These 3 new businesses are opening in the Triangle. Here’s what to know
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- Sauna House Raleigh opens in January at 324 Dupont Circle, offering saunas and pools.
- Altitude Trampoline Park opened in Cary in December; 90-minute jump passes cost $22.
- LGBT Center of Raleigh opened a downtown hub with library and services.
Three of the Triangle’s newest businesses are offering a wide range of services to local residents.
Specializing in wellness, entertainment and community building, the three storefronts are spread across Raleigh and Cary.
Here’s what to know about each of them.
Sauna House Raleigh focuses on contrast therapy
Downtown Raleigh’s “West End” has welcomed another wellness-focused business with Sauna House Raleigh.
The Nordic spa has saunas, cold pools and a warm pool, allowing visitors to engage in contrast therapy, which involves immersion in very hot and very cold temperatures to attain benefits such as improved blood flow.
Expected to open in January, Sauna House will also offer massages at its location at 324 Dupont Circle.
This is the Triangle’s second Sauna House, joining a location in Durham.
Altitude Trampoline Park opens in Cary
The indoor entertainment venue Altitude Trampoline Park opened its first Triangle location earlier in December.
Located at 220 Grande Heights Drive in Cary, the park includes a dodgeball court, climbing wall, basketball trampoline dunk and ValoJump interactive game platform. A 90-minute pass to jump at Altitude costs $22.
The business also sells snacks and drinks at an on-site cafe.
Cary’s Altitude Trampoline Park is owned by Terrence Taylor and former NBA player Montrezl Harrell, a Tarboro native.
“This park is more than just a business — it’s about creating a place where families can laugh, move, and grow together,” Harrell said in a news release. “I wanted to bring something positive to the community that combines fun and fitness while giving kids a safe space to be active.”
Altitude Trampoline Park’s other North Carolina locations are in Jacksonville and Charlotte.
LGBT Center of Raleigh to be a ‘third place’
The LGBT Center of Raleigh recently celebrated a ribbon cutting for its new, permanent downtown location.
Housed next to the Lincoln Theatre on Cabarrus Street, the LGBT Center of Raleigh spans 3,000 square feet.
Inside, visitors will find a large LGBTQ+ library, including books for kids and adults, along with meeting spaces, a cyber center with computers, and other services such as a free clothing closet, non-perishable food pantry and harm reduction kiosk.
The center aims to be a “third place” where the community can connect and network, while also providing much-needed services and resources, including helping people find stable housing opportunities.
The LGBT Center is not a traditional business — it’s a nonprofit — but it does depend partly on donations. And having a physical space, executive director Kori Hennessey said, could help drive financial support.
Holiday stores open for limited time
Several stores at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh are open for the holidays.
- Toys “R” Us has a 6,500-square-foot shop with a selection of toys and brands including LEGO, Barbie, Hot Wheels, NERF and Paw Patrol.
- A Christmas To Remember has also returned to the Raleigh mall, selling ornaments, holiday decor, gifts and other items.
- See’s Candies is also open, on the upper level across from Starbucks, offering an assortment of chocolates and specialty boxes.
