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New UNC club starts conversations with bacon

By Allie Mobley | January 17

Junior Jack Joyce founded Bacon of the Month Club at UNC in the fall of 2016 in hopes of providing a space for other students passionate about bacon.

UNC MBA recipient's food app billed as positive alternative to Yelp

By Ari Sen | January 17

A passion for food and technology brought around 70 people together Friday to launch a new restaurant recommendation app, CurEat.

Once open, Might As Well Bar & Grill will offer inexpensive weekly deals on food and drinks and a lively ambiance for students.

Might as Well Bar and Grill aims to open on West Franklin this month

By Olivia Schaber | January 12

Might as Well Bar and Grill – a popular spot for college students in Wilmington – is opening a new location on West Franklin St. The restaurant and ...

Mediterranean Deli owner Jamil Kadoura laughs with a guest at the dinner and silent auction event in support of Syrian refugees.

Med Deli, Vimala's help community come together for Syrian refugees this holiday season

By Savannah Britt | December 1

The Chapel Hill community and Syrian refugees are coming together through fundraising events put on by local restaurants this holiday season.

Chapel Hill Farmer's Market hosts a pie competition.

Farmers' market celebrates Thanksgiving with tasty pie competition

By JP Gemborys | November 20

On a crisp November morning, a procession of voters lined up to cast their ballot for the candidate they thought was best, only this was a short line ...

State drunken driving program makes 605 arrests over Halloween weekend

By Ari Sen | November 16

The ghouls, ghosts and goblins were not the only scary thing out on Halloween weekend.

The loaded sweet potato tots, left, and the loaded regular tots at Linda's.

Drunchies: We ate cheese fries and Brussels sprouts at Linda's

By Jane Little and Sarah Vassello | September 30

Chapel Hill-Carrboro is known for a lot of things — sports, music, liberalism in the center of a red state — but we think it should be known for one ...

Carolina Food Summit opens conversation on hunger, other issues

By Julia Faulkner | September 26

Calling all foodies — the first annual Carolina Food Summit begins on Wednesday.

Wilmington sports bar takes over Fitzgerald's spot on Franklin Street

By Ryan Salchert | September 8

The Franklin Street building that Fitzgerald’s formerly occupied is getting a new resident — Might as Well Bar and Grill.

Traffic fatalities rise between 2014 and 2015 statewide and nationally

By Danielle Chemtob | September 7

Traffic fatalities in North Carolina increased by 7.4 percent between 2014 and 2015, mirroring the largest increase nationally in nearly 50 years, according ...

Fitzgerald's Irish Pub had it's grand opening this Friday.

Wilmington sports bar will take over Fitzgerald's spot on Franklin Street

By Ryan Salchert | September 6

The Franklin Street building where Fitzgerald’s used to be is getting a new resident — Might as Well Bar and Grill.

Drink About it: FDOC Edition

By Megan Mallonee | August 25

This is a special place for me to get drunk and write about my feelings. So, like, the same as every note I have saved in my phone. Think "Wine About ...

Edible Campus, with one site in front of Davis Library, works to help students know where their food is coming from.

Another season for Edible Campus means more food behind Davis Library

By Leah Moore | August 24

UNC’s Edible Campus initiative already has nine gardens scattered across campus and is planning on adding more this upcoming year.

Restaurants and breweries prepare for students' arrival

By Lindsey Hoover | August 22

First-years aren’t the only newcomers on campus this year — many new restaurants and breweries have come to the Chapel Hill area to get a taste of ...

Some NC families struggle to fill the table, food insecurity persists

By Corey Risinger | April 26

For the first time since it opened its doors in 2008, TABLE is out of room for some local children seeking food aid.

25,000: When craft brewery growth is punished by legislature

By Paige Ladisic | April 21

When Steel String Brewery opened in Carrboro in 2013, it was the 85th brewery in North Carolina. Now, three years later, the list has almost doubled.

IFC's FoodFirst looks to the future

By John Foulkes | April 21

The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service began a conversation 13 years ago that later became FoodFirst, a combination of the IFC’s community kitchen ...

Business owner proposes to end hunger in half of a decade

By Burhan Kadibhai | March 31

Ruffin Slater, general manager of Hillsborough's Weaver Street Market, has challenged local government and businesses to eliminate world hunger in ...

FoodFirst draws mixed reactions from Carrboro community

By Zac Lowell | March 30

On March 23, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a text amendment to the land use ordinance that would allow social organizations to provide ...

On March.22, 2016 Carrboro Board of Aldermen Public Hearing of the IFC's FoodFirst Meeting is held at the Carrboro Elementary School Auditorium.

Carrboro Aldermen unanimously approve amendment for IFC's FoodFirst kitchen

By Megan Royer | March 23

In order to allow the Inter-Faith Council to build a community kitchen for their FoodFirst initiative, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted to allow organizations ...