Glenwood South’s Runway Couture to Become Hookah Lounge

Hat tip to Crash Gregg, publisher of Triangle Downtowner, for this "coming soon" tip on social media earlier this week. Located on Glenwood South below the Rockford, what was once Runway Couture retail store will now be a hookah lounge named … [Read more...]

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Lisa Stewart Designs

via iHeartRetail.com: The Downtown Raleigh Alliance is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for Lisa Stewart Designs‘ newly designed storefront in Downtown Raleigh’s Historic City Market on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 5:30 p.m. Visit iHeartRetail.com for … [Read more...]

Urban Design Center Hosts “Activating Empty Spaces: A Guide to Pop-up Shops”

On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the City of Raleigh’s Urban Design Center will host a talk focusing on maximizing underused spaces as part of the UDC |Talks @noon series. The talk, titled, “Activating Empty Spaces: A Guide to Pop-up Shops” will be hosted by … [Read more...]

It’s Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week!

The best time of the year to be a foodie! Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week is a great time to get out and enjoy the new additions to the DTR dining lineup or revisit old favorites. $20 and $30 prix fixe dishes, many with wine pairings … [Read more...]

BREW Coffee Bar Coming to Seaboard Station

Joining Night Kitchen in Seaboard Station in the coming months is BREW Coffee Bar, a product of business partners AJ Viola and Mike Sholar. Although the $10,000 Kickstarter goal for financing part of this new business has already been achieved, … [Read more...]

DRA’s The Raleigh Mix Returns for Summer 2014

Isaac Hunter's Hospitality has signed on to sponsor the 2014 remix of "The Raleigh Mix", a merchant program produced by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) to promote downtown Raleigh nightclub venues to the Triangle community, with their Common 414 … [Read more...]

Night Kitchen Bakehouse Coming to Seaboard Station

Thanks to Cheryl Fraser of Seaboard Station's Galatea boutique for sharing this tasty tidbit: TBJ reports a bit more on the plans for the bakery and its ownership, but this Raleigh thinks we may see a name change in this Downtown Raleigh … [Read more...]

Oakwood Garden Club hosts 25th annual tour, tea

The Oakwood Garden Club has announced its annual spring tradition of hosting the Oakwood Garden Tour and Tea on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4. Garden tours will begin with a seated tea at the Merrimon-Wynne House. The two-day event has been … [Read more...]

News & Observer’s Shop Talk features new Wine Authorities store in Downtown Raleigh

Virginia Johnson, the News & Observer's editor of the Shop Talk column, published a nice full-length feature on Downtown Raleigh's latest wine retailer, Wine Authorities, yesterday: The East Franklin Street store, which opened near the Oakwood … [Read more...]

Raleigh Beer Guide Launch Party happening Thursday at Tyler’s Taproom

On Thursday evening, WRAL Out & About will be co-hosting the official launch party for the inaugural print edition of the Raleigh Beer Guide, soon to be distributed throughout Wake County and across travel rest areas across NC, helping beer lovers … [Read more...]