Renovations underway for new Franklin Street Purple Bowl location
Renovations are underway at The Purple Bowl’s future location at 505 W. Franklin St.
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Renovations are underway at The Purple Bowl’s future location at 505 W. Franklin St.
The best thing about Franklin Street is that there's a restaurant for everyone. From the Mexican cuisine at Cosmic Cantina and Que Chula Tacos & Tequila Bar to the burgers at Al’s Burger Shack or Buns Burgers & Fries, The Daily Tar Heel Editorial Board has taken the liberty of rating some of the most popular and iconic restaurants in the heart of Chapel Hill based on taste, environment and price. And no, this is not an exhaustive list.
East Rosemary Street reopened Monday after almost eight months of closure for traffic. While the street was open only to sidewalk pedestrians during the closure, cars are now able to access the street without detours to Columbia, Henderson, North and Franklin streets.
Multiple community organizations submitted a petition to the Chapel Hill Town Council in early March to provide at least four public bathrooms in downtown Chapel Hill in well-traveled, centrally-located areas. The petition also asks that the bathrooms be well-lit, supplied with hygiene products and well-maintained.
On Tuesday, the Town of Chapel Hill hosted the Great Streets Workshop, a part of its Downtown Public Right-of-Way Plan, a plan to revitalize the town's downtown area.
Próximo, a Spanish tapas and wine bar, will replace Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe at 173 E. Franklin St. The new restaurant, owned by Chapel Hill Town Council member Elizabeth Sharp and her husband, Brandon Sharp, has not begun construction and does not yet have an expected open date.
Playa Bowls, a New Jersey-based açaí bowl chain, is currently developing a location on Franklin Street beneath Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery. The shop, located at 104 E. Franklin St., is expected to open this summer.
On March 15, 140 W. Franklin St. Plaza welcomed a new resident — a 7-foot tall raccoon named Rubbish.
Zayka Indian Cuisine is set to open in early May at 105 E. Franklin St., where the Basecamp bar and restaurant was formerly located.
Tar Heel fans young and old rushed to Franklin Street on Saturday night to celebrate as the UNC men’s basketball team claimed a 84-79 win against Duke University.
Chapel Thrill Escapes, the student-made nonprofit organization that builds escape rooms at UNC, opened its second physical location on Franklin Street on Feb. 16.
I’ve spent every day of my life not caring about basketball. I came to UNC to foster my intellectual curiosity through rigorous classes, to grow by exposing myself to new perspectives and to get a free New York Times Games subscription to play Connections daily.
As the UNC men's basketball team claimed a 93-84 victory against its rival Duke in the Dean E. Smith Center, UNC fans from across campus and Chapel Hill began rushing toward the intersection of Franklin and Columbia streets.
About eight years ago, Chris Jordan’s coffee shop coworker asked him if he wanted to buy an espresso machine. He didn’t think about where to put his new machine until after he bought it.
Working art studio Attic 506 held its first open house of the year last Friday, allowing community members to get an inside look into the creative process of local artists.
Despite announcing that it would be closing its doors for good on Jan. 5, Linda's Bar and Grill may not be closing permanently.
A line wrapping around the Brockwell Building at the intersection of Franklin and Columbia streets was a common occurrence last week, as customers waited for a taste of North Carolina’s first standalone Raising Cane’s.
Shrunken Head Boutique is adding an additional storefront at 161 E. Franklin St., just a few doors down from its current location, which has been in business since 1969.
This year marks the fourth year in a row that Franklin Street has not closed down for Halloween after the Chapel Hill Police Department — which had previously said it would be closing downtown streets — decided there was not enough pedestrian traffic to warrant a closure.
Halloween on Franklin Street has long been one of Chapel Hill’s most prominent traditions. However, this year’s showing was notably small — but no less jovial.