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Pinktober Festival takes over Raleigh Outside Complex on October 17 from 3:00–8:00 PM for an outdoor day party featuring a live DJ, food trucks, desserts, local vendors, dancing, giveaways, and photo ops. There’s also a Best Pink Fit Contest, dance-off, and a special moment recognizing breast cancer survivors and fighters. Pink is encouraged but not required. Grab your tickets here and get your pink outfit ready.
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Through October 24 — Halloween Magic Takes Over Mordecai
Mordecai Historic Park is getting into the Halloween spirit with Spellbound at Mordecai, a free celebration designed for families and kids.
Running through October 24 from 10 AM to 2 PM, the event includes plenty to do throughout the historic park. Kids can decorate a pumpkin to take home, make Halloween crafts, play on inflatables, and meet mysterious costumed characters. There will also be family-friendly stage performances and vendors selling handmade items and treats.
Visitors are encouraged to dress for the occasion. A costume contest will award prizes for the best children’s costume and best group costume, so coordinating costumes with the family could pay off.
The event is intentionally keeping things on the lighter side of Halloween: no horror, gore, weapons, or full masks are permitted.
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The 919 Deal Drop:
Don’t Miss These Happy Hour Indulgences at Sullivan’s Steakhouse 🔥
From $10 Blue Cheese Chips to $20 Angry Shrimp, indulge in luxe bites Monday–Thursday, 3–6 PM. Just show up hungry, it’s that simple.
📍Where: Sullivan’s Steakhouse
📅 When: Monday-Thursday, 3-6PM
Raleigh Real Estate:
🏡 FOR SALE UNDER $300K: 3 BEDROOMS | 3 BATHROOMS | 1,368 SQ FT | $285,000
Updated Raleigh home featuring a new roof, quartz kitchen with stainless steel appliances, spacious primary suite, durable LVP flooring, paver patio, and a newly fenced backyard with two storage sheds. Take a look here →
🏠 FOR SALE UNDER $400K: 4 BEDROOMS | 3 BATHROOMS | 2,410 SQ FT | $399,900
Well-maintained Raleigh home featuring an open floor plan, first-floor bedroom with full bath, granite kitchen with a large island, spacious primary suite, covered patio, fenced yard, and access to community pools, fitness center, clubhouse, and tennis courts. Take a look here →
🏘️ FOR SALE OVER $400K: 5 BEDROOMS | 4 BATHROOMS | 3,899 SQ FT | 0.32 ACRES | $700,000
Distinctive North Raleigh home featuring five bedrooms, a full finished walk-out basement, guest or in-law accommodations, screened porch, expansive deck, private wooded backyard with a creek, and access to Hawthorne’s pool, courts, trails, and clubhouse. Take a look here →
🏰 FOR SALE OVER $1M: 4 BEDROOMS | 4 BATHROOMS | 3,500 SQ FT | 1.5 ACRES | $1,350,000
Waterfront North Raleigh home featuring 370 feet of lake frontage, a gourmet kitchen, main-level primary suite, four-season room, finished walk-out lower level, three-car garage, and expansive landscaped grounds. Take a look here →
Raleigh Overtime:
🍴 FOODIE FIND: Brodeto's Whipped Ricotta is a creamy starter paired with sweet-tangy apple mostarda, figs, aged balsamic, and lepinja, a soft Balkan flatbread.
🐾 FOR ADOPTION: GINNY | CAT | 4 MONTHS | FEMALE
Ginny is a sweet, playful kitten who loves chasing toys, climbing cat trees, cozy naps, feline companionship, and sharing affectionate snuggles with her favorite humans. Check her out here →
🛍️ GARAGE SALE: Head over to 301 Lippershey Ct on October 17 at 7:00 AM for bargain-priced computers and monitors, small appliances, bicycles and bike racks, tools, electronics, sporting equipment, and other household finds. More details here →
📝 LOCAL CLASS: Pumpkin Kinusaiga Workshop at The Beerded Lady Bottle Shop on October 13 at 6:00 PM
A beginner-friendly fabric mosaic workshop featuring no-sew techniques, colorful textiles, provided materials, and a framed pumpkin artwork to take home. Learn more here →
🧠 UNSCRAMBLE: Unscramble this Raleigh-related phrase and reply with the correct answer. First person to answer correctly earns eternal Raleigh bragging rights: NGOAMR TETERS DOOF HALL
Yesterday’s answer: DUKE UNIVERSITY
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An orphanage once surrounded my door,
But children don’t call this campus home anymore.
Built in nineteen hundred, a brick building I still remain,
Inside a park with a famous namesake’s name.
Yesterday’s answer: FRED FLETCHER PARK
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🌳 Golden Years Gatherings
Handpicked social, cultural, and community events especially for Raleigh’s older adults.
👋 Event of the day: Cricut Holiday Craft @ Morrisville Senior Center | October 15 | 5:00 PM
A beginner-friendly heat transfer vinyl workshop featuring holiday-themed design techniques and hands-on guidance to create a customized T-shirt or tote bag. Get details here →
💲 Senior Discount of the Day: Dairy Queen | 10% Off Mondays
Seniors get 10% off at Dairy Queen on Mondays, excluding cakes and take-home novelty bags.
Local Vocals:
🎸 This Week: LaMP | Fusion
LaMP is an instrumental trio featuring Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, and Ray Paczkowski, known for tight improvisation and groove-heavy blends of funk, rock, and psychedelic jam music. | Lincoln Theatre | October 15 | 8:00 PM | Get tickets here →
🎤 Plan Ahead: Orville Peck | Country
Orville Peck is a masked country singer-songwriter known for his deep baritone, cinematic storytelling, and distinctive blend of classic country, rock, and alternative influences. | The Ritz | November 14 | 7:00 PM | Get tickets here →
Let’s Get Laughing:
🎤 This Week: Conor Janda at Goodnights Comedy Club | October 16–18 | Conor Janda is a stand-up comedian known for clever, offbeat observations, playful storytelling, and an understated delivery that finds humor in everyday life and personal experiences. Get tickets here →
😂 Plan Ahead: Ashley Gavin at Goodnights Comedy Club | January 15–17 | Ashley Gavin is a high-energy stand-up comedian known for bold, raw crowd work, candid storytelling, and viral comedy clips. Get tickets here →
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Curated social events without an emphasis on alcohol or romance:
👋 Spooky Scary Coffee Talk @ Panera Bread – 6201 Glenwood Ave | October 17 | 10:00 AM
A casual coffee meetup for sci-fi fans featuring conversation about Halloween, horror movies, spooky myths, and ghost stories, with a welcoming atmosphere for newcomers to meet fellow geeks. Get details here →
🤝 Saturday Morning Book Club @ Quail Ridge Books | October 17 | 10:15 AM
A welcoming Saturday morning book club featuring thoughtful discussion of a selected title and an opportunity to connect with fellow readers. Get details here →
The Joel Lane House is the oldest house in Raleigh, built in the 1700s. It’s small and quiet, but the tours are super interesting and make the history feel real. You get to see what life was like back when Raleigh was just starting out.
–Adam, a longtime reader
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