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Taste of Home Magazine: Mama Dip's Kitchen Serves The Best Fried Chicken In North Carolina
Taste of Home gathered up a list of the best spot in each state to find fried chicken, from true Southern delicacies in the Deep South to even incredible dishes up North and even a few surprises like vegan chicken. Mama Dip's Kitchen has been a staple of the Chapel Hill, North Carolina community for decades, opened by
Mildred Council, Mama Dip herself. (
iHeartMedia)
A Michelin-starred chef's big Franklin Street bet
Brandon Sharp, a 1997 UNC alum and the acclaimed chef behind Chapel Hill favorites Bluebird and Hawthorne & Wood, will open a tapas-style restaurant called Próximo this fall on East Franklin Street, next to the post office and near Henderson Street. Próximo will be at 173 E. Franklin, the 1,450-square-foot space formerly occupied by Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe. (
Axios)
'Cherish every moment': UNC alumni give advice to class of 2024
As the class of 2024 prepares to graduate, UNC alumni reflected on their journey at the University and offered advice to seniors. Ashley Dunham, class of 1998, said that seniors should spend their last few months of college throwing themselves into the things that matter the most. Dunham said that it's important to appreciate the small moments. (
Daily Tar Heel)
New UNC Humanities Scholarship Formed by $10 Million Gift
Stephen Israel, a former vice chairman of the consulting firm Korn Ferry and UNC graduate in the Class of 1966, gifted $10 million to the university with the goal of creating a new scholarship to reward students pursuing or exploring majors in English, comparative literature, classical archaeology, history, philosophy, religious studies, and more. (
Chapelboro.com)
Women's History Month At Carolina
More than half of the Tar Heels enrolled at the University of North Carolins at Chapel Hill today are women, but that hasn’t always been the case. It wasn’t until 1877 that women first began enrolling at the University for summer sessions. Another two decades passed before Sallie Walker Stockard became the first woman to receive a degree from Carolina. (
UNC.edu)
Downtown Starbucks To Relocate on East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill
The Starbucks in downtown Chapel Hill is set to relocate, but it won’t be going far. In fact, it will be just across the street. Instead of neighboring Raising Canes at 103 East Franklin Street, Starbucks will soon occupy the large storefront underneath Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery. The large space was last filled in 2019 by Medici, a pizza restaurant. (
Chapelboro.com)
Manchester City, Celtic FC To Play Exhibition Match at Kenan Stadium in July
The beautiful game is returning to Kenan Stadium. English soccer champions Manchester City, one of the most successful clubs in the world, and Scottish side Celtic FC will play an exhibition match in Chapel Hill on July 23, 2024. It’s the second straight summer that Kenan Stadium will host the FC Series, after Chelsea and Wrexham played there in 2023. (
Chapelboro.com)
UNC student statistician brings research to game day
On basketball game days at Carolina, Conor Kerr is always close to the action. Since Kerr’s first year at UNC, the junior from Wilmington has worked with the men’s varsity basketball team as a student statistician, a role he helped to create. The position bridges research and athletics to provide Carolina’s coaching staff and players with pivotal information. (
UNC.edu)
Chapel Hill's East Franklin Street is changing, not dying
UNC and Chapel Hill are making substantial investments in the 100-block of East Franklin St. If the approved projects are built, East Franklin will be much more vibrant five years from now, and if the town council commits to adding more housing in this section of downtown, we’ll see the number of year-round residents and employees rise as well. (
Triangle Blog Blog)
UNC Ethics Bowl team wins national title!
Carolina's record of winning national championships extends beyond athletic competitions. On Feb. 25, the UNC Ethics Bowl team brought another trophy back to Chapel Hill after winning the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. The Ethics Bowl is an academic competition in which teams of students present, defend, and probe arguments about ethical dilemmas. (
UNC.edu)