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Axios Raleigh, Raleigh, NC (2025)

10/07/2025

🍽️ COMING SOON: “Top Chef” alum Katsuji Tanabe will revive his Raleigh restaurant High Horse at the development in Research Triangle Park next summer.

WHY IT MATTERS: opened High Horse to much acclaim in downtown Raleigh in 2019, with a menu that combined Mexican, Japanese and American culinary traditions.
- But the restaurant was short-lived, closing during the first few months of the pandemic.

🤝 DRIVING THE NEWS: Tanabe is partnering with restaurateur Anthony Rapillo () and investor Andrew Rava on the 5,000-square-foot space in the Horseshoe building at Hub RTP.
- It joins a growing number of restaurants opening there, including the Indian restaurant , an expansion from and .kitchen.

BETWEEN THE LINES: It’s the second concept that Tanabe and his partners have launched in Research Triangle Park, after opening a taco joint at Boxyard RTP down the street this spring.
- That restaurant — — serves up tacos inspired by the chef’s Mexico City upbringing.

10/01/2025

🎤 CONCERT NEWS: will perform at UNC ahead of the game at noon against Clemson this Saturday, Oct. 4 as part of the Chapel Thrill Concert Series.

🤑 IF YOU GO: The concert is free to attend in front of Wilson Library at 10am.

09/30/2025

⛳️ COMING SOON: A new social club for golfers will open next year in the North Hills Innovation District.

ZOOM IN: Atlanta-based has signed a lease for a 13,000-square-foot space at 541 Church at North Hills St., Suite 200.
- This is the second North Carolina location for Intown, after it opened a club in Charlotte in 2023.

WHAT TO EXPECT: Intown is trying to cater to urban golfers who aren’t members of clubs, whether it’s because they’re too expensive or too far away.
- Members can use eight to 10 simulator bays, or hang out in lounges or outdoor patios that offer craft cocktails and a full food program.
- Raleigh members will be able to access any Intown clubs across the country, including locations in Austin, Washington, D.C., Nashville, Atlanta and other cities.
- Intown also hosts club tournaments, watch parties and chef dinner series.

BETWEEN THE LINES: There are no membership costs yet available for the Raleigh location, but the Charlotte Intown offers several types of memberships.
- Initiation fees ranged from $5,000- $8,000 if you’re 35 and over and $3,000-$6,500 if you’re younger than 35.

Photos and videos are of the Charlotte location.

09/24/2025

🍹OPENING SOON: A a new cocktail lounge called will open in Raleigh’s tomorrow Sept. 25.

✨ CONTEXT: The new bar comes from the team behind bars like Cary’s , and the now-closed but much beloved .

🍸 WHAT TO EXPECT: Mr. Henry will have a cozy, shotgun-style layout featuring intricate woodwork reminiscent of a British-style pub and several equestrian-themed art pieces.

- The menu is heavy on the classics, featuring a martini and cosmopolitan, as well as several in-house creations, like the Out of the Woods, featuring coriander tequila, carrot juice, passion fruit and lime.

- A small rotating list of beers, wine and alcohol-free drinks is also included.

📍Mr. Henry will be located in the former Which Which space at 413 Woodburn Road.

09/22/2025

✈️ DIRECT FLIGHTS: has landed another direct flight to Europe — this time to Dublin.

DETAILS: The flights, which will be serviced by the Irish airline , will begin on April 13 and run five times a week. Aer Lingus will use a 184-seat Airbus on the 7-hour-and-20-minute-long flight.

THE BIG PICTURE: RDU now offers five direct flights to Europe, including to Reykjavik, London, Paris and Frankfurt.

🔗 Click the link in bio for a list of direct flights from Raleigh.

09/17/2025

🍷 NOW OPEN: Owners of .nc opened a new wine bar called Saint-Pierre, in last week.

WHAT TO EXPECT: The wine list will be focused on Old World wine producers with a smaller curation of wines from California and other places.

- The food menu, which will launch later this year, will come from the celebrated Kinston chef Vivian Howard (), who has gained notoriety for her restaurant, .

📍 STOP BY: Find at 1101 East Whitaker Mill Road. Open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-10pm, and Friday through Sunday 12pm-10pm.

🔗 Click the link in bio to read more about the owners behind the new bar.

09/09/2025

👹 MASSIVE TROLLS: North Carolina will soon be home to seven of the acclaimed Danish artist ’s troll statues.

🌎 CONTEXT: The seven trolls — all made of recycled wood and some reaching more than 10 feet tall — will join a network of more than 150 troll statues that Dambo has now built across five continents.

ZOOM IN: Five of them will be located in Raleigh’s . The two other troll statues will be in Charlotte and High Point.
- The Dix Park Conservancy will host local volunteers to help build the trolls in the park this October.

🤫 BETWEEN THE LINES: The exact locations will remain secret until they are unveiled on Dambo’s map.

09/08/2025

🏙️ NEW YMCA: The will build a new facility in downtown Durham next to the that’ll open in 2028.

DRIVING THE NEWS: The new facility will be on a 0.79-acre property, currently used for some parking, at the corner of Blackwell and Pettigrew streets in the .
- The YMCA will buy the land from the real estate arm of Capitol Broadcasting, the owner of the and the American To***co District.Capitol Broadcasting will develop the new gym for the YMCA, starting next year.

WHAT TO EXPECT: The new facility — estimated to cost $46 million — is still in the design phase but the goal is for it to have 65,000 square feet of space and feature:

🌆 Rooftop terraces for outdoor fitness
🏊 An indoor pool
🏀 A full basketball court and indoor track
💪 Group fitness studio and space for youth and family programming
🚘 And 80 on-site parking spaces and access to several nearby parking decks.

🔗 Click the link in bio to read more about the plans for the new facility.

09/04/2025

🍽️ COMING SOON: Downtown Raleigh’s future Omni Hotel has named its first restaurant tenant, , a Texas-based chain that has opened in several .

WHY IT MATTERS: The expansion of the Raleigh Convention Center and the addition of an Omni Hotel are two of the biggest projects planned for downtown Raleigh in the coming years.

🏨 ZOOM IN: The 27-story hotel, which will have more than 500 rooms, a wellness center and ballrooms, is expected to open in 2028.

- Hotel leadership previously said they would add a sports bar on the ground floor facing Fayetteville Street.
- The Omni will be built on a city-owned parking lot on Fayetteville Street between the convention center and the Martin Marietta Center for Performing Arts.

09/02/2025

🏗️ DEVELOPMENT NEWS: Construction has begun on the $180 million renovation of the in downtown Raleigh.

ZOOM IN: The project — one of several state government construction projects underway in downtown — will expand the building by 40,000 square feet and make way for 25% more gallery space.
- Other upgrades include a more accessible entrance, new climate control systems to protect artifacts, restaurant space and additional room for classrooms and community gatherings.

WHAT’S NEXT: Construction is expected to be complete in 2028. In the meantime, the museum will remain closed to the public.

08/29/2025

🍰 OPENING SOON: — the Carrboro bakery beloved for its custom cakes, challah, pies and other baked goods — opens as a café on Tuesday, Sept. 2, on Weaver Street.

CONTEXT: The opening marks the latest chapter for Even Dough, which owner Meital Cohen, a former New York pastry chef, started as a home bakery during the pandemic.
- For years, the bakery has operated via online ordering, workshops and occasional bake sales. About a year and a half ago, Cohen moved the business into its spot in downtown Carrboro, though it wasn’t open for regular walk-in business back then.

🍪 DIG IN: Once the cafe opens, expect both sweet and savory pastries, like tarts, cookies, cakes, bagel sticks, bourekas and puff pastries. Cohen will source coffee from .

📍 STOP BY: Find Even Dough at 203 W. Weaver St. It’ll be open 8am-4pm Monday through Friday, then 9am-3pm Saturday and Sunday.

08/27/2025

🍻 OPENING SOON: ’s expansion to the Five Points neighborhood will open in October.

ZOOM IN: The new location, in the former Electric Supply Co. building at 207 Bickett Blvd., will be both a taproom and restaurant.

- It’s the seventh location opened by the Trophy Brewing team, whose operations span from their original brewing and pizza spot on Morgan Street to their newest venture, The Bend Bar and State of Beer’s second location.

😋 WHAT TO EXPECT: The Five Points location will serve pizzas plus an expanded menu featuring shared plates.

- It will also have an event space that can be used for private gatherings and community events, like game watches.

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