Raleigh NC

The dusty parking lot at the end of Fayetteville Street is officially history, with fences, cranes and crews now ripping up asphalt to clear the way for downtown Raleigh's long-planned Omni hotel. The new tower will rise across from the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts and is pitched as a key piece of...

Deadlines are coming up quickly for vendors, concessionaires, suppliers, Got to Be NC members and farm equipment hobbyists interested in participating in the Got to Be Festival May 15-17 at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Got to Be NC members have until Feb. 27 to apply to be part...

Raleigh's warm nights just got hotter with the announcement of the 2026 Summer Concert Series, a string of free weekend performances stretching from the cusp of summer into the dog days of August. The city of Raleigh is bringing a variety of local acts to grace the evenings at Fred Fletcher Park and Pullen Park,...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Carolina – Low gray clouds stretch across the Triangle this morning, and the air feels more like April than February. Temperatures are already near 58 degrees in Raleigh, with calm winds and overcast...

Officials say the shortfall is driven largely by appeals today, but warn that exemptions and market shifts could shape future budgets, projects, and tax decisions for residents.

Wake Forest’s long-discussed skate park just moved a big step closer to reality, thanks to a fresh shot of county cash. Wake County commissioners voted yesterday to approve $23.5 million in hospitality-tax grants for sports, arts and cultural projects across the county, and a proposed skate park in the Town of Wake...

Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s Terminal 1 quietly flipped the switch on a fresh batch of shops and restaurants Thursday, giving travelers more local beer, sit-down meals and grab-and-go candy and gifts before they board. The upgrades bring in a full-service Raleigh Beer Garden outpost, an Italian spot and a...

Ready your appetites, Raleigh. Starting this May, John Chavis Memorial Park is inviting you to end your week with a feast. "Food Truck Fridays" is making a comeback, offering a smorgasbord of local cuisine every Friday evening throughout the summer months. Kicking off on May 1 and running until Aug....

Wake County OKs $4.6M in hospitality tax funds for Wake Forest’s first skate park and Flaherty Park upgrades, aiming to boost tourism and park amenities.

CLAYTON — Stand-up comedian William Lee Martin will bring his latest national comedy tour to Johnston County next week, offering audiences a night of storytelling-driven humor centered on everyday life, relationships and the moments that seemed like good ideas at the time. Martin’s “Seemed Smart at the Time” tour...