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World Beer Festival Tickets Now Available Online
Tickets for the Raleigh World Beer Festival are available online starting today.
Poll: Favorite New Restaurant/Bar in Downtown Raleigh
Given the current economy, fewer businesses have opened up downtown this year. Fortunately, we’ve had a handful of quality new additions so far in 2009. While it may be apples and oranges, we would like to know between Jibarra, Boylan Bridge Brewpub, Remedy Diner, and Foundation, which business is your favorite new addition to downtown Raleigh? Take Our Poll
Poll: Non-Smoking Bars?
There has been a lot of back and forth amongst readers over non-smoking bars, so we thought it was time for a poll. How do you feel about non-smoking bars? Take Our Poll
Open Letter to Foundation and Boylan Bridge Brewpub
I hope my recent actions won’t prevent us from becoming good companions.
Foundation Opens in Downtown Raleigh With Local Flavor
Get one of the many North Carolina beers, locals wines or snazzy cocktails underneath Fayetteville Street at downtown Raleigh’s newest bar, Foundation.
Aviator Bourbon-Barrel Aged Pale Ale at Flying Saucer
Hot on the heels of The Times’ Terrapin cask ale night on Tuesday, Aviator Brewing Co is bringing a little friendly competition to the popular cask nights.
Get to Know a DJ: Castro & Madcow
Photo by Abby Ladybug. February’s celebrated holiday, Valentine’s Day, focuses on love and romance. Neu Romance is the show of love from two veteran DJs in Raleigh, Madcow and Castro. For years, Chico and Shaun have been bringing the jams all over this town and continue to do so in loving fashion. New Raleigh invites you to learn about the story of Neu Romance and the men, their turntables and the tunes that follow.
Natty Greene’s to move into Powerhouse Building on Jones St.
Over the course of 2009, Greensboro-based Natty Greene’s Brewpub will open a new location in Raleigh. The location will be 505 West Jones St., the former location of Southend Brewery and Prime Only Steakhouse and Sushi Bar. Both Natty Greene’s and Greensboro were named for for Nathaniel Greene, the Revolutionary War General who commanded Colonial troops into battle throughout North Carolina. While the pub shares its namesake with a specific city, Natty’s owners are eager to establish Natty Greene’s as North Carolina’s premier brewery. In an article in Greensboro’s News & Record on January 23rd, co-owner Chris Lester stated “We want to become North Carolina’s brewery…We need to establish ourselves in the large metropolitan areas to achieve that goal.”
LoneRider Brewing Company Readies Beer for Raleigh Bars
LoneRider roll-out rescheduled due to inclement weather. The new date is Tuesday, January 27th - still at Brixx in CH. Brewery tours still on schedule to begin Friday, Jan. 23rd. Two beers from LoneRider Brewing Company - Raleigh’s newest brewery - will be served for the first time Tuesday, Jan. 27 at Brixx Pizza in Chapel Hill. The LoneRiders themselves will be on hand for their company’s inaugural offering starting at 6:00pm.
Birthday Celebration Saturday at Five Star
We were just bragging on SPCLGST and Thien. Come check them out at Five Star Saturday night for some kind of birthday celebration.
Foothills Cask Night at The Raleigh Times Jan. 21st
Foothills Brewing offers three casks for the first Cask Ale Night of the new year on Wed, Jan. 21st.
Sahara Cafe, Hooka Bar Open on Peace Street
Sahara Cafe brings the mature atmosphere of Middle Eastern cafes to Raleigh. Located on Peace Street in the old Steak Out Building, the business stands in stark contrast from the militant, student-patroned bars on Hillsborough, Sahara has lots of comfortable seating, inside and out, and a relaxed quiet atmosphere with a decent selection of coffees, teas and a shisha assortment to taste in their many Hooka pipes. Full review coming next week.
Barrister’s Ball Returns to Fourteen in 2008
Ever want to be a Cop, Robber, Pimp, or Prostitute for one night? We’ll call it adult Halloween in Raleigh. After a two year hiatus, the Barrister’s Ball returns in 2008 to Fourteen in Downtown Raleigh to give you that chance.
Fourteen Bar Replaces Downtown Event Center
Raleigh Music Hall, Martin Street Music Hall, and Downtown Event Center all Rest in Peace. You now have a new successor with the hope to survive in this fantastic, yet cursed spot in Downtown Raleigh. The bar will be called Fourteen and is located at 14 W. Martin St.
Fosters Gone Ugly - Triple X or Triple Whammy
What to make of this. Anew bar has opened in Raleigh’s Five Points with the name, Fosters Gone Ugly and by ugly, I can only assume they mean drunk and disorderly.
Foundation: Raleigh Bar Will Open On Fayetteville Street
Local design/build contractor Will Alphin and local architect Vincent Whitehurst are bringing a new bar to downtown Raleigh on Fayetteville Street: Foundation. Design began for the space close to two and half years ago. Believe us when we tell you: it doesn’t get much more quality than this. Both Whitehurst and Alphin have reputations for delivering with integrity. That’s why building owner Jean Pauwels hired them to renovate his building at 213 Fayetteville Street. He is the representative for the entire US for PyroLave, a French company specializing in quarried lava rock, which is then glazed and sold as a variety of architectural products. The second floor of the building will contain gallery/showroom space for PyroLave, and clients will fly in from all over the world to consult with Pauwels at his new space in Raleigh. More images and full description of Foundation below the fold.
