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After forty years, Roses at University Mall is closing in June.

Roses closes its Chapel Hill store

By Trent Hollandsworth | April 2

After 41 years in business, the Roses store at University Mall is shutting its doors for good.

Fedora Boutique navigates the regulatory process

By Rachel Herzog | April 1

A technicality might have delayed construction on the store under the hot-pink brick facade, but Fedora Boutique is now one step closer to bringing ...

Carrboro considers banning all future drive-thrus

By Patrick Millett | March 27

Despite the apparent late-night success of the Carrboro Wendy’s drive-thru, the Board of Aldermen have asked town staff to explore a ban that would ...

Tim & Megan Toben at The Honeysuckle Tea House outside of Carrboro in Chapel Hill, on Saturday March 22nd 2014. The Tea House is a collaborative project that began with a kickstarter page. It's set to open this March

Former Greenbridge investor Tim Toben now operates a tea house and farm

By Holly West | March 27

Finding Tim Toben on his farm takes some time. First you stop at a construction site, where a builder is putting the finishing touches on Toben’s newest ...

Developers halt plans for Carrboro CVS

By Trent Hollandsworth | March 26

Protestors of Carrboro have won the battle for 201 N. Greensboro St., but there may still be a war to fight.

Food trucks expand to UNC, not to town of Chapel Hill

By Bob Bryan | March 25

Though food trucks have been allowed on campus for six months, their presence hasn’t extended to Franklin Street or the rest of the Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill businesses split on Affordable Care Act

By Dree Deacon | March 25

The deadline for his employees to sign up for the Affordable Care Act is quickly approaching, but Morris Gelblum said he doesn’t see it having any large ...

Sarah Wolfe, a resident of Durham, enjoys painting a glass bottle at Lantern Restaurant. She is a curator for Windows in the Chapel Hill area.

Local storefronts to host Windows on Chapel Hill art exhibitions

By Claire Nielsen | March 23

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Orange County Hi-Chew candy factory to break ground

By Rachel Herzog | March 23

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Owner Jeremy Andrews opens his doors to customers on Thursday morning for the grand opening of Old Chicago.

Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom promotion draws campers

By Holly West | March 20

UNC students will do anything for free pizza.

Local label Merge Records celebrates 25 years with road race

By Marcela Guimaraes | March 19

By Marcela Guimaraes Staff Writer Late night partying and drinking have long been synonymous with the raucous nature of rock ’n’ roll. ...

Students weigh benefits of unpaid internships

By Katie Hjerpe | March 18

As the saying goes, there are some things money can’t buy.

140 West continues development for residential and retail spaces to open this spring. The development aims to fill the gap between East and West Franklin St., and bridge the gap between Franklin St. and Rosemary St., says Jon Keener, development manager of Ram Realty Services.

The view from the top floor of the development shows the full plaza, Franklin Street and already established spaces around it.

140 West to get $170,000 from town for groundwater cleanup

By Jordan Nash | March 16

Chapel Hill taxpayers will shell out $170,000 after groundwater near the 140 West development was contaminated during construction.

Local business owners help pay lunch debts at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

By Dree Deacon | March 6

They call them “lunch angels.”

New delivery service Order Carolina aims to charge less

March 5

Order Carolina operates seven days a week, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays it offers lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. After spring break ...

Adam Kiihr works at Linda’s Bar and Grill on Wednesday night.

Late night restaurants in Chapel Hill often handle intoxicated guests

By Caroline Hudson | March 5

For Chapel Hill businesses open until the early hours of the morning, serving intoxicated patrons comes with the territory.

Eubanks Road could see new development, possible traffic problems

By Aaron Cranford | March 4

Bad traffic might stop a new Chapel Hill development in its tracks.

UNC committee will ask its brand licensees to promote safe labor in Bangladesh

By Kristen Chung | March 4

An issue on the other side of the world is one step closer to being remedied by the actions of those at UNC.

Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau sees budget shortfall

By Patrick Millett | March 4

Tourism might be at an all-time high in Orange County, but the visitor’s bureau still faced a $100,000 budget shortfall.

Gloria Gonzalez works at Don Jose, which recently changed its location from East Main Street to Merrit Mill Road. Gonzalez said that the rent prices became too high for the store to remain at its previous location.

Some Carrboro business owners fear rising rents after 300 East Main construction

By Bob Bryan | March 3

The 300 E. Main St. development has been billed as a makeover for Carrboro’s entrance since its inception in 2007 — but even with its parking deck ...