Bishops Ridge has long been popular among Raleigh politicos.
Disgraced former House Speaker Jim Black roomed with then Rep. Bill Culpepper in this condominium. His aide, Meredith Norris, owns one across the street. Lobbyist Don Beason worked out of another condo.
They're not the only ones. In fact, the complex might as well be the Melrose Place of Raleigh politics.
Top lobbyist Roger Bone also has an address on Brighthurst Drive, as does Sen. John Kerr.
There's nothing necessarily nefarious about that. The complex is close to Wade Avenue — convenient to driving to the airport or out of town — and to Glenwood Avenue — good for going to Jones Street, heading downtown or just getting some pizza.
In addition, there's a nice park nearby and the condos date to the mid 1980s, making them nice, but also affordable for an out-of-town legislator.
Update: Reliable sources in Bishops Ridge say that Sen. James Forrester and former Secretary of Revenue Norris Tolson also live there.
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Re: The Melrose Place of Raleigh
The very idea--North Carolinians elected to the General Assembly or working in positions linked with the operations of state government having places to live in Raleigh! This would be a real concession by the political locker room of The News & Observer, which seems to imply that anything better than living on the street is an affront to the people of the state.
Living on the street can be tolerable in the warm-weather months of the year, but you certainly can't get much research done on the leading problems and issues of the day affecting the future of the people of North Carolina.
Maybe if The N&O has an aversion to certain condos being used by individuals having business with the state of North Carolina, the newspaper could offer a couple of editorial couches to the Honorables, on a rotating basis of course, provided that they come up with the right answers in news and opinion interviews.