Marchell Adams-David will replace Ruffin Hall as Raleigh’s first woman and African American city manager.
ROADMAP FOR ROMANCE
If you’re looking to sleigh your holiday with a date night out—whether to replace those standard soirees or just to escape your house—we’ve got you covered with some safe and socially distant sexy ambiance, unforgettable nips and sips, and, of course, romance.
DROPPED ACORNS
It’s been a hell of a year, Raleigh. Fires, floods and pestilence across the globe had it looking like the end of times, not to mention peaceful racial justice protests and subsequent rioting, and a #MeToo reckoning, that took place right here at home.
SHIFTING FOCUS
Hamilton debuted a book entitled “Trash the Trophies: How to Win Without Losing Your Soul.” “The book is about personal and professional transformative leadership,” Hamilton says
12 Days of the Most Delicious Bites and Sips
Count down to the holidays with these 12 food and beverage gifts that are sure to satisfy anyone on your list—plus, it’s an ideal way to give back to local businesses and purveyors.
Staying Grounded
Two new concepts from the Rockford owners
Whiskey Wonderland
Whiskey Kitchen takes holiday decorating to the next level with designer Antoine Pontón and local products.
COOKIES WITH SANTA
STIR will host a Cookies with Santa series where children (and the children in all of you adults) can enjoy milk and cookies with Santa Claus
A GIN FOR THE AGES
last month, Durham Distillery released an exciting new Conniption Barrel Aged gin, the first in its new annual series of barrel aged Conniption gins
Shop… Like A Chef
Most people lack basic, quality essentials that we professionals cannot live without. While these might not be the cutest or flashiest gifts on the market, they are very affordable, and their recipients end up truly loving and using them a lot.