• The Corner Tavern and Grill opened in Cary on July 1.

The restaurant features a large wrap-around bar, 12 42-inch plasma televisions and an outdoor patio. They plan to host karaoke nights, dart leagues and have live music, along with weekly drink specials.

They serve lunch and dinner, along with late-night bar food, and are located at 1301 N.W. Maynard Road. For information, visit cornertg.com or call 460-7151.

• Buffalo Wings & Rings opened its newest location on July 1 at 4101 Grace Park Drive in Morrisville. The company boasts the restaurant brought 50 new jobs and “tasty, affordable food” to the community.

Owners and friends Jimmy White and Asgar Ali live in nearby Wakefield Plantation. “This is something we’ve been wanting to do for 10 years,” said White.

The restaurant will have 31 high-definition plasma televisions, including one in each restroom. It has room for 174 diners inside and 24 on the patio, as well as separate dining rooms for private parties. Menu items include wings, chicken tenders, burgers, salads and gyros with nine dipping sauces. They’ll also serve beer, wine and signature cocktails.

For more, visit buffalowingsandrings.com or call 460-1297.

• Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina is warning consumers across the state of inflated celebrity memorabilia prices prompted by recent deaths.

They report the number of items sold online through auction Web sites has increased drastically. Prior to the death of Michael Jackson, Smartmoney noted that an average of 200 to 400 items were listed daily on eBay. The morning after his death, nearly 20,000 Jackson-related items were posted.

BBB warns that the true value of collectibles is dependent on the rarity of the item, and mass-produced commemorative items are not likely to appreciate in value.

After the death of Princess Diana in 1997, the market was flooded with mass-produced items commemorating her death, including special edition Beanie Babies that at one time sold for more than $100, but have since lost their value and now can be found at garage sales for a dollar.

For more information, visit bbb.com.

Awards

• SQUiERS, LLC, a creative firm in Cary, won two silver statues at the Telly Awards for their Microsoft Consumer Products video and AC/DC documentary trailer.

The award-winning films were created by SQUiERS owner and creative director Kurt Squiers and Gregg Ferguson of Current Motion in Maine.

Designed by the same firm that makes both the Oscar and the Emmy, and with over 14,000 entries from 50 states and five continents, the Telly award honors outstanding TV, film, video and Web productions.

Other clients with SQUiERS include Xbox 360, Zune, Sam Adams and Kanye West.

For more information, visit squiersllc.com.

• Novel-Ts Inc. owner Sharon Wolfe was awarded the Mary Diener Spirit Award June 9 by the National Association of Business Owners.

Wolfe was eligible for the award based on accomplishments and service as a mentor to other women business owners. It was named after the first Greater Raleigh NAWBO president Mary Diener.

Wolfe’s company, Novel-Ts, provides promotional products and corporate apparel. For more, visit noveltsonline.com or call 481-1082.