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AUIYB: Blue Spoon is cooling things down as talk about a Chapel Hill Dame's heats up

By Dylan Lamphier | Jun. 24, 2019

Businesses are ever-changing in Chapel Hill. Check out some of the new, innovative local businesses and chains that are coming to the area.

Debbie Horwitz, one of PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro's co-founders, is packing lettuce into PORCH’s fresh food bags. Photo courtesy of Mary Solis.

Column: The other side of summer

Jun. 10, 2019

Later this week, school lets out for over 12,000 students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Most of these students eagerly await leisurely summers dotted with s’mores, sprinklers, and sidewalk chalk. But, for the nearly 3,500 CHCCS students receiving free or reduced price meals, there can be a very different anticipation to summer.

All up in your business: Carrboro gastropub closes, Shanghai Dumpling condemned

By Marin Wolf | Jun. 9, 2019

Here's the latest on local businesses in and around Chapel Hill.

Feeling overwhelmed by the mass of restaurants on Franklin? We picked some for you

By Sophia Wilhelm | May. 22, 2019

Looking for some food? Can't decide from the growing list of restaurants on Franklin Street? Look no further than our guide with the restaurant for your mood or activity:

Epilogue: Books Chocolate Brews, an independently owned bookstore and coffee shop with a Spanish-inspired twist, is coming to 109 E. Franklin St. this summer.

All Up In Your Business: Epilogue will be 'a place for locals, by locals'

By Diane Adame | Apr. 14, 2019

UNC students and Chapel Hill community members alike are excited about a new bookstore/coffee shop coming to Franklin Street.

Troy Coll, operations manager of Ungraded Produce, delivers fresh produce from the Raleigh State Farmers Market to Piedmont Food & Agriculture Processing Center, Nov. 29, 2018.

Hillsborough-based produce delivery service aims to tackle food waste

By Aislinn Antrim | Apr. 14, 2019

Michael Teasley (left) and Deb Aronin (right), both employees of Mad Hatter's Cafe and Bakeshop in Durham, say their job is to deliver smiles to all the customers. Mad Hatter's is expanding to Chapel Hill and hopes to open a new location on South Campus during the summer of 2019.

All Up In Your Business: Mad Hatter's is coming to Chapel Hill

By Jonny Cook | Apr. 11, 2019

A Mad Hatter's Cafe and Bakeshop will be coming to UNC this summer. Many students are excited about the addition because they will no longer have to drive to Durham to enjoy the restaurant's food.

Rise Biscuits, a local chain of breakfast restaurants, is rebranding.

All Up In Your Business: Rise’s rebranding brings biscuit-based desserts

By Jamey Cross | Apr. 4, 2019

While donuts will still be available at Rise, they're moving out of the spotlight to make room for new biscuit recipes.

“It’s definitely a lot better organized than a lot of the non-profits I’ve worked with before,” Warner Lamar said. Lamar is a sophomore majoring in computer science at UNC-Chapel Hill and volunteers at IFC on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He says a lot of places operate more by an improvisational method and don’t have nearly as good as a system in place as IFC (Inter-Faith Council) does. Shot on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018.

IFC's food pantry is temporarily moving to Historic Town Hall

By Julia Masters | Mar. 29, 2019

The IFC plans to eventually co-locate the community kitchen and the food pantry, which are currently in two different buildings.

(Left to right) Dominika Goazdazinka, Ashley Heger and Allison De Marco make a list of the crowd's causes at the Carrboro Century Center. The goal of Monday's workshop was to educate community members how to make a difference in society.

Orange County residents and organizations discuss food security, homelessness

By Sofia Lesnewski | Mar. 26, 2019

At the Charity and Justice Community Workshop held at the Carrboro Century Center on Monday, community members explored the ways to respond to human need, especially efforts that can be contributed in the Orange County community.

