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Customers walk in and out of the newest bakery in the Eastgate shopping center, Guglhupf, on Friday, Dec. 1.

Durham Bakery Guglhupf brings sweet treats to Chapel Hill location

By Karlton Tate | December 6

The Durham-based Guglhupf Bakery, Café and Restaurant opened a new bakery in Chapel Hill’s Eastgate Crossing shopping center on Tuesday. 

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

Review: Chapel Hill's best coffee shops for studying

By Grant Allen | November 30

With exam season upon us, students might want to get away from campus and study in a more inviting atmosphere. Staff writer Grant Allen ventured to three ...

Kraving Kava? Carrboro's first kava bar provides a relaxing experience

By Simrann Wadhwa | November 26

Krave, Carrboro and Chapel Hill’s first kava bar, opened in March 2015. Located on Main Street in Carrboro near Open Eye Café, Krave offers a wide ...

Local businesses opt to go cashless

By Jacquelyn Melinek | November 16

Establishments are going cashless.  Some restaurants have stopped accepting bills or coins because they fear being robbed, while others see ‘going ...

Review: Tama Tea could be competition for surrounding cafes

By Samantha Yi | November 12

Tama Tea recently opened on Franklin Street, serving loose-leaf tea amongst other menu items. Staff writer Samantha Yi spent an afternoon taste-testing ...

Benefit nights help both Franklin Street business and student organizations

By Alex Gailey | November 6

UNC Chapel Hill has more than 800 student organizations on campus, and there’s always at least one benefit night happening on Franklin Street to support ...

Food trucks rally at second 'Rodeo on Rosemary Street'

By Samantha Yi | November 5

Families and college students milled around Rosemary Street, enjoying an array of food trucks at the second annual Rodeo on Rosemary. 

Review: One Fish Two Fish brings Hawaiian cuisine to Carrboro

By Sophia Wilhelm | November 5

Opening last spring, One Fish Two Fish brings to Carrboro an authentic Hawaiian dish composed of fresh raw fish on a base of lettuce or rice and an assortment ...

Q & A with Crook's Corner chef Bill Smith Jr.

By Ashley Peterson | November 1

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case in December about a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a gay couple's wedding because the service would ...

Weaver Street Market hosts fundraiser for students in Orange County Schools

By Claire Willmschen | October 31

Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough began a fundraiser at the end of this past summer with Orange County Schools to raise money to help feed children ...

Students practice chants in the quad before the protest Monday.

Why are students protesting Wendy's?

By Olivia Slagle | October 30

Carolina Advocating for Gender Equity and Students United for Immigrant Equality co-hosted the “Boot the Braids” Wendy's protest on campus Monday. ...

Review: Purple Bowl brings something new to Franklin Street eateries

By Samantha Yi | October 30

A new family owned eatery has popped up on Franklin Street offering a unique menu: acai bowls, toast and eclectic beverages. Staff writer Samantha Yi ...

Pizza places populate Franklin

By Maryam Mohamed | October 24

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. Small, large, circle, square, thin crust, stuffed crust or with extra toppings. 

New delivery service UberEATS arrives in Chapel Hill

By Mattias Miller | October 16

UberEats, a delivery service platform powered by Uber, became available for Chapel Hill and the Triangle area last Wednesday. 

NCPIRG relaunches antibiotic campaign in aim to flip the food marketplace

By Summer Epps | October 9

With a mission to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism, UNC’s North Carolina Public Interest Research Group chapter actively ...

The Really Really Free Market, an anti-capitalist event, held its monthly gathering on Saturday, marking thirteen years in Carrboro.

Carrboro Market offers really really free community bonding and support

By Marin Wolf | October 8

The afternoon air was hot and humid as David Deming, a bus driver for the Town of Chapel Hill, tended to a pan of hot dogs set on top of an open flame. ...

Harvest moon casts light on food insecurities

By Marine Elia | October 5

As the bright Harvest moon fills the Carolina sky, the Forest Theatre reveals an impeccably earthy setting surrounded by stone and greens inviting UNC ...

Local seafood market supports coastal NC fishers every Wednesday

By Ashley Peterson | October 5

Walking into Tom Robinson’s Seafood shop is like being transported to an old-fashioned fish market. The sharp smell of fish fills the air and customers ...

Owner of Carrburritos, Rae Fairbanks Mosher, stops and smiles out on the patio of her restaurant.

Carrburritos still rolling forward 20 years later

By Maryam Mohamed | October 5

Rae Fairbanks Mosher,  never thought she would be a business owner. But now, as the owner and manager of Carrburritos — a restaurant in Carrboro ...

It's a Coffee World at UNC, but where does that coffee come from?

By Simrann Wadhwa | October 4

UNC students have become accustomed to studying in the small coffee shops in the nooks and corners of Carrboro and Franklin Street. The many cafés in ...