Shop, sweat, swap and self-care your way through Raleigh’s latest openings.
Tone Yoga Club
Holy fit. Mixing the best of both workout worlds, the brand-new Seaboard Station studio Tone Yoga Club combines weightlifting, cardio and yoga for a one-of-a-kind high-intensity burn. @toneyogaclub
Pattern and personality take center stage in Mary George Design’s new custom rug collection inspired by the bright, bold pieces she envisioned for her own home. It’s a colorful life, indeed. @marygeorgedesign
Swap it like it’s hot! A new creative legacy begins with plum, taking over DTR’s Lump Gallery building with workshops, art + live shows, artists talks, and craft nights. @plumraleigh
Be the Yoncé you wish to see and make your body the best outfit you own with a little self-care at North Raleigh’s new float therapy Float Spa. @floatsparaleighnorth
Get ~zapped~ at StayZapped’s new home at Crabtree Valley Mall, where you can build your own permanent jewelry from a range of chains, charms and designs. Stay stacked! @stayzapped
Running on cuddles and cuteness is hard work—and deserves to be dressed for the job. Enter Lafayette Village’s new mod baby boutique Drool & Co., with premium baby gear and stylish essentials for Raleigh’s hardest-working little humans. @droolandco
Sweat, swing and slay at a slew of new spots around Raleigh.
Serve face via North Hills’ summer-slated Face Foundrié outpost. The all-inclusive mod facial bar specializes in high-quality facials and skincare treatments—plus lash, brow and enhancement services by trained skin experts. Slay! @facefoundrie
Prepare to flex your mindfulness muscles at The Daily Pilates, bringing its heated classes to East End Market by late spring/early summer. Offering both reformer and mat classes, the studio has more than enough ops to keep your schedule packed on the, well, daily. @thedailypilatesraleigh
Calling all escape artists. Crabtree Valley Mall is adding immersive escape room concept Escapology to its retail lineup in early spring. Located on the lower level, the space will feature 10 games blending cinematic environments, interactive storytelling and cutting-edge puzzle technology. @escapologyescaperoom
Glow-up calling? Airbrush tanning salon goGlow has a location in the works for the Shoppes at Oberlin Court, trading UV damage for a custom professionally applied sunless bronze designed to suit your skin and schedule. Coat of confidence included. @_goglow
Par for the course: Back Nine Golf is officially open in the Falls River community, bringing an indoor golf + social experience to golfers, by golfers. Think Full Swing simulators, semiprivate bays, the fully private Oak Room and more. @b9golfraleigh
A new children’s boutique has landed in Village District. Littles of Raleigh brings a curated mix of kids’ apparel and mom-and-me pieces to the City of Oaks, spotlighting both established labels and emerging designers—made to make a statement on and off the playground. @littlesofnc
A new (healthy) addiction has entered the chat. Pilates Addiction is opening a DTR location in the Warehouse District, offering a range of full-body class formats designed to build strength, endurance and control through intentional movement. @mypilatesaddiction
Locally owned coffee shop and eatery Fare&Fellow is set to start brewing at Raleigh Iron Works in early 2025.
If your good mood—or entire being—is sponsored by coffee on the daily, get ready to get your grind on at Fare&Fellow. Slated to start creating buzz at Raleigh Iron Works from the Bow Truss Building in early 2025, the Durham-based drinkery + eatery crafts coffee and espresso bevs and chef-curated meals with an emphasis on fresh hyperlocal ingredients—think bread from Union Special, dairy from Homeland Creamery and beans from local roasters.
“As lifelong residents of Raleigh, we are ecstatic to join the amazing community at Raleigh Iron Works,” says founder Lindsay Gresock. “This is a dream come true, and we can’t wait to continue to plant our roots here and serve the incredible community that has supported us for so many years. We’re excited for you to join us at the table.” So, prepare to pull up a chair and perk up!fareandfellow.com
Downtown Raleigh is really proving her resilience. Despite the recent rise in crime, business owners are buying in and continuing to establish roots—and doubling down on Downtown. It’s a welcome harbinger of hope, given that metropolitan downtowns (think San Francisco) typically experience a mass exodus in the face of “unsafe conditions.”
Instead, local entrepreneurs remain invested in Downtown—literally. One such business owner is Caitlin Cary, who is reopening her The Pocket Gallery in City Market in January. “I think the crime reflects some hard times we all can’t deny,” says the owner/founder. “I feel a lot of sympathy, and I also feel I’m a part of a business that is all about building community—I hope that good energy can help overcome.”
Pocket Art Gallery photo by Caitlin Cary
Building on that good energy, Cary—a working artist who specializes in fabric collage and recognizes the economic challenges of the city—plans to move her gallery from its former Oakwood digs into the City Market Artist Collective (CMAC), where she’ll join a community of 12 artists. There, she’ll continue to display her work along with the work of 30 artists on her roster.
And, not leaving the Oakwood space vacant, Cheryl Fraser, owner and founder of Galatea Boutique—which some may remember from Seaboard—jumped on the opportunity and will move into the vacant space in the new year after spending the last year-and-a-half operating out of a mobile boutique.
While the new business blood bodes well for DTR, having retailers committed to staying Downtown is also critical. Popular DTR home for houseplants Copperline Plant Co. owner Anna Grace FitzGerald is one such local who dug into City Market in 2022—and remains committed to the space she’s cultivated.
“When I was looking for a place to lay roots, I knew I wanted to be Downtown,” she says, “and in a place with character and history—because it aligns with the feeling we try to evoke in the shop: a feeling of a stable homebase for folks.”
Over the summer, a window was broken in at her business, but despite the incident, she remains unfazed. Nothing was stolen and no one was hurt, FitzGerald emphasized, and this is what mattered the most. “This is a product of more and more people moving to the Triangle… growing pains,” she adds.
FitzGerald welcomes the ebb and flow of new businesses moving into City Market and the Downtown area, viewing it as a healthy progression of the city. Despite recent challenges, the attractive and charming street—and our city core as a whole—continues to thrive with more businesses, opportunities and activities that not only attract Raleigh residents, but tourists as well. So, seeds of change now cultivating, if you will.
Head into fall with a new ’fit, home decor or comedy album obsession.
Trade traditional fashion for funky pieces and beat the bell-bottoms blues with bold attire from Beatniks—aka the brainchild of Raleighite/fashion guru Luke Suggs—dropping its curated street-style selects in Raleigh Iron Works this fall. @beatniksshop
Idyllic venue no longer a figment. Enter Sassool Cafe’s FigMintFarms, serving a serene, intimate Apex setting perf for parties, photoshoots and beyond via reno’d shelter, two walkable pine forests, a fishing pond and dock, picnic tables, and a mint garden, natch—with Sassool catering upon request. @sassoolcafe
Feather your nest with flair. … Vintage home decor store The Fab Foo has moved to a new home on Wade Avenue. Find colorful interior adornments, midcentury modern furnishings and other fresh finds. How fab! @thefabfoo
Be the conversation piece via statement jewelry from Uli Amsterdam and meet eponymous textile accessory pioneer Uli Rapp at C.T. Weekends’ trunk show Sept. 22. @ulirapp; @ctweekends
Look good, feel good. Bringin’ healing vibes to DTR is fitness recovery center ReFitTherapy touting taking care of your beautiful bod—whether you’re a bodybuilder, marathon runner, stay-at-home mom or anyone in between. @refittherapy
Life’s too short to wear boring clothes—or clothes that don’t fit. Dress to impress in custom garb (e.g., suits, skirts) courtesy of Limatus Bespoke, bowing in City Market this fall. @limatusbespoke
