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A new Mexican restaurant has arrived in downtown Kinston, adding to the city’s diverse dining options. Plaza Del Mariachi, owned by Rene Mendez and managed by Manuel Lopez, opened with a focus on providing authentic Mexican dishes and a family-oriented atmosphere. The restaurant, located in a historic building downtown, marks the team’s first expansion beyond their original location in Jacksonville, NC.
The Smile Bar is a retail studio dedicated to luxury oral care & beauty that is curated by dentist & beauty enthusiast Dr. Pitt. The Smile Bar is located in the heart of Downtown Kinston at 108 W Gordon St. Their services range from standard teeth whitening, whitening touch-up sessions and studio rentals. Dr. Pitt sells upscale products for dental cleaning, hair care and women and men’s wellness.
Alien Fizz is a small, family-owned shop bringing smiles and old-fashioned service with their out-of-this-world craft sodas, sweets, and novelties. The shop is owned and operated by Harry and Sarah Mahler, who originally operated a soda store called Soda Depot in Pennsylvania.
Local eatery Mad Hatter, at 212-A North Street in Kinston, announced on Facebook that the restaurant is closing in the post below.
Niko Moon is a country singer signed to Sony Music Nashville/RCA Nashville. Moon’s hits include “Good Time” which has more than 46,000,000 impressions online and all his songs can be heard on WRNS, including “No Sad Songs” and “Paradise to Me”. Moon has also written songs for Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band, Rascal Flatts, and Morgan Wallen.
Updated to include the building owner’s response: Super 10 store manager Crystal Beamon made a post on Facebook announcing the store’s closure.
Join us IN PERSON or online for the 20th season of "A Queen Street Christmas"! Come and enjoy your favorite Christmas carols performed by a live orchestra, choir, and soloists.
SATURDAY, December 11th at 6:00 pm
SUNDAY, December 12th at 6:00 pm
Doors open one hour before the concert begins. Masks are encouraged for audience members.
Join us IN PERSON or online for the 20th season of "A Queen Street Christmas"! Come and enjoy your favorite Christmas carols performed by a live orchestra, choir, and soloists.
SATURDAY, December 11th at 6:00 pm
SUNDAY, December 12th at 6:00 pm
Doors open one hour before the concert begins. Masks are encouraged for audience members.
Join us IN PERSON or online for the 20th season of "A Queen Street Christmas"! Come and enjoy your favorite Christmas carols performed by a live orchestra, choir, and soloists.
SATURDAY, December 11th at 6:00 pm
SUNDAY, December 12th at 6:00 pm
Doors open one hour before the concert begins. Masks are encouraged for audience members.
The Bird scooters can be found throughout downtown Kinston. The Neuse News crew found them outside of Sugar Hill Pizzeria and parked them at the Art 105 studio on Blount Street. The easy-to-use Bird app allows users to rent electric scooters in and around the downtown area.
Earlier this evening Joseph Dixon Hughes was apprehended in Wayne County by the Kinston Police Department with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Goldsboro Police Department.
Brothers Zac and Grant Holcomb have acquired the property at 300 N. Herritage St., formerly Parrott’s General Store, and announced their new commercial and residential property development startup called 6Thumbs, LLC.
Did you know that despite the possibility that we may not enjoy any Summerfest concerts this year the Pride team is moving ahead with Christmas plans? It takes months to plan a parade as well as the lights at Pearson Park.
Did you know there are particular buildings downtown that remain empty year after year? Why is this? Pride of Kinston and its economic vitality committee have identified that issue as a primary concern and project. The first phase of this project is to address lower South Queen Street between Lincoln and King Streets because it is a key gateway into our downtown that has been an especially depressed and ignored area for years apparently and it needs some love, particularly since we have invested $2.5MM in redesigning and improving Queen Street.
Stacie Brown, owner of Evelyn's Boutique discusses the grand opening of her new downtown business, hours of operations and how they are prepared to keep shoppers safe in light of COVID-19.
Several nights of protests across the country, including Greenville where several businesses were damaged or destroyed, have potentially made their way to Kinston. Multiple social media reports indicate a 3:30 p.m. gathering in downtown Kinston today, apparently prompting the Kinston City Council to cancel their 7:00 p.m. meeting.
Watch the first two episodes here as host and award-winning chef Vivian Howard digs deeper into the lesser-known roots of Southern food, Southern cooking, and Southern living. Each episode of “Somewhere South” explores the connectivity of a single dish, and the ways people of different backgrounds interpret that dish while expressing the complex values, identities, and histories that make up the American South.
The Ironclad Axe Throwing Company is in the process of construction on W. North St., and is projected to be finished by January.
The following closures will take place on Queen Street while N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews mill the roadway:
