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Playa Bowls opens on Franklin Street in convenient location for students

By Aiden Hall | August 19

Playa Bowls’ menu offers a variety of bases for their bowls, as well as smoothies and fresh juices. This location is especially unique because ...

'Empty for quite a long time': New restaurants come to Franklin Street

By Quinn Groves | June 9

Playa Bowls, Pulp Juice & Smoothie Bar and Voodoo Wings will open in downtown Chapel Hill, while Starbucks will move across the street and Cosmic ...

Chapel Hill, Carrboro officials respond to parking availability and occupancy

By Lola Oliverio | May 3

With the upcoming completion of the East Rosemary Street parking deck, the town's parking availability will increase by 200-300 spaces.

Home boutique Glass Box opens inside Moshi Moshi Salon on Franklin Street

By Sierra President | May 1

Catlin Hettel, the owner of Moshi Moshi Salon, said after she spread the word about wanting to open a shop inside the salon, she found out Gaussen Hamner, ...

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The Flying Pierogi soft-opens storefront in Carrboro's South Green

By Grace Whittemore | April 17

The restaurant previously operated out of a food truck that traveled throughout the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area serving its European-inspired cuisine.

Carrboro butcher shop cuts into the essence of the community

By Jackson Fromm | April 17

Cliff's Meat Market has served local customers for more than 50 years with a smiling face.

Review: The weary student's guide to Chapel Hill bar crawls

By Hamsini Sivakumar | April 17

"On a Friday night in Chapel Hill, weary students, armed with only a real ID and a liver ready for battle, face the last frontier — the bars surrounding ...

Renovations underway for new Franklin Street Purple Bowl location

By Lucy Kraus | April 16

After being forced to relocate to a new location, the Franklin Street acai bowl business is carving out its new space.

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East Rosemary Street reopens after eight months closed to traffic

By Caroline Horne | April 15

The street was initially closed on August 21 between North Columbia Street and Henderson Street due to the construction of a parking deck, with the road ...

Column: Why the subscription model is killing news

By Emma Green | April 15

"With an ever-changing media environment and paywalls in well-known digital news sources, the longstanding news subscription model is hard to ...

New report emphasizes state's continued economic, business growth

By Libby Wakefield | April 11

For the second consecutive year, CNBC declared North Carolina as America’s Top State for Business in 2023 — one of the report's main highlights. CNBC ...

Drive-thrus, building heights and more: Clearing up some local policy misconceptions

By Lola Oliverio | April 9

As Chapel Hill and Carrboro's populations increase, so do questions and misconceptions about affordable housing, stormwater management and zoning.

New Spanish tapas bar Próximo to fill empty Franklin Street space, open date unclear

By Sophie Baglioni | April 2

The tapas and wine bar will take the place of Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe at 173 E. Franklin St. to create a lively gathering space with traditional and modern ...

Zayka Indian Cuisine replacing Basecamp on Franklin Street, set to open in May

By Caroline Horne | March 26

Renovations for the restaurant are roughly halfway completed, Keshav Kalia, owner of Zayka Indian Cuisine, said. He is excited about joining the other ...

Federal funding allocated to strengthen minority and women-led N.C. businesses

By Sophie Baglioni | March 21

10 women-led and minority-led capital firms in North Carolina were granted funding to invest into underserved small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Who's on aux: Employees set the mood in Chapel Hill establishments

By Morgan Brenner | February 27

On Franklin Street, wide varieties of music escape the insides of different storefronts. Passersby may wonder who is playing the music and how they ...

'Completely unique': Durham bar offers tarot and safe space

By Delphine Liu | January 31

Arcana Durham, a basement bar in the center of Durham's downtown is alternative, witchy and LGBTQ+ affirming. In addition, the bar fills a unique niche ...

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Tin Cup Joe closes, owner points to infrastructure, housing

By Kathryn DeHart | January 21

Local coffee shop Tin Cup Joe closed its doors after nearly eight years of serving Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Owner Chris Jordan says infrastructure changes, ...

New Buc-ee’s location approved in Mebane, amid environmental concerns

By Maddie Policastro | January 16

The new Buc-ee's location approved for an exit of I-40/85 in Mebane would be the first location in North Carolina. But, the approval comes over the concerns ...

'We are needed': Queer and trans carpenters start renovations company

By Tori Newby | January 15

“If it's not cis male dominated, it’s very women centered,” Greer Roberts, one of the founders of Splitgill Carpentry, said. “Which is cool, ...