raleigh-Durham International Airport[edit]

text: (IATA: RDU, ICAO: KRDU, FAA LID: RDU)

text: Raleigh-Durham International Airport, the region's primary airport and the second-largest in North Carolina, located northwest of downtown Raleigh via Interstate-40 between Raleigh and Durham, serves the city and greater Research Triangle metropolitan region, as well as much of eastern North Carolina. The airport offers service to more than 35 domestic and international destinations and serves approximately 10 million passengers a year.[78] The airport also offers facilities for cargo and general aviation. The airport authority tripled the size of its Terminal 2 (formerly Terminal C) in January 2011.

text: Public general-aviation airports[edit]

text: In addition to RDU, several smaller publicly owned general-aviation airports also operate in the metropolitan region:

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Triangle North Executive Airport (IATA: LFN, ICAO: KLHZ, FAA LID: LHZ), Louisburg
Raleigh Exec (ICAO: KTTA, FAA LID: TTA), Sanford
Johnston County Airport (IATA: JNX, ICAO: KJNX, FAA LID: JNX), Smithfield
Horace Williams Airport (IATA: IGX, ICAO: KIGX, FAA LID: IGX), Chapel Hill
Harnett Regional Jetport (IATA: HRJ, ICAO: KHRJ, FAA LID: HRJ), Erwin
Person County Airport (ICAO: KTDF, FAA LID: TDF), Roxboro
Siler City Municipal Airport (ICAO: K5W8, FAA LID: 5W8), Siler City

text: Private airports[edit]

text: Several licensed private general-aviation airports operate in Raleigh's immediate suburban areas:

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Bagwell Airport (FAA LID: NC99), Garner
Ball Airport (FAA LID: 79NC), Louisburg
Cox Airport (FAA LID: NC81), Apex
Deck Airpark Airport (FAA LID: NC11), Apex
Field of Dreams Airport (FAA LID: 51NC), Zebulon
Fuquay/Angier Field Airport (FAA LID: 78NC), Fuquay-Varina
North Raleigh Airport (FAA LID: 00NC), Louisburg
Peacock Stolport Airport (FAA LID: 4NC7), Garner
Raleigh East Airport (FAA LID: 9NC0), Knightdale
Triple W Airport (ICAO: K5W5, FAA LID: 5W5), Raleigh

text: Freeways and primary designated routes[edit]

text: Interstate Highways[edit]

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I-40 traverses the southern part of the city, connecting Raleigh to Durham and Chapel Hill toward the west, and coastal Wilmington, North Carolina to the southeast.
I-440, Also known locally as the Raleigh Beltline, it makes a loop around the central part of the city. The I-440 route labeling formerly encompassed the entire loop around the city, co-numbered though South Raleigh with I-40. In 2002, the NCDOT removed the I-440 designation from the co-numbered I-40 (southern and southwestern) sections of the loop, and the directional signage on the remaining I-440 portion was changed from Inner/Outer to East/West. The route designation changes were made to avoid driver confusion over the Inner/Outer designations, especially with Raleigh's new "Outer Beltline", as I-540 has become known.
I-540/NC 540 is currently under development. It is a partially completed outer beltway that will run around the outer edges of Wake County and into a small portion of southeast Durham county. The route is complete and currently open between the NC 55 Bypass interchange Holly Springs and the US-64/US-264 interchange in suburban Knightdale.  The route is tolled between NC 54 in Cary to its current southwestern terminus at NC 55 Bypass.  Completion of the loop is planned (but unfunded), and also contingent upon selection of an agreeable route around the town of Garner.
I-87, designated September 5, 2017, follows the former route of Interstate 495. It begins at the I-40/I-440 interchange southeast of Raleigh and runs east, meeting I-540 and terminating at Rolesville Road. It is entirely concurrent with US 64. When the route is completed it will link Raleigh to the Norfolk, Virginia area.

text: Future[edit]

text: Interstate 42 will begin at I-40 south of Raleigh and will follow US 70 to Morehead City.

text: United States Highways[edit]

