Around Town News

Being a family-owned restaurant can have its advantages in trying times. For example, say you signed a seven-year lease on a West Franklin Street space in the most expensive part of Chapel Hill — just two months before the state shut down… read more

Franklin Street businesses were forced to adjust quickly following a stay-at-home order by Gov. Roy Cooper ’79 (’82 JD). read more

Carolina will welcome guests to the new UNC Visitors Center at 134 E. Franklin St. on March 6. read more

Epilogue is the first bookstore in the heart of downtown on East Franklin Street since the Intimate Bookshop closed 20 years ago. read more

Gizmo Brew Works has opened its new Chapel Hill taproom in the former Ramshead Rathskeller space. read more

After 44 years as a destination for shoppers looking for unusual food, beverages and gifts, Chapel Hill’s Southern Season store has closed. “Southern Season is an incredible business, and I firmly believe that the concept is part of the… read more

Its closure comes after 44 years as a destination for shoppers looking for unusual food, beverages and gifts. read more

The Franklin Hotel in downtown Chapel Hill will get a new name – Graduate Chapel Hill – and more of a Tar Heel identity under its new owners. read more

After nearly two decades as the entertainment anchor of Chapel Hill’s Southern Village, The Lumina Theater’s run might be at an end — or maybe not. read more