After Reopening For Dinner, Mediterranean Deli Set To Open For Lunch Hours Posted by Brighton McConnell | Sep 11, 2025 | Business, Fire Two years and two months after a fire destroyed its interior, Mediterranean Deli will welcome back customers to in-person dining next week. Read More
Honduran, Latin American Food Truck Prepares to Open W. Franklin Street Restaurant on Sep. 5 Posted by Brighton McConnell | Aug 26, 2025 | Business Chapel Hill is about to feature a new addition to its restaurant lineup: The Latin Effect, which is expanding from its food truck operations. Read More
A New Bar, ‘Extension’ of Al’s Burger Shack, Is Now Open in Downtown Chapel Hill Posted by Brighton McConnell | Aug 2, 2025 | Business Al’s Burger Shack at 516 West Franklin Street added another business to its operations, with the official opening of Puddin’s Beer Shack. Read More
Chapel Hill Barbeque Restaurant Closing Franklin Street Location, Transitioning to Catering Only Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 6, 2025 | Business, Instagram Blue’s On Franklin, owned and operated by Andrew Young, will have its final day of dine-in operations on Saturday, Mar. 15 before closing its space at 110 West Franklin Street. Read More
Ay Por Dios! Permanently Closes in Chapel Hill; Owner Open to New Concept Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 4, 2024 | Business Owner Edy Barahona confirmed the closure to Chapelboro on Tuesday, after Ay Por Dios! had been closed during its normal hours the prior week. Read More
New Spanish Tapas Restaurant Opens After Renovation of Familiar East Franklin Street Space Posted by Brighton McConnell | Sep 23, 2024 | Business Próximo, a Spanish tapas and wine bar, officially held its opening for customers on Friday at 173 East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Read More
Purple Bowl Finds Silver Linings and Plans for New Business With Its Chapel Hill Relocation Posted by Brighton McConnell | Aug 16, 2024 | Business, Development, Instagram The Purple Bowl is close to fully moving operations to its new West Franklin Street home, with plans to open in September. Read More
VooDoo Wing Company to Open Chapel Hill Location on July 31 Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jul 19, 2024 | Business, Instagram A growing wing company has set its sights on opening its first North Carolina location in the... Read More
‘Alive Again, One Last Time’: Patrons Say Farewell to Linda’s in Chapel Hill Bar’s Final Week Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 5, 2024 | Business Linda’s Bar & Grill in Chapel Hill has been packed for three days in a row, as patrons visit to say goodbye before it permanently closes. Read More
Linda’s Bar & Grill in Chapel Hill Set to Permanently Close Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 2, 2024 | Business, Instagram Linda’s Bar & Grill, a restaurant open for more than four decades in the downtown of... Read More