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Happy Duke-Carolina Day

Posted by Staff | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized

Some treat it like a national holiday. Meetings get cancelled. People head home early. Traditions abound. One of my traditions for Duke-Carolina Day is to re-visit the story of that especially famous game back in 1974. Not...

Countdown to Kick Off…

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Feb 3, 2012 | The Fashion Plate

Let me guess. You’ve been invited to a Super Bowl party on Sunday…maybe even more than one. If you’re a Giants or Patriots fan, then you’re probably going for the game watching and will be glued to the...

The Power of a Mosquito

Posted by Jan Bolick | Feb 1, 2012 | Uncategorized

The Chapel Hill 2020 process is flying by with discussions, workshops, presentations, report out sessions packed onto the calendar. All focused on developing a plan for an even better Chapel Hill. I’ve had the pleasure of...

Lessons from Ben & Jerry’s

Posted by Jan Bolick | Jan 19, 2012 | Uncategorized

“The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one.” Elbert Hubbard Did you celebrate with Jerry last week? In case you missed the scoop, he was in town (that’s him, THE Jerry of...

Rich Wives and Golden Geese

Posted by Jan Bolick | Jan 15, 2012 | Uncategorized

Chapelboro reader, Julie Budd from Budd Marketing in Burlington, was driving down the road and saw a man at the intersection of I-40 and Highway 68. He was holding a sign that in her words, “made me chuckle”. It also...

Fire Department Shows Signs of Good Business

Posted by Jan Bolick | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized

Like many of us, the Chapel Hill Fire Department puts up a wreath as part of their holiday décor. For the past ten years, theirs has included a sign which shows many signs of good business. Chief Deputy Matt Lawrence is in...

Five Favorite Signs from 2011

Posted by Jan Bolick | Dec 31, 2011 | Uncategorized

Stop. Do Not Enter. One Way. Dead End. No Parking. No Trespassing. Do not disturb. Cash Only. No refunds. So many signs. Most of them negative. Limiting. Restrictive. Reminds me of that song from the early 70’s by...

If you were CEO…

Posted by Jan Bolick | Nov 30, 2011 | Uncategorized

Whether you own a business, run a business, work in a business or shop in Chapelboro businesses… What do you like about doing business in Chapelboro? What do you wish were different? You might think of it this way –...

Good Things about Chapelboro Business

Posted by Jan Bolick | Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized

Have you had a chance to think about the questions posed in 2020 Business? A few of them focused on the good things about doing business in Chapelboro. For this week, let’s make the question read: “When it comes to...

The Art of Tailgating

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Nov 20, 2011 | The Fashion Plate

A fall Saturday without Carolina football just doesn’t seem right. Any college football fan would agree that a mid-week game or bye weekend for your team leaves you longing for the tight spiral of the pigskin leather, the...

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