Iconic Chapel Hill Restaurant Spanky’s “Retiring”
Longtime Chapel Hill restaurant Spanky’s Bar and Restaurant is “retiring.” The restaurant owners...
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Local Winery to Distribute to South Carolina
Botanist and Barrel, a local winery and cidery, has announced a new distribution partnership that...
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Chapel Hill Advocates Protesting Alleged Wage Theft
Immigrant and worker advocates protested earlier this month outside the home of Magnum Fine Home...
Read MoreChelsea Theater Gets New Ownership
After an outpouring of support, the Chelsea Theater will continue operating under new ownership. The future of the small theater in Chapel Hill was in question when the current owner announced late last year that he would not be...
Read MoreFullsteam Brewery: We ‘Publicly Denounce President Trump’
One local business industry that has consistently voiced disagreement to political discussions it opposed in recent years is the craft brewing market. That theme remained on Friday when Durham-based Fullsteam brewery tweeted,...
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Last Note Struck for Carrboro’s Music Loft
The Music Loft on Main Street in Carrboro has closed. The business closed its doors at the end of...
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Root Cellar Opens Second Location
The Root Cellar Café & Catering has opened its second location. The restaurant operated as...
Read MoreChapel Hill Bar The Strowd Closes
The bar above Sutton’s Drug Store on East Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill known as The Strowd has closed. Management of The Strowd said they were not able to renegotiate the terms of the lease, forcing them to close, but...
Read MoreGrimball Jewelers Says Goodbye to Village Plaza Location
Grimball Jewelers closed last week after 33 years of operation, most of which was in Chapel Hill’s newly renamed Blue Hill District. Owner Berkley Grimball called the public’s response in his final days of business at his...
Read MoreLocal Group Considering Effort to Save Chapel Hill’s Chelsea Theater
Local residents are mulling an attempt to save a Chapel Hill theater. Ownership of the Chelsea Theater in Timberlyne Shopping Center said in November that the future of the theater famous for showing independent films for nearly...
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