North Carolina Has A Farm With Giant Clydesdales You Can Actually Ride
Most horses already look impressive. Then a draft horse walks in and suddenly the scale feels unfair. In North Carolina, riders can get close to one of these gentle giants and possibly climb aboard for a trail adventure that feels much bigger than an ordinary barn visit. The first reaction...
Raleigh police are considering self-driving patrol cars. Here’s how RPD could use them.
Raleigh police are eyeing a futuristic proposal that could bring more patrol cars to downtown streets — ones that can drive themselves. The department was approached by a nonprofit earlier this year and pitched on an “autonomous police vehicle,” according to Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce. “It adds a sense of safety,”
Southern JoCo Women’s Show Returns Thursday To Support Harbor
CLAYTON — More than 40 vendors will gather Thursday at The Clayton Center for the third annual Southern JoCo Women’s Show, an event supporting Harbor, Inc., Johnston County’s domestic violence and sexual assault services provider. The free event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday,...
Best Bars 2026 Voting Now Open!
It’s that time of year again—voting for our 2026 Best Bars + Best Bartender is now open! From cocktail lounges to dive bars, wine haunts to breweries, now’s your chance to shout out your faves. Meet our bartender nominees here, then cast your votes in one, some or all categories here.
Shaw University alumni file formal complaint with NC AG’s Office about school decisions
Alumni of Shaw University have asked state officials to review the university's governance, finances, real estate holdings and transparency.
NC Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in 2019 Raleigh Drive-By That Killed Mother, 24
North Carolina Supreme Court — Court That Upheld Convictions. North Carolina's highest court has upheld the conviction of a Raleigh man found guilty of murder in a 2019 drive-by shooting that killed a 24-year-old mother and left others wounded on Bragg Street. Kedrick Daquane Thomas was convicted of second-degree murde
Why Is Raleigh Suddenly Obsessed With Malört?
Chicago’s bitter little secret is taking Raleigh bars by storm. Burnt rubber, gasoline, lighter fluid. Not the smell from an auto body shop, but the tasting notes of the infamous Chicago-born liqueur that is Malört. While some may have never heard of it, most who have despise it...
10 things to do in the Triangle this weekend
The Triangle will be bustling with activity this first weekend of October, with free downtown music in Raleigh, a Pride parade in Durham and the Canes on home ice. Here are 10 things to do. 🪕 Get downtown for Raleigh Wide Open , a free music festival with performances Thursday through Saturday. 🖼️ Check out art during
Meet Wake County’s 2026 Principal of the Year. She makes sure students are heard
A former Wake County Assistant Principal of the Year can now add the crown of being named the district’s top principal. Roxann Sykes of Dillard Drive Elementary was named the Wake County school system’s 2026-27 Principal of the Year and Xavier Wallace-McGrew of South Garner High was named 2026-27 Assistant Principal of
Eight jurors seated in Faith Hedgepeth murder trial; jury selection continues Friday
Eight additional seats still must be filled, including alternate jurors.
