This is a post by N&O restaurant critic Greg Cox:

A second location for Chocolate Boutique (3308 Village Market Place; 919-332-0960; mychocolateboutique.com) will open today, with Grand Opening festivities from 4-8 p.m. The original shop is in North Raleigh’s Lafayette Village.

Offering a wide assortment of truffles and other house-made confections, Chocolate Boutique hosts chocolate parties and caters weddings and special events.

The shop is is the newest entry in a lineup of restaurants and food shops clustered around the new cinema complex in Park West Village.

Which Wich and Lime Fresh Mexican Grill are already serving the before- and after-the-movie crowd. Scheduled to open in coming months are Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Firebirds Wood-Fired Grill and WG Kitchen and Bar - an Ohio-based chain offering wine shop, wine bar and bistro under one roof.

Send restaurant news to Greg at ggcox@bellsouth.net. Be sure to tune in to Greg's radio show at 11 a.m. Saturdays on WPTF.

I love to get groceries for free with the help of coupons. But I like it even better when the store will pay me to shop.

And I'm not talking about a drugstore deal reward to spend later.

I'm talking about cold hard cash back in my pocket.

Frozia, a new frozen yogurt shop at Durham's Streets at Southpoint, will hold its grand opening this weekend -- with freebies for customers.

Then next week, Frozia's owners Mo Rafiq and Bill Renton, will follow up with the grand opening of another venture at Southpoint, the Nestle Toll House Cafe.

A new Goodwill store opened today, July 12, in Holly Springs, the 36th store for Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina and the second store in Holly Springs.

Located at 925 Avent Ferry Road, the store opened with shoppers "lined up around the building," Goodwill spokeswoman Becky Lytle said.

For those of you interested in saving money on clothes without sacrificing fashion, there's a new place to hunt for one-of-a-kind bargains.

My Girlfriend's Closet, already a popular resale destination in downtown Apex, has opened a new shop in downtown Cary.

My Girlfriend's Closet Boutique opened today (Thursday) in an 1,800-square-foot space at 100 Parkthrough St., said Lois Cozart, who owns both shops, along with a small retail space in Wilmington.