Questions we answered for Triangle readers this week, from groceries to snakes
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- The N&O checked sale prices at 11 Raleigh grocery stores to find top deals this week.
- What are ticket-holder rights and Ticketmaster refund info after show cancellations.
- Local coverage highlighted pollen timing, copperhead season, and a live owl-egg camera.
Coverage of grocery stores, weather, entertainment, restaurants — and of course, snakes — are just some of the ways The News & Observer’s service journalism team writes connective stories for readers across the Triangle.
Here’s a sampling of stories from our team that you might have missed this week.
Groceries
Who does the grocery shopping in your house? Could the chore be easier?
The News & Observer compiled a list of limited-time offers Raleigh grocery stores to find the top deals, and reporter Renee Umsted has the details on savings on meat, produce, drinks and other products.
FULL STORY: We checked sale prices at 11 Raleigh grocery stores to find top deals this week
In other business news:
- A former Lidl in Cary will be a new grocery store’s first location in North Carolina.
- BJ’s Wholesale Club is changing its hours.
- If you shop at one of these three grocery chains, you’re not alone. A new report outlines which grocery store chains are most popular in the Triangle.
- Two longtime Triangle stores are closing. Here’s your last chance to shop.
Entertainment
The babysitter is hired. The outfit is picked. You’ve been looking forward to the show for weeks. Then the pop-up notification. The show has been canceled. It happens, and reporter Simone Jasper has the details about what your rights are as a ticket holder, and what Ticketmaster says about getting your money back.
FULL STORY: Entertainers have canceled or postponed Raleigh shows. What if you have tickets?
In other entertainment news:
- The Savannah Bananas are coming to NC and you can meet the players.
- Alternative rock group Weezer is performing in Raleigh. How you can get tickets.
- An NC-set television show was canceled after its first season.
- And, ICYMI, did you see which local spot rock legendary Robert Plant recent visited in Raleigh?
The great outdoors
If the yellow pine pollen is your biggest concern during allergy season, you’re in luck. Reporter Anna Roman outlines when the yellow dust should leave the state, but, spoilers, you might not be done sneezing.
FULL STORY: When can you wash your car? Here’s when pollen season will end in NC
As we head into warmer months, including Hurricane season, the local meteorologists at the National Weather Service Raleigh office recently shared some advice about what they wish people would know.
And as things heat up, remember copperhead season has officially begun in North Carolina. Here’s what you need to know about the venomous snake. The state also has a live camera feed offering a “rare look” at six owl eggs.
Serious stuff
- Tired of your landlord not making repairs to your rental? Find out what your landlord is required to fix.
- Raleigh plans to demolish four buildings Dix Park, the former mental health hospital campus turned park.
- More than 20 Triangle restaurants sought reinspections after health violations.
- A serial killer pleaded guilty in the murder of a North Carolina woman, one of eight woman killed by a man called the “Gilgo Beach Serial Killer.”
- How can you report child abuse and neglect in North Carolina? And what happens after that?
Where to eat
Did we miss any restaurants from our Top 50 series? Some readers thought so, suggesting 28 Triangle restaurants that should have made the list.
One of the best features of this project is a map showing where The N&O’s top restaurants are located across the Triangle.
Reporter Drew Jackson is pumping out stories showing readers which top restaurants might be right around the corner, and which ones are worth driving a county over for.
Durham | Raleigh | Cary and western Wake | Chapel Hill and Carrboro
This story was originally published April 10, 2026 at 12:53 PM.
