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Why We Retired in Chapel Hill

By Chapel Hill Magazine | July 31, 2017

Walter Mears worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., for more than 40 years as a reporter, administrator, bureau chief and columnist, and in New York for five years as executive editor responsible for AP’s worldwide news coverage. He received a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the 1976 […]

Pint-Sized Opinions: Chapel Hill’s Best Kid-Friendly Eateries

By Jessica Stringer | July 28, 2017

Breakaway Cafe “I like Breakaway Cafe because it is super good. I like the bread they use for the breakfast sandwich, and I love the pasta with red sauce.” – Sebastian Garcia, 4 ½ “I like the water with oranges.” – Leonardo Garcia, 2 ½ [quote_box_center]Parents Lisset and Alex Garcia […]

There’s Something For Everyone On Our Latest Summer Book List

By Morgan Weston | July 17, 2017

“Extraordinary Adventures: A Novel” By Daniel Wallace Daniel Wallace (“Big Fish,” “The Watermelon King”) is known for crafting unconventional heroes, and Edsel Bronfman is no different. The 34-year-old junior executive shipping clerk, who thrills at mail addressed to his apartment’s Current Resident and still lists his mother as his emergency […]

5 Franklin Street Finds, Just in Time for Summer

By Laura Zolman Kirk | July 7, 2017

Favorite Women’s Boutique: Uniquities Parker Lauralie combo dress, $248 Favorite Fashion Jewelry: Light Years Sunglasses, $8.95 Favorite Art Gallery: Ackland Museum Store Kid O Pour & Spin Submarine water toy, $23.95 Favorite Menswear: Julian’s Alexander Julian 2017 UNC Championship Tie, $115 Gentlemen’s Corner Brax Cooper Fancy summer-weight pants, $198

Engaged: Greg Frazer & Heba Salama

By Olivia Cohen | July 7, 2017

After meeting on eHarmony in the fall of 2015, Chapel Hill High School and NC State grad Heba Salama and Ontario native Greg Frazer went on their first date at Glasshalfull. It wasn’t long until the couple started adventuring across the U.S. and Canada to destinations as far as Hawaii […]

What’s New in Hillsborough

By Jessica Stringer | June 24, 2017

FRESHLY BAKED Radius has a new oven and they aren’t afraid to use it. “We can now get a pizza out faster. Our new oven takes 180 seconds to cook,” says owner Kate Carroll. Though they serve salads and paninis too, the restaurant couldn’t keep up with the demand for […]

Your Summer 2017 Chapel Hill Checklist

By Jessica Stringer | June 23, 2017

#1 ADD A STYLISH TOTE TO YOUR WARDROBE Blair Nance, a 2002 East Chapel Hill High School grad, studied fashion merchandising at the University of Georgia and worked in New York for nearly a decade before she launched Soeur du Maroc with a friend. “Influenced by a love of travel […]

Add These Books to Your Kids’ Summer Reading Lists

By Morgan Weston | June 11, 2017

“Jake the Fake Keeps it Real” by Craig Robinson and Adam Mansbach with art by Keith Knight Starting a new school is hard. But what about starting a new school where grades aren’t A’s and B’s, but purple dinosaurs, each of your classmates is extremely talented and being “normal” is […]

Get Outside This Summer at the New Brumley Nature Preserve

By Morgan Weston | June 9, 2017

Since its acquisition by the Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) in 2010, the George and Julia Brumley Family Nature Preserve has been a labor of love for those who helped build it. Last month, Orange County welcomed the new outdoor spot just 2 miles southeast of Hillsborough with an Earth Day […]

Feel Fresh This Summer With Our Favorite Beauty Finds

By Laura Zolman Kirk | May 28, 2017

Sea salt bamboo charcoal bar, $5 Wild Field Soaps     Aftershave balm scented in “Oil of Himalaya,” $24.95 The Fragrance Shop           Bespoke body butter, $22 The Apothecary at Ceremony           OPI gel lacquer nail polish in “Infinity and Blue-yond,” $12.50 […]

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