Across the board, one of Raleighites’ biggest complaints is transit—full stop. Already a highly car-dependent city, Raleigh is growing up and out quicker than our transit system and roadways can keep up, leaving residents with few ways to get around. More than 20 years in the making, the S-Line ultimately promises to level up transit to Wake Forest and beyond, eventually connecting Raleigh to Richmond.

• Raleigh’s S-Line Could Reshape the Region
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Music festivals across the Southeast are scaling up and selling out—some having the formula figured out for years. With Raleigh’s Hopscotch Music Fest officially on the horizon after months of uncertainty, we talk our favorite regional fetes—and what qualities keep them afloat. 

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Raleigh’s next wave is here. Some make a living—others make a mission. Across the city, a cohort of savvy young Gen Xers and elder millennials are channeling their drive into something bigger: turning ideas into action and igniting the city’s next chapter in real time. Meet the people refusing to play it safe—and shaping what’s next for Raleigh. 

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When multiple major developments land at once, a neighborhood doesn’t just grow—it transforms. A once-overlooked stretch of Downtown Raleigh is quickly becoming the city’s next live-work-play hub, offering a real-time look at how modern neighborhoods are built—and how fast they can change.

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Hopscotch is back—but its return isn’t automatic. As festivals across the country scale up, sell out or disappear entirely, keeping one rooted in Raleigh takes coordination, investment and buy-in from the entire city. From venue logistics to funding to audience support, we break down what it really takes to keep a music festival like Hopscotch here—and why that’s not something to take for granted.

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Timing is everything. Shakespeare said it—and in this business, it’s the whole game. This month? We got burned. So we’re talking Will Wade—plus a few others who’ve torched our timing along the way.

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Sticky floors, cheap pours and zero interest in being Instagrammable—dive bars are suddenly everywhere again. We unpack the culture behind Raleigh’s dive revival and map out how to crawl the city’s grittiest spots.. 

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Walking pads, cat butts and a pool-float presentation—Zoom meetings have gotten… weird. From executives presenting from pool floats to bosses dialing in from bathroom stalls, we unpack the wild world of remote-work camera chaos—and what it says about how workplace culture has changed.

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The Moore Square Bus Station is a lifeline for thousands of Raleigh residents—but Downtown stakeholders say its current model is outdated, unsafe and holding downtown back. We unpack the growing debate over whether Raleigh should relocate the transit hub and what the future of transit in the city could look like.

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Brunch in Raleigh isn’t just a meal—it’s a weekend ritual. Publisher Gina Stephens and Editor-in-Chief Melissa Howsam reveal Raleigh Magazine’s 10 Best Brunches right now, breaking down the spots that actually deliver on food, vibe and the all-important “worth the wait” factor.

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