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Jim ‘N’ Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q is set to open its first Triangle location in Holly Springs on Wednesday, bringing the Alabama-born chain’s slow-smoked pulled pork, brisket and banana pudding to a new quick-casual spot at 115 Grand Hill Place. A grand opening celebration follows Thursday, complete with photo opportunities and a check presentation benefiting the Holly Springs Food Cupboard.

Wake Forest's Blackbird Brewery is opening a taproom in downtown Durham's Unscripted hotel , taking over the space formerly occupied by Pour . Why it matters: The move introduces a new local spot for drinks and food downtown looking out onto CCB Plaza. State of play: Blackbird plans to begin selling beer this month in the Corcoran Street space. "A rolling opening is what we're calling it," Blackbird co-founder Harmony VanGundy says, laughing as she adds: "We still have no money. We need to sell

RALEIGH, N.C. — November 9, 2026. Veterans Day arrives Wednesday, November 11, and businesses and organizations throughout Raleigh and the Triangle are preparing to recognize the men and women who have served our country. For veterans, active-duty military personnel, reservists and their families, the holiday brings opportunities to enjoy...

A Clayton woman now faces an upgraded charge after investigators say she crashed into a grandmother’s car while allegedly on drugs, court records show. Jennifer Cameron, 49, was indicted last week and arrested Friday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the June 24 accident that killed 79-year-old Patricia Ann Malile. State troopers were called to the area of Wellesley Drive and McLemore Road in Johnston County’s Cleveland community about 11:15 a.m., according to court documents. Cameron a

The front of Guys Clips barbershop was heavily damaged Sunday afternoon when a Range Rover Discovery struck the storefront in a south Raleigh shopping center. Police said no one inside the barbershop or the neighboring appliance store was injured. The crash happened just after 2:20 p.m. at 2720 Lake Wheeler...

Chick-fil-A is testing four new waffle sandwiches in Tampa, Fla., Chicago and Raleigh, N.C. starting on Nov. 16

Friday temperatures could struggle to reach 60 degrees, with overnight lows falling into the lower 30s.

A North Carolina restaurant was named one of the nation’s best — but it wasn’t done having its moment in the spotlight. Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern now ranks as the No. 1 place to eat in Raleigh . To determine the best restaurants in the city, Tripadvisor said it studied food listings on its travel website. It considered “page views, reviews and individual attributes such as price range, cuisine and location, as well as aggregated Tripadvisor data comparing user interactions with all the o

Vacant since 2017, The Gables, located on Wake Forest Road near downtown, makes it return to Raleigh’s growing hospitality scene with its official opening on Monday, Nov. 9. Tift Merritt, Grammy-nominated songwriter and Raleigh native, bought The Gables property in 2018 with business partner and co-owner of The Durham Hotel, Daniel Robinson. Now, this historic Raleigh hotel makes its comeback as a one-of-a-kind enclave designed to be a space for “meaningful exchanges.” “It was a series of wonder

The N.C. Department of Transportation is reviving plans to turn a congested stretch of U.S. 64 in Apex and Cary into a quasi-freeway, with more lanes and fewer traffic lights. NCDOT wants to widen U.S. 64 from four lanes to six between Salem Street in Apex and U.S. 1 in Cary. It also plans to turn busy intersections at Laura Duncan Road and Lake Pine Drive into highway interchanges, with overpasses and exit and entrance ramps. Closer to U.S. 1, it plans to reconfigure the Edinburgh Drive interse