Ring in summer via books, swag and spa treatments at these latest retail picks.
A cut above the rest (get it?), the new Boardroom Styling Loungein Fenton offers a relaxing experience—think leather chairs, oversize flat-screen TV and cold beer, natch—for guys getting groomed. Hey, fortune favors the shave!@boardroomstylinglounge
In need of some Z’s? Cut down your morning makeup routine with an appointment at Arch & Edge, DTR’s new permanent makeup and esthetics studio offering lash lifts, microblading, tooth charms (literally jewelry for your teeth!) and more. @archandedge
Feather your nest with stylish home goods from NEST Decor’s newly opened location in Crabtree Valley Mall, which offers specialty brands, custom options and ever-changing galleries. Make yourself at home! @nest_decor
You’ll be in haven at the new The Shoppe at Haven Farm touting local gifts, garden accessories and a seed bar (!)—NTM local foods, snacks and beverages to enjoy while perusing the grounds. You grow, girl! @haven_farm
Take it easel-y and go check out 12 emerging and nationally acclaimed artists all creating under the same roof at Glenwood Fine Art workspace and gallery. @glenwoodfineartgallery
Need a lift? Synergy Face + Body’s newest location in Wake Forest offers surgical cosmetic procedures as well as spa treatments, laser hair removal and nonsurgical sculpting. @feelsynergy
Following her March release of Good Luck Cafe, NC-based author Annie Rains is back with a new novel on self-discovery, Through the Snow Globe. Happy reading! @annierainsbooks
Having a rough time? Green and bear it at the new 29,000-square-foot PGA Tour Superstore on East Six Forks Road, featuring a custom fitting studio, golf simulators and a 1,000-square-foot putting green. Fore! @pgatoursuperstore
Board Room Styling Lounge photo by Raleigh Midtown East, courtesy of Board Room Styling; Glenwood Fine Art photo by artist Nicole White Kennedy, courtesy of Glenwood Fine Art; remaining photos courtesy of brands
For all those with unfiltered hatred for the DMV, it’s your lucky day. The lengthy trip to the despised institution can now be avoided. (Um, don’t have to tell us twice!)
The NC Division of Motor Vehicles now allows residents to renew state identification cards, and teen drivers with a Level 3 Full Provisional License to upgrade to a regular Class C license online up to a year after expiration.
“Allowing these services to be completed online should help shorten lines and wait times at our offices by getting folks that would previously have to come to the office out of the line altogether,” DMV Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said in a press release.
Previously, these renewals and upgrades had to be done in person at a DMV office. But don’t get too excited—you may still be subject to the torment of an in-person visit if you use corrective lenses, need to renew a commercial license, have outstanding debt with NCDMV or used the online system for the previous renewal (online renewals can only be done once before a trip to the office is required). Regular Class C licenses can be renewed or replaced online as long as they’re not suspended, expired or canceled.
Additionally, in-person appointments to the DMV are now only available before noon. Afternoons are reserved for walk-ins only, served on a first-come, first-served basis (Pro tip: Set a reminder to make an appointment 90 days in advance to avoid having to drive to a distant DMV location). In hopes of thinning the crowds of teens hoping to score a license over the summer, select DMV locations will be open Saturday mornings from June 3 through Aug. 26.
And get excited for DMV’s first 24-hour public computer kiosks to debut later this summer in public places like grocery stores to further allow customers to renew their licenses without an excursion to the DMV. It’s shaping up to be a good summer already!
Celebrate Pride Month and support the LGBT+ Community with these local beers and cocktails.
Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder! Raise your spirits and celebrate Pride Month with these Pride-inspired drinks from local bars and breweries. Cheers to love—particularly the love of booze (!).
Why be salty when you can be malty? The local brewery is celebrating Pride Month with a fresh batch of Trophy Partner, which features vibrant flavors of citrus zest, red berries and fresh melon. Proceeds will benefit both Raleigh Pride and the LGBT Center of Raleigh. We’ll drink to that!
Give ’em hill! Join Wye for a pint of its medium-bodied Luminous Beings hazy pale ale (featuring a cute floral can)—or take a pack home to show your pride all month long. The sippin’ is easy when $1 from every can purchased is donated to the LGBT Center of Raleigh!
Feeling bubbly? Show your true colors and sip on Libation 317’s Pride Month rainbow Champagne flight (Sunday brunch has never been so vibrant!). Or, drop it like it’s hot with the Rainbow Lemon Drop Martini featuring a rainbow sprinkle rim (!).
Just as long as you stand—stand bi me. Whiskey Kitchen’s Stand Bi Me cocktail features Bombay Sapphire gin combined with lime juice, orange blossom water, coconut rum and a housemade raspberry mango syrup for a fruity, refreshing bev fit for all.
This is how we brew it! Join Clouds Brewing in the pursuit of hoppiness this month with the return of its colorful grapefruit kolsch Cloud and Proud, a portion of proceeds from which will benefit the LGBT Center of Durham. Pro tip: Enjoy it at Cloud Raleigh’s drag brunch June 25 and drag dinner June 29. #Slay!
