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Senior sport administration major Steve Palacios is the director of development for Pupusas for Education.

Nonprofit, food truck to hold 'Pupusathon' to raise scholarship money for undocumented immigrants

By Nicole Booth | March 26

From March 20 to April 20, local nonprofit Pupusas for Education and food truck So Good Pupusas are asking student organizations on campus to get involved ...

Chapel Hill resident Meg Mcgurk and her nephew Nicky Mcgurk, 8, donate to the Food Drive for Refugee Community Partnership on top of the Wallace Parking Deck on Sunday

Food drive collects culturally conscious food donations for refugee families

By Lydia Tolley | March 26

Bins on top of the Wallace parking deck on East Rosemary Street were full of pita, rice, dried chickpeas and other foods on Sunday.

The Baguetteaboutit food truck will be in attendance for food truck rodeo on Sunday on Rosemary Street. Photo Courtesy of Cristal Phillips.

Rosemary Street gears up for food truck rodeo on Sunday

By Lauren Talley | March 22

Rosemary Street will be full of food trucks selling all types of cuisine on Sunday.

Kristen Wagner, the co-chair of the event, paints on one of the blocks in the pit in hopes of publicizing for the The Great Carolina Cook-Off.

'Great Carolina Cook-Off' aims raise awareness for food insecurity

By Danielle Bush | March 22

On March 30, Hope Gardens is hosting The Great Carolina Cook-Off, in which eight student organizations will showcase their culinary talents in the hopes ...

Laura Mindlin, Edible Campus Initiative Coordinator.

UNC focuses on 'food for all' for third year of campus-wide theme

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | March 22

For a third year, the UNC pan-university theme, “Food for All: Local and Global Perspectives,” will bring initiatives and activities to campus — ...

Handling hunger in Chapel Hill-Carrboro: 'PORCH filled the gap for us so well'

By Erik Beene | March 9

Mai Mai was two months pregnant when she fled a military regime in Burma in 2008. writer's notes

State legislators propose 'Brunch Bill' to allow alcohol sales before noon on Sunday

By Olivia Slagle | March 9

An N.C. Senate bill hopes to bring mimosas to the Sunday table — and would also allow distilleries to obtain special-event permits to give free liquor ...

Winner, winner, chicken… festival?

By Rebecca Ayers | February 22

A bill proposed Feb. 14 would make Fayetteville the host of North Carolina's official fried chicken festival — though the city has yet to hold a fried ...

Senior Kate Schneider, a business major, is the manager of fundraising and merchandising for the Loreleis' a cappella group.

Opinions vary on benefit nights for student organizations

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | February 22

Many students have helped raise money for UNC student organizations through benefit nights at a restaurant or bar on Franklin Street.

Bartender Magnus Ellington works at Zell’s Underground Daiquiri Bar, open Thursday through Sunday.

Daiquiri bar brings New Orleans vibes to Chapel Hill

By Samantha Scott | February 16

Zell’s Underground Daiquiri Bar has opened just in time for Mardi Gras. The New Orleans-themed bar officially opened at 157 E. Rosemary Street ...

Vimala's hosts community lunch for refugees and residents

By Hannah Wall | February 12

The Refugee Community Partnership co-hosted a community lunch on Sunday to welcome refugees with Love Chapel Hill church at Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe ...

Construction of Carolina Square, a mix of apartment buildings and retail and office spaces, should be completed before the start of fall semester.

New Target could change Chapel Hill's food desert classification

By Lidia Davis | February 6

It only takes a quick stroll to Franklin Street for Chapel Hill residents and University students to find snacks at CVS or Walgreens to stock up on for ...

Belltree creates unique speak-easy experience in Carrboro

By Keith Larsen | February 6

When Nick Stroud decided to open a bar, he wanted to create a speak-easy that mirrored the atmosphere of the Prohibition era, but lacked the exclusivity ...

Coffee shops, including Open Eye in Carrboro, are coming together to donate part of their profits to the American Civil Liberties Union.

ACLU unites coffee shops for fundraiser to support immigrants, refugees

By Jordyn Connell | February 6

Local coffee shops poured over the implications of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, joining a national fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties ...

Goodfellows, a bar on Franklin Street, has a program called ‘Ask For Angela’ where customers are encouraged to ask bar staff for Angela if they feel unsafe at the bar.

Ask for Angela campaign at bars aims to reduce sexual assault

By Elle Kehres | February 6

Goodfellows Bar has taken a step to combat sexual violence by implementing the “Ask for Angela” campaign.

La Residence reopens Wednesday after being damaged in a fire.

La Residence achieves full ‘La Resurrection’ tonight after months of construction

By Hannah Wall | February 2

At 5:30 p.m. today, La Residence will be open for dinner after months of construction due to a fire that occurred in June 2016.

Sophomore Erin Hoover (left), Senior Emily Milkes (center) and Senior Keagan Trahan work in the Carolina Cupboard in the basement of Avery Residence Hall.

Food insecurity challenges undergraduates at UNC, nationwide

By Bailey Aldridge | February 1

A 2016 survey by the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness reports that 22 percent of around 3,800 undergraduate respondents experienced ...