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Crook’s Corner — which for decades has been on the vanguard of updating Southern cuisine while honoring its traditions — is undergoing changes while preserving its own traditions. read more

The sites of two apartment complexes that have sheltered generations of UNC students, Town House Apartments and Glen Lennox, are undergoing huge changes. read more

The 50-year-old bar and music venue is still around at 452½ W. Franklin St., and the grand reopening weekend will be June 29-July 1 read more

The landmark restaurant had anchored the northeast corner of Franklin and Columbia streets since 1977. read more

Tears flowed after the last meal had been served at Spanky’s, the landmark restaurant that has anchored the northeast corner of Franklin and Columbia streets in Chapel Hill since 1977. read more

UNC’s Carolina Square development in downtown Chapel Hill continues to fill in with entertainment, retail and restaurants. The showpiece is Current ArtSpace + Studio, a flexible and immersive performing arts venue with a 4,000-square-foot… read more

Ali Farahnakian ’90 has debuted his People’s Improv Theater — otherwise known as the PIT — in Chapel Hill. Farahnakian, a former Saturday Night Live performer who has two PIT locations in New York, opened the third in the building… read more

Will the longtime showplace for indie films be sold or closed? Bruce Stone, who previously also owned the Varsity Theater in downtown Chapel Hill, opened the Chelsea Theater in 1990 in the Timberlyne shopping center. The Chelsea became the… read more

Berkeley Grimball Jr. ’73 will close Grimball Jewelers after more than three decades in business, rather than face finding another location and re-establishing the business. read more