🌱Breeze Brings Service to RDU + Raleigh Shows Off With Stadium Series

Happy Vegan Cuisine Month Raleigh!

A reader reached out to me and let me know that the list I shared for Drink Wine Day, was not the most up to date. So I revisited it and posted some actual wine bars that are verified up and running below! Check out that and more, including:

• There is a Black inventors workshop.
• There is a Mardi Gras crawfish boil.
• A Raleigh resident from Turkey tells his family's story.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 61 Low: 48.

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Here are the top five stories in Raleigh today:

1. Breeze Airway has become the newest airline to fly through Raleigh-Durham International. Breeze is the 14th airline service offered through RDU, and has already begun providing nonstop flights to New Orleans, Hartford and Providence, with more destinations to begin in May. According to Michael Landguth, president and CEO of RDU Airport Authority, "Breeze has already shown it is fully invested in serving the Research Triangle region by announcing more nonstop destinations even before [the] first flight launched at RDU." (abc12)
2. The impacts of the Stadium Series Game are expected to be significant and long reaching. The event is one of the biggest the city has ever hosted and is expected to generate interest in the city beyond this weekend. As Raleigh has been given the opportunity to host such a notable game, other events can now look to the success of the Stadium Series Game when planning other events. (WRAL)
3. A group of central North Carolina children got the opportunity to participate in a Black inventors workshop on Saturday. The workshop was held at the John Chavis Community Center, and the children got to hear about significant inventions by African Americans. Organizers followed a visual presentation with time outside playing Red Light Green Light, in honor of Garrick Morgan, the inventor of the stop light. The event hoped to encourage the youth to dream big and develop ideas using available materials. (abc11)
4. On Tuesday, LatinxEd published a report on the "state of Latinx education in North Carolina. The group had conversations with people from across 36 NC counties to discuss barriers and opportunities that Latino communities face in our state while trying to pursue high quality education. The most notable findings in the study, called out a lack of diversity among educators, mental health obstacles, and lack of support for postsecondary education. LatinxEd hopes the study will help influence legislation and funding in the state. (Spectrum News 1)
5. A Raleigh family was displaced following a fire on Friday afternoon. The fire was reported around 5:10 p.m. on Dalcross Road in southeast Raleigh. The two story home had flames coming out of the front of the house and back second floor window when crews arrived. 36 firefighters got the blaze under control in around 20 minutes. No one was injured but the fire caused "significant damage to the front of the house and second story." Two adults and five children were displaced and the Red Cross has been requested to help the family. (CBS17, WRAL)

Today in Raleigh:

• Galentine's Day Brunch at Level7 (11:00am-2:00pm)
• Raleigh Artist Meetup at Side Quest (1:00pm)
• 4th Annual Mardi Gras Crawfish Boil at Whitaker & Atlantic (1:00pm-5:00pm)
• My Mini Scientist Valentines Day Edition with Joy Worthy Co. (2:00pm-3:30pm)
• Music Bingo at Raleigh Brewing Co. (2:00pm), Edit Beer Co. (4:00pm-6:00pm)
• Open Mic Night at Compass Rose Brewery (3:00pm-6:00pm)
• An Improv Show at The Night Rider (7:30pm)
• Get Sad, Sing Bad Emo Karaoke at The Tap Yard (9:00pm)

Monday in Raleigh:

• Game On! at Moore Square (10:00am-6:00pm)
• Monday Mom Meetup at Little Doodles Glenwood (3:30pm-5:00pm)
• Maker Monday at Black Friday Market (6:00pm-8:00pm)
• Ballroom Basics at The Matthews House Cary (6:45pm-7:30pm)
• Trivia: West Street Dog (6:30pm-8:00pm), Nancy's Pizza (7:00pm-9:00pm)

From my notebook:

• It's Vegan Cuisine Month and Raleigh has a great variety of vegan options. If you're a vegan and struggle to find the best foods in the area, Happy Cow keeps a running list of vegan/vegetarian friendly restaurants.
• Looking for real deal wine bars? Check out: Barcelona Wine Bar, Taste, Small Plates & Wine Bar, Crafty Beer, Wine, & Sprits, Vinos Finos, Uncorked, and Vita Vite.
• Adem Kurtipek came to Raleigh from Turkey about a year ago, and he is sharing his family's experience after they survived the deadly earthquakes. (Spectrum News 1)
• Wine and Design is hosting Pour for PIPS Rescue to benefit Perfectly Imperfect Pups today at 5:00 p.m.

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new update.

— CJ Fullford

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