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Duke Buys Discounted Durham Office Building

DUMAC, the investment division at Duke University, purchased Erwin Square Plaza for $30 million. The seller, Lionstone Investments, paid $57 million for the property in 2015, the last time it sold. It was built in 1989. Duke University is the anchor tenant, occupying 80% of the 238,792-square-foot building. The Triangle...

Durham, NC · 3d

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This Lillington Farm Grew the Steak It Sells You, Then Hands You Fresh Eggs Straight From the Coop

I went looking for a carton of eggs on a quiet country road in North Carolina and came home with a whole new opinion about where dinner comes from. The place did not look fancy, and that was exactly the charm. Behind the simple setup was a family farm with...

Lillington, NC · 1d

Raleigh News & Observer

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Multiple coffee shops across Triangle will close or change in the coming months

On Monday, Nov. 2, a fire was reported at Village Coffeehouse in North Raleigh, prompting the business’ closure for until further notice, according to a post on the business’ social media . It’s the latest in a number of setbacks for coffee shops across the Triangle, which are experiencing struggles for a variety of reasons. In addition to the Village Coffeehouse fire, The Optimist Raleigh announced chapter 11 bankruptcy, Bad Brain Coffee Co. faces relocation and Parallax Coffee will close its Wendell location at the end of the year. On Monday, Oct. 26, Andrew Ward, owner of Optimist Raleigh, took to social media to share the news of the bankruptcy filing. “We will continue to operate normally going forward,” The Optimist said in a social media post. “Staff will be paid. Coffee and food will be served and nothing will change, especially in the interim. This process is just beginning, but the idea will always be to be here and protect this place and our staff.” In January 2025, The Optimist opened WRK by The Optimist on the first floor of North Hills’ The Exchange Raleigh before closing. Then Café Royale , a Parisian-inspired café and bar took over the

Raleigh, NC · 2d

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Sanford Lands $1B Caterpillar Plant as Raleigh-Durham Bets Beyond Life Sciences

Caterpillar wants to build a roughly $1 billion manufacturing facility in Sanford, North Carolina, about 40 miles south of Raleigh, to ramp up production of compact track loaders and telehandlers. It is one of several major industrial commitments landing across the Raleigh-Durham region this year, a shift that's pulling the area's identity away from its longtime reputation as a life sciences hub and toward something broader.

Sanford, NC · 1d

Raleigh News & Observer

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Trendy bakery chain has closed several Triangle locations this year

National bakery company Crumbl Cookies has closed multiple Triangle locations in 2026 after low sales and leadership changes. Locations in Raleigh’s Six Forks Station, Chapel Hill’s Franklin Street, Cary’s Parkside and others across the state have seen closures from franchisees while internal documents have shown a 70 percent decrease in sales and the founders are looking for their own replacements, according to Fast Company and QSR Magazine . “Today, our franchises have reached across the nation and expanded internationally—all inspired by one big dream and the perfect ingredients that started it all,” the company said on its website . “We concentrate on developing delicious cookies inspired by popular flavors, tasty treats, and decadent desserts!” Founded in 2017 by co-founders, Jason McGowan and Sawyer Hemsley, after they teamed up on a quest to bake the perfect chocolate chip cookie. The first location was opened in Utah before expanding their open-kitchen concept nationally. The store is known for its weekly rotating menu, featuring six distinct flavors, selected from a variety of cookies and desserts. North Carolina closures in 2026 Battleground Ave, Greensboro Cary Parkside Chapel Hill High Point Kernersville Lawndale, Greensboro Outer Banks Six Forks Station, Raleigh Steele Creek, Charlotte Crumble had

Raleigh, NC · 3d

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Construction begins on $200-million residential tower in Raleigh

Construction has begun on a 20-story residential tower in Midtown Raleigh that will combine 289 rental apartments with an 80,000-square-foot athletic club and a 40,000-square-foot rooftop recreation area. Dewitt Carolinas and Life Time marked the groundbreaking of Life Time Living at The Exchange Raleigh, formally launching the second phase of...

Raleigh, NC · 2d

Raleigh News & Observer

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Why DEQ let a Raleigh real estate agent take over a troubled Wayne County hog farm

A Raleigh real estate agent with no hog farming experience bought a Wayne County farm infamous for a massive 2022 waste spill, and it has kept leaking sludge into public waterways. State regulators approved his permit to run the site without a background check and have little power beyond issuing fines, which the owner hasn’t paid. FULL STORY: Why DEQ trusted a Raleigh real estate agent with the site of a massive hog waste spill Here are key takeaways: Wallace Green, a Raleigh real estate agent operating as Biox Renewables — a one-person LLC with no website or office — bought the former White Oak Farms at auction in 2024 despite never having run such an operation. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality does not perform background checks or require financial disclosures from applicants. Spokesperson Josh Kastrinsky said the only confirmation sought was that Green had a registered LLC. DEQ has fined Biox three times this year — $10,697 in May, $7,347 in August and $5,280 in September — but Green hasn’t paid any of them and insists he’s “in compliance.” He is also over a year behind on required reports. Samantha Krop of Sound Rivers said testing of runoff

Raleigh, NC · 9h

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Raleigh Market At State Fairgrounds Reopens Saturday

RALEIGH — After a monthlong break for the N.C. State Fair, the Raleigh Market will reopen Saturday, Nov. 7. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays except during October, when the annual State Fair is held. The Raleigh Market is one of...

Raleigh, NC · 1d

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Berico Announces Historic Acquisition of Pico Propane of NC

Berico, a leading regional propane, fuel and service provider, has officially announced the acquisition of Pico Propane of NC, marking one of the largest acquisitions in Berico’s company history. With this expansion, Pico Propane of NC's locations in Yanceyville and Siler City, North Carolina, will transition to operate as Berico of Yanceyville and Berico of Siler City.

