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Meet Raleigh muralist Morgan Cook
A colorful, geometric mural.
Morgan will finish his large, colorful mural this week. | Photo by Morgan Cook
Muralist Morgan Cook has been hard at work on a huge graffiti-style mural in the new Raleigh Iron Works development off Atlantic Avenue, which will receive its final coat this week.

Born and raised in Raleigh, Morgan has lived all over the world for his art, but returned five years ago to work as a full time artist in the City of Oaks for commercial and private clients, as well as running his own private art practice.

Morgan has painted plenty of murals for clients throughout Raleigh, and with this project, he was given free rein for the design. "[Raleigh Iron Works] basically approached me and said, ‘Hey, we love your brand, we love your style, and we want to emulate that exact thing. We don’t want you to change anything that you do, just do you,’” Morgan told RALtoday.

For this piece, Morgan deconstructed his traditional style and created a more abstract piece of contemporary artwork with small details for passersby to find. At 30-by-64 feet, this mural will be the largest legal graffiti mural in Raleigh.

You can see Morgan’s work throughout Raleigh and Cary, like a vibrant graffiti mural on the patio of Cary’s Di Fara Pizza Tavern, a tribute to the restaurant’s Brooklyn roots. The mural includes the NYC cityscape along with other references to the Big Apple, and a memorial for the late founder of Di Fara.

Now that Morgan has nearly wrapped up the Raleigh Iron Works mural, he will be working on a piece at the new gym MADabolic in North Raleigh and a mural (plus a matching ice cream flavor) at the soon-to-open Two Roosters location in Wake Forest.

“I’m really excited to highlight this piece and show it because it’s just massive,” Morgan said. “And it’s such a colorful punch into the community. I’m just ready to see people engage with it.”
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Events
Monday, July 10
Tuesday, July 11
  • Crazy Connect — Axe Throwing Networking Event | Tuesday, July 11 | 6-8 p.m. | The Crazy Axe Garner, 1531 Garner Station Blvd., Raleigh | Free | Network with other professionals while throwing axes and enjoying discounted food and drinks and winning door prizes.
  • Small Treasures Event | Tuesday, July 11 | 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Cary Gallery of Artists, 200 S. Academy St., Ste. 120, Cary | Free | Take a look at these small-format artworks by many NC artists.
Wednesday, July 12
  • Jeannette Walls — Hang the Moon | Wednesday, July 12 | 7-8 p.m. | Quail Ridge Books, 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Rd., Raleigh | $0-$30 | Join the author of memoir “The Glass Castle” to celebrate the release of her new book about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.
  • Matchbox Twenty - Slow Dream Tour | Wednesday, July 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, 3801 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh | $40-$135 | Watch this band play hits like “Unwell” and “Push.”
Saturday, July 15
  • Community Heroes Night | Saturday, July 15 | 7-9 p.m. | WakeMed Soccer Park, 101 Soccer Park Dr., Cary | $10-$50 | Join North Carolina FC for Community Heroes Night and a prematch flyover, honoring those in the community who keep us safe, as NCFC takes on Forward Madison.*
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News Notes
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  • After its race-conscious admission process was struck down by in the Supreme Court, UNC-Chapel Hill will be offering free tuition to some undergraduate students. Students whose families make less than $80,000 a year will have their tuition and required fees paid by the university, starting with the incoming class of 2024. (The News and Observer)
Development
  • A $50 million housing development will be coming to southwest Raleigh, near Drive Shack and PNC Arena. Developers are planning for around 180 units with one, two, and three bedroom options. Construction is slated to start in January 2024. (Triangle Business Journal)
Legacy
  • Former NC State football coach Dick Sheridan died at 81-years-old. Sheridan brought the Wolfpack to six bowl games and was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
Watch
  • Check out this flythrough update of the new Triangle Rock Club facility coming soon to Salvage Yard, between Atlantic Avenue and Laurelbrook Street. The new space will have 100 climbing lanes, a yoga studio, a gear store, and much more. We’re loving the sleek white-and-green bouldering area. Stay tuned for a part two.
Fun Fact
  • An island off the coast of NC is so dangerous that visiting it will get you a $5,000 fine — or six months in jail. Brown’s Island, near Topsail Island, about two and half hours away from Raleigh, was used by the military and contains hazardous unexploded artillery. (The News and Observer)
Biz
  • Bloom at Perimeter Park kicked off last month at the central campus courtyard, where tenants enjoyed lunch, tried their hand at axe throwing, cooled off with shaved ice, enjoyed live music + made tie-dye t-shirts. Work in Perimeter Park? Don’t miss Food Truck Tuesdays at the courtyard through the summer.*
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🥂 Cheers to more Drink Up specials

More reasons to Drink Up this July
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Try the refreshing Santorini Smash. | Photo courtesy of Taverna Agora
We are sharing Drink Up specials all July, and we wanted to show off a couple more delicious drinks in and around the City of Oaks to keep the good times flowing.

The Raleigh Times, 14 E. Hargett St., Raleigh | Rest in Pêche Belgian Blonde | A collaboration with White Street Brewing, this beer boasts light Belgian malts, classic Belgian yeast, and subtle notes of hops and peach.

STIR, 4242 Six Forks Rd., Ste. 100, Raleigh | Elderflower Sour | This drink is made with vodka, St. Germain, lime, a housemade ginger syrup, and cucumber. With a slice of cooling cucumber, this is a sure way to chill out from the July heat.

Alley Twenty Six, 320 E. Chapel Hill St., Durham | Camellia Japonica | Bartender Rob Hall’s drink is a tribute to botanical Japanese flavors. This fresh, spirit-forward cocktail is made with Bermutto Dry Sake vermouth, Roku Gin, lychee, lemon, and grapefruit as part of Islands in the Alley, a summer-long event dedicated to island food and drink.

Read up on even more Drink Up offerings.
 
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Today’s edition by:
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From the editor
This weekend, my friends and I ventured out to Monuts in Durham, which was delicious. I know there are, however, so many donut spots here in Raleigh. My favorite? Anything from Bright Spot in Five Points.
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