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23Events this week
8Free things to do
86New spots
98New stories

● Checked this morning, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Burlington

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 23 events, day by day →

Kitchen prep day

Tuesday 9am · Swepsonville United Methodist Church · Free

Tea Tuesday

Tuesday 11am · Burlington

Tuesday Trivia Night

Tuesday 7pm · Krafty Sloth Taphouse

Senior Discount Day

Wednesday 10am · The Hospice Thrift Store

The Writers Cafe

Wednesday 10:30am · Persnickety Books · Free

New in Burlington

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Little Italy Pizza & Italian Restaurant

Restaurants

Where family meets flavor: Chef Gino brings the authentic flavors of his Italian homeland to Little Italy Pizza & Italian Restaurant, a family-run staple since 2007.

littleitalyburlington.com ↗

Tickle My Ribs BBQ (TMR)

Restaurants

Where Burlington gets smoky: Tickle My Ribs BBQ (TMR) keeps it classic with hickory-smoked pork, brisket, chicken and ribs, slow-smoked in house, plus all the Southern sides.

tmrbbq.com ↗

Valerio's Italian Restaurant

Restaurants

Neighborhood red-sauce standby: Casual and family friendly, Valerio's Italian Restaurant hits the comfort-food sweet spot with pizza, hearty pastas, and a lunch buffet for when you can’t pick just one.

valeriositalianrestaurant.com ↗

Burlington’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Burlington’s best →

Most read in Burlington

The five stories Burlington readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Alamance County man will take a vacation after winning $110,804 jackpot

    Silvestre Luna Luna of Burlington, North Carolina, won a $110,804 jackpot on a Digital Instant game.

    Full story at nclottery.com ↗

  2. North Carolina Woman Searching for Missing Son Claims Police Threatened to Arrest Her If She Kept Looking Into Case: ‘That’s Because They Did It’

    A North Carolina woman searching for her missing son, who has been missing since December 4, 2024, claims that police threatened to arrest her if she continued looking into the case.

    Full story at thenerdstash.com ↗

  3. RR crossings throughout Alamance County closed to put down new tracks - alamancenews

    Roads at railroad crossings in Alamance County, Elon, Gibsonville, and Graham will be closed to all vehicle traffic starting on Monday, August 24 to install new railroad tracks along the North Carolina Railroad corridor.

    Full story at alamancenews.com ↗

  4. Swepsonville residents sue county, two cities, six companies over forever chemicals - alamancenews

    Two Swepsonville residents have filed a lawsuit in Alamance County superior court against Alamance county, two municipalities, and six private companies for disposing of known contaminants that subsequently leached into their groundwater, well water, and soil.

    Full story at alamancenews.com ↗

  5. Textile company in Burlington to close, lay off 150 employees - alamancenews

    Elevate Textiles, a specialty textile manufacturing company in Burlington, North Carolina, has announced it will close its plant and lay off 150 employees by the end of the year.

    Full story at alamancenews.com ↗

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