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Axios Raleigh, Raleigh, NC (2025)

08/15/2025

🍕NOW OPEN: Raleigh’s popular pizzeria .nc opened its second location in the city last week.

CONTEXT: The new space, called Capital Pizza Box, breathes life into the former Capital Creations Gourmet Pizza space, which closed in 2023.

ZOOM IN: It’s been a year of tremendous growth for Anthony Guerra, the owner of Oakwood Pizza Box, who in addition to expanding his pizzeria in Raleigh has made plans to open a wine bar at and helped open a new pizzeria in Charleston.
- Guerra hopes a second location will help with existing growing pains at the original Oakwood Pizza Box location at 610 N. Person St., which is small and can be often crowded with guests.

📍STOP BY: 1842 Wake Forest Road. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 4-9pm.

08/14/2025

🎤 LIVE MUSIC: , the country music star and alum, will headline the inaugural Chapel Thrill Concert Series on Monday, Sept. 1.

DETAILS: He’ll perform a free pregame concert in front of Wilson Library starting around 6pm, two hours before kickoff against TCU.

08/13/2025

🏀 SPORTS NEWS: Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon and a group of investors have reached a tentative agreement to buy the NBA team, the Portland Trail Blazers.

WHY IT MATTERS: The deal — reportedly valued at more than $4 billion, according to — raises questions about the feasibility of Dundon’s plans to submit a bid to bring a Major League Baseball team to Raleigh, given the large transaction price.

DRIVING THE NEWS: confirmed that Dundon was in the process of buying the on Wednesday.
- Reports indicate that the potential ownership group includes some Portland-area investors, and the goal is to keep the team in Oregon.

🔗 Click the link in bio to read how the team became for sale.

08/07/2025

🛍️ COMING SOON: Raleigh’s center will be the testing grounds for a national retailer’s new standalone brand this fall.

CONTEXT: The upscale women’s clothing retailer said this week it will launch the first storefront for its in-house brand Maeve in the Village District in October.
- Anthropologie already has a large presence in the Triangle, with locations in and the .

ZOOM IN: Maeve will open in the former Coastal Urge space next to the Barnes and Noble bookshop on Daniels Street.
- The retailer said Maeve will still be available online and in Anthropologie stores, but this will be its only standalone location as of now.

08/06/2025

🚘 DMV AUDIT: Problems at North Carolina’s beleaguered Division of Motor Vehicles () could get worse if the state does not reform its structural and operational issues, according to a state audit of the agency.

📑 DRIVING THE NEWS: The 435-page audit found that the NC DMV has been hamstrung by several barriers, which has resulted in an average wait time exceeding one hour and 15 minutes.
- The audit also found that the number of driver’s license examiners has not increased at the same rate as the state’s rapid population growth.

🔗 Click the link in Axios Raleigh’s bio to read about the improvement suggestions.

08/05/2025

📚 OPENING SOON: , an independent bookstore and wine bar, plans to open in downtown Raleigh’s West End neighborhood this fall.

DRIVING THE NEWS: Bright Side will be located in Kane Realty’s Platform apartments building, which is already home to bicycle-and-coffee shop .Bike.Library, and the salon .
- Other nearby businesses include , and .

💘 ZOOM IN: Bright Side plans to focus on curating romance novels, including many independent and local authors, according to owner Susannah Baird.
- In addition to books, the goal of the space is to offer a wine selection to entice readers to hang around, as well as themed book clubs and other events.

08/04/2025

☕️ BEST COFFEE SHOPS: Whether you’re craving the perfect latte or searching for an afternoon pick-me-up, the Triangle’s coffee scene is bursting with top-notch spots. With help from readers, we’ve rounded up a list of the 12 best coffee shops in our region. Here are a five options worth adding to your regular rotation:

☕️ with locations in Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh.
☕️ in Raleigh’s .
☕️ with three Durham locations.
☕️ inside Raleigh’s .
☕️ has three Raleigh locations.

🔗 Find the full ranking of the best coffee shops in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill at the link in bio.

08/01/2025

🤑 CEO PAY: Of the 26 publicly traded Triangle companies surveyed by Axios, 14 of their CEOs received pay increases from 2023 to 2024, and eight saw decreases, according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

WHY IT MATTERS: Top executives in the Triangle are generously compensated — and their pay is usually tied to the performance of their companies.

🔗 Link in bio for full rundown of local CEO pay, and to find out why some of these CEOs don’t live in the area.

07/31/2025

🏗️ DEVELOPMEMT NEWS: Construction is set to begin soon on what will be Raleigh’s largest residential tower — a development that will add to the city’s changing downtown skyline.

🏙️ WHY IT MATTERS: When completed, the Highline Glenwood tower will be 37 stories tall on the site of the historic Pine State Creamery building — edging The Eastern apartment tower in North Hills by one floor.

🏢 ZOOM IN: The building, expected to be finished in 2028, will have more than 300 apartments, a sky lounge, retail space on the first floor and a range of amenities, from a pool and padel court to a golf simulator room and sauna.
- The project will also preserve the historic Creamery building, which is set to be the future home of BuildOps 290-person office.

🔗 Click the link in bio to read more about the additional construction they may add to the site.

07/30/2025

🍪 NOW OPEN: is a new bakery in downtown Durham.

WHAT TO EXPECT: Ashleigh Bakes Daily is known for its handcrafted cookies, individually priced between $5 and $7, featuring signature flavors ranging from cereal-inspired varieties like Fruity Pebbles and Cinnamon Toast to other options stuffed with caramel, chocolate, or cream fillings.
- Occasionally you might find other desserts including brownies.

😋 WE TRIED: The cookies n creme cookie, double chocolate chip and a dark chocolate pistachio toffee.

📍 STOP BY: 307 W Main St. Open Wednesday through Saturday 3-10pm.

07/29/2025

🇮🇳 COMING SOON: Indian street food restaurant Botiwalla is expected to open in Raleigh next year.

😋 DIG IN: Botiwalla’s menu is inspired by the late-night Irani cafés of India, featuring sizzling kebabs — like chicken tikka, lamb, paneer and steak — served in naan, over rice bowls, or atop salads.
- Popular dishes also include smoky lamb burgers, street snacks like chaat, and a drink menu of boozy slushies, hot chai, and cold lassis.

CONTEXT: Botiwalla has three North Carolina locations including two in Asheville as well as .

🔜 WHAT’S NEXT: They plan to open their first location in the Triangle in spring 2026 at .

07/28/2025

🍕 NOW OPEN: A new pizza restaurant called Dino’s opened in Durham’s University Hill last week.

CONTEXT: is owned by Matt Kelly, one of Durham’s most prominent chefs behind restaurants like and , and Tom Cuomo, who previously worked at the renowned Carbone restaurant in New York.

DIG IN: Dino’s menu includes many of the Italian American favorites of Cuomo’s native New Jersey, like pizza, hoagies, chicken parm and made-to-order pizzas.
- It also has salads and Buffalo-style wings, an ode to Kelly’s western New York background.

📍STOP BY: 3109 Shannon Road inside the former BB’s Crispy Chicken space. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 5pm-10pm.

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