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Chamber inducts businessman who 'started from scratch'

By Derrick Bills | October 27

Al Pons' Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center made him one of the most respected business leaders in Chapel Hill, and 18 years after his death, his legacy ...

Maple View Farm owner Bob Nutter enters business hall of fame

By Maggie Monsrud | October 23

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will induct six business leaders and families into its Hall of Fame on Nov. 13. The Daily Tar Heel will feature ...

Construction delays in store for new hotel at Southern Village

By Tiffany Watkins | October 23

The Southern Village community is anticipating the arrival of a new hotel, but delays in construction might push the opening date back.

Student DJ holds second silent protest of Deep End's Country Night

By Gabriella Cirelli | October 22

Deep End Bar is beginning to grow another group of regulars on Tuesday nights. But these students aren't there for “Country Night.”A second silent ...

Cheaper housing needed, Chapel Hill Town Council says

By Rachel Herzog | October 21

Chapel Hill Town Council members want to encourage affordable development in the Ephesus-Fordham district.

Plans for Rosemary Street Hotel move forward

By Jasmin Singh | October 21

The Chapel Hill Town Council unanimously passed the updated concept plan for the future Rosemary Street Hotel at its Monday meeting.

Real estate pioneer Eunice Brock honored by chamber

By Patrick Millett | October 20

Eunice Brock didn’t want men telling her what to do, so she became the first woman in Chapel Hill to own a real estate company.

Photos and articles commemorating business leader Maurice Julian (right) and his family hang on the back wall in Julian’s on Franklin Steet.

Maurice and Mary Julian will be honored locally in hall of fame

By Meg Garner | October 15

When they met, he was a young Jewish boy from Massachusetts living in the southern part of heaven, and she was a Southern Baptist, Tar Heel born and bred. ...

Grilled cheese chain set to open in Carrboro

By Mengqi Jiang | October 14

A restaurant specializing in the classic comfort food pairing of grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup will soon be coming to downtown Carrboro.

Paul Hartley, former manager of Alpine, discusses his experiences working for Alpine for 10 years. Hartley is going on to work for Fresh Market in Durham opening late this year.

Longtime manager Paul Hartley bids farewell to Alpine Bagel Cafe

By Harvey Ye | October 13

After years of greeting his customers with a big smile and guiding his employees with extreme patience and sometimes a little bit of teasing, Paul Hartley ...

Junior Madison Farr works to prepare the soil for planting. Southern States of Carborro provided plants and tools for the project. Farr hopes the improved landscape will add some color to the Yogurt Pump's entrance.

YoPo student employees beautify West Franklin

By Shuyan Huang | October 13

The fall chill and scattered rain did not stop volunteers from redoing the landscaping in front of Yogurt Pump on West Franklin Street Sunday.

Angel investment firm Faster LLC opening put on hold

By Maggie Monsrud | October 10

Angel investment firm Faster LLC has been fully operational since April 2014, but finally decided to locate its first permanent home at 201 E. Franklin ...

Office space leaves room for growth in Chapel Hill

By Mary Taylor Renfro | October 7

For business owners looking to move into office spaces in Chapel Hill, there is no time like the present.

The Heel shuts down temporarily, hopes to reopen

By Dree Deacon | October 6

The Heel, the student-run pub, shut down about 15 days ago due to building code violations and the need to refile liquor and alcohol permits with North ...

Bars that apply to be "private clubs" do not have to get sanitation inspections. Zog's Art Bar and Pool Hall is a private club on Henderson Street.

Skirting the health standard

By Joey DeVito | October 6

Deems Wilson was surprised when, shortly after starting his job as manager of West End Wine Bar, he was told the business didn’t get inspected by the ...

From left to right, co-founders of Buzz Rides Parker Draughon (President), a Business Administration and Romance Languages major from Atlanta, Ga., and Joey Skavroneck (CEO), a Business Administration major from Waxhaw, N.C., stand with Chris Jones (CFO), a Business Administration major from Charlotte, N.C.

Buzz Rides loses fight for student fees

By Kate Albers | October 2

When Buzz Rides founders Joey Skavroneck and Parker Draughon came up with the idea for the student startup while in India, they never thought they’d ...

Airport cites ride-share service Uber

By Sara Svehla | October 2

As fall break approaches, some UNC students might rely on a ridesharing service for cheaper transportation to and from the airport — but companies ...

Tailgating persists despite UNC rules

By Margaret Gilmore | October 2

The tents go up. The hotdogs are purchased and the George Foreman Grills are warmed. Fans decked in Carolina Blue flock to parking lots and grassy knolls ...

Top of the Hill owner drafts bill to sell liquor after distillery tours

By Breanna Kerr and Jordan Nash | October 1

A Chapel Hill business owner is challenging the massive power of the N.C. Alcohol Beverage Control Commission — a group that marks up the cost of ...

All up in your business for Sept. 30, 2014

By Samantha Miner | September 30

Hot yoga is coming to downtown Chapel Hill.