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U.S. Route 1 enters the city from the north along Capital Boulevard, joins I-440 around the west side of Raleigh, and leaves the city to the southwest as the US 1/US 64 expressway in Cary.
U.S. Route 64 is the main east-west route through Raleigh; all segments share routes with another highway. East of the city, US-64/US-264 is known as the Knightdale Bypass. US 64 follows I-440 (as a wrong way concurrency) and I-40 along southern Raleigh, and US 1 to the southwest.  A former alignment, designated as Business US-64, follows New Bern Avenue from the I-440 Beltline to the eastern boundary of the city, where it continues into Knightdale.
U.S. Route 70 runs roughly northwest-southeast through Raleigh. North of downtown, the route follows Glenwood Avenue into Durham. South of Raleigh, the route (along with US 401 and NC 50) follows South Saunders and South Wilmington Streets into Garner. Through downtown, US 70 uses small segments of several streets, including Wade Avenue, Capital Boulevard, Dawson, and McDowell Streets.
U.S. Route 264 cosigned with US 64 through East Raleigh.
U.S. Route 401 north of downtown Raleigh it follows Capital Boulevard and Louisburg Road. South of downtown it is cosigned with US 70 from Wade Avenue southward.

text: North Carolina Highways[edit]

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N.C. Route 54 follows Chapel Hill Road and Hillsborough Street in West Raleigh. The route ends at its interchange with I-440.
N.C. Route 50 is a north-south route through Raleigh. North of Raleigh it follows Creedmoor Road. NC 50 joins US 70 and later US 401 in downtown Raleigh. The three routes remain together through south Raleigh.
N.C. Route 98, known as Durham Road in North Raleigh, traverses the extreme northern parts of the city.

text: Intercity rail[edit]

text: Raleigh's train station is one of Amtrak's busiest stops in the Southern U.S.[79] The station is served by four passenger trains daily: the Silver Star, thrice-daily Piedmont service, and the Carolinian.[80] Daily service is offered between Raleigh and:

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Charlotte, with intermediate stops including Cary, Durham, Burlington and Greensboro, North Carolina.
New York City, with intermediate stops including Richmond, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; and Philadelphia.
Miami, with intermediate stops including Columbia, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia; as well as Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa, Florida.

text: Public transit[edit]

text: Public transportation in and around Raleigh is provided by GoRaleigh,[81] which operates 33 fixed bus routes, including the R-Line[82] and the Wake-Forest Loop. Although there are 33 routes, some routes are designed to cover multiple other routes at times when they are not served. Depending on the time of the day, and the day of the week, the number of routes operating is between 5 and 29.

text: Raleigh is also served by GoTriangle (known formerly as the Triangle Transit Authority, and Triangle Transit). GoTriangle offers scheduled, fixed-route regional and commuter bus service between Raleigh and the region's other principal cities of Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill, as well as to and from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Research Triangle Park and several of the region's larger suburban communities. Triangle Transit also coordinates an extensive vanpool and rideshare program that serves the region's larger employers and commute destinations.

text: North Carolina State University also maintains its own transit system, the Wolfline, that provides zero-fare bus service to the general public along multiple routes serving the university's campuses in southwest Raleigh.

text: Government agencies throughout the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area have struggled with determining the best means of providing fixed-rail transit service for the region.

text: From 1995 the cornerstone of Triangle Transit's long-term plan was a 28-mile rail corridor from northeast Raleigh, through downtown Raleigh, Cary, and Research Triangle Park, to Durham using DMU technology. There were proposals to extend this corridor 7 miles to Chapel Hill with light rail technology. However, in 2006 Triangle Transit deferred implementation indefinitely when the Federal Transit Administration declined to fund the program due to low ridership projections.

text: The region's two metropolitan planning organizations appointed a group of local citizens in 2007 to reexamine options for future transit development in light of Triangle Transit's problems. The Special Transit Advisory Commission (STAC) retained many of the provisions of Triangle Transit's original plan, but recommended adding new bus services and raising additional revenues by adding a new local half-cent sales tax to fund the project.[83]

text: Greyhound lines provides an inter-city bus service to Durham, Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and other cities.

text: Bicycle and pedestrian[edit]

