Crawford’s Genuine

Beyu Caffé

Bond Brothers Kitchen & Bar

Bongiorno & Son Italian Specialties

Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay

Dunkin’

• The Triangle Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt | Monday, July 1 | 8 a.m. | Nash Square, 200 S. McDowell St., Raleigh | $15 | Complete challenges around the 919 and unearth secret locations.
• Board Game Night | Monday, July 1 | 5-9 p.m. | The Hippo Wine Bar + Shop, 123 E. Martin St., Raleigh | Free | Play one of the board games provided by the wine bar or bring your own.
• Cosmic Chuckles | Monday, July 1 | 9 p.m. | Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, 328 W. Morgan St., Raleigh | Free | Six Triangle comics will perform in the very back room of this bar.

• Beer and Banjos | Tuesday, July 2 | 6:30-9 p.m. | Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E. Davie St., Raleigh | Free | Head to the back patio for a live outdoor banjo show.
• Disc Golf Putting League | Tuesday, July 2 | 6-8 p.m. | Bond Brothers Eastside, 602 E. Chatham St., Cary | $5 | Put your disc golf skills to the test in this competitive putting competition.

• Gardening 101: “Build Your Own Trough” | Wednesday, July 3 | 3-3:30 p.m. | JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh | Free | In this class, you’ll learn how to make a garden trough to optimize your garden.
• Spellbinding Stories Tour | Wednesday, July 3 | 7:15 p.m. | Starts at Governor’s Mansion, North Blount & East Lane Streets, Raleigh | Pay what you can | Learn some of Raleigh + NC’s most captivating historical stories while trekking downtown.
• Little Fentonian Flicks | Wednesday, July 3 | 10 a.m. | Fenton, 201 Fenton Gateway Dr., Cary | Free | Watch “Sonic The Hedgehog 2" on the lawn of this shopping center.

• North Carolina Courage vs. Racing Louisville FC | Sunday, July 7 | 4:30 p.m. | WakeMed Soccer Park, 101 Soccer Park Dr., Cary | $23-$128 | Make memories with the family + support the NC Courage as they take on Racing Louisville FC.*

• GoRaleigh announced that fares will now be suspended until September — fares were supposed to return today. July will serve as a “find your fare” month to explore ticketing options, and in August, riders will be asked to try new ticketing app UMO free of charge.

• Three Wolfpack players are headed to the NBA’s summer league. DJ Burns, DJ Horne, and Mo Diarra have each signed with teams for the Summer League. Burns will be with the Cavaliers, Horne will be going to the Spurs, and Diarra will play for the Lakers.

• A future transit hub in RTP received $25 million from the US Department of Transportation that could connect to bus rapid transit + passenger rail. The hub will need a total of $58 million for build out and has a tentative 2028 opening date. (Axios Raleigh)

• Smoky Hollow bar Neighborhood is now open in the former New Anthem Brewing location. From the same folks that brought you Madre just down the way, expect tasty drinks, spinning records, and a good time. (Triangle Food Blog)

• Have you noticed side-by-side Cookouts on New Bern Avenue? Both are serving up the same trays + milkshakes, but the newer location will soon shift gears to become Roo’s Chicken. We don’t know much, but signage promises breakfast, and this would be the first Roo’s in the nation. (The News & Observer)

• Last week, we shared that hundreds of extras were needed for a production in Chapel Hill. What project? The next iteration of “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” the hit Amazon Prime series. UNC’s call for casting is still up for Monday, July 8 through Wednesday, July 10. (Triangle Business Journal)

• Say “bye” to bites: local biz Murphy’s Naturals is offering 20% off their entire catalog of naturally effective, made-in-Raleigh mosquito repelleDiarrant products with code SPARKLE through Friday, July 5. *