Chef Zuri Hester is trading her Hayti kitchen for nursing school, but she's throwing one last party for the neighborhood first.

The late-night bakery chain is opening its first Cary shop, joining Starbucks and Asali Desserts inside MacGregor Village.

Tikka Tequila brings naan tacos and pupusas to West Franklin Street, joining a corridor packed with new international eats.

Läderach's soft opening handed out charms to $75 shoppers and treats to the first 200 in line at Southpoint.

The burger chain will seat 60 diners near Franklin Street and start hiring up to 35 workers at around $15 an hour plus tips.

Dr. Chris DePerno's Slobberin' Sauce blends both of North Carolina's rival barbecue styles, with proceeds funding student scholarships.

The 1920s-style lounge on Orange Street needs a nightly passcode dialed into a vintage phone booth to get inside.

The Nashville-style chain is taking over 706 Ninth St. next to Starbucks, with a Fuquay-Varina spot already in the works.

Owner Pete Susca blamed rising rent and a broken AC unit. The Ellis Crossing spot near RTP stays open.

The Wisconsin chain wants to raze a former Kirkland's Home store near UNC Wilmington for its first coastal NC location.

Shinmai Moku opens in September with a 10-seat bar, a 70-person dining room and the group's first full liquor license.

Flowers Cottage opens Thursday with a stone amphitheater patio and views of Dix Park's sunflower field and downtown skyline.

Trig Modern is expanding into a bigger Dock 1053 space and opening Parlour 1053, a 15-seat jazz-inspired bar launching this October.