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Planning a girl’s night (or day) out? We’ve got you covered with a list of women-owned spots in the Fayetteville area that serve a range of interests and budgets.

From spa treatments and candle-making to wine flights and dance fitness, these experiences range in cost from $5 to $155.

Here are a handful of women-owned places to check out for your next girls’ hangout.

Blissful Alchemists

Relax and rejuvenate at Blissful Alchelmists in downtown Fayetteville, a wellness one-stop-shop that offers individual and group sessions for red light therapy, salt room relaxation, meditation, yoga, acupuncture and reiki. Plus, you can shop for clothing, crystals and cards at the on-site boutique.

Price: Group treatments start at $15

Address: 414 Ray Ave., Fayetteville

Contact: 910-303-0192

On the web:blissfulalchemists.com

The Sip Room

There are few better ways to catch up with friends than by sharing some vino, and the classy wine bar The Sip Room in downtown Fayetteville serves varietals by the taster, glass or bottle in an Instagram-worthy setting. Feeling peckish? The shop sells snacks and small bites, too.

Price: Wine starts at $8 per glass

Address: 106 Hay St., Fayetteville

Contact: 910-920-3442

On the web:facebook.com/thesiproomfayetteville

Keep It Cute K

Whatever you have planned, Keep It Cuke K content studio in downtown Fayetteville may have the beautiful backdrop you’re looking for. The flex space has natural lighting, chic furniture and sweeping downtown views suited to podcast recordings and photo or video shoots.

Price: One-hour rentals start at $155

Address: 100 Hay St., Suite 708, Fayetteville

Contact: 910-421-3576

On the web:linktr.ee/keepitcutek

Scented Wicks Candle Bar

Explore your creativity by reserving a few spots at the candle-making bar or renting the entire place at Scented Wicks Candle Bar in Hope Mills, where each person can create a candle with their own custom fragrance.

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Price: Candle-making starts at $40

Location: 3109 Main St., Hope Mills

Contact: 910-339-1137

On the web: scentedwickscandlebar.com

Dancing Without Sin Fitness

Get moving with Dancing Without Sin Fitness in Fayetteville, a budget-friendly dance workout where participants dance, lunge and squat to gospel, Christian hip hop, R&B and Afro music play.

Instructor Stephanie Kegler teaches classes at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at Massey Hill Recreation Center & Park, 1612 Camden Road, where the drop-in class fee is $5. Kegler also teaches Saturday at Pine Forest Recreation Center, 6901 Ramsey St., where the first class is free, and the subsequent class fee is $8.

Kegler also owns a studio at 208 Campbell Ave., which can be rented out for special events.

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Price: Classes are $5 to $8

Location: 208 Campbell Ave., Fayetteville

Contact: 910-703-7075

On the web: dancingwithoutsin.com

Pucker Up

Find your perfect lipstick or lip gloss at Pucker Up, where participants can book a 90-minute class to discover and create their own shade. You can even bring your own booze, food and decorations.

Price: Classes start at $35

Location: 5855 Yadkin Road, Suite 6

Contact: 910-242-3591

On the web: puckerupnc.com

Taylor Shook writes about food, dining and culture for The Fayetteville Observer. She can be reached at tshook@gannett.com or on Facebook.

A lottery player just missed a massive jackpot prize — but still scored a $1 million win in North Carolina.

The lucky person is set to get richer after buying a Mega Millions ticket that matched five of the six numbers picked in the drawing Tuesday, March 12, according to the game’s website and the N.C. Education Lottery.

The winning numbers in the drawing were: white balls 2-16-31-57-64, with gold ball 24.

The $1 million ticket, which matched all five white balls, was sold in Fayetteville through the Online Play option, a state lottery spokesperson told McClatchy News in an email.

Though the lottery player beat 1-in-12 million odds to win big, the person was one number from the larger jackpot. No one in the nation won that prize, which stood at $735 million the night of the drawing.

As of early March 13, the North Carolina player hadn’t cashed in on the $1 million prize. But the ticket holder still has time, since the lottery gives winners about six months to come forward, according to lottery rules.

Fayetteville is a roughly 60-mile drive south of Raleigh.

To score a jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball.

The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.

Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.

Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

Fayetteville dodged a date with freezing temperatures this morning — much to the delight of early-bird gardeners.

Temperatures dipped below freezing to the north and west. The entire region should see a warm spell arrive, with highs nearing 80 degrees by Thursday.