Siler City, NC · 1d

Raleigh News & Observer

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Gas sales temporarily stopped at 15 Triangle stations. Here's where and why

State inspectors found issues with gas pumps at 15 Triangle stations, pausing sales to help protect consumers. Inspectors from the Standards Division of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services visited dozens of stations across the Triangle area between Aug. 19 and Oct. 31, records obtained by The News & Observer show. Many of the pumps had no problems, but at a handful of stations in Wake, Durham and Johnston counties, inspectors found issues that could harm consumers. When that happens, inspectors “tag” pumps, meaning they are taken out of service until issues are resolved. Some of the inspections were routine, but visits to 19 stations were prompted by consumer complaints. Chad Parker, measurement manager with the Standards Division, previously told me that complaints tick up when gas prices rise. Prices have started to drop over the past month, after the law that paused the state’s collection of the motor fuels tax went into effect in early October. But in the months leading up to that, since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, gas has been expensive. Average prices for a gallon of regular gas in North Carolina increased from $3.72 Aug. 19 to $4.15 Sept. 19, before dropping to

Wake County, NC · 2d

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Durham's ReCity Network Opens Renaissance Lounge to Cut Startup Rent Costs

Renaissance Lounge — Approximate Site of New Affordable Workspace. A new 700-square-foot coworking spot called the Renaissance Lounge opened at 112 Broadway St. in Durham on Oct. 29, 2026, giving entrepreneurs, nonprofits and community organizers a place to work and gather without signing a traditional office lease. The space is the latest expansion from ReCity Network, the nonprofit-rooted coworking operator that has grown from a single warehouse room into a 25,000-square-foot hub housing nearly 90 organizations.

Durham, NC · 2d

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Extreme drought returns to parts of central NC, wheat farmers put planting on hold

Drought conditions are worsening across central North Carolina

Wake County, NC · 20h

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This Hidden North Carolina Fabric Warehouse Stacks Thousands Of Bolts From Floor To Ceiling

Your GPS will probably make you nervous on the way there. The road leads off the highway, past anything that looks like a normal store, and then stops at a building that gives away almost nothing from the outside. Inside, though, fabric climbs from the floor to the ceiling in...

Fuquay-Varina, NC · 4d

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Williams Mullen Welcomes 14 New Associates Across Five Offices

Williams Mullen is proud to welcome 14 new associates across five offices, including 12 graduates of the firm’s Summer Associate Program. They join the firm’s offices in Richmond, Tysons, Virginia Beach, Raleigh and Columbia. Columbia, South Carolina. Brooke E. Schmitt has joined our Litigation Section in the Columbia...

Raleigh, NC · 3d

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Home Buyer’s Dream Turns Into $200,000 Nightmare

CLAYTON – A Clayton man lost more than $200,000 after receiving fraudulent wiring instructions while purchasing a home in Wake Forest. The 36-year-old victim was preparing to close on the property when he received an email that appeared to come from the attorney handling the real estate transaction. The...

Clayton, NC · 4d

WRAL News

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Power restored to more than 2,000 Apex customers

Power has been restored to more than 2,000 customers in Apex. At 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, the town of Apex outage map showed 2,378 customers without power in the areas of New Hill Olive Chapel Road and Humie Olive Road, north of U.S. Highway 1 and close to Pleasant Park.

Apex, NC · 2d

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Just 40 Minutes From Raleigh, This North Carolina Farm Hands You Persimmons Straight Off The Tree

Most North Carolinians have never picked a persimmon, and plenty have never even tasted one. That changes fast once you find a small orchard in the countryside near Hillsborough, where the trees are loaded each fall and the owners hand you a basket and a cutting tool. Some families drive...

North Carolina · 7d

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Heidenberg Properties Grabs Raleigh Shopping Center, Enters North Carolina Market

Heidenberg Properties has made its first move into North Carolina, acquiring Triangle Town Place, a 148,538-square-foot shopping center in Raleigh anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods and Nordstrom Rack. The deal, announced this week, puts a new owner in charge of a retail property that sits across Sumner Boulevard from Triangle Town Center, one of the city's busiest commercial corridors.

Raleigh, NC · 4d

Raleigh News & Observer

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Triangle reservoirs see lowest water levels of 2026 as drought intensifies

After a period of recovery this summer, the Triangle’s biggest reservoirs are all seeing dwindling water levels as North Carolina’s drought has stretched into the fall. Central North Carolina has been experiencing a drought since August. Both Wake and Durham counties are currently in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. While rainfall this summer provided some relief, hot, dry weather over the past two months has “caused drought conditions to rapidly worsen or reemerge in some areas,” the National Weather Service’s Raleigh office wrote in an Oct. 27 alert. As a result, current water levels in the area’s biggest reservoirs are nearing the lowest levels recorded since this summer, when several of the region’s cities put in place water use restrictions to conserve their water supply. Durham is nearing the trigger for Stage 3 drought restrictions, after enacting water use restrictions in June, said James Lim, the Department of Water Management’s water efficiency manager. Stage 2 restrictions are still in place, and the city is seeking ways to avoid enacting more restrictive rules. Durham’s main reservoirs, Lake Michie and Little River Reservoir, are even lower than they were this summer. The city’s reservoirs are 33% full, compared

Durham, NC · 3d

The Wake Weekly

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Livestock pros Boodey, Mobley inducted into Hall of Fame

Franklin County residents Martha Mobley and Heather Boodey were inducted into the N.C. Livestock Hall of Fame last month -- making up half of the Class of 2026’s four inductees.

Franklin County, NC · 3d

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