Office Talk with Raleigh Magazine

You paid hundreds of dollars for the ticket, so why are you watching the concert through someone else’s phone screen? Publisher Gina Stephens and Editor-in-Chief Melissa Howsam talk concert etiquette and the little things we can all do to make live music better for everyone.How to Not Be That PersonGood Content Lives HereMeet Our SponsorsSwimWoodhouse Spa RaleighTimber PizzaGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

Downtown Raleigh is full of ambitious renderings—but some of the city's biggest redevelopment sites remain empty years after businesses packed up and left. Publisher Gina Stephens and Editor-in-Chief Melissa Howsam unpack why major projects stall, who gets caught in the middle and what these vacant blocks say about the realities of growth in Raleigh.Why Raleigh's Biggest Development Projects Are Sitting EmptyStay in the KnowGet SocialMeet Our SponsorsSwimWoodhouse Spa RaleighTimber PizzaGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

Raleigh has added roughly 150,000 residents in the last 20 years—but today RPD has essentially the same number of officers it did in 2006. Publisher Gina Stephens and Editor-in-Chief Melissa Howsam unpack the department's 93 vacancies, rising response times and a surprising retention problem that's sending Raleigh-trained officers to neighboring towns. As the city races toward its next quarter-million residents, can its police force keep up?Growing Population. Shrinking Police ForceStay in the KnowGet SocialMeet Our SponsorsSwimWoodhouse Spa RaleighTimber PizzaGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

After a year of anonymous meals, revisits and spirited debates, Raleigh Magazine's 2026 Best Restaurants issue has arrived. Publisher Gina Stephens and Editor-in-Chief Melissa Howsam take listeners behind the scenes of one of the city's most anticipated editorial projects, reveal a few of this year's winners and explain what separates a good restaurant from one worthy of the Best Restaurants list.RM’s Best Restaurants 2026 RevealedStay in the KnowGet SocialMeet Our SponsorsSwimWoodhouse Spa RaleighTimber PizzaGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

Starting this September, the City is replacing seasonal loose-leaf vacuum collection with enhanced weekly yard waste pickup. Raleigh Solid Waste Services Director Shikha Gupta and Senior Communications Analyst Ellen Mathis join Publisher Gina Stephens to explain why the change is happening—and break down your three new options: bin it, bag it or leave it.(Don’t) Just Leave ItStay in the KnowGet SocialGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now