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Mama Dip's serves up classic southern food for annual Orange County Community Dinner

By Hannah Jaggers | April 23

On Sunday, Orange County residents from all walks of life will realize they have a lot more in common than a love for fried chicken when they come together ...

Fewer breweries on tap in the South

By Elizabeth Matulis | April 23

Although North Carolina has the most breweries in the South, the region still lags behind other parts of the United States in the number of craft breweries ...

Buds Boxers, a startup underwear company, is hoping to have a Kickstarter campaign running soon.

Students start high-end boxer line called Buds Boxers

By Avishai Halev | April 23

To Lawson Kuehnert and his team, all of the fun is in your pants.

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant opens second location in Carrboro

By Bridget Dye | April 23

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant, a popular restaurant in Chapel Hill, opened a second location in Carrboro Plaza Sunday.

Patrick White, a senior business major, tests out an alternative form of transportation, a one-person-electrical bicycle called an ELF, in the parking lot of Kenan-Flagler on Monday afternoon.

Students test drive electric bicycles at Kenan-Flagler

By Sarah Kaylan Butler | April 22

Students got the chance to test an alternative form of transportation on Tuesday — in the form of an ELF.

Construction impacts access to new Carolina Square site

By Erin Kolstad | April 22

The first step in transforming University Square to Carolina Square took place on Tuesday as fences went up around the construction site.

Chapel Hill, Carrboro celebrate excellent businesses

By Zhai Yun Tan | April 21

An awards night complete with red carpets, cocktail receptions and entertainment will celebrate Chapel Hill-Carrboro businesses on May 28, hosted by the ...

Marty Hanks, the creator of "Just Bee Apiary," a bee farm located on his land just outside of downtown Chapel Hill, checks on his honeybees. Hanks makes it a priority to raise his thousands of bees without the use of unnatural chemicals.

Carolina Inn makes its own honey

By Sarah Crump | April 16

A canvas tarp protected the elegant carpeting of the Carolina Inn’s North Parlor Thursday morning as employees painted wooden boxes that will house ...

On-street loading zones under review

By Erin Kolstad | April 15

For freshman Caroline Hall, the loading zones along Franklin Street make it harder for her and other pedestrians to get around.

Clothing Warehouse on Franklin street is going out of business by the end of April. Senior Katelyn Robalino from Queens, New York has been working at Clothing Warehouse for about 2 months. Robalino says "It's nice to be in the store with people" and that her favorite part of the job is that "I get to pick the music".

Clothing Warehouse will close at the end of this month

By Erin Kolstad | April 14

Soon, passersby will no longer get to see the vibrant and colorful displays in the window of The Clothing Warehouse on Franklin Street.

Neal, a panhandler on Franklin, sits in front of The Clothing Warehouse on April, 8 2015.

Franklin Street business owners fear panhandlers deter customers

By Meg Garner | April 13

As panhandling persists on Franklin Street, businesses are worried about the effects the practice will have on customers and sales.

Zoey Atkins walks her dog Guinness around the outside of BeerStudy before the start of the dog parade on Sunday afternoon.

Dogs, owners share a walk and a beer in weekend parade

By Madeline Reich | April 13

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro area provides residents with no shortage of places to drink good beer in great weather.

Open mic event at Flyleaf accompanies Shelby Stephenson reading

By Jamie Stuart | April 9

Students will have the chance to perform original poetry alongside the state's poet laureate at Flyleaf Books tonight.

On campus, Pepsi and Coke spar

By Colleen Moir | April 9

This year, UNC entered the 11th year of its contract with Pepsi — and while the relationship brings in $200,000 of financial aid per year, some students ...

Kidzu Children’s Museum reopens Saturday in University Mall. The new space is larger than the old location in University Square.

Kidzu museum opens in University Mall

By Haley Ray | April 9

Children can engage their inner explorer at the 10-foot Tar Heel Treehouse at Kidzu’s new space in University Mall, which opens Saturday.

Carrboro Bicycle Coalition seeks bike friendly businesses

By Luman Ouyang | April 9

Now that spring is in the air, the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition is preparing to expand its collection of businesses designated as bicycle friendly.

Thrill City will close its doors in May

By Kerry Lengyel | April 8

Thrill City, a Chapel Hill-based clothing brand, will soon be selling the last of its original merchandise to the community that provided the inspiration ...

Bojangles' Inc. plans to announce public offering

By Grant Masini | April 8

As students enjoy flaky, delectable Bojangles’ Inc. southern biscuits in the Pit today, the fast-food chain continues to prepare for its initial public ...

Dr. Chas Gaertner moved his chiropractic practice, North Carolina Chiropractic, to Carrboro from downtown Chapel Hill.

Longtime Chapel Hill chiropractor Chas Gaertner leaves town

By Marisa Bakker | April 2

The chiropractor is in and he has your back — just from a new location.

University considers buying two porn site domains to protect its brand

By Kelly Jasiura | March 31

Usually, UNC and Taylor Swift have drastically different concerns.