Office Talk with Raleigh Magazine

Gen Z wants flip phones, digital cameras, paper maps and a life less online. But can you really recreate the analog ’90s when the internet is always one person—or one emergency—away? This week, Publisher Gina Stephens and Editor-in-Chief Melissa Howsam unpack why a generation raised online is desperate to log off, what they’re actually nostalgic for—and why voluntarily ditching your iPhone isn’t the same as growing up without one. Going Analog: Living Like It’s 1992 for a Weekend Stay in the Know Get Social Meet Our Sponsors Swim Woodhouse Spa Raleigh Timber Pizza Get the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

Raleigh’s long-promised hotel boom has officially arrived. This week, Publisher Gina Stephens and Editor-in-Chief Melissa Howsam unpack the new wave of stays reshaping the city—from the just-opened Hotel Indigo and Village District’s Oberlin to the massive Omni and forthcoming Westin—and why Raleigh’s growing hotel inventory is about much more than where visitors sleep. Raleigh’s Hotel Boom Is Here Stay in the Know Get Social Meet Our Sponsors Swim Woodhouse Spa Raleigh Timber Pizza Get the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

Want to taste your way through Raleigh's cocktail scene in one night? Cocktail Classic returns Nov. 14—and tickets are officially on sale. Tune in for what's new this year, how you'll get up close with RM's Best Bartender nominees and when voting for Raleigh's best bars and bartenders begins. The Cocktail Classic Stay in the Know Get Social Meet Our Sponsors Swim Woodhouse Spa Raleigh Timber Pizza Get the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

You paid hundreds of dollars for the ticket, so why are you watching the concert through someone else’s phone screen? Publisher Gina Stephens and Editor-in-Chief Melissa Howsam talk concert etiquette and the little things we can all do to make live music better for everyone. How to Not Be That Person Good Content Lives Here Meet Our Sponsors Swim Woodhouse Spa Raleigh Timber Pizza Get the issue to your door! Subscribe Now

Downtown Raleigh is full of ambitious renderings—but some of the city's biggest redevelopment sites remain empty years after businesses packed up and left. Publisher Gina Stephens and Editor-in-Chief Melissa Howsam unpack why major projects stall, who gets caught in the middle and what these vacant blocks say about the realities of growth in Raleigh. Why Raleigh's Biggest Development Projects Are Sitting Empty Stay in the Know Get Social Meet Our Sponsors Swim Woodhouse Spa Raleigh Timber Pizza Get the issue to your door! Subscribe Now