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The Maine-to-Florida U.S. Bicycle Route#1 routes through suburban Raleigh, along with N.C. Bicycle Route #2, the "Mountains To Sea" route. As of September 2010, maps and signage for both US Bike Route #1 and NC Bike Route #2 are out-of-date for the Raleigh area. N.C. Bicycle Route #5 is routed nearby, connecting Apex to Wilmington and closely paralleling the NCBC Randonneurs 600 kilometer brevet route.[84]
Most public buses are equipped with bicycle racks, and some roads have dedicated bicycle-only lanes. Bicyclists and pedestrians also may use Raleigh's extensive greenway system, with paths and trails located throughout the city.
In May 2011, Raleigh was designated a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists at the Bronze level.[85]
A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Raleigh 36th most walkable of fifty largest U.S. cities.[86]

text: Sister cities[edit]

text: Raleigh has several sister cities:[87][88]

text:
Xiangyang, Hubei, China[89]
 Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France
 Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom
 Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
 Nairobi, Kenya[90]


document_title: Millennium (novel series)

question_text: 4th book in girl with the dragon tattoo series

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text: Millennium (novel series)

text: Production[edit]

text: Origins[edit]

text: After his death, many of Larsson's friends said the character of Lisbeth Salander was created out of an incident in which Larsson, then a teenager, witnessed three of his friends gang-raping an acquaintance of his named Lisbeth, and did nothing to stop it. Days later, wracked with guilt, he begged her forgiveness — which she refused. The incident, he said, haunted him for years afterward, and in part moved him to create a character with her name who was also a rape survivor.[3][4][5] The veracity of this story has since been questioned, after a colleague from Expo magazine reported to Rolling Stone that Larsson had told him that he had heard the story secondhand and retold it as his own.[6]

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text: In the only interview he ever did about the series, Larsson stated that he based the character on what he imagined Pippi Longstocking might have been like as an adult.[6][7] Another source of inspiration was Larsson's niece, Therese. A rebellious teenager, she often wore black clothing and makeup and told him several times that she wanted to get a tattoo of a dragon. The author often emailed Therese while writing the novels to ask her about her life and how she would react in certain situations.[6][8]

text: Larsson's friend and colleague Kurdo Baksi believes the author was also influenced by two murders in 2001 and 2002: Melissa Nordell, a model killed by her boyfriend, and Fadime Şahindal, a Swedish-Kurdish woman killed by her father.[3] Both women were killed at the hands of men or as victims of honor crime. To Larsson, there was no difference, and the "systematic violence" against women highly affected and inspired him to take action against these crimes through his writing. Eva Gabrielsson, Larsson's longtime partner, wrote that "the trilogy allowed Stieg to denounce everyone he loathed for their cowardice, their irresponsibility, and their opportunism: couch-potato activists, sunny-day warriors, fair-weather skippers who pick and choose their causes; false friends who used him to advance their own careers; unscrupulous company heads and shareholders who wrangle themselves huge bonuses.... Seen in this light, Stieg couldn't have had any better therapy for what ailed his soul than writing his novels."[9]

text: People who knew Larsson, such as Baksi and Anders Hellberg, a colleague of Larsson's in the 1970s and 1980s, were surprised that he wrote the novels. Hellberg went so far as to suspect that Larsson is not the sole author of the series, reasoning that Larsson was simply not a good enough writer. His partner, Gabrielsson has been named as the most likely candidate, due to her chosen wording during at least one interview that seemed to imply co-authorship. She later claimed she had been misquoted.[1] In 2011 Gabrielsson expressed anger at such accusations and clarified: "The actual writing, the craftsmanship, was Stieg's. But the content is a different matter. There are a lot of my thoughts, ideas and work in there." As an example she said he used her unfinished book about architect Per Olof Hallman to research locations for the Millennium series, and that the two of them physically checked places together and discussed where the characters would live.[10]

text: Publication[edit]

text: Having begun writing the first book in summer 2002,[1] Larsson waited until he had finished the first two and most of the third before submitting them to Swedish publishers. Baksi suggested he might have written the first chapter in 1997, which is when Larsson told him he was writing a novel.[3] While other publishers had turned the manuscripts down, Expo's publisher Robert Aschberg recommended them to Norstedts Förlag, whose editors accepted after reading the first two books in a single sitting.[3] Norstedts commissioned Steven T. Murray to undertake the English translation.[11] Larsson tried to get British publishers to accept his book, but was turned down until Christopher MacLehose bought the global English-language rights of the book for his MacLehose Press, an imprint of the London publisher Quercus.[12][13] Both Gabrielsson and Murray have said that MacLehose "needlessly prettified" the English translation, this being the reason Murray requested he be credited under the pseudonym "Reg Keeland."[1] MacLehose explained that the translations were commissioned by the Swedish company who adapted the books to film in order to aid an English-speaking screenwriter whom the producers were hoping to hire. For that reason they were done quickly and were not intended for publication. MacLehose said he polished and tightened them up a bit, as he would with any translation.[1] The English releases changed the titles, even though Larsson specifically refused to allow the Swedish publisher to change the name of the first novel, and the size of Salander's dragon tattoo; from a large piece covering her entire back, to a small shoulder tattoo.[10] Alfred A. Knopf bought the U.S. rights to the books after Larsson's death in 2004,[14] and uses this same translation.

