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REASONS WE LOVE RALEIGH by AYN-MONIQUE KLAHRE illustration by JILLIAN OHL
213 3 118 18 174 7 10 125 42 210 12 2 59 8 25 146
Sunny days per year, on average Nature preserves Miles of greenway Museums* Goals scored by Hurricanes player turned coach Rod Brind’Amour Dog runs and dog parks Colleges and universities Miles of dedicated bike lanes Pieces of public art in the Municipal Art Collection Inches around Raleigh’s Champion Black Oak Public pickleball courts Food halls Musicians in the North Carolina Symphony Public aquatic facilities Incubators and coworking spaces Square miles
93 Downtown murals created through the Raleigh Murals Project 86 Years of Raleigh Little Theatre, the oldest continually operating community theater in the country! 36 Species of amphibians that live here 106 Public tennis courts 35 Breweries* 38 Dancers in the Carolina Ballet Company 190 Downtown restaurants 9 North Carolina Grammy nominees in 2021 200 Parks 5 Seasons of our women’s professional soccer team, the Carolina Courage 11 Downtown hotels 8 Distilleries* 32 Together Raleigh bus shelters 1 Grand capitol building
Special thanks to the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh Murals Project, Raleigh Chamber of Commerce,
26and | WALTER Raleigh Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources for their help. *Stats for Wake County, not just Raleigh. 96 | WALTER
