The State Farmers Market has plenty of pumpkins to go around. | Photo by RALtoday
To ring in the season of pumpkin spice, comfy sweaters + hayrides, we’ve found three u-pick apple orchards, corn mazes, and pumpkin patchesaround the Triangle.
Orchards + pumpkin picking
Millstone Creek Orchards | Head to the orchards to pick apples for your own sweet treats — just be sure to make a reservation in advance. Plus, your ticket includes an orchard hayride and an apple cider slushy.
Page Farms | Looking for the perfect pumpkin? Find what you’re searching for and then some with this family-owned farm. While you’re there, jump on the hayride, find your way through the cornmaze, and meet farm animals.
Toastique, a DC-based toast, smoothie bowl, and juice spot, will open its first Triangle location at The Exchange this Saturday, Oct. 18. Find out more. (The News & Observer)
Drink
North Raleigh’s first cocktail bar, The Dry Cleaners, is opening soon from the folks behind The Hibernian — and not too far away, either. Expect a moody interior and expertly crafted cocktails when it opens later this year. (Raleigh Magazine)
Coming Soon
One more opening for you. A new sauna and plunge studio is coming to North Raleigh near the new Trader Joe’s. Melt Well, with locations in New Orleans and Austin, offers infrared saunas, cold plunges, and contrast therapy to detox and relax. We’ll let you know when it opens. (Raleigh Magazine)
Sports
Tickets are still available for NC State men’s and women’s basketball double header at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, starting at $40 for two games in one. The Bad Boy Mowers series will have the women face off against Maryland and the men take on South Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 26 — you won’t want to miss it.
Travel
RDU will no longer have service to Montego Bay, Jamaica after Avelo Airlines announced it would reduce RDU operations to just one plane. Avelo will also discontinue service to Fort Myers, Florida, which Breeze Airways already serves. Learn more about how to get around RDU before holiday travel.
Traffic
Are you headed to the Billie Eilish concert this Thursday or Friday? The Lenovo Center is letting folks know that they might see extra traffic due to the state fair. The arena is suggesting carpooling, and leaving extra early — parking lots open as early as 1 p.m. each day.
Biz
Thanks to your nominations, the spotlight is on some truly amazing local businesses. We’re now gearing up for the voting phase of RALtoday’s Best — sorting, organizing, and making sure everything’s ready to go. Mark your calendar: Voting opens Oct. 20.
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Post of the Day
The Great Raleigh Cleanup’s Birthday Bash is just a few days away, and we can’t wait to see you there. Here are a few stats that show just how much Preston + his team have done in the last five years.
292,222 pounds of litter removed, about 37,464 bags of litter
2,355 volunteers and 16,638 volunteer hours
$72,682 of living wages paid to 77 community members as part of the Workforce program
Now that’s something to celebrate. Come out to The Backyard at Coastal Credit Union Music Park this Saturday, Oct. 18 for an optional cleanup, an eco-friendly raffle, tunes, and bites. RSVP online, and leave a donation, too.
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I haven’t been apple picking before, but writing this article has me planning a trip that will include at least three baskets. Plus, some NC-grown apples would make a perfect cocktail.
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