text: New author[edit]

text: In December 2013, the Swedish publisher Norstedts announced that a fourth Millennium book, to be published in August 2015, would be written by David Lagercrantz, a Swedish author known for being Zlatan Ibrahimović's biographer.[15][16] Larsson's partner Eva Gabrielsson has voiced criticism against this project, which has not made use of the unpublished material which is still in her possession.[17] The Swedish title of the book is Det som inte dödar oss, literally translated "That Which Does Not Kill Us".[18] Like the previous novels, the English language translation was published by Quercus.[19] The book was released with the English language title The Girl in the Spider's Web in the UK on 27 August and in the US on 1 September 2015.[20]

text: An early review by Upsala Nya Tidning characterised The Girl in the Spider's Web as "standard crime" portraying more brooding, human versions of Blomkvist and Salander, while downplaying the earlier "exaggerated and cartoonish features of the series".[21]

text: The fifth book in the Millennium series was released in September, 2017, once again written by David Langercrantz. The Swedish title is Mannen som sökte sin skugga (literal English translation: The Man Who Hunted his Shadow) and the English title is The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye.[22][23]

text: Novels[edit]

text: Written by Stieg Larsson[edit]

text:
Novels by Stieg Larsson

Title
Description

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist has been convicted of libelling billionaire industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström and wants to escape the media attention. He is hired by industrial tycoon Henrik Vanger under the guise of writing a biography of Henrik and the Vanger family, while really investigating the 40-year-old disappearance of Henrik's niece Harriet. He teams up with the introverted and skilled computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

The Girl Who Played with Fire
Mikael Blomkvist is contacted by freelance journalist Dag Svensson in regards to having Millennium publish his exposé on the sex trade in Sweden, which includes implicating government officials. Svensson and his girlfriend are murdered and the police believe Lisbeth Salander is the culprit. Blomkvist works to prove Salander's innocence while also trying to finish Svensson's piece and finds that both are connected.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
Having learned of a secret group within the Swedish Security Service that has committed several constitutional violations against Lisbeth Salander, Mikael Blomkvist and a group of policemen from Swedish Security Service's Constitutional Protection division try to learn who its members are and have Salander cleared of the murder charges against her.

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text: Written by David Lagercrantz[edit]

text:
Novels by David Lagercrantz

Title
Description

The Girl in the Spider's Web
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female superhacker—a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Lisbeth Salander for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. The secret they are both chasing is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world, and someone is prepared to kill to protect it.

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
Lisbeth Salander has never been able to uncover the most telling facts of her traumatic childhood, the secrets that might finally, fully explain her to herself. Now, when she sees a chance to uncover them once and for all, she enlists the help of Mikael Blomkvist, the editor of the muckraking, investigative journal Millennium. And she will let nothing stop her — not the Islamists she enrages by rescuing a young woman from their brutality; not the prison gang leader who passes a death sentence on her; not the deadly reach of her long-lost twin sister, Camilla; and not the people who will do anything to keep buried knowledge of a sinister pseudoscientific experiment known only as The Registry.

