Save the Date: Halloween Party at NC Museum of History

Join the NC Museum of History for its second annual "Cocktails & Costumes" fundraiser event. Tickets are $40 for members, $50 for non-members. (Contribute as a "host" for an extra $10 per ticket.) The party will (surely) feature fun history-themed … [Read more...]

Stag’s Head Bottle Shop Now Open on Glenwood South

Continuing my visits to places recently opened on Glenwood South (Shuckers featured yesterday), I visited Stag's Head bottle shop and beer garden last night. Housed in the former Amra's location, not terribly much has changed on the inside other than … [Read more...]

Shuckers Now Open on Glenwood South

Shuckers Oyster Bar and Grill officially opened for business today in the 510 Glenwood location formerly occupied by Bogart's and Cantina South. I stopped in tonight and enjoyed great service at one of the six oyster bar tables. I'm a … [Read more...]

Big Mike’s BBQ Moves from View Bar to Cary

After the closing of View Bar on Glenwood South, Big Mike's BBQ (which was providing the View Bar menu and kitchen) has announced a new brick and mortar location in Cary, according to TBJ. … [Read more...]

Benelux Moves to Cameron Village, City Market Cafe to Open in Downtown

TBJ reported just over a week ago that the space left empty in City Market by Benelux Coffee's move to Cameron Village will be occupied by a cafe to open soon. City Market Cafe's Facebook page shares very little about the upcoming venture's … [Read more...]

Crude Bitters Expanding Business in Downtown Raleigh

Great news today in TBJ: Crude Bitters & Sodas expanding in downtown Raleigh According to the team at Crude's new Kickstarter page, they "recently signed a lease on a new production space in downtown Raleigh which would allow [them] to increase … [Read more...]

BREW Now Open in Seaboard Station

WRAL.com is reporting that BREW coffee bar has opened in Downtown Raleigh's Seaboard Station: http://www.wral.com/triangle-restaurant-news-brew-is-open/13943933/ Congrats to AJ and team on the new business. For more details, see our July article … [Read more...]

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...]