If you’re looking for a refreshing beer after a long day at work. We recommend the HipHopOpatamus IPA at Steel String. BB&T on Elliott Road had us blushing this week in the drive-thru: Best of Chapel Hill. Olio & Aceto‘s grilled pimento cheese involves a kick of heat and sourdough bread. Digital Content Manager Morgan […]
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For Tim Crothers, what started as a “good story” from a stranger in a crowd at Squid’s in March 2010 blossomed into an ESPN The Magazine article. It then became a book and now, a much anticipated, star-studded film, “Queen of Katwe.” Tim, a UNC School of Media and Journalism lecturer, has made a career writing about sports
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Chapel Hillians gathered at Silverspot Cinema for a glam reception for “Olympic Pride – American Prejudice,” but if you missed the screening, it will be showing this weekend at the theater. Mondays are made infinitely better with half-price pizza at City Kitchen. With fall a few days away, it’s finally time for the perfect patio weather at
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Now in its seventh year, TerraVita has cemented itself as a beloved autumn tradition in Chapel Hill. This event – taking place Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 – will include returning stars, new talent, great classes and, of course, lots of delicious food and drinks. When planning the festival, Colleen says, “I try hard to pick
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On a recent trip to Hillsborough, we were mesmerized by Matthew’s Chocolates‘ nonpareils. The best BLT is made with fried green tomatoes and made-in-house bacon, stuffed high with pimento cheese and paired with a side of The Pig‘s spicy green bean pickles. Though Txotxfest was held in Durham and featured many Bull City businesses, Hillsborough (Bona
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Cook Book Club SEPT. 21, 6:30 P.M. midwaycommunitykitchen.com Looking for food events to partake in all year? Try Midway Community Kitchen’s Cook Book Club. Grab a glass of wine (two included with class fee), pick a station and try out recipes from that month’s selected book. Then enjoy your hard-earned meal with fellow foodies.
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Assistant editor Laura Kirk always goes for the vegetarian case at Mediterranean Deli, but ordering off the specials menu can be a fantastic experience too! Maple View Farm is known for Carolina Crunch, but the dairy farm also produces incredible, uber-fresh buttermilk. A bottle hasn’t gone bad on Laura yet. Account executive Karli Kittine tried two new dishes
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Chapel Hill native Michelle Dorrance comes home September 14 and 15 to perform at Carolina Performing Arts in her company’s show “ETM: Double Down.” We chatted with her about her recent MacArthur “Genius Grant,” what it’s like to come back to the familiar Memorial Hall stage and her favorite Chapel Hill bites. What were your motivations for starting your company Dorrance
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Cover gal Tracy DeLozier stopped by to grab a few copies of our new Foodie issue also featuring her daughter Mena Choi and the First Lady. Find the issue around town this week. We popped in Ten Thousand Villages this week at Eastgate and these handmade drums caught our eye. Love that they are fair trade
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Kathleen Jasinskas and Charlie Hyland moved to Chapel Hill from New York City in the spring of 2014 and started looking for a venue for their October 2015 wedding before they touched down in Tar Heel country. They knew they wanted to get married at University Presbyterian Church, where they both sing in the choir,
