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22 companies collaborated this weekend to create the North Carolina state beer at Mystery Brewing Company in Hillsborough.

Erica Tieppo, from Detroit, Michigan, works with the beer through its fermentation process.

Franklin Street breweries help craft NC state beer

By Mary Helen Moore | August 25

Two Chapel Hill breweries teamed up with 20 other members of the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild this weekend to create North Carolina’s first state ...

Students are venturing into the world of mixology

By Paige Hopkins | August 24

UNC students bring Chapel Hill bars and clubs to life. And many of them are doing so from behind the counter.

UNC Fan Shop has opened between Vespa Restaurant and Launch.

All up in your business, August 19, 2014

By Holly West and Zoe Schaver | August 19

After almost 50 years in the University Square development, Chapel Hill Barber Shop has relocated to the Courtyard.

The Thrill is gone, The Heel is here

By Holly West | August 16

This Friday, students who want to celebrate making it through their first week of classes will have a new hangout to visit — The Heel Bar and Grill. ...

Lenoir open for weekend brunch

By Colleen Moir | August 16

Students craving weekend brunch on North Campus now have an option that will save them the walk to Rams Head Dining Hall.

John Soehner owns Eco Farm on Butler Road in Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill celebrates local, organic food today on Food Day

By Gayatri Surendranathan | October 23

Ten years ago, John Soehner quit his job as an occupational therapy assistant, bought a tractor and learned to grow organic food.

Q&A with UNC alumnus Jonathan Bloom

By Victor De La Cruz | October 23

Jonathan Bloom is an alumnus of UNC’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication and author of American Wasteland.

Salmonella case causes Trader Joe's peanut butter recall

By Kathryn Trogdon | September 25

A North Carolina child is one of about 30 people nationwide who have been infected by salmonella in a recent outbreak linked to Trader Joe’s, a national ...

Time-Out hopes to bring food truck to campus

By Paige Ladisic | September 18

UNC students have been snacking on chicken and cheddar biscuits for almost 35 years. Soon, those biscuits will come on wheels. Eddie Williams, owner ...

Chapel Hill-based take-out company Scoot Food to expand offerings

By Chessa DeCain | April 8

A fleet of scooters bearing bright pink flags will soon take to the streets of Chapel Hill and Carrboro to deliver food from local restaurants to residents. ...

Parts of Orange County qualify as 'food deserts'

By Jenny Drabble | March 26

March is national nutrition month, but for Orange County officials and organizations, making healthy food more affordable and accessible is a year-round ...

'Food Lover’s Guide to Orange County' profiles local offerings

By Cheney Gardner | February 19

Moreton Neal will publish the second edition of her “Food Lover’s Guide to Orange County” later this year.

The Lodge Bar and Grill updates menu to include tapas

January 11

In a hard economy, downtown restaurants face tough competition — and some are updating their menus to keep up.

UNC debates 'Meatless Mondays' plan

By Katie Quine | December 5

UNC students are trying to save some of the 83 to 100 animals most people consume each year. Eleni Vlachos, a local advocate for veganism who has been ...

Chapel Hill Town Council will discuss food truck sanitation

By Helin Park | November 20

Food trucks differ from brick-and-mortar restaurants in many ways, from target clientele to their lack of permanent address. But there is one standard ...

Hillsborough passes ordinance permitting food trucks

By Chessa DeCain | November 15

Chapel Hill now stands alone in the county in its strict regulation of food trucks.

Working to provide holiday meals for homeless

By Maggie Cagney | November 2

With Thanksgiving approaching fast, Juan Tuset wants to make sure all Hispanic residents in need receive enough information to register for a holiday ...

UNC students gather food donations in ‘trick-or-feed’ event

By Ana Rocha | October 31

Despite a cold rain, more than 50 UNC students went door-to-door in Meadowmont and Southern Village to collect food for local children Monday afternoon. ...

Homegrown Halloween has hurt the profits of Franklin Street bars

By Caroline Leland | October 30

For local business owner Kyle Heath, Halloween used to be the most profitable night of the year — rivaled only by a national championship. But since ...

Maple View Farm wins NC Grange award

By Victoria Esguerra | October 27

Maple View won this year’s Farm of the Year award from the North Carolina State Grange, a nonprofit organization promoting the agricultural community, ...