text: Larsson's unfinished material[edit]

text: Larsson wrote an incomplete manuscript of another novel in the series before his sudden death in November 2004. His partner, Eva Gabrielsson, is in possession of the notebook computer with the manuscript, but does not own the rights to Larsson's work.[2] In an attempt to protect Gabrielsson from the people he was investigating in real life (Swedish Neo-Nazis and racists), Larsson never married. He wrote a will but it was not witnessed, making it invalid according to Swedish law. Thus, it is his family who have succession. Outlines or manuscripts for a fifth and sixth book possibly exist.[1]

text: In 2010, Larsson's friend John-Henri Holmberg showed Associated Press emails he received from the author shortly before his death that supposedly described plans for another book in the series. In them Larsson wrote "The plot is set 120 kilometres north of Sachs Harbour, at Banks Island in the month of September ... According to the synopsis it should be 440 pages."[24]

text: Gabrielsson has described the manuscript as roughly 200 pages, having a working title of "Guds hämnd" (God's Revenge),[25] being 30% complete and "Not worth publishing as is." In 2011 Gabrielsson said, "I once offered to finish it, but I have to have the legal rights to do so, and they didn't want to give me that, so I think we should all be happy that there are just three."[10] Only months earlier, Larsson's former colleague Kurdo Baksi said he and the author's father were shown the manuscript by Gabrielsson shortly after Larsson's death and that "It is at 260 pages at the moment – about 70% complete." He described the manuscript as being the fifth in the series, set "between Ireland, Sweden and the US" and largely featuring Lisbeth Salander's twin sister Camilla. Baksi is also against having a ghost writer complete it, believing that they "would not respect Stieg Larsson's style."[26]

text: Reception[edit]

text: The first novel won Sweden's Glass Key award in 2006, that same year the second book won the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award, and in 2008 the third novel also won the Glass Key award. In the 2012 revised edition of Japan's Tozai Mystery Best 100, the Millennium series was ranked the twelfth best mystery from the West.[27] By May 2010, 27 million copies of the trilogy had been sold worldwide,[1] a number that would grow to more than 46 million over the next five months,[28] and reach 65 million in December 2011.[29] In July 2010 the series made Larsson the first author to sell a million electronic copies of his work on the Amazon Kindle.[30] Sales reached 75 million copies throughout fifty countries by December 2013,[15] and 80 million by March 2015.[31]

text: Adaptations[edit]

text: Swedish films[edit]

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, released on February 25, 2009.
The Girl Who Played with Fire, released on September 18, 2009.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, released on November 27, 2009.

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text: The Swedish film production company Yellow Bird has produced film versions of the Millennium Trilogy, co-produced with The Danish film production company Nordisk Film and television company,[32] which were released in Scandinavia in 2009. In 2010, the extending of all three films to approximately 180 minutes led to their being shown on Swedish television as the six-part Millennium series. Each film was divided into two parts of 90 minutes. This version was released on July 14, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in three separate sets and on November 24, 2010 as a Complete Millennium Trilogy box set with an extra disc.

text: Originally, only the first film was meant for a theatrical release, with the following ones conceived as TV films, but this was changed in the wake of the tremendous success of the first film. The first film was directed by Niels Arden Oplev and the next two by Daniel Alfredson, while the screenplays of the first two were adapted by Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg, and the last one by Ulf Rydberg and Jonas Frykberg. All three films feature Michael Nyqvist as Mikael Blomkvist and Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander.

text: American films[edit]

text: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Released in North America on December 21, 2011, and in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2011.

text: Yellow Bird and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer partnered with Columbia Pictures to produce an English-language adaptation of the first novel. The film is written by Steven Zaillian, directed by David Fincher and produced by Scott Rudin, with Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander. Along with Dragon Tattoo, Fincher and Zaillian have signed a two-picture deal to adapt The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, which may be shot back to back. In January 2012, it was announced that Sony was "moving forward" with the adaptations of The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.[33][34] Zaillian wrote the original screenplays, but Sony brought in Andrew Kevin Walker to revise them. The studio had hoped to have the same people involved in the sequels as in the first film, with Fincher directing and Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara starring, but scheduling has been difficult.[35] On 4 November 2015, it was announced that an adaptation of The Girl in the Spider's Web was being considered and that Craig and Mara would not be reprising their roles.[36]

text: Graphic novels[edit]

text: In October 2011, DC Comics announced that its Vertigo imprint had acquired the rights to the series, and would be adapted each novel into two graphic novels.[37] The graphic novels are adapted by Scottish crime novelist Denise Mina, with art by Leonardo Manco and Andrea Mutti.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Book 1, released on November 13, 2012.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Book 2, released on May 7, 2013.
The Girl Who Played with Fire, released on June 3, 2014.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, released on July 28, 2015.

