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Russ Jones' family has a history of building things in Raleigh, including Crabtree Valley Mall. Now a partner at Loden Properties, Jones has his own portfolio of projects, including the redeveloped Gateway Plaza and the upcoming Longleaf hotel on the north side of downtown. In part two of our interview, we talked about Raleigh's hotel scene and the new Longleaf Hotel that Russ is currently working on.Ashton and Hayes also discuss a favorite Raleigh lunch spot whose owners are closing shop and headed to the beach, a potential conversion of a church to affordable senior housing, and NO the State Farmer's Market isn't going anywhere.Special thanks to our sponsor, Steele Residential--check them out for buying, selling or renting!Subscribe/rate Podcast Raleigh on your favorite podcast sites:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-raleigh/id1458907220Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Inzk5woxrsjwf3zhd5vv3av4yei Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcast-raleighSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b3dVvLJfO0EqvDGQaFTAP?si=QrcfEq8WSE2h3aEZSGV0pQ