Wake Forest News Stories

01 Stay at Home Senior Care becomes Amivie in Wake Forest Oct 29 02 Lime and Lemon Indian Grill soft opens in Rolesville Oct 29 03 Topsail Steamer opens at Brennan Station in north Raleigh Oct 29 04 Winston’s Grille marks 40 years on Falls of Neuse Road Oct 29 05 LongHorn will replace Bahama Breeze on Raleigh’s Wake Forest Road Oct 29 06 Heirloom Brewshop owners buy Bida Manda in downtown Raleigh Oct 9 07 Gallicchio’s Market and Eatery opens on Person Street in Raleigh Oct 9 08 Cafe Royale opens at The Exchange in Midtown Raleigh Oct 9 09 Limra Mediterranean opens at Peterson Station in Holly Springs Oct 9 10 El Jefe Modern Mex is open at Wallbrook in Rolesville Oct 8 11 Wake Forest Chamber holds first oyster roast October 15 in Youngsville Oct 8 12 Rolesville Chamber sets Pub Hub mixer and Mingle on Main Oct 8 13 Red Robin in Wake Forest moves to franchise owner Op Burgers Oct 7 14 Biscuit Belly and a consignment shop get Wake Forest permits Oct 7 15 Wake Forest Flying Biscuit owner plans north Raleigh cafe Oct 7 16 Paris Baguette is coming to Six Forks Station in north Raleigh Oct 7 17 Just Flooring opens Knightdale showroom on North Smithfield Road Oct 6 18 Wake Forest leaf collection runs October 5 to March 12 Oct 6 19 Hall of Fame Car Wash finishes construction at Wallbrook in Rolesville Oct 3 20 Granite Ridge Townhomes ribbon cutting is October 19 in Rolesville Oct 3 21 Downtown Wake Forest traffic study wants input by November 6 Oct 3 22 North State Brewing is open on Youngsville’s Main Street Oct 2 23 Biscuit Belly posts Wake Forest address on Rogers Branch Road Oct 2 24 Invesco buys the Knightdale Marketplace shopping center Oct 2 25 Go Wake Forest microtransit adds Sunday rides October 4 Oct 2 26 Vira Bistro is open on Rogers Branch Road in Wake Forest Oct 1 27 Hotel Indigo reopens Raleigh’s round hotel with a top-floor lounge Oct 1 28 Bellow Butcher Co. turns one in downtown Wendell Oct 1 29 Firebirds Wood Fired Grill is open at Grove 98 Sep 30 30 The Heritage Grille is now The Gramercy Restaurant and Lounge Sep 30 31 Cooper’s Hawk, Sam Jones BBQ and more set Triangle opening dates Sep 30 32 Stanley Cup visits Rolesville and Wake Forest on October 2 Sep 28 33 Learning Experience child care center in Rolesville gets occupancy permit Sep 28 34 Shinmai Moku yakitori izakaya opens at Quail Corners in Raleigh Sep 28 35 Arepa Culture reopens at Six Forks Station in north Raleigh Sep 28 36 Outback Steakhouse opens at Grove 98 in Wake Forest Sep 25 37 Trattoria Franko is open at Cobblestone Village in Rolesville Sep 25 38 Jeff’s Bagel Run is open at Cobblestone Village in Rolesville Sep 25 39 Chapel Hill Tire, PNC Bank and Kiddie Academy are coming to Wallbrook Sep 25 40 Glo on Main ice rink and sports complex rises in Rolesville Sep 25 41 D1 Training opens at Wake Forest Exchange on Timberline View Drive Sep 24 42 Texas tech firm is moving 45 jobs to Wake Forest Exchange Sep 24 43 The Pub Hub craft beer taproom opens at Wallbrook in Rolesville Sep 24 44 Suds City reopens the South Main car wash in Wake Forest Sep 24 45 Johnson Hyundai starts work on new Capital Boulevard dealership Sep 23 46 Knightdale quorum failure pushes three hearings to October 21 Sep 23 47 Rolesville approves Averette Road townhomes with rental limits Sep 23 48 Mental Wellness Fair turns to kids, phones and social media Sep 23 49 Wake Forest adopts age-friendly action plan after 1,200-response survey Sep 22 50 What the $829 million Wake bonds would build in eastern Wake Sep 22 51 Wake Forest Reservoir dam project moves toward construction Sep 22 52 Rogers Branch Road retail fills up as road widening starts Sep 22 53 Capital Boulevard freeway construction won’t start until 2031 Sep 21 54 Warehouse BBQ is coming to Capital Boulevard Sep 21 55 Wake Forest is testing speed cushions on Marshall Farm Street Sep 21 56 South Main Street loses a lane overnight for water main work Sep 21 57 Rolesville’s new police and fire station plans are in review Sep 21 58 Friday Night on White drops to four nights in 2027 Sep 17 59 A $12 million skate park is coming to Joyner Park Sep 17 60 Anstead’s Cigar Barn opens on Rogers Branch Road Sep 17 61 A $57 million railroad bridge is coming to Rogers Road Sep 16 62 Early voting comes to Joyner Park Community Center in October Sep 16 63 Wake Forest is building a $20 million fire station Sep 16 64 Wake Forest is looking for artists to design downtown banners Sep 15 65 Firebox Theatre stages Misery at the Renaissance Centre Sep 15 66 Forestville Road is getting a traffic signal at Coach Lantern Sep 15 67 GFiber is wiring eight more streets in Wake Forest Sep 15 68 Wake Forest is rewriting its urban forest plan Sep 15 69 Good Neighbor Day returns to Joyner Park September 19 Sep 15 70 Cardinal Points Imaging brings cheaper MRIs to Wake Forest Sep 14 71 Halloween Boo Bash is October 17 in downtown Wake Forest Sep 14 72 Rivera’s Pupusas serves Salvadoran classics on Durham Road Sep 14 73 WakeMed wants new hospitals in Rolesville and Wendell Sep 14 74 RDU adds a nonstop to Guadalajara in October Sep 14 75 Shine and Dine Cafe opens for breakfast on South Main Sep 14 76 The 1970s houseplant shop on White Street Sep 14 77 Two years in, Magpie and Crow is a downtown fixture Sep 14 78 Chopt Creative Salad opens on Ligon Mill Road Sep 14 79 A bottle shop with 18 taps and the biggest patio in downtown Wake Forest Sep 14 80 Yumma Mediterranean Grill opened on Capital Boulevard, named for the owners’ mother Sep 14 81 Six Trackman bays and a putting green: the indoor golf club coming to Rogers Branch Road Sep 14 82 An institution reopens, a Michelin pitmaster picks Raleigh Iron Works, and smoked rolls head to Apex Sep 14 83 Second acts: why Raleigh’s most anticipated openings of 2026 are all comebacks Sep 14 84 The Wake County grocery map is redrawing itself, and Wendell is on it Sep 14 85 44 new businesses opened in Wake Forest this year. Here’s the map of where the town is growing Sep 14 86 Firebirds fires up at Grove 98, a gun shop doubles its space, and a toy designer bets on Wake Forest Sep 14