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One of the biggest rock stars in music history is eating his way through the Triangle dining scene. Rock god Robert Plant dropped in for dinner Monday at a local hot spot ahead of his evening show Tuesday, March 31 at Raleigh’s Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts. Robert Plant dined Monday night at Whiskey...

A popular Raleigh brewery that’s big on IPAs has closed its taproom. Once named the Triangle’s best brewery, Funguys Brewing in Raleigh announced this week that it had closed its taproom after seven years in business. Funguys owners Carly and Nick Brango announced on Thursday, March 26 that the taproom had closed....

The Triangle has already seen a couple of new grocery store openings in 2026, and more are to come in the next few months. BJ’s Wholesale Club expanded to Selma in late January, and Target opened its Fuquay-Varina location — the 2,000th for the brand — in March. Here’s a list of forthcoming grocery stores. Grocery...

Wilson judge rules 2022 arson defendant incompetent and “unrestorable,” dismisses charges with leave and orders involuntary commitment.

Apex has built an entirely new financial system to protect against such attacks.

A new national study from Public Impact, based in Chapel Hill, found that schools using the Opportunity Culture® staffing design achieved two to three times higher schoolwide learning growth than other schools in the same states during 2024–25. The model, which forms teaching teams led by high-performing educators,...

Wake County is working with local partners to strengthen its behavioral health system and make care easier to access. The county’s initiatives include:. Wake Network of Care – an online directory of every behavioral health provider in the county.

A Clinton neighborhood was thrown into chaos early Monday afternoon when gunfire erupted at a home on Eastover Terrace, leaving three people shot and later airlifted to Raleigh for emergency treatment. Clinton police say officers were called to the house around 12:45 p.m. and arrived to find three people suffering...

Tucked along Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh, North Carolina, Howling Cow Dairy Education Center and Creamery is one of those rare places where you can watch cows grazing in a pasture and then walk inside to eat ice cream made from their very milk. Run by NC State University, this working 329-acre farm turns fresh cream...

Sometimes the old way is still the best way. Many people don’t care about how new something looks, or how good it tastes; it’s about feeling nostalgic. Across North Carolina, diners and long-running restaurants continue to serve the same comforting dishes they have for decades. Recipes stay consistent,...