Rate This City: Day 68 - Raleigh NC

[Child_Of_God]

@RegB no problem man, I’m glad you are enjoying the series.

 

[1970s HeRon Flow]

@JParker runs Raleigh

Or so I’ve heard

 

[Jparker]

im Probably here for life. It’s only a handful of cities id move to other than Raleigh

 

[murksiderock]

Been here since 2005. As a family man, I like it here. I think if I was a young single niigga I would be bored easily. I don't really go out for the nightlife around here, but the few times I've driven by Glenwood South I was underwhelmed. But I made the mistake of comparing it to NYC. It's come a long way since moving here though. The downtown area is developing a lot more. I would say that Durham's downtown vibe beats Raleigh by far. Lot of tech opportunities, and if biotech is your thing, this is the area to be in.

Glenwood is underwhelming, you're not tripping...

 

[daboywonder2002]

Been here since 2005. As a family man, I like it here. I think if I was a young single niigga I would be bored easily. I don't really go out for the nightlife around here, but the few times I've driven by Glenwood South I was underwhelmed. But I made the mistake of comparing it to NYC. It's come a long way since moving here though. The downtown area is developing a lot more. I would say that Durham's downtown vibe beats Raleigh by far. Lot of tech opportunities, and if biotech is your thing, this is the area to be in.

Bro are you in biotech? if you are or even know someone that is. Can you put me on? Best companies to work for? diversity, stuff like that. I just need to get my foot in the door.

 

[daboywonder2002]

I've been wanting to move to Raleigh. Wife wants to move to Philly. But i feel my money would go further in North Carolina. If anyone here has kids, need to ask a few questions

1. what are the walkable neighborhoods? being able to walk to the grocery store or shopping center is a plus

2. What are the best schools academically and athletically(mainly basketball for high schoool)? Looking for elementary and high schools. I looked at a few public schools and they are overcrowded, like 3000-4000 kids. But I can't do charter schools because the deadline is fast approaching and i don't have a residence there.

3. Any suburbs I should consider? Cary, Morrisville? Should i look outside of wake county?

 

[murksiderock]

I've been wanting to move to Raleigh. Wife wants to move to Philly. But i feel my money would go further in North Carolina. If anyone here has kids, need to ask a few questions

1. what are the walkable neighborhoods? being able to walk to the grocery store or shopping center is a plus

2. What are the best schools academically and athletically(mainly basketball for high schoool)? Looking for elementary and high schools. I looked at a few public schools and they are overcrowded, like 3000-4000 kids. But I can't do charter schools because the deadline is fast approaching and i don't have a residence there.

3. Any suburbs I should consider? Cary, Morrisville? Should i look outside of wake county?

1. There is no real walkable neighborhoods outside of downtown here. Very unique in the sense that I've been nowhere that didn't have any walkability outside downtown...

2. Not sure...

3. Raleigh is as suburban as its suburbs, mostly. Not sure what benefit would be gained from living in the suburbs as opposed to the city itself, but at least the good places to shop and eat are actually in Raleigh...

 

[Carolina Slim]

1. There is no real walkable neighborhoods outside of downtown here. Very unique in the sense that I've been nowhere that didn't have any walkability outside downtown...

Not sure about that. I live near Brier Creek, close to the Durham border. I think that is a very walkable neighborhood. There's some other communities popping up in Northwest Raleigh that are conducive to walking.

Bro are you in biotech? if you are or even know someone that is. Can you put me on? Best companies to work for? diversity, stuff like that. I just need to get my foot in the door.

Nah, fam, I'm in clinical research; the closest I came to biotech was working at a law firm where the lawyers specialized in biotechnology patents. Basically scientists with law degrees... Weirdest group of people I've ever worked with.

 

[K.O.N.Y]

birthplace of grandma dukes

Ten just for that

ADOS-FBA

 

[daboywonder2002]

Not sure about that. I live near Brier Creek, close to the Durham border. I think that is a very walkable neighborhood. There's some other communities popping up in Northwest Raleigh that are conducive to walking.




Nah, fam, I'm in clinical research; the closest I came to biotech was working at a law firm where the lawyers specialized in biotechnology patents. Basically scientists with law degrees... Weirdest group of people I've ever worked with.

Are you a CRA? i thought about doing that but they travel about 70% of the time.

 

[murksiderock]

Not sure about that. I live near Brier Creek, close to the Durham border. I think that is a very walkable neighborhood. There's some other communities popping up in Northwest Raleigh that are conducive to walking.

Agree to disagree!

 

[Carolina Slim]

Are you a CRA? i thought about doing that but they travel about 70% of the time.

Yes, but I'm hooked up where I can do more remote monitoring. So I don't have to travel as much as other CRAs in the company. We work for a particular sponsor, so we use their rules and systems. Even the laptop comes from them. I only log on to my company's system for timesheet, expenses and training.

 

[ItzRailT]

Everybody and their moving there had like two homies move there very recently and couple of people I went to high school with moved there. Most be pretty good I visited one time before didn't really get to explore for real since I was there for work.

 

[brooklyn_boulevard]

Damn. Raleigh is this good ?

 

[murksiderock]

Gave it a 6 when this thread opened and I'd been here for ~8 months. Been here for 3 years now and give it a 7, it's rising I my book...

Would still prefer Charlotte but this is a great city to be black in, as far as being black in America goes...