Fear On The Bus As Raleigh–Durham Riders Sound Safety Alarm
A recent WRAL Investigates report pulled back the curtain on a string of safety incidents on and around public buses in Raleigh and Durham, raising pointed questions about how well riders and staff are being protected. The station says it filed open-records requests with both city governments to tally crimes on buses...
North Carolina Is Home To A 1950s Diner That Will Make You Feel Like...
The fountain of youth isn’t in Florida, it’s in Cary, North Carolina, and it’s called The Shiny Diner. One visit and you’ll remember what it felt like to get excited about breakfast. Forget everything you think you know about retro-themed restaurants. The Shiny Diner isn’t themed,...
Morrisville community thanks first responders as residents recover from apartment fire
The community is continuing to rally behind those affected by a fast-moving fire at a Morrisville apartment complex, leaving dozens of families displaced.
New Raleigh business combines café, bar & games. When it will open
Margaret Soler had a career in publicly funded behavioral health. It was fulfilling work, and she never intentionally searched for a career change. Yet over time, she developed a concept for a business that would combine retail, restaurant and bar service, but with the atmosphere of a friend’s home. Last year, Soler...
Durham’s Eastcut Sandwich Bar Snags Waverly Place Spot In Cary
Durham-born Eastcut Sandwich Bar is making another big move in the Triangle, signing a lease for a shop inside Cary’s Waverly Place retail center. The new spot will be the sandwich shop’s third location in the region, bringing its East Coast-style sandwiches and house-made menu items closer to Cary shoppers and...
Western Wake’s demographic boom draws new Asian grocer, more retail
A new specialty Asian grocer is set to anchor one of western Wake County’s busiest growth corridors, a sign of how quickly the area’s development patterns are changing as demographics shift. Retail developer Pradeep Chakravarthy is bringing an 18,000-square-foot IndiFresh Supermarket to 1215 Pine Plaza in Apex. It’s...
Whole Foods to open a third Cary grocery store
Whole Foods, the Amazon-owned organic grocery store, plans to open a third store in Cary, a spokesperson for the grocery store confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: The new location will mean that Cary will now have more Whole Foods locations than its much bigger neighbor, Raleigh. Zoom in: A...
Drive-By Horror On East Main Rattles Durham Block
Durham neighbors were left rattled Wednesday afternoon after a drive-by shooting along East Main Street sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries, according to police. Officers were called just after 3 p.m. and found the victim at the scene. Residents said they heard a rapid burst of gunfire and voiced...
Cook Out-owned Taco Roos may be closer to opening in Raleigh. Here’s the latest
There’s movement again at a long-anticipated Cook Out-owned concept east of downtown Raleigh. Signs and a digital menu board with Taco Roos branding have been installed at 1221 New Bern Ave. , neighboring an existing Cook Out at 1201 New Bern Ave. The Roo’s Chicken sign remains on the building, beside the Taco Roos...
Lake Wheeler Park Has A Restaurant Scene That Rivals Downtown Raleigh
Most people think Lake Wheeler Park is just kayaks and hiking trails. Meanwhile, locals have been sneaking out here for some of the best food in Raleigh and keeping suspiciously quiet about it. I discovered this by accident. I showed up for a nature walk, left three hours later with...
