December Openings and Closings – So Far

Dec. 13 - via @Runologie: Runologie open next to State of Beer on Hillsborough Street (400 block) Dec. 15 - via @NewRaleigh: State of Beer Bottle Shop, Bar and Sandwich Counter now open at 401 Hillsborough Street (I wrote about this earlier, but … [Read more...]

Two New Drink-Related Shops Open in Downtown

Two nice features to see in TBJ recently: New bottle shop now open near downtown Raleigh Drink, Drank, Drunk is located next to Irregardless Cafe on Morgan Street and offers coffee, beer, and more. It is owned by Shannon Lamm (co-owner of next door … [Read more...]

The Medlin to Open January 2nd

Longtime bar industry owners and operators Brandon and Amanda LaRoque are putting in long hours this month to ready a new bar on Medlin Drive described as an "eclectic neighborhood bar for everyone". When asked "why open another bar?" (the … [Read more...]

Tupelo Honey Opens in Cameron Village at 4 p.m. Today

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...]

New Bar Coming to Five Points: Proof

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

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...]

Rye Bar & Southern Kitchen Coming to Former Posta Location

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

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

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

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...]