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Booze + Brews Diamond Award Winners 2026

We are excited to present this year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners for the 2026 Midtown Diamond Awards! Browse the list to see if your favorites are there, and be…

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Shopping Diamond Award Winners 2026

We are excited to present this year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners for the 2026 Midtown Diamond Awards! Browse the list to see if your favorites are there, and be…

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Home Services Diamond Award Winners 2026

We are excited to present this year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners for the 2026 Midtown Diamond Awards! Browse the list to see if your favorites are there, and be…

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Professional + Educational Diamond Award Winners 2026

We are excited to present this year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners for the 2026 Midtown Diamond Awards! Browse the list to see if your favorites are there, and be…

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Family & Education Features Local Business People & Profiles

SkillPop matches expert instructors with casual learners in a social setting

Story by Kurt Dusterberg | Bohon took matters into her own hands in 2015, when she launched SkillPop. The company provides in-person classes led by experts in a variety of…

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Features Food Travel

Florence, SC has a burgeoning food scene and an annual festival to celebrate it

Story by Page Leggett | Florence “has a vibrant, nascent food scene with real energy, and special spaces even Charleston doesn’t have,” Ted says.

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Features Food

Local chefs transform the season’s hardiest vegetables into pure comfort

By Jennifer Primrose | These recipes aren’t about fuss or flash—they’re about connection. About finding flavor in what the soil gives us this time of year and discovering…

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Drink Food Sip & Savor

A Southern-Leaning Standout Inside The Casso in Raleigh

By Dathan Kazsuk | Airports are hectic, especially in December. But near Gate C18 at Raleigh-Durham, there’s a Bobby Flay burger joint that’s worth slowing down for.

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Food Travel

Bobby Flay Brings the Crunch to RDU

By Dathan Kazsuk | Airports are hectic, especially in December. But near Gate C18 at Raleigh-Durham, there’s a Bobby Flay burger joint that’s worth slowing down for.

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Arts Literary Arts Music

David J Live in Raleigh—A Rare Night with Goth Music Icon

By Dathan Kazsuk | It’s not every day you find yourself in the presence of a godfather of goth—a man whose very aura seems to blur the line…

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Food

Farewell to K&W: The Last Scoop of Green Jell-O

By Dathan Kazsuk | K&W Cafeteria was never trying to be the coolest or cleanest table in town, depending on who you ask—It was a middle ground between…

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Pets

The Silent Signs of Pet Aging

By Kyle Marie McMahon | The years we spend with our dogs often feel like they vanish in a blink, and it can be surprising when our companions…

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Health & Wellness

The Golden Workout: Fitness Rules for Healthy Aging

By Jenny McClendon | Staying active isn’t just for the young; it’s one of the most powerful ways seniors can protect their health, independence, and overall quality of…

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Entertainment Sip & Savor

What You Need to Know About Trophy Brewing’s New Location

By Dathan Kazsuk | Trophy Five Points—22,000 square feet of beer, pizza, cocktails, firepits, and future mayhem—will officially open to the public starting Monday, Nov. 24.

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Health & Wellness

From ER to Kitchen: A doctor’s recipe to stress-free holiday eating

By Kyle Marie McMahon | The holiday season often feels like a nutritional minefield, with families struggling to balance joyous celebration with the pressure of sensible eating.

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Drink Sip & Savor

Warming Up Winter with Casamigos Tequila

By Dathan Kazsuk | If you’ve spent any amount of time around Raleigh’s food and drink scene, you’ve probably heard the name Casamigos float across a bar menu…

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Health & Wellness

New Year, New Me? Doctor weighs in on GLP-1s, healthy habits

By Dathan Kazsuk | As we close out another year of indulgence, holiday parties, and extra helpings of mashed potatoes, it’s only natural that our thoughts turn to…

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Drink Food Sip & Savor

Sixty Vines Hits Raleigh with 60 Wines on Tap

By Dathan Kazsuk | Founder Sam Ratto has spent nearly 15 years transforming the way we think about chocolate—not as candy, but as food, agriculture, and art.

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