The N.C. Zoo would get the go-ahead to rebuild one of its most popular attractions — the aviary — under a proposed state budget acquired by The News & Observer this week. Deep in the document, where ...

Micah Melton may hold the post of beverage director at the Aviary (and for the bar’s corporate parent, the Alinea Group), but he still thinks like a chef. He started in the kitchen at three-star ...