Around Town News

Years ago, pastor Anthony Knotts began cooking and selling seafood dinners out of his backyard in Greensboro to put aside money for his daughter’s college education. It worked. Destiny Knotts is now studying business at N.C. A&T State… read more

When Bob and Robin Britt owned Merritt’s Grill, customers sometimes would wait close to an hour for one of their famous BLTs. They were that good. The Toogood family bought the grill in September and endeavored to cut the wait time to less… read more

Carrboro, which enjoys a reputation as the Paris of the Piedmont, seems to be undergoing something of an Italian Renaissance. Tesoro is the latest Italian-themed café to open, across from the Weaver Street lawn. Owner David Peretin is also… read more

The first retail enterprise to move into the redeveloped Glen Lennox has tripled its space and its vision. Coco Bean Coffee Shop & Café served coffee, plant-based pastries and a few other items from its 1,100 square feet across N.C. 54… read more

Offering more money or other perks hasn’t increased the number of employment applications, local business owners say. read more

Crook’s Corner came so close to surviving the pandemic. The governor had lifted COVID-19 restrictions. Restaurants had begun welcoming diners back inside, and people hungry for a night out and a meal prepared by a professional came ready to… read more

Visitors’ smartphones become time portals showing what was in buildings decades ago. read more

The 40-year-old restaurant locked up after dinner Tuesday night and the next afternoon announced it would not reopen. read more

Jamil Kadoura provided the food for the grand opening of West End Wine Bar in 1997. Since then, the owner of Mediterranean Deli, a few storefronts away on West Franklin Street, has catered more than 200 weddings there. West End owner Jared… read more