Living Kitchen dead again, hopes to reopen under new business model

By Audrey Selley

The Living Kitchen's Chapel Hill location has closed for the second time. The restaurant began with a Charlotte location and then expanded to a space in Raleigh, which has now also closed. However, the restaurant has plans to make another comeback.

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This UNC grad and former vegetarian created a pork company focused on sustainability

By Sonia Rao

Lady Edison, a Chapel Hill-based pork business that buys whole hogs from the North Carolina Natural Hog Growers Association cooperative and sells to restaurants and business across the state and country, is expanding their mission locally with a new deli and re-imagined bar coming in the near future. 

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Gov. Cooper announces new company operation center in Chapel Hill, creating 400 jobs

By Guillermo Molero

Well Dot Inc. is investing a total of $3 million in Chapel Hill and Orange County.

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All Up In Your Business: Southern Season to close after 44 years

By Julianna Robbins

The store will be closing in early 2020, and their Weathervane Restaurant has already shuttered.

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Open Eye Café celebrates 20 years of business with unique coffee blend

By Julianna Robbins

Open Eye Café is offering a unique coffee blend in celebration of their 20th anniversary. The blend highlights flavors such as cassis, plum and fresh fig jam. 

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Mellow Mushroom on Franklin Street set to close on Sunday

By Julianna Robbins

“We have developed a lot of regular guests and people that we have become friends with, so we appreciate all those folks and hate that we have to not be a part of their lives anymore."

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All Up In Your Business: Chicken, cider and Franklin Street closings

By Jamey Cross

The new season sees the closing of different long-time businesses on Franklin Street and makes way for a chicken and waffles restaurant and new canned ciders from a familiar face. 

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All Up in Your Business: Check out the new Three Waters Cafe Franklin Street location

By Jackson Davis

Franklin Street has added a new cafe to its repertoire: the Three Waters Cafe.

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Need to park in Carrboro? Changes may be coming

By Max Kurzman

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen is considering — but not yet committing to — increasing enforcement of parking time limits, charging for parking and building a new parking deck.

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New Medline facility plans to bring 250 jobs to Orange County by 2024

By Rebecca Fiely

The medical supply company's arrival was met with enthusiasm from local government. 

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Here's what you missed at this week's Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting

By Katherine Alissar Tannous

The Carrboro Board of Alderman discussed affordable housing, parking and environmental issues in its meeting on Oct. 1.

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A look at immigration through Chapel Hill's Chinese restaurants

By Crystal Yu

David Yu, owner of Gourtmet Kingdom, and Kevin Wang, owner of Jade Palace, share their experiences of working in the restaurant industry as Chinese immigrants. They remember what it felt like to work when they first moved here, and they also recall the ongoing tension between balancing authenticity in the cuisine they provide to customers. Wang said he knew his choices were limited as a first-generation immigrant. “What else can I do? What else can we do?” he said. “People like me don’t have enough certificates of education. We can only work in Chinese restaurants. But it’s not bad, someone will have to do these jobs.”

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Could a new hotel be coming to downtown Chapel Hill?

By Kayleigh Carpenter

The hotel is still in its early stages, but if approved, it could have 140 rooms and be up to seven stories tall. 

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How bars and restaurants on Franklin are trying to prevent underage drinking

By Sofia Lesnewski

Being in college isn't an excuse to drink underaged. Bar and restaurant owners in Chapel Hill are taking an extra step in preventing illegal alcohol consumption off-campus.  Fake ID training and routine checks are some of the ways that law enforcement and alcohol vendors work to prevent underage patrons from being served alcohol. But the mentality surrounding drinking is one that too casually permits the behavioral processes that lead students to drink in the first place. 

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'We go beyond that': PTA Thrift Shop's new name better aligns with its work

By Victoria Johnson

The decision fulfills the thrift shop’s recent agreement with the National PTA to drop 'PTA' from its name by the end of the year. 

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Here's where to eat if your family is coming to town this weekend

By Suzannah Claire Perry

Figuring out where to eat in Chapel Hill has never been easier.  Read to find out which local spots you should be going to for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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