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Crabtree adds two stores

Crabtree Valley Mall last week added two new stores to their retail ranks.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:39 PM | Full story

North Hills growing

Three stores in North Hills will have new hearths for the holidays.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:39 PM | Full story

Eatery now shakin'

From the udders to the flanks, the new Steak 'n Shake, which opened late last month, promises to give North Raleigh a total cow experience. The Indiana-based chain's new outlet is the eighth in North Carolina and part of a nationwide brand expan

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:41 PM | Full story

Kids' store to expand

The owners of a North Raleigh hip-hop clothing store are contemplating an expansion of its brand to destinations beyond their Capital Boulevard location.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:42 PM | Full story

Red Hats, rejoice!

A former consignment shop will take on a new life with the same owner, as a bridge club and a Red Hat Society pro shop.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:42 PM | Full story

New place for massage

LaGrone::A new massage therapist in North Raleigh is bringing a touch of the Olympics to her office.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:43 PM | Full story

Sale for soccer fanatics

LaGrone::Soccer fanatics, listen up. Eurosport, the catalogue soccer retailer based in Hillsborough, is holding its humongous semi-annual yard sale in North Raleigh this weekend. A couple times a year, the company sells discounted soccer, lacrosse and general

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:44 PM | Full story

Room need an update?

LaGrone::Two furniture stores are opening in the Brier Creek area of North Raleigh. Thomasville Furniture cut the ribbon Monday on a 17,000-square-foot, facility across the street from Brier Creek Commons.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:45 PM | Full story

Stables to soon close

LaGrone::For decades, North Raleigh horse enthusiasts have enjoyed riding at J&H Stables.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:46 PM | Full story

Store expands north

LaGrone::The owners of Five Points' landmark Hayes Barton Pharmacy are opening a second Raleigh independent pharmacy in North Raleigh.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:48 PM | Full story

Outdoor store set to open

LaGrone::One of the largest national tenants at North Hills will be opening its store at the beginning of November.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:48 PM | Full story

Will Clay be there?

LaGrone::It may be chilly when the new Cold Stone Creamery at Poyner Place opens, but the intention is heartwarming. On Nov. 5, the franchise will send all of its first-day sales to The Bubel/Aiken Foundation as part of its grand-opening celebration.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:48 PM | Full story

Trawling for some trousers?

LaGrone::It's a North Hills first. In a land of chi-chi boutiques for women and furniture, there will be a place for those who wear pants... all of the time.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:50 PM | Full story

Capper's getting jazzed up

LaGrone::Capper's Restaurant and Tavern, in the Lassiter at North Hills, is no more. This week the establishment reopened as 115 Midtowne.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:51 PM | Full story

Heritage gets new shop

LaGrone::A new store to grab some frilly accents for your new digs has opened near the new Heritage construction in Wake Forest.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:52 PM | Full story

Bike shop on the way

LaGrone::Humongous leaps in price at the pumps and a Tour de France summer might bode well for a new bike shop coming to North Raleigh. Trek Bicycles of Raleigh is a newish offering from the company that produced the bikes Lance Armstrong rode in France. The

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:53 PM | Full story

Specialty grocery closing

LaGrone::A North Raleigh speciality grocery store is shutting its doors soon. The Art of Food, a recently expanded upscale food outlet, is closing its doors before the end of September. In an e-mail message to his clientele, proprietor Art Stone said that a c

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:53 PM | Full story

Bear expands territory

LaGrone::The site of the old Atlanta Bread Company will make way for a new Bear Rock Cafe by the end of September. The newest site for the sandwich chain, whose restaurants are designed to evoke the rustic look of a cabin, is near the intersection of Six Fork

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:10 PM | Full story

Book store opens

LaGrone::Next to the Best Buy in Pleasant Valley Promenade is the latest temporary tenant in the old Zany Brainy space. The Book Market is an overstock clearinghouse for coffee table books, cookbooks and audio books. The tomes are all priced at about 80 perce

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:10 PM | Full story

Cages, courses 'n' karts

LaGrone::Frankie's Fun Park, the South Carolina have-fun-with-arcade-games-and-go-karts import, has opened up in the Brier Creek neighborhood.

Updated: Aug. 16, 2006 5:11 PM | Full story

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