Major Gift Boosts Startup Accelerator
A $230,000 gift from Lee-Moore Capital will expand access to a downtown Chapel Hill innovation space that serves as an accelerator for local business startups.
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What a New Parking Deck Will Mean for Chapel Hill
Two More Restaurants Close
The Chapel Hill Hotel Industry Is Ready to Welcome Back University Travelers
ArtsCenter’s Move Still On
A Dismal Time for Local Hotels
Real Estate in the Time of Corona: Buyers Beware, Sellers be Happy
Open and Shut Cases
Carrboro Lends a Hand
Launch Chapel Hill is a Start-Up Accelerator Located in Downtown Chapel Hill
A partnership between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Orange County and the Town of Chapel Hill, Launch has been serving the local community by providing area startups with the support and resources they need.
The Town Wants Your Opinion
Should the Town of Chapel Hill offer an incentive for property owners to upgrade their own buildings and make them more energy efficient?
Keeping a Business Alive During the Pandemic
Driving to my empty store on a Saturday in mid-March, physically hurting from two weeks of manic bookselling, I made the usual 30-minute trip in 20, cruising through an empty college town that should be full of life.
United, Carrboro Restaurants Fight Back
Carrboro’s restaurants have been closed and the town’s food service economy has been on the verge of collapse because of COVID-19. But instead of fighting to survive on their own, a number of Carrboro businesses have banded together to serve the public and help themselves.
Status of Local Businesses
Here is a directory of the status of local businesses, as of April 1, 2020. This list will be updated often, so check back. Please let us know of other businesses that should be listed by emailing editor@thelocalreporter.press. You can support restaurants and businesses by buying gift cards now for future use.
Promotions at Downtown Chapel Hill Businesses
In response to the coronavirus, here is a list of what extra steps are being taken and customer-friendly promotions are going on right now with downtown Chapel Hill businesses.
Former Blue Cross Building Now Available for Lease
The former Chapel Hill home of Blue Cross — one of the largest blocks of office space in the Triangle — is now available for lease.
Another Taste of India
Chimney, a trendy Indian restaurant, has just opened at 306 West Franklin Street in the former location of the long-time standby Vespa.
The ArtsCenter Receives Record $1.6 Million Grant from the Nicholson Foundation
The ArtsCenter is pleased to announce that it has received a $1.6 million grant from The Nicholson Foundation, a major supporter of The ArtsCenter’s mission and programming for nearly a decade.
CHICLE at 20: A Cause for Celebration
The 1990s in North Carolina presented something of a crisis for public health workers, city workers, teachers, law enforcement, the judicial system, employers, retailers and others. Many people found themselves at a loss for words — Spanish words.
Al’s Burger Shack Files for Bankruptcy
**UPDATED** Al’s Burger Shack, which has become a Chapel Hill institution and developed a national reputation in just six years, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization at all three of its locations.
Health Tech Firm Bringing Jobs to Franklin Street
Well Dot Inc, a high-tech health services firm, will be moving its clinical operations headquarters to Franklin Street and bringing with it 400 new jobs.
UNC Receives Top Grade for Patient Safety
UNC Health Care once again has received the highest ranking in a bi-annual grading of hospital patient safety. UNC got a grade of A for all its locations in the ranking, which looks at preventable errors…
Recruiting Wegmans a Boon for Chapel Hill
BUSINESS By Pam Hemminger While I respect everyone’s right to voice an opinion about the decisions Town Council makes, I also want to make sure that facts are considered on…
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Niche Gardens Closes
BUSINESS By Michelle Cassell The community is losing one of its oldest, most treasured businesses. After 32 years, Niche Gardens, an oasis of botanical plants and native flowers, is gone,…
College Towns Are Next Big Thing for Entrepreneurship
ORANGE SLICES By Laurie Paolicelli With students and recent graduates all over the country experiencing startup fever, college towns are the next big thing for entrepreneurship. Even though nearly 47% of venture…
Why Businesses are Leaving Chapel Hill
BUSINESS TLR Staff Report Despite recent efforts by UNC-Chapel Hill and the Town of Chapel Hill to stop the exodus, many emerging companies built on technologies created by university faculty…