@newsobserver: Once an obscure industrial pocket across the tracks from the city’s central business district, Raleigh’s West End on West Cabarrus Street is now one of its fastest-growing central neighborhoods. Ever since Raleigh Magazine coined the district’s name in a 2021 feature article, it has emerged as its own little hub: a mix of upscale apartments, breweries, cafes and retail shops on the site of the former Clancy & Theys headquarters. It even has its own website. “That area is definitely growing and changing,” said Will Gaskins, the Downtown Raleigh Association’s vice president of economic development and planning. Read more about Raleigh's growing West End and check out all of our Places to Watch in 2025 at the link in our bio. #raleigh #raleighnc #development #realestate #westend #downtownraleigh #newapartment #mixedusedevelopment #wakecounty #wakecountync #growth #placestowatch #fiveplacestowatch #PlacesToVisit #citylife #downtown #economicdevelopment #businessdistrict #platformraleigh #rockwayraleigh