Around Town News

Silverspot Cinemas is part of the strategy at University Place — the new name for the former University Mall — as it adds upscale retail and activities to its mix. read more

Captain Poncho’s opened in late September, proudly displaying its two runner-up trophies from the 2015 N.C. Food Truck State Championships. read more

The first time you tasted black coffee or tea, you probably grimaced. But you likely came back for more because it made you feel better. Many people have that same reaction to the exotic roots and teas at Krave. read more

Meadowmont eatery One Restaurant, a top favorite of many Chapel Hill-area diners, has made a national top-100 favorites list. read more

What alumni since the 1960s have known as University Square in downtown Chapel Hill is undergoing a rebirth as Carolina Square, and on Wednesday the University and the town detailed a key component in the new development: An arts-oriented facility,… read more

Amy Caylor, owner of Yellow Chair Market, lights up the world — or half of it, at least — with a classroom spinning globe cut in half and converted into a shade for a hanging lamp, the result of her scavenging for neglected antiques and… read more

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University Square — the 12-acre site known for Granville Towers, several restaurants and assorted shops — has received approval from the Chapel Hill Town Council for its planned transformation into an urban-style mix of retail,… read more

UNC has added more than 100 acres of environmentally sensitive land to the 367-acre Mason Farm Biological Reserve. The land lies south of the N.C. Botanical Garden — which administers the reserve as both a natural area and biological field… read more

For 43 years, UNC physicians have flown out of Horace Williams Airport to take their specialties where they were needed in more remote corners of North Carolina. UNC Medical Air Operations formally went to work in 1972 and now has six planes… read more