The new Playa Bowls location at 104 East Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill will hold its grand opening on Saturday, August 10. According to the Downtown Chapel Hill website, the festivities will begin at 11 a.m. and last until 8 p.m. The first 50 customers will receive a free bowl and a free t-shirt.

The Franklin Street shop will be Playa Bowls’ third location in the Triangle, joining outfits in Durham and Raleigh. The New Jersey-based açai chain has opened more than 200 stores nationwide.

Playa Bowls will take over a storefront most recently occupied by the Midici Italian Kitchen, below Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery and next to the new Starbucks. Midici closed in 2019, and the storefront hasn’t been occupied since. Before being absorbed by the Italian restaurant, the 104 East Franklin Street space was used for Sunglasses Hut and GameStop locations.

Playa Bowls lists its hours for the Chapel Hill franchise as 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the week.

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