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Raleigh News & Observer
After an abrupt exit, retail merchandising carts are back at Crabtree Mall
After a brief hiatus, the retail merchandising carts are back at Crabtree Valley Mall, with mall owners, Macerich, posting leasing signs on units in the hallways this week. In September 2025, retail merchandising unit (RMUs) operators were informed that they would have to leave at the end of the month. After buying the mall in June 2025, Macerich shared plans of $60 million worth of upgrades for a “light, bright and more modern” look, The News & Observer previously reported. “The relaunch of the RMU program is an exciting part of Crabtree’s ongoing transformation,” Macerich said in a statement. “As we continue to modernize the center and elevate the guest experience, we’re introducing a new generation of RMUs featuring a sleek, contemporary design that complements the center’s refreshed look and feel.” Retail merchandising units are different from kiosks. The RMUs are mall-owned, movable carts that the property provides and maintains, with tenants renting both the cart and the space. Kiosks are custom-built and maintained by the tenant, with ownership leasing only the space. The mall’s kiosk program has never left. “The updated RMUs feature a streamlined design that supports improved traffic flow and space utilization while providing unique concepts an
wknc.org
Chevelle and Breaking Benjamin in Raleigh: Tips for the Upcoming Show
If you’re looking for a concert filled with music that sounds straight from a movie, keep an eye out for this next concert. Breaking Benjamin is touring alongside Chevelle, Startset, and Kami Kehoe for their 2026 North American tour. They will be touching down in Raleigh’s Coastal Credit Union Music Park, for their show on Friday October 23. Chevelle is one of my personal favorite bands with their innovative rifts and post-grunge influence.
Raleigh News & Observer
Craft beer woes continue as a pioneering Durham bar shuts off taps for good
A pioneering beer bar in Durham will end its nine-year run on Halloween, the latest signal in the ongoing slide of craft beer. The self-serve beer bar Pour Taproom announced this week that its last service would be Oct. 31, capping off nearly a decade of business in the very heart of Durham. Pour is best known for introducing self-serve beer taps to Durham in 2017. The bar featured a wall of 64 beer, wine and cider taps and would charge customers by the ounce, keeping a running tab connected to a digital wristband. Andrew Shaver, a co-owner of Pour Durham, said the bar tapped into the excitement and energy going on in craft beer at the time. “The self-serve model was a fun way to sample and participate in this massive movement of high quality, interesting beer,” Shaver said in an interview. “Everyone was into it at the time. You gave up the element of the charming bartender on that side of the transaction. But it allowed you to sample one, two, three, four, five different craft beers. Pour was never meant to replace the traditional bar, but this was a niche way to participate in the craft beer
Raleigh News & Observer
Five Guys burger chain makes plans for a downtown Raleigh location. What we know
Virginia-founded fast food chain Five Guys Burgers & Fries is expanding into downtown Raleigh’s Fayetteville Street, according to sketch plans filed with the city. While those involved have declined to comment, Five Guys has begun the process to customize 442 Fayetteville St. to accommodate the national chain’s specifications, according to plans filed on Monday, Oct 19 . “There is nothing to comment on at this time,” said an employee of real estate company, CBRE, that manages leasing for the high-foot-traffic site. The building at 442 Fayetteville St., located in downtown Raleigh’s City Plaza, is owned by Highwoods Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust that is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Although the sketch plans have been submitted, they still have to undergo review. Five Guys is seeking to renovate the interior and create additional space in the rear of the building for walk-in cooler and storage space. The plan review is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 4. Earlier this year, Fayetteville Street and Downtown Raleigh were the subject of an opinion piece by a local business owner published in The News & Observer. The piece addressed reasons the writer believes many downtown businesses are struggling right now.
familyvacationsus.com
Cat Lovers Will Lose Their Minds Inside This North Carolina Restaurant Covered In Feline Decor
Giant 3-D cats poke their whiskery faces right through the walls at this place. Yes, actual walls. I can’t imagine eating dinner without staring back at them. The owners even asked neighbors to donate their own cat-themed treasures. So the kitty art covering every corner came partly from the people who live nearby.
