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Chapel Hill’s Heavenly Buffaloes provides flavorful wings and good company for all
Dain Phelan and Mark Dundas partnered up and, with the help of their spouses Jennifer and Iara, opened Heavenly Buffaloes after a failed quest for quality local wings. The Chapel Hill location opened last April.
How commuters can build a more sustainable UNC
UNC is focused on excellence, and that includes environmental friendliness.
In seventh decade on Franklin Street, Chapel Hill Tire remains a top shop
With an armful of Orangeades from the Colonial Drug Store across Franklin Street, Marc Pons walked around his dad’s store as a kid on hot summer days, handing out the refreshing drinks.
Carolina Brewery celebrates 22nd year on West Franklin Street
Carolina Brewery, one of the Triangle's first craft breweries, is celebrating its 22nd anniversary Feb.
Granville residents prepare for Room Draft
Granville Towers Room Draft selection process helps residents not only find their community, but keep it. Cheekily modeled after the NFL Draft, it allows returning students to pick out their room for the upcoming year by physically placing a pin on a poster of Granville’s layout to “draft” their room choice.
"Escape" from everyday routine at Bull City Escape
Bull City Escape is part of a growing trend of entertainment rooms that challenge the brain as well as group dynamics. The business engages its customers by locking them in a room for 60 minutes — the only way out is to find and solve a sequence of clues that leads you to the final combination. The concept started out with online games, then moved to real life entertainment rooms across the country, creating a network of interactive and immersive environments for groups to bond together.
Students in Recovery have supportive housing options
For students in recovery, deciding where to live can be a tough choice. Being surrounded by a supportive community that understands what you are going through is important, said Frank Allison, program coordinator of Recovery Initiatives for the Carolina Recovery Program.
Take a Glance at new social app Hopspot
In 2012, Josh Lineberger was working in the food-service industry, watching the way his customers interacted with each other. Today, he has an app inspired by what he saw in those days, an app development company that supports it and a plan to expand it beyond the Charlotte region.
Come for the music, stay to learn about southern culture
There are two more opportunities for you to enjoy free Music on the Porch concerts at the The Center for the Study of the American South this fall.
Recovery: One student's story
Shane Phillips is a graduate student in the School of Social Work. He is working towards a certificate in substance use and addiction studies.
Take a Glance at new mystery thriller set in Chapel Hill
Author Kate McGaughey knows Chapel Hill. As a former UNC associate provost, she lived here, frequenting local staples like The Carolina Inn, TOPO, Carolina Coffee Shop and many Franklin Street stores that now appear in her books. Her first self-published mystery novel, “Feel the Heat,” was sold nationwide. This week, she has published her second novel with a Chapel Hill setting, called “Hear The Bells.”
Recovery resources at UNC
September is Recovery Awareness Month, but resources and opportunities for UNC students in recovery are available year round. Click here to read up on services offered by the Carolina Recovery Program. Check out this pageto learn in greater detail about the benefits of joining the program, including housing. This calendar helps you keep up with meetings and special events, such as sports tailgates and off-campus excursions. Parents and families can find detailed advice and resources here.
Worried about talking to friends or family in Recovery?
There can be a stigma around substance use disorder. Using inclusive language helps reduce the stigma by countering negative perceptions the public has towards people in recovery, said Frank Allison, program coordinator of Recovery Initiatives for the Carolina Recovery Program.
