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Column: A first-year's guide to restaurants around Franklin Street

By Kelli Rainer and Noah Robert Houser | July 11

Moving to a new place is difficult, and finding good places to eat is even harder. To help first-years moving onto campus this fall, here is a list of ...

Column: The best spots to grab a cup of coffee within walking distance of campus

By Isabella Reilly | July 6

How do college students get through countless hours of reading, writing and studying? One word: coffee. Here are seven places on or near campus to grab ...

Perennial Cafe on Franklin Street reopens its doors after a year-long temporary closing

By Emily Shih | June 1

Perennial Cafe, a coffee shop located at 401 W. Franklin St., reopened to eager customers on May 28. The cafe had temporarily closed its doors last year ...

The Pizza Press on Franklin rebrands as /sôst/ in move away from national chain

By Ella Layn | April 29

The name /sôst/ is the phonetic spelling of the word "sauced." This change will bring The Pizza Press, a popular Franklin Street make-your-own-pizza ...

Save the Music profiles: these local musicians are creating their own sounds

By Charity Cohen | April 28

The Downtown Chapel Hill Partnership launched “Save The Music” last year, and is giving local artists a platform to perform outside of businesses ...

Perennial Coffee and Pastries barista Anna Kasibhatla creates a new brew: a grapefruit infused spiced maple latte in 2017.

Perennial Cafe to bloom again on Franklin Street in time for spring reopening

By Ella Layn | April 26

Perennial Cafe, a coffee shop on West Franklin Street that temporarily closed due to COVID-19, will be reopening in mid-May.

Restaurants ask for permanent sidewalk space as COVID-19 regulations loosen

By Emma Kenfield | April 26

Although social distancing and capacity guidelines are being lifted, businesses on Franklin Street have advocated for some of these new policies to stick ...

All up in your business: Mexican restaurant Que Chula approaches one-year anniversary

By Charlotte Easley | April 21

Que Chula Craft Tacos & Tequila Bar, a Mexican restaurant that offers authentic and Tex-Mex style dishes such as street tacos, burritos, chimichangas ...

At Vimala's Curryblossom Café, Indian and Southern cuisines unite for social activism

By Ira Wilder | April 20

Restaurant owner Vimala Rajendran has transformed her underground culinary enterprise into a Chapel Hill staple: Vimala’s Curryblossom Café, which ...

Tucker Frey, reported to harass women on Franklin Street, charged with trespassing

By Bethany Lee | April 17

Frey was arrested Monday and charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor for trespassing. Chapel Hill has received 46 reports regarding Frey’s behavior since ...

LISTEN: Reflecting on both Franklin Street rushes and preview of March Madness

By Chase Taylor , Praveena Somasundaram and Evely Forte | March 15

LISTEN: UNC men’s basketball beats Duke for the second time this season

By William Christensen , Praveena Somasundaram and Evely Forte | March 8

Town and University look to avoid Franklin Street rush after Saturday's UNC-Duke game

By Suzannah Claire Perry and Heidi Pérez-Moreno | March 5

In an email, Victoria Hudson, the Orange County Director of Environmental Health, said she was unaware of any community spread impacts from the February ...

University plans for potential Franklin Street rush as second UNC-Duke game approaches

By Charlotte Geier | March 3

“The University is working closely with the Town of Chapel Hill and the Orange County Health Department on communications to the campus community encouraging ...

Newly-opened Jed’s Kitchen offers halal Moroccan food to the Chapel Hill community

By Elias Horowitz | March 3

Jed's Kitchen recently opened on Franklin Street and offers a variety of classic Moroccan dishes. The restaurant aims to be inclusive offering a menu ...

Vinyl art installations enliven downtown Chapel Hill businesses

By Noah Robert Houser | February 16

For artist Loren Pease, the program is a way to unite the community and encourage residents to support local businesses. “Considering the times ...

Email reveals how police prepared for Franklin St. rush after Town refuses to comment

By Kayla Guilliams | February 11

Many students have expressed frustration with how the Chapel Hill Police Department handled the Feb. 6 Franklin Street rush, where approximately 1,000 ...

'We have to care about people': Students react to Franklin Street rush amid pandemic

By Clay Morris | February 10

Some students found the choice by their peers to rush as an example of privilege and an extension of irresponsibility on behalf of UNC’s administration, ...

After students rushed Franklin, these faculty pushed their in-person classes

By Hannah Rosenberger | February 10

Some professors chose to keep their classes on Zoom this week after the events following the UNC's win in men's basketball Saturday.

Following Franklin St. rush, faculty have option to delay return to in-person class

By Maddie Ellis | February 7

Faculty set to teach in-person classes can delay a return to the classroom until Feb. 17, following the rush on Franklin Street Saturday night.