The Chapel Hill Town Planning Commission is considering changing the sidewalk dining ordinance to expand seating. Adam James, David Alki, and Aditi Patel sit outside of Ben and Jerry's on Franklin Street Thursday, March 21, 2019.

Want to enjoy your Franklin Street favorites outdoors this spring?

By Aislinn Antrim | Mar. 25, 2019

Outside seating in the town of Chapel Hill will now be more spacious for your outdoor dining desires.

UNC first-year student and Cosmic Cantina employee Samuel Finlay makes a burrito on Thursday, Mar. 21. Starting Apr. 2, Cosmic will increase its prices by 9% in order to support rising food costs and employee wages.

Let's 'taco-bout' Cosmic Cantina raising their prices

By Samantha Perry | Mar. 21, 2019

Cosmic Cantina is raising its prices by 9 percent. The restaurant is known for being open until 4 a.m. and serving quality food at a reasonable price.

Bob Nutter moved Maple View Farm, known for its milk and ice cream products, from Maine to North Carolina in 1963. On Nov. 13, 2014 he was be honored for his dedication to Orange County.
Courtesy of Mike Carwile

'Farmer Bob' Nutter, founder of Maple View Farm, dies at 90

By Jonny Cook | Mar. 21, 2019

Every UNC student knows about Maple View Farm. Since moving to Hillsborough, the farm's founder Robert Nutter's hard work led his farm to success. He received several awards for his contributions to the community.

UNC fans compete for seats at bars and restaurants as close to Franklin and North Columbia where as many as 50,000 people come to celebrate UNC wins. UNC students watch the men's basketball game between UNC and Duke on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 at Lotsa on Franklin Street. No.8 UNC beat No.1 Duke 88-72.

Here's your guide to watching March Madness on Franklin Street

By Jamey Cross | Mar. 20, 2019

We break down a few potential places for you to watch UNC in the NCAA Tournament.

Lital Sokolsky, 15 and from Cary, and Nika Shwartz, 14 and from Chapel Hill eating ice cream at Maple View Ice Cream on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Shwartz says "why not make ice cream the NC state frozen dessert?" Sokolsky says that ice cream is a good choice as the NC state frozen dessert because it's like the main frozen food." Maple View Ice Cream is delighted to hear that ice cream could be the state dessert.

Bill introduced to designate ice cream as official frozen treat of N.C.

By Ben Humphries | Mar. 17, 2019

Ice cream might join North Carolina's state symbols as the official frozen treat, but the bill still needs to pass.

Jenna Hynes, a first-year undecided major, grabs a disposable straw at Ram's Head Market. Plastic straws are the 11th most widely found trash in the ocean.

Orange County campaign shows residents, businesses how straws 'suck'

By Crystal Yu | Mar. 17, 2019

Local businesses and restaurants in Orange County are attempting to reduce single-use plastic waste during the month of March.

It was a rough year for some Franklin Street businesses. Here’s why:

By Sophia Wilhelm | Mar. 6, 2019

Read about what has caused some Franklin Street businesses to see one of their worst years yet.

Demonstrators march on E. Main Street in Carrboro on Tuesday to protest the labor practices of Wendy’s.

Here's what the protests on Franklin Street and on campus were about

By Cam Edson and Sean Leider | Mar. 5, 2019

The 4 Fair Food Tour is traveling through different college campuses around the country to encourage schools to consider farmworker rights while selecting the food they provide to students.

Restaurant chain Peño Mediterranean Grill plans to expand to Chapel Hill to replace the Tama Cafe on Franklin Street that closed before the start of the spring semester

New Mediterranean restaurant is replacing Tama Cafe on Franklin Street

By Laura Rong | Feb. 28, 2019

The food, people and music are what the new Mediterranean restaurant coming to Franklin Street is all about.

All up in your business: Here's what's replacing Sugarland and Smoothie King

By cailey howard | Feb. 17, 2019

Ms Mong's apparently is here to stay. The Hemp Store awaits its grand opening. And a new dessert place is to replace Sugarland.