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Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Pup-kin Fall Event at Mitchell Mill Animal Hospital Rescue Oct. 10 (triangleonthecheap.com) — Raleigh pet lovers can head to Mitchell Mill Animal Hospital Rescue on Saturday, October 10, for a free Pup-kin Fall Event with adoptable costumed dogs. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., families can enjoy games, prizes, and trunk-or-treat fun while meeting pups looking for new homes at the Mitchell Mill Road location.
2. Raleigh Iron Works to open new café and brunch spot this year (newsobserver.com) — Raleigh Iron Works is adding a new Drift Coffee & Kitchen café and brunch spot later this year at its East Whitaker Mill Road campus, expanding your nearby breakfast and coffee options. This will be Drift's third Raleigh location, joining sites at Ridgewood and near Dix Park, and will serve an all-day menu from avocado toast to açai bowls.
3. Raleigh Launches Tool That Maps Out Affordable Housing Information (caro.news) — Raleigh has launched an online Housing Production Dashboard so you can see where affordable homes are being built, how bond money is spent, and which neighborhoods are changing. The tool supports the city's 2026–2030 Affordable Housing Plan, which responds to rising rents, rapid population growth, and a shortage of units for lower-income residents across Raleigh.
4. 3 new business openings worth knowing about in downtown and North Raleigh (heraldsun.com) — New options are coming to Raleigh with Spirit Yoga & Fitness opening at Falls Village in North Raleigh by January 2027, a third Cup A Joe planned for Hillsborough Street, and the fully renovated Hotel Indigo Raleigh Downtown now open. These additions bring fresh fitness, coffee, and lodging choices to familiar local corridors.
5. Victoria Monét Drops New Album 'Frequency Of Love' and Announces North American Tour (youknowigotsoul.com) — Raleigh will be the very first stop on Victoria Monét's new Frequency Of Love Tour, kicking off here October 27 in support of her just-released 22-track album packed with high-profile collaborations. Local fans can grab tickets online and even add a small donation to support her new youth-focused Frequency Of Love Foundation, which funds community garden and wellness programs.
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