FOX8 News
Raleigh woman changes lives, one lasagna at a time
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — There’s something about a home-cooked meal that feeds the heart as well as the body, and Dorea prepares dozens of homemade meals every week. She doesn’t do it for recognition; in fact, she asked us not to use her last name, but her neighbors know she’s making a difference, and she’s […]
raleighweekend.com
Learn to Frame Raleigh’s Skyline, Streets, and Hidden Corners Like a Pro on Saturday
You do not need a four-figure lens setup to capture the City of Oaks like a seasoned gallery artist. On Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, local visual artist Ana Galizes is leading a hands-on urban photography workshop at Artspace that strips away the intimidation of high-end camera gear. Whether you are shooting on an advanced DSLR or just the smartphone already in your pocket, this three-hour session heads out into Downtown Raleigh to explore framing, perspective, scale, and composition.
hoodline.com
Paris Baguette Signs Lease at Raleigh's Six Forks Station, Eyes Summer 2027 Opening
A French-inspired bakery chain is moving into a storefront that spent three decades as a Raleigh neighborhood fixture. Paris Baguette will take over the former Zest Café and Home Art space at 8831 Six Forks Road in the Six Forks Station Shopping Center, with franchisee Devang Shah signing a lease for the 4,500-square-foot space in September.
raleighmag.com
How Raleigh’s Bartenders Built the City’s Bar Scene
10 things you didn’t know about the people who helped build Raleigh’s bar scene. Raleigh’s bar scene isn’t an accident. And it isn’t some hodgepodge of trendy TikTok moments or kitschy concepts. It’s core Raleigh—and it’s built on the backs of its (best) bartenders.
spectacularmag.com
Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton and October London Bring ‘Her Legacy’ Concert to Raleigh in May 2027
RALEIGH, NC — R&B fans across the Triangle have something special to look forward to as Radio One’s Her Legacy concert returns to Raleigh on Saturday, May 8, 2027, featuring Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton and October London. The concert will take place at Lenovo Center, bringing together three performers...
raleighmag.com
The Latest Raleigh Food News
In a full-circle moment, the Hotel Indigo’s 20th-floor High Ground Lounge is now slinging classic ’tails and Southern-inspired fare high above DTR in a swanky atmosphere complete with primo skyline views. Legends Nightclub’s, ahem, legendary move is complete, now in its new digs at West Cabarrus Street. The...
raleighmag.com
Winston’s Grille Celebrates 40 Years in Raleigh
Forty years is a long time for a restaurant to stick around. But at Winston’s Grille, which just hit that milestone in October, perhaps the more remarkable number isn’t 40. It might be 30—the roughly three decades General Manager Roger Carter has spent there. Or 20: the number...
jocoreport.com
Garner Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Awarded Accreditation Status For Third Consecutive Time
GARNER – The Garner Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department has been awarded accreditation status for the third consecutive time by the Commission for the Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies and the National Park and Recreation Association. The department’s reaccreditation was celebrated at the Oct. 22 Town Council meeting.
decorhint.com
This New North Carolina Italian Deli Has A New Orleans Twist And Meatball Sandwiches Worth Talking About
A meatball sandwich now shares an address with a pharmacy that has been serving neighbors since 1910. Somehow, the story gets even better from there. New Orleans training, New England Italian deli memories, and North Carolina all collide behind this counter. I’m fascinated by how naturally those influences fit together....
waltermagazine.com
Consignment Queen: Raleigh’s Kids’ Resale Pioneer
Cheyenne Levinson, the owner of Raleigh’s Little Oak Collective and State of Thrift, is key to the Triangle’s thriving resale market. Like countless teen girls before and after her, Cheyenne Levinson spent many free afternoons traveling to different thrift stores, reveling in every new (old) piece of clothing she found. “As soon as I could drive, that’s what I did for fun,” the now 31-year-old owner of Raleigh’s Little Oak Collective and State of Thrift recalls.
familydestinationsguide.com
The Charming North Carolina Bookstore Where You Can Buy Books For As Little As 10 Cents
There’s a bookstore in Raleigh, North Carolina, that has quietly been doing something the rest of the retail world forgot was possible: making books genuinely affordable for everyone. Reader’s Corner Inc is the kind of place that sounds too good to be true until you’re standing in front of...