Does winter have one more push left? Quite possibly, toward the end of the month. If not, Feb. 22 will stand as the last night we hit freezing in the city.

Here's the setup

High pressure will move from Tennessee to offshore overnight. The Cape Fear region will see brisk northwest winds today, giving way to a warmer flow by mid-week. No rain is in sight.

The setup over the Carolinas screams late-winter warmup, with plenty of sun and a light breeze. After a low in the mid- to upper 30s tonight, look for temperatures Tuesday to begin climbing. Fayetteville should see 70 on Tuesday, mid-70s on Wednesday and possibly 80 on Thursday. Lows will surge from the upper 40s to mid-50s.

This is great for outdoor activity, but misery for allergy sufferers. By Thursday, we should see another burst of pollen across the region. Maples and elm join the mix this week as Bradford pears pass their peak.

The weekend

By Friday, another system will approach the Carolinas. It's a similar-looking setup to last weekend, although for now I don't see a Saturday washout. Best rain chances appear to be on Friday afternoon and after sundown, with clearing on Saturday. Highs Friday should again be near 80, depending on clouds.

Saturday will be drier, perhaps with some lingering showers and a high near 75. Another round of showers will likely approach on Sunday, with a high in the mid-70s. Lows all weekend will stay in the mid-50s in Fayetteville.

Down the road

Another front will finally push through, bringing dry conditions and cooler temperatures next week. Temperatures look seasonal, low to mid-60s, with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Conditions out West favor a Carolina cooling trend toward the end of the month, but nothing to frighten gardeners — and certainly nothing to thrill snowhounds.

Have a great week!

Got a weather question? Chick Jacobs can be reached at ncweatherhound@gmail.com or NCWeatherhound on X/Twitter.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct standard ticket price.

Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, whose 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature is just one in a long list of accolades including multiple Grammys, an Oscar and a Pulitzer, makes a stop at the Crown Theatre in Fayetteville next month on his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour.

The man dubbed the "Voice of Generation" and the "Boy Bard," and who captured the spirit of the 1960s in his lyrics, appears in the city for one show on March 18, with standard ticket prices starting at $57.50 and VIP packages available from $327.50 to $677.50, according to the Crown Coliseum's website.

Dylan's music and trademark undulating vocals were the soundtrack of life during an era when the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement changed the fabric of the country.

His extensive discography includes hits still treasured today like 1962's "Blowin' In The Wind," 1965's "Like A Rolling Stone," and 1966's "Just Like A Woman" and “Everybody Must Get Stoned,” the latter of which bemoaned judgment from others, with music laden with harmonica and tambourine.

Now 83 years old, Dylan and His Band will make at least 22 stops — including two others in North Carolina — in the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour from March 1 to April 6, according to his website, www.bobdylan.com. The night before his Fayetteville appearance, Dylan appears at the Belk Theater in Charlotte. On March 21, he'll be in Asheville at the Harrah's Cherokee Center.

An iconic Texas-based burger chain may be making its way to Fayetteville.

Whataburger submitted plans to the city’s Technical Review Committee showing a 3,305-square-foot freestanding store at 3900 Ramsey St. with a two-lane drive-thru.

The proposed restaurant would be part of a $40 million shopping center planned by Florida-based developer Impeccable Development. The company plans to break ground on the shopping center later this year and open in the second quarter of 2026, director of real estate Rob Tanner told The Fayetteville Observer in October.

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Located across Ramsey Street from Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Lowe’s, the shopping center will be anchored by a 147,583-square-foot “big-box” store and include a car service shop, a convenience store, a carwash, two restaurants and two retail stores, according to plans on file with the city's Development Services office.

Whataburger: A welcome addition

Whataburger may be a welcome addition to the city’s north commercial corridor. In a June poll from The Fayetteville Observer, the chain ranked No. 12 among restaurants, grocery stores and cuisines that Fayetteville-area residents want the most.

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Founded in 1950, the fast-food chain known for its hamburgers, spicy ketchup, patty melt and Dr. Pepper milkshake has about 1,000 locations in 16 states and Washington, D.C.

Fayetteville isn’t the only city in the Tar Heel State that may soon gain a Whataburger. The chain plans to open locations near Raleigh and Charlotte along Interstate 85 in 2024, chain president and CEO Ed Nelson told The Post and Courier in November.

Whataburger did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday.

Food, dining and culture reporter Taylor Shook can be reached at tshook@gannett.com or on Facebook. Want weekly food news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the Fayetteville Foodies newsletter.