Today

• Farm Stand | Wed., Sept. 22 | 4–7 p.m. | Downtown Raleigh, 800 N. Blount St. | Free | Support Raleigh City Farm and purchase fresh + local produce.
• Raleigh Rockers Breakdancing | Wed., Sept. 22 | 6–7 p.m. | Moore Square | Free | Watch the breakdancing group showcase their dance skills + learn new moves from the experts. 

Thurday

• State Certification Session | Thurs., Sept. 23 | 2:30–4 p.m. | Virtual | Free | Minority business owners are invited to this informational session to learn about opportunities for exposure, increasing cash flow + more.

Friday

• Haunted History Walking Tour | Fri., Sept. 24 | 7:15–8:30 p.m. | Governor’s Mansion, 200 N Blount St. | Free+ | Kick off spooky season by taking this haunted tour of Raleigh’s historical landmarks.

Saturday

• 3rd Annual Festa Italiana | Sat., Sept. 25 |11 a.m.–7 p.m. | Glenwood South District, 609 Tucker St. | Free | Celebrate Italian heritage at this street festival with food, entertainment + more.  
• Hops for Hope | Sat., Sept. 25 | 2–6 p.m. | Coastal Credit Union Midtown Park, 4011 Cardinal at North Hills St. | $30 | This local festival includes 31 local breweries who will be introducing new brews to benefit the nonprofit, Children’s Flight of Hope.

Weather

• 82º | Showers | 50% chance of rain

Eat

• We’ve got an update on BB’s Crispy Chicken. The first location of Ashley Christensen’s new chicken restaurant will be opening in early October. The spot, located at 2920 Sherman Oak Place in Midtown East, will be serving up fried chicken 7 days a week.

Community

• In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, Raleigh is celebrating local Hispanic-Latino leaders working in the outdoors with featured interviews about their wildlife conservation work. In the interviews, readers can learn more about Dr. Jaime Collazo, Dr. Sara Prado, Liani Yirka, and Oscar Carmona.
• NC Freedom Park — a public sculpture park honoring the African American experience in NC — has received a $1.9 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The money will support construction of the park, which began last October. The park is slated for completion in 2022.

Development

• VA-based Capital Square plans to begin construction on a 20-story apartment building next year in Downtown. Plans for the complex (located near Red Hat Amphitheater) include 297 apartment units, a clubhouse, a rooftop deck, and 8,384 sqft of retail space. (Triangle Business Journal)

Biz

• An office building in North Raleigh was recently sold for over $9 million. The property, located at 7200 Creedmoor Rd., was built in 2008 + hosts room for office and medical spaces across its 3 stories. (Triangle Business Journal)  Raleigh’s Red Hat is joining the likes of Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and Microsoft to back OS-Climate — an open-source project providing the public with access to data on the risks of climate change. The tech company is contributing technical resources + 8 solutions architects, data engineers and software engineers to the effort. (The News & Observer)

List

• The food scene in Raleigh continues to persevere with top-notch restaurants. OpenTable compiled a list of the highest-rated Raleigh area restaurants based on diner reviews, including Gonza Tacos y Tequila and MOFU Shoppe.

Coronavirus

• The House Wake! Covid-19 Financial Assistance Program is celebrating its 1-year anniversary with a roll-out of recent updates. The new updates will allow applicants to self-attest required information, have eligibility for up to 6 months of financial assistance, + access to in-person legal aid.