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Oakwood Residents "We Get Along Despite What Media Has Said"

Raleigh, NC 8/27/14 I have been in the news business since 1999 and what I witnessed on Tuesday afternoon was a first for me. I am covering a well known story in the city of Raleigh concerning a contemporary style home in a historic district called Oakwood. Read more about home here I filed this report on Monday as the court case got started that quite honestly irked supporters of Louis Cherry's home being built at 516 Euclid. I've always considered myself a fair reporter and wanted to show people that there are many people in Oakwood who support this home. Long story short, both residents who are for and against the home showed up to be interviewed outside of the home on Tuesday. What I thought might turn into fireworks actually showed something totally different. I saw these were friends and witnessed neighbors chatting in friendly manner. It was evident these neighbors, who while divided over the issue of the house, were not enemies much like some in the m...