MerleFest delivered four days of folk, blues, roots rock and more to 80K fans at Wilkes Community College.
Get Your Green on for Earth Week
From movie nights to fashion shows, sustainability steals the spotlight via these local events to go green at.
Dynamic Pricing Is Pricing Out Concertgoers
Ticketmaster is already infamous for making it anything but easy to secure concert tickets, and now dynamic pricing is under scrutiny.
Big Cat Bows on Brookside Drive
A collective of big-name hospitality vets have opened the first phase of Big Cat—with a market and sandwich counter still to come by the end of April.
Sober-Curious? Half-Proof Cocktails Are Here
Almost any drink can now be made full-proof, half-proof or zero proof at The Haymaker.
RDU’s Early Alcohol Sales Goes Permanent
RDU Airport made its pilot program allowing restaurants to serve alcohol as early as 4am permanent.
Raleigh’s Dive Bar Revival
Sticky floors, cheap pours and zero pretense—Raleigh’s dive bars are back in style. Here’s why the culture is resurging and where to start your crawl.
Heritage Park: Integrating Past and Future
Downtown’s Heritage Park development has broken ground, promising not just affordable housing, but preservation of Raleigh’s past.
Local Legend: Slim’s
Downtown Raleigh’s OG dive bar Slim’s remains a fave for cheap drinks, pool, live music and a nostalgic grittiness you won’t find at Raleigh’s new cocktail bars.
Mixed Metals: Silver & Gold Is In
Chic yet low maintenance, mixing silver and gold jewelry is in. Here’s where to shop the trend locally.