text: For the Franco-Belgian market, a separate adaptation has been published, written by Sylvain Runberg with artwork by José Homs and Manolo Carot. Starting in 2016, Runberg followed up the series with newer stories based on the characters, independent of David Lagercrantz' reboot.


document_title: Kelly Ripa

question_text: who did kelly ripa play in cheaper by the dozen

text: Kelly Ripa

text: Early life[edit]

text: Kelly Lee Ripa was born in Stratford, New Jersey, the daughter of Esther, a homemaker, and Joseph Ripa, a labor union president and bus driver. She has a sister, Linda, who is a children's book author.[3] She has three-quarters Italian and one-quarter Irish ancestry. Ripa was raised Roman Catholic.[4][5] Her father has been the Democratic County Clerk for Camden County, New Jersey, since June 2009. She is the first in her family to enter the acting profession. She has studied ballet since age three, plays the piano, and in her words is "no Barbra Streisand" but can carry a tune.[citation needed]

text: Ripa graduated from Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey,[6] where she became a cheerleader and was later encouraged by her drama teacher to pursue acting. "I owe so much of my career to Jim Beckley,"[7] she said. "He thought I was a natural performer and so he gave me the lead in the next show."[8] She starred in local theatre productions and was discovered while performing in The Ugly Duckling during her senior year.[6] She attended Camden County College studying psychology, but dropped out and moved to New York City to become an actress.[9]

text: Career[edit]

text: Dancin' on Air, Dance Party USA and All My Children[edit]

text: Aside from local TV gigs, Ripa's first national television exposure came in 1986 when she appeared as a regular dancer on Dancin' On Air, leading into Dance Party USA. Her career goal at the time was to be a newscaster and she often did the cast news reports.

text: Ripa was cast in her first major acting role in 1990 as Hayley Vaughan, a troubled party girl, on All My Children. She concluded her 12-year stint in 2002, but returned for two episodes in 2010 to help celebrate the soap opera's 40th anniversary.

text: Live![edit]

text: After co-host Kathie Lee Gifford's final show on Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, Regis Philbin began holding on-air auditions to find her replacement. In his autobiography, How I Got This Way, Philbin says of discovering Ripa:

text: There was one guest we'd had on with us a few years before who had [a certain sparkle]. Hers was a natural, quick-witted, unaffected, confident, fun-loving kind of sparkle that both Gelman and I remembered very well. We decided to invite her back, this time to consider her as a possible co-host. So that was when this smiling, petite ball of fire named Kelly Ripa made her return to Live! for a test run at the rotating, up-for-grabs hot seat to my left. And my God, who knew what spontaneous combustion we'd make together?[10]

text: On the day of Ripa's initial Live! with Regis tryout (November 1, 2000), psychic Char Margolis was among the guests. During this segment, Margolis guessed that Ripa was pregnant with her second child. Ripa replied, "I haven't told my boss yet!" Philbin later said that Ripa was first among the potential candidates including Jane Krakowski, Valerie Bertinelli, Dolly Parton, and Bernadette Peters: "[I]t could only be Kelly. We knew that from her memorable debut onward." Ripa was announced as official replacement on February 5, 2001. Within months the renamed Live! with Regis and Kelly's young-audience demographics increased by 80 percent with Ripa credited for bringing "a new life to the show."[11]

text: The chemistry between Philbin and Ripa (or "Pippa" as he nicknamed her), their banter, interviews, and conversations about their families, personal lives, and New York City attracted a successful, strong, and loyal viewership averaging 6 million viewers daily.[12] In January 2011, Philbin, 80, announced that he would be retiring from Live! at the end of the year. His final show aired Friday, November 18, 2011, during which Ripa tearfully reminisced about her first day, the 43 steps they walked together from her dressing room onto set each day for 11 years, and how those 43 steps changed her life. "Thank you for everything! It's been just great my Pippa," Philbin told her in an embrace. Ripa responded, "Thank you for everything. I love you." "I love you, too," said Philbin.[13]

