Critter Swamp Tattoos — located in Hillsborough — bills itself as a “tattoo studio for anyone who has ever felt too uncomfortable to go into a tattoo studio.”
Faculty, staff and students come to UNC’s Chapel Hill campus from all over the world, but it’s hard to imagine that too many came from farther away than Alison Friedman. The executive and artistic director for Carolina Performing Arts came to Orange County all the way from Hong Kong, about 8,300 miles away.
Dib Studio is a woman-owned, family-run design studio based in Hillsborough, NC that produces handcrafted jewelry, including necklaces, rings, and earrings; home décor items such as mirrors and coffee tables; and art objects and installations.