The last six seasons have been a heck of a ride for the Carolina Hurricanes. Owner Tom Dundon purchased the franchise in late 2017, former Canes player Rod Brind'Amour was brought on as head coach just a handful of months later, the team made six straight playoff...

The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, N.C., has added its first painting by Pablo Picasso to the museum's permanent collection. The painting came as a donation late in 2023, along with four other 19th- and 20th-century paintings from Europe.

Something epic has been unveiled in Raleigh, N.C. An experience 67 million years in the making, visitors to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh can lay eyes on what many consider to be one of the greatest dinosaur fossils ever discovered....

The vibrant public art culture in Raleigh, N.C., demonstrates that beautiful and awe-inspiring art can be found both inside and outside of the area's museums and galleries. Raleigh, N.C., has an abundance of one-of-a-kind, outdoor murals worth seeing.

Barbecue. Barbeque. Bar-B-Que. BBQ. No matter how you spell it, we can agree on one thing—with a plate of ‘cue in hand, all is right with the world. Barbecue in Raleigh, N.C., is treated a little differently. We eat it in restaurants, at college-football and NHL-hockey...

The trend to build massive venues that hold a large number of smaller restaurants—anchoring neighborhoods and shopping centers in urban areas across the U.S.—has officially landed in Raleigh, N.C., with Morgan Street Food Hall, Transfer Co. Food Hall and Craften...

The Neuse River Greenway Trail—a 30-mile paved, uninterrupted greenway that stretches from Falls Lake in North Raleigh to the Wake County line in southeast Raleigh—is a year-round haven for outdoor recreation. With views of historic sites as well as winding boardwalk...

A brand new, functional piece of art awaits visitors inside William B. Umstead State Park. A fallen red oak tree—approximately 25 feet long and several feet high—has been transformed by artists Jerry Redi and Randy Boni of Smoky Mountain Art. In mid-Nov., the pair spent...

The great outdoors are still great. That statement rings true in the Raleigh area more than ever right now as the area's parks, greenways, lakes, favorite hammock spots and other outdoor spaces have been a welcome escape from homes, office buildings, cars and crowds...

Via Cary Magazine, "the devil's in the details" at the new Diavolo at New Hope Disc Golf course in Cary, N.C., providing a challenging, competition-level layout that will test players of all skill. Opened in 2020, the course was recently named one of the world's best!

Located just north of Raleigh, Wake Forest is a beautiful small town boasting history, culture and activities to keep travelers entertained for days on end. Stroll through the historic downtown district, home to a charming community of art galleries, shops and...

A major new work of art made its debut at the North Carolina Museum of Art in 2018. First put on display for the public as part of "You Are Here"—a ticketed exhibit that attracted more than 100,000 visitors from all 50 states to the museum in Raleigh, N.C.—"Light of...