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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

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 at the bar. West End owner Jared… read more

With the pandemic economy hitting Fusion Fish in Meadowmont pretty hard, just as it has the rest of the restaurant industry, and with Fusion Fish’s lease coming up for renewal, co-owner Yung Nay decided to go out on his own. He transferred his… read more

The COVID-19 pandemic has made keeping a distance a way of life. But for chef Dan Jackson ’03, it also has presented an opportunity to fulfill a dream close to home. read more

Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe — closed “temporarily” since late March after the state’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions closed public dining rooms — announced in December it would not reopen. Its owners and longtime employees had hoped they… read more

The lid on a Franklin Street culinary time capsule snapped shut just after Thanksgiving when Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe announced it would not reopen. read more

In September, with rumors — false at the time — about Elmo’s closing already flitting around social media, the partners assessed the situation and made the painful call to close for good. read more

Just as a pandemic-weary populace is adapting to the outdoors being a good place to have fun while staying safe, a signature Carrboro outfitter for outdoors equipment is going away. read more