No need to blush… the Triangle’s first female-focused pretty-in-pink 11,000-square-foot coworking space with childcare (!) is now open. With an MO of connecting women to a safe, inclusive work environment, Blush Coworkalso feats a female-authored library, private and semiprivate offices, conference rooms, an outdoor patio, and more. #GirlPower! 201 Shannon Oaks Circle, Ste. 102, Cary
Next time you pack your bags, make a STATEment with SCOUT Bags’ functional and fashionable STATEment Collection (launching April 8) feting “the special places SCOUT’s customers live, love, visit and long to return to.” Debby’s Hallmark Shop, PaperBuzz; scoutbags.com
OK, bloomers! DTR’s houseplant hot spot is expanding (!) to offer over 1,800 square feet of houseplants, supplies and plant-adjacent gifts. We’re rooting for Urban Pothos phase two to open early April. Can you dig it? 714 W. Peace St.
Don’t know what to do with yourshelf? Styron & Hughes has just what you’re looking for with monthly shopping experience for timeless high-end home decor and furniture at discounted prices. Think Restoration Hardware, but more affordable. Don’t miss the April sale dates—April 23 (in person) and April 24 (online)! 6702 Old Wake Forest Road
If you heart tattoos, check out Joe Almquist’s new DTR studio a few blocks from Dix Park. Featuring some of Raleigh’s most sought-after tattoo artists, Eye Heart Tattoo is making its mark all over Raleigh(ites). 430 S. Dawson St.
Botox will never make headlines (get it?) but Blue Water Spa’s—voted the best medspa in NC—brand-new second location in Brier Creek totes is. Treat yo’self to Botox (natch), laser hair removal, lash lifts, chemical peels, facials and more. 4205 Corners Parkway, Ste. 110
Just in thyme for spring (!), Copperline Plant Co.owner/founder Anna Grace FitzGerald is planting her budding biz in a new brick-and-mortar nursery opening soon near City Market. So—rooting her efforts to supply local green-thumbers with all you need to spruce up your space. 300 Blake St.
Work hard, play hard! A collaborative real estate-centric workspace, The Work Hall by Monarch Realty Co. offers flex/coworking ops, private offices, meeting spaces, and other benefits and amenities—fit for freelancers, startups, brokers and everyone in between. 213 Fayetteville St.
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Get excited! Raleigh Magazine’s April issue drops April 1—and will be on stands around town and delivered to your doors and mailboxes! If you can’t wait until then, here’s a quick look at some of the stories we have in store. (Subscribe now or by April 5 to have the April issue delivered straight to your mailbox—with a peel-off label to boot… for a steal of just $10/year!)
Hot Tickets
Brewgaloo | Photo by RL Photography
If we learned anything in the last two years, it’s that life’s short (and unexpected)—so buy the damn tickets. If you thought 2021 was gonna be Raleigh gone wild before pandemic part II spoiled our plans… just wait for ’22. Events are back for real now—and bigger and better and cooler than ever. And people are amped up and willing to drop all the dollars. We give you a preview of your “hot ticket” year ahead. So get ready, Raleigh… it’s about to be lights out.
Give Peace a Chance
Raleigh Magazine gets the exclusive release on what’s coming to the intersection of Peace and Glenwood. … Dubbed The Yard, this hip new social hub (think shipping containers filled with bars and unique food concepts spread among abundant outdoor space with fire pits, games and the like) is bound to be your new fave DTR hangout spot.
How ‘bout Them Apples
Raleigh’s first cidery is opening this spring (!) and Raleigh Magazine got the exclusive first look inside. East Bower Cider Co.—opening inside the new East End Market and so named for its greenery-filled taproom—will fall somewhere between Bull City Cider’s more straightforward commercial operation and Botanist & Barrel’s experimental and wild-fermented approach.
Under the Gin-fluence
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Not all gin & tonics are created equal. To fete National Gin & Tonic Day April 9, gin-lover and RM Publisher Gina Stephens gives the inside scoop on the top 5 gin & tonic twists in Raleigh you should be sipping now—with a bonus gin pick to boot. We’re calling it now: gin and tonics are going to be the drink of the summer!
