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Students excited as Chapel Hill's first Cook Out may open Friday, Sept. 9

By Taylor Barnhill | September 7

Cook Out, a Greensboro-born fast-food chain serving burgers, shakes and fries, looks to open its first Chapel Hill location this Friday, Sept. 9. Housed ...

With renovations underway, Raising Cane's to open on Franklin Street in spring 2023

By Lucy Marques | August 29

Remodeling work on the 8,638 square-foot building, including electrical, mechanical and plumbing changes, is expected to cost up to $2 million, according ...

Andrew Phillips, a senior EXSS major from Canton, Ohio, examines (my) ID at Goodfellows on Franklin St. The bar-back has worked at the bar for almost two years and says he can pretty quickly tell the difference between a real and a fake ID.

Chapel Hill Police Department offers safety training program for bar, restaurant workers

By Avery Baker | August 15

The Chapel Hill Police Department and UNC Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services are offering two bar safety programs for restaurant staff on the second ...

Black business owners in Chapel Hill and Durham impact and serve community

By Sierra President | August 13

Black-owned businesses like Ms. Mastic's Crystals & More serve their communities across North Carolina. August is nationally celebrated as Black Business ...

Crumbl Cookies to come to Franklin Street, although opening date remains unknown

By Fallon Maher | July 14

Crumbl Cookies is coming to Franklin Street at a date that is yet to be announced. The store will be located at 133 W. Franklin St. Suite 150, between ...

Still Life hosts soft opening for rooftop, freshens nightlife on Franklin Street

By Henry Thomas | July 10

Still Life held soft-opening events on Friday and Saturday, showing off its rooftop area for the first time and adding a new nightlife spot for the ...

Prologue hosts soft opening for local community to explore used and rare book collection

By Simon Tan | July 3

Prologue Used and Rare Books, a sister storefront adjacent to Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews, held its preview night event on Saturday. Although it was ...

'Food and fun': Five new businesses opening on and around Franklin Street in 2022

By Fallon Maher | June 16

Over the summer, five new businesses are coming to Chapel Hill. Here’s what you need to know about each new location.

A Cook Out location in Chapel Hill could be on the horizon, per permit application

By Zhuyu Li | June 14

Chapel Hill may be welcoming its first Cook Out location at 450 South Elliott Rd., where a Burger King has resided for over 10 years. If the ...

CVS Pharmacy on East Franklin Street to close next week, search for new tenant begins

By Sarah Choi | June 7

The CVS Pharmacy located at 137 E. Franklin St. will permanently close next week on June 16. The East Franklin Street location is one of many CVS ...

'More than just a week': Black Restaurant Week hosting second event in Carolinas

By Morgan Taylor | April 21

The weeklong event will feature more than 80 Black-owned restaurants in states such as North Carolina and South Carolina. Businesses serving the Orange ...

RDU enters new fiscal year with $249 million budget, new projects underway

By Simon Tan | April 6

After pausing certain operations and construction plans due to COVID-19, the RDU Airport Authority Board approved the new budget, which will be used to ...

'Once-in-a-lifetime': UNC students stake out for spots to watch Final Four game

By Sarah Choi | March 31

Like many other restaurants on Franklin Street, Sup Dogs made the decision to take reservations during the Final Four games on Saturday. Reservations ...

From pork to pasta: Big Belly Que owners to open new Italian-inspired restaurant

By Sarah Choi | March 22

The owners of Chapel Hill’s Big Belly Que are raising the steaks with Bombolo, a new restaurant set to open in the summer. A change of pace from barbecue, ...

Rising gas prices threaten North Carolina’s most vulnerable communities

By Harrison Gummel | March 22

In North Carolina, specifically, the average price per gallon of regular gas was $4.08, as of March 21, which is nearly $0.70 higher than a month ago ...

Editorial: Small business turnover is a sign of lacking local policy

By Editorial Board | March 22

"Because of the high turnover, it will ultimately be up to the city to decide whether to continue to seek out local companies to try to develop a successful ...

Healthy food initiative Good Bowls gains traction in Chapel Hill and beyond

By Grant Alexander | March 21

Good Bowls aims to increase accessibility to affordable, healthy and tasty food for community members. The organization uses flexible pricing that takes ...

New Chapel Hill bakery brings European feel to Franklin Street

By Sam Kornylak | March 20

The bakery — which opened in late February — is part of a franchise that has many other locations across the country. This location, however, is the ...

Local businesses look forward to a mask-optional future

By Eliza Benbow | March 8

As Orange County lifts its indoor mask mandate Monday and the Chapel Hill community transitions to optional mask use, business owners are looking to change ...

Shrunken Head perseveres through temporary closure due to flooding

By Brian Rosenzweig | March 6

“The Shrunken Head is such a tradition for our community,” the Shrunken Head Boutique’s store manager Melissa Pate said.