by Elyse Waters | Jul 1, 2025 | July/August 2025, Stuff
Meet your beauty, body and boutique goals via new spots around town.
Extra, extra! Forthcoming The Newsagent’s—a reinvention and expansion of the traditional corner newsstand—is set to unfurl this summer in the Mahler Building on Fayetteville Street, offering secondhand and vintage media paired with your morning cup of coffee. @thenewsagentsshop
Recently bowed retail boutique and studio A Lil’ R & R is bringing the ~pawty~ to NHID’s Makers Alley with one-of-a-kind gifts for both you and your furry friends. @alilrnr.shop
Catch mentions of Raleigh Magazine—in addition to other Raleigh and Sunset Beach nods—in local author Camille Harwood’s debut novel, Carolina Girls, a lighthearted look into the lives of four inseparable friends. @camilleharwoodbooks
Throwing shade in the best way possible, Shibumi is dropping limited-edition colors of its uber- popular beach shade all summer— think sky blue and magenta, red and navy, orange and blue, and the like. @shibumishade
The brainchild of a Ukrainian escape room designer, City With No Sun is unleashing at NERD Escape Room. Operated entirely in the dark, the inclusive game is accessible for those both blind and sighted. @nerdescapes
With confidence at the core, fit-for- all JETSET Pilates is ~reforming~ the base of Park Central in North Hills this fall via full-body flex workouts. Get ready to get bendy. @jetsetpilates
Prepare to up your beauty game! Sephora is set to join a wave of new retailers giving the Main District a makeover, filling two storefronts near Regal North Hills. @sephora
Need a wardrobe refresh? Combining Southern swagger with urban edge, accessory and apparel pop- up boutique Maison Neue is serving sleek, minimalist selects on Fayetteville Street. @shopmaisonneue
by Lauren Kruchten | Jun 3, 2025 | June 2025, Stuff
Get your toes in the water and bum out of the sand. NC-born brand Shibumi—of wind-powered sunshade fame—just launched its brand-new first-ever beach chair, and just in time for Raleighites’ annual summer trek to the coast. Boasting the same signature blue and teal colors of the popular shades, the lounger is designed with comfy breathable fabric, multiple recliner settings, padded backpack straps and two accessory ports—and promises to withstand years of sand and salty air. So, perf for that *fabulous* Sharpay Evans feeling (IYKYK). shibumishade.com
by Heidi Reid | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024, September 2024, Stuff
Where to shop, stretch, sweat and more around Raleigh this fall.
These clothes were made for walking—and running, biking and relaxing. Enter Free People Movement’s recently opened Village District storefront boasting colorful active ’fits perf for moving about. @fpmovement
Discount designer clothes and accessories? Say less. Shop till you (nearly) drop and rack up chic deals at Nordstrom Rack’s Triangle Town Place location slated to open in October. @nordstromrack
Calling all homebodies! Take care of your bod—and namaste locally—at Homebody Yoga’s cozy flagship studio opening on the ground floor of Platform apartments in West End by early 2025. @homebodync
A new canopy color is dotting the NC coastline. See: Shibumi Shade’s new “Sunset” Pink & Orange canopy that’s brightening up the beach and its sea of blue and teal tents. @shibumishade
Step aside, lottery tickets—there’s a new way to become a millionaire. Treasure Game$, a nationwide skill-based treasure-hunting game has launched in NC and awards more than just the thrill of the hunt (read: $$$) to winners. @treasuregames.fun
Revamp your wardrobe from the same old attire to something new—or new to you—via Same Old Same Old Vintage, a newly bowed secondhand store on Fayetteville Street that’ll have you serving retro *lewks*. @shopsosovintage
Have a dress code to sport—whether wedding, fancy dinner or anything in between? Formal clothing rental biz TrenLend will be expanding to a second location at Makers Alley in North Hills Innovation District this fall—and is celebrating with a release of an exclusive collection of dresses to impress. @trenlend
Take a cue from Mac Miller and treat yourself right. Sweat one out and cool back down at SweatHouz, Seaboard Station’s newly opened infrared sauna + cold plunge studio. @sweathouzHotties do Pilates. Level up your body and stretch your mind (aka reform yourself) at Club Pilates’ 12th Triangle location coming to Seaboard Station later this year. @clubpilates_downtownraleigh