text: Ripa replaced Philbin as the head of the show and returned the following Monday, November 21, 2011, to continue the show, which was re-titled Live! with Kelly. In a process similar to the one in which she was selected to replace Gifford, a rotating lineup of co-hosts auditioned on-air with Ripa to take over her former co-hosting duties, including: Michael Strahan, Seth Meyers, Josh Groban, Nick Lachey, Neil Patrick Harris, Chris Harrison, Jerry O'Connell, Joel McHale, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bryant Gumbel, Jerry Seinfeld, Mike Greenberg, Boomer Esiason, Dan Abrams, Martin Short, Howie Mandel, Pat Kiernan, Jesse Palmer, D.L. Hughley, Derek Hough, Sam Champion, Taye Diggs, Ben Mulroney, Kevin Jonas, Randy Jackson, Michael Bublé, Peter Facinelli, Rob Lowe, Dana Carvey, Reggie Bush, and Mario Lopez.[14] In the end, Strahan was announced as the new co-host and Live! with Kelly and Michael premiered September 4, 2012.[15]

text: Live! won its first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show on June 23, 2012.

text: On May 16, 2016, the show's name was changed to Live! with Kelly after Strahan's last show before his move to Good Morning America.

text: On May 1, 2017, the show's name was changed to Live with Kelly and Ryan, after Ryan Seacrest took over as Strahan's permanent replacement.

text: Hope & Faith[edit]

text: Ripa ventured into primetime in September 2003 on Hope & Faith, playing Faith Fairfield, an unemployed ex-soap star. The half-hour sitcom, co-starring Faith Ford, Ted McGinley, and Megan Fox, gave ABC its best Friday premiere score since 1996. The show ended in May 2006 with Ripa declaring she "never wanted to work that hard again."[16]

text: Film[edit]

text: Best known for her television work, Ripa also has several feature films to her credit. She appeared in the acclaimed Miramax feature Marvin's Room in 1996 alongside Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio.

text: Other ventures[edit]

text: Spokesperson[edit]

text: Ripa serves as a spokesperson for several companies. In the past, she has partnered with Tide, 7 Up, Pantene, and TD Bank, but currently works primarily with Electrolux and Rykä.

text: Rykä announced Ripa as the spokesperson for the brand's footwear and sporting apparel in 2008. Ripa oversees the design of her own fitness-inspired active wear line, The Kelly Ripa Collection.[17]

text: Ripa stars in the Electrolux television and print advertising, and her image is used on point of sale materials and extensively online.[18]

text: Charity[edit]

text: Ripa is a supporter of the ovarian cancer cause, and has teamed with Electrolux to raise funds for The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Every summer, she hosts an event called Super Saturday, a day-long fundraising event. 2011's event raised over $3.5 million for OCRF. Ripa attributes her dedication to the experience of losing a friend to ovarian cancer.[19] In 2001, she appeared on a celebrity version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, hosted by Philbin. She won $250,000 for Tomorrow's Children's Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to speeding the healing of children with cancer and serious blood disorders.

text: Ripa is also an active participant in Mothers Against Drunk Driving. According to Ripa, her involvement with MADD is motivated by her sister, Linda, who was almost killed by a drunk driver in 1999.[20]

text: Production company[edit]

text: In 2007, Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos founded Milojo, the production company, named for their children Michael, Lola, and Joaquin. It began with the Emmy-nominated feature documentary The Streak, which told the story of the Brandon High School wrestling team and its 34-year winning streak. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. In addition, Milojo launched a first look development deal with Discovery Channel for non-scripted series' including Homemade Millionaire, hosted by Ripa, and the docu-series Masters of Reception. Their next film, Off the Rez, was also accepted to the Tribeca Film Festival and premiered on TLC in May 2011.[21] In 2012, the company premiered its first short film, a collaboration with Will Ferrell's Funny or Die entitled "The Bensonhurst Spelling Bee" featuring Ripa, Consuelos, and their son, Michael. The video has had over 1,000,000 views.[22]

text: Awards and honors[edit]

text: In 1999, she won the Best Actress Award at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival for her work in The Stand-In.

text: In 2007 and 2012, Ripa hosted the TV Land Awards to very positive reviews.[23] She, herself, is an award winner, garnering five Soap Opera Digest Awards and three Daytime Emmy Award nominations for playing Hayley Vaughan on All My Children.

text: Ripa was also recognized for her work on the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, which she co-hosted from 2001–2009, with the Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special in 2006. She and co-host Regis Philbin have also twice won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host for Live! with Regis and Kelly, for which they also received 12 Emmy Award nominations and 4 People's Choice Award nominations. Subsequently, for Live! with Kelly and Michael, She and co-host Michael Strahan won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for their work in 2015 and 2016.

