Humans of Chapelboro

For many of us, driving can be somewhat of a hassle. All the traffic and the endless search for a parking spot has caused a whole lot of headaches, but not for Alex Nickodem. For him, it’s a way to make a living. About five...

This week’s Humans of Chapelboro features Al Bowers, a local restaurant entrepreneur and fixture in the Chapel Hill community as the owner of Al’s Burger Shack. He plans to open his second location in Southern...

If you’re having trouble deciding where to eat, you can always go to one of Giorgios Bakastias’s many restaurants. Bakastias has a restaurant empire across North Carolina. He owns 13 state-wide locations, 4 of which are in...

When Vimala cooks, everybody eats. If you’ve been to Vimala’s Curryblossom Café before, you probably already know one of the core tenants of the restaurant. Those words close a statement found on a sign in front of the café, the...

Jamil Kadoura, owner of Mediterranean Deli on Franklin Street, is a Palestinian immigrant from Jerusalem. He opened his deli – now a Franklin Street staple – in 1992, after working in a series of hotels everywhere from...

This week’s Humans of Chapelboro continues the story of Joy Javits, daughter of former U.S. Senator Jacob Javits and a local business entrepreneur. Ms. Javits runs DooR to DooR, a hospital program that brings the arts to...

This week’s Humans of Chapelboro features Joy Javits, the daughter of former U.S. Senator Jacob Javits and a local business entrepreneur. Ms. Javits runs DooR to DooR, a hospital program that brings the arts to patients,...

This week’s Humans of Chapelboro continues Tamara Schenck’s story. Schenck was born in the Ukraine before she and her family immigrated to the United States in 1952. She later worked as a model and lived all over the...

This week’s Humans of Chapelboro features Tamara Schenck, who was born in the Ukraine before she and her family immigrated to the United States in 1952. She later worked as a model and lived all over the world with her...

This week’s Humans of Chapelboro features Dr. Bobbie Lubker, a retired professor of Education and Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Lubker has spent her life so far working in speech...