Once considered one of the most elegant hotels in Raleigh, the Velvet Cloak Inn has been sold to a developer with a record of investment in student housing. Tax records from the Wake County Revenue ...

And then there were two. With the exception of a handful of squatters, Mary Keef and Brian Walingsford are the last two people living in the Velvet Cloak Inn in Raleigh. Since July, several of their ...

City fire officials closed part of the Velvet Cloak Inn on Hillsborough Street last week after an inspection found numerous safety concerns. City fire officials closed part of the Velvet Cloak Inn on ...

An Atlanta-based developer wants to demolish the Velvet Cloak Inn on Hillsborough Street and replace it with a 150-unit student housing complex. Peak Campus, a 5-year-old company that manages more ...

The Velvet Cloak Inn opened in 1962 at 1505 Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. TBJ File Photo To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD Those big demolition machines have been crashing hard into ...

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