Category Archives: Businesses
Sola Coffee & Café in North Raleigh
I love coffee and buying local so it should come as no surprise that I was excited to hear that a new neighborhood coffee shop serving locally roasted Counter Culture Coffee was opening in North Raleigh. Sola Coffee & Café … Continue reading
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What is a Locopop?
Locopops are special frozen treats known as “paletas” (Mexican popsicles) made right here in the Triangle by a local business started in Durham by Summer Bicknell back in June 2005. The frozen pops come in both traditional Mexican flavors, such as mango-chile and … Continue reading
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Local Flavor ~ Lumpy’s Ice Cream in Wake Forest!
Wake Forest just got a whole lot more flavorful. Lumpy’s Ice Cream has been serving up some of the best locally made ice cream at events around the Triangle since 2001, but this weekend they make the leap to opening … Continue reading
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Do you like Coffee and Chocolate? Help Cocoa Cinnamon Become A Reality in Durham!
The founders of the mobile business bikeCOFFEE are looking to raise money to help them launch a brick-and-mortar shop in Durham called Cocoa Cinnamon. This wouln’t be your run of the mill coffee place. Cocoa Cinnamon will be a community space built around coffee, chocolate, spices … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week: The Geer Street Garden in Durham!
I snapped this week’s photo on Sunday on a drive through Durham. Pictured above is the soon to be opened Geer Street Garden. It is a new restaurant and bar located in the former Fletcher’s Gulf Station on the corner of Foster and Geer … Continue reading
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A Visit to The Scrap Exchange in Durham
A while back I was visiting the Durham Farmer’s Market and came across a cool store just up Foster Street called The Scrap Exchange. The store is a nonprofit creative reuse center who’s mission is to “promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse”. They … Continue reading
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Jubala Village Brings Great Coffee to North Raleigh!
Coffee fans rejoiced last week as Jubala Village Coffee quietly opened its doors in the new Lafayette Village shopping center off Falls of Neuse Road in North Raleigh. This new coffee shop fills a huge void in the North Raleigh local coffee scene … Continue reading
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PieBird Grand Opening Tuesday March 29th!
The much anticipated opening of PieBird restaurant by foodies in Raleigh and across the Triangle area is about to come to fruition. You can almost smell the wafting scents of pie now, as PieBird plans for an official opening Tuesday, … Continue reading
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Benelux Cafe ~ Great Coffee in Downtown Raleigh
Last week I saw a “tweet” on twitter announcing Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin fame) had just stopped in at Benelux Cafe for a cup of Joe. It was only then that I realized there was another great coffee bar in downtown Raleigh I needed … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week – Cheese Plate from Vinos Finos y Picadas
The subject of this week’s picture is a small cheese plate I enjoyed during a recent visit to Vinos Finos y Picadas located in the new Lafayette Village Shopping Center in North Raleigh off Falls of Neuse Road. Vino’s is a … Continue reading
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