Tupelo Honey Cafe continues its eastward expansion from Asheville, NC into ITB Raleigh with their official public opening at 4 p.m. The eight-location NC chain started in December of 2000 in Downtown Asheville with a tiny, shotgun layout but notes … [Read more...]
Lucette Grace Now Open
November 24, 2014 by
Hat tip to @TriangleExplorer for posting a picture this morning letting the Instagram world know that Downtown Raleigh patisserie from former Umstead pastry chef Daniel Benjamin is now open! Hours are 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., Monday through … [Read more...]
Raleigh Finalizing Plans for Improved Bicycle Accessibility
November 21, 2014 by
TBJ has an article this week on the progress to date of a $1.1M grant the City of Raleigh received from the US DOT Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program: Raleigh to upgrade access for bicyclists around downtown The design phase … [Read more...]
New Bar Coming to Five Points: Proof
November 18, 2014 by
Nov. 18: No details yet due to Google coming up short, but I have some texts in to Churchill's, Ryan Boone, and WNFIV to inquire. Early sources say "high-end liquor bar and jazz club". Nov. 19 Update: This morning's TBJ shared a link to the … [Read more...]
PieBird to Accept Bitcoin
November 13, 2014 by
TBJ has an article today about the first Downtown Raleigh article to accept Bitcoin, PieBird: Raleigh's Pie Bird to Accept Bitcoin For now, the business will only accept the digital currency for online orders as they have not implemented a point … [Read more...]
Registration Now Open for Krispy Kreme Challenge
November 13, 2014 by
Join 8,000 of your fellow doughnut loving, competitive runner friends on Feb. 14, 2015 for a fresh dozen doughnuts and a five-mile run through Downtown Raleigh. Sign up as a Challenger, Casual Runner, or a "Dynamic Doughnut Duo" in order to celebrate … [Read more...]
Rye Bar & Southern Kitchen Coming to Former Posta Location
November 12, 2014 by
The paper is up on the windows and the Twitter account is active, recently promoting a Nov. 11 job fair. We've got to be inching closer to seeing what's in store for the restaurant located in the Marriott City Center hotel on Fayetteville Street. The … [Read more...]
Spice Festival Starts Next Week at Jose & Sons
November 12, 2014 by
The Jose and Sons second annual Spice Festival will be happening Nov. 18-26. Chef Oscar Diaz has plans to featuring new Chile Rellenos and snacks while Bar Director Cary Walters has an array of pepper-infused cocktails and spiced fall beers on … [Read more...]
Secret Entrance & Vaudeville Entertainment In Store for Common 414 Halloween Party
October 30, 2014 by
The guys from Fayetteville Street's most luxurious craft cocktail bar, Common 414, have been generous enough to share their secret Halloween VIP plans with DTRNews.com readers: In addition to the "skip the lines" entrance, they've hired some … [Read more...]
Halloween & Guy Fawkes Events at The Oxford
October 30, 2014 by
The Oxford, located at 319-105 Fayetteville Street, is doubling down on Halloween weekend in Downtown Raleigh on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, The Oxford continues their six-year tradition of giving away $500 for the best group costume and … [Read more...]
