Ms Mong, Lula's, LOTSA and other Chapel Hill restaurants close due to COVID-19
For some Franklin Street restaurants, the lack of students on campus over the summer and locals staying home due to COVID-19 was too much.
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For some Franklin Street restaurants, the lack of students on campus over the summer and locals staying home due to COVID-19 was too much.
Some businesses in Chapel Hill have been forced to transition due to the coronavirus pandemic, and others are opening for the first time. He's Not Here is transitioning to become a to-go bottle service, and a new bagel shop opened last week on Rosemary Street.
For over 10 years, Kristian Bawcom has owned Four Corners on Franklin Street, one of the many restaurants where Tar Heel fans and students can go to celebrate or mourn everything from a huge victory in the Smith Center to a tough loss in Kenan Memorial Stadium.
When Robert Poitras first closed Carolina Brewery’s doors at 460 W. Franklin St. to in-person diners in March, he expected it to last a couple of weeks.
After months of being shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local retailers say the decision to reopen, especially with rising cases and uncertainty about UNC students returning this fall, has not been easy.
Fall in Chapel Hill is a time of traditions, from FallFest to Halloween on Franklin Street. With the COVID-19 pandemic and an adjusted semester schedule, however, some aspects of town culture may be put on pause for the time being or take a new form in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
Figuring out how to navigate college as a first-year is a daunting task, but if finding a job is on the agenda, here are some off-campus jobs students at UNC have enjoyed in their years here.
At some point during the semester, you're bound to get sick of dining hall food and dorm room ramen and, in your search for decent takeout, you'll end up on downtown Chapel Hill's main thoroughfare.
When North Carolina moved into Phase 2 of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 recovery plan on Friday, May 22 at 5 p.m., many Orange County restaurants were forced to quickly adjust.
The Chapel Hill Economic Development Office is reviewing a proposal for traffic lanes in downtown Chapel Hill to be repurposed this summer to accommodate social distancing while encouraging economic recovery.
Kipos Greek Taverna shut its doors in mid-March to comply with Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order, which prohibited dine-in restaurant service to slow the spread of the coronavirus. What was meant to be a temporary decision is now a permanent one — the restaurant's Franklin Street location is closed for good.
In the few months it was open before the pandemic closed its doors, Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews was full of people: customers browsing the shelves, community events held around the coffee tables, students crowding into the cafe with laptops and lattes.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Franklin Street restaurants were hit with a double whammy.
Many restaurants are not bringing in enough income to fully pay their employees due to Gov. Roy Cooper’s ban on dine-in service at restaurants and bars.
Chapel Hill eateries are trying to find a way to modify their business models under new regulations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alex Brandwein began selling homemade bagels in August 2019 at Midway Community Kitchen on West Rosemary Street. In February, just five months after the establishment of Brandwein’s Bagels, he signed a lease to make it the business’ permanent location.
When Stephanie Sherman worked as a public school teacher, she noticed that many of her students struggled to find enjoyable food options.
A senior at East Chapel Hill high school has been cutting daffodils from her backyard and selling them on Franklin Street since she was five years old.
Joe Van Gogh is adding solar energy to the creation of their coffee.
“The Rat” is not back. But the Raleigh-based brewery Gizmo Brew Works has now opened a second location where the historical Ramshead Rathskeller served Chapel Hill residents for over 50 years.