Downtown Dining Curfew On Raleigh Council Agenda

RALEIGH — After nearly two months of debate over appropriate late-night noise and pedestrian traffic levels in downtown Raleigh, bar and restaurant owners await the city council’s Aug. 4 vote on an outdoor dining proposal that would place curfews and seating limits on sidewalk patio areas. An earlier council proposal would have prohibited bars from establishing patios for patrons and allowed only restaurants to have sidewalk seating.