Office Talk with Raleigh Magazine

Hopscotch is back—but its return isn’t automatic. As festivals across the country scale up, sell out or disappear entirely, keeping one rooted in Raleigh takes coordination, investment and buy-in from the entire city. From venue logistics to funding to audience support, we break down what it really takes to keep a music festival like Hopscotch here—and why that’s not something to take for granted.Stay in the KnowGet SocialMeet Our Sponsors:SwimWoodhouse Spa RaleighTimber PizzaGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

Timing is everything. Shakespeare said it—and in this business, it’s the whole game. This month? We got burned. So we’re talking Will Wade—plus a few others who’ve torched our timing along the way.Stay in the KnowGet SocialMeet Our Sponsors:SwimWoodhouse Spa RaleighTimber PizzaGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

Sticky floors, cheap pours and zero interest in being Instagrammable—dive bars are suddenly everywhere again. We unpack the culture behind Raleigh’s dive revival and map out how to crawl the city’s grittiest spots.. Inside Raleigh’s 40-Year-Old DiveStay in the KnowGet SocialMeet Our Sponsors:Swim IncWoodhouse Spa RaleighTimber PizzaGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

Walking pads, cat butts and a pool-float presentation—Zoom meetings have gotten… weird. From executives presenting from pool floats to bosses dialing in from bathroom stalls, we unpack the wild world of remote-work camera chaos—and what it says about how workplace culture has changed.Unhinged Behavior: Remote Work EditionDo You Know How to Behave?Stay in the KnowGet SocialMeet Our Sponsors:Swim IncWoodhouse Spa RaleighTimber PizzaGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

The Moore Square Bus Station is a lifeline for thousands of Raleigh residents—but Downtown stakeholders say its current model is outdated, unsafe and holding downtown back. We unpack the growing debate over whether Raleigh should relocate the transit hub and what the future of transit in the city could look like.Is It Time to Move Moore Square Bus Station?Stay in the KnowGet SocialMeet Our Sponsors:Swim IncWoodhouse Spa RaleighTimber PizzaGet the issue to your door! Subscribe Now