text: The Broadcast Pioneers inducted Ripa into their Hall of Fame for her tremendous success in the television industry on November 19, 2010 and also honoured her as their Person of the Year.[24]

text: On October 12, 2015, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Kelly Ripa with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[25]

text: On September 15, 2006, Ripa broke the Guinness World Record as twenty-four banana-cream pies were tossed at her mouth in one minute, as part of a Guinness World Record Breaker theme week on Live!. On September 16, 2011, Ripa broke the Guinness World Record for Most Grapes Trodden in 1 Minute, of 5.4 litres, as she extracted 8.4 litres. However, her competitor, Martina Servaty of Germany, extracted even more (8.6 litres), preventing Ripa from holding the new record.[26]

text: In 2008, Cowboy Mouth, a New Orleans, Louisiana-based rock band, honored Ripa by writing a song in tribute, entitled Kelly Ripa, that appeared on their album Fearless. The band performed the song on Live! on March 13, 2008.

text: In 2017, Ripa was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

text: Personal life[edit]

text: In 1995, she met Mark Consuelos, her new co-star on All My Children. The two eloped on May 1, 1996.[27] The couple has three children: Michael Joseph (born June 2, 1997), Lola Grace (born June 16, 2001), and Joaquin Antonio Consuelos (born February 24, 2003).[28] Ripa is a practicing Roman Catholic.

text: Filmography[edit]

text:
Year
Title
Role
Notes

1986–1992
Dance Party USA
Dancer

1990–2002, 2010
All My Children
Hayley Vaughan
Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress
Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Romance
Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated —Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star

1996
Marvin's Room
Coral

1999
The Stand-In
Jenni
Best Actress Award at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

2001
Someone to Love
Michelle

2000–present
Live! with Regis and Kelly, Live! with Kelly, Live! with Kelly and Michael, Live with Kelly and Ryan
Co-Host
2012 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment
2011 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host
2012 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host
2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
2016 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host

2001–2009
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Co-Host
2006 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special

2002
Ed
Jennifer Bradley
Episodes: "Things to Do Today," "May the Best Man Win," "The Wedding," and "Trapped"

Family Guy
Herself
Voice, Episode: "Viewer Mail #1"

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Herself
Cameo

2003–2006
Hope & Faith
Faith Fairfield
Main cast, 73 episodes

2003
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Future Bonnie
Voice

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Dr. Roxanne "Rocky" Ballantine
Voice

Saturday Night Live
Host
Episode: "Kelly Ripa/Outkast"

Cheaper by the Dozen
Herself
Cameo

2005
Duck Dodgers
The New Cadet/Herself
Episodes: "The New Cadet" and "The Love Duck"

1-800-Missing
Melody
Episode: "Looking for Mr. Wright"

2007
50 Funniest Women Alive
Host

The Knights of Prosperity
Herself
Episode: "Operation: Oswald Montecristo"

2007, 2012
TV Land Awards
Host

2008
The Great Buck Howard
Herself
Cameo

Delgo
Kurrin
Voice

Fly Me to the Moon
Nat's mom
Voice

Ugly Betty
Herself
Episode: "The Manhattan Project"

2009
Damages
Herself
Episode: "I Lied, Too."

Brothers & Sisters
Herself
Episode: "Sibling Rivalry"

2010
The Marriage Ref
Panelist
Episodes: "Pilot," "Jerry Seinfeld/Kelly Ripa/Alec Baldwin," and "Demi Moore/Jim Breuer/Kelly Ripa"

Homemade Millionaire
Host
Executive Producer

2011
Hannah Montana
Herself
Episode: "I Am Mamaw, Hear Me Roar!"

30 Rock
Herself
Episode: "100"

Live from Lincoln Center
Host
Episode: "New York City Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'"

2013
Google+ Hangout
Host
Episode: "First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Fireside Hangout"

2015
Broad City
Herself
Episode: "Coat Check"

2016
Nightcap
Herself
Episode: "Babymaker"

2017
CNN Heroes
Co-Host

TBA
Geek Girl Rising TV Series
Producer[29]
Based on the book of the same name by Heather Cabot & Samantha Walravens