Come inside for drugs,” reads the scrawled graffiti in Franklin Street’s Amber Alley. The graffiti artist is unlikely to find many takers. Few people traverse the alley today, a cave-like passageway ...

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Every time a fabled establishment shuts down in Chapel Hill, the laments grow louder. But when Linda’s Bar & Grill shut its doors this month, potentially for good, those cries grew to a loud roar. Can ...

Bill Belichick's collegiate coaching debut has ignited excitement in Chapel Hill, boosting local businesses on Franklin Street. With visitors flocking to the game, stores and eateries brace for a busy ...

TOPO Distillery, a sister company of downtown Chapel Hill’s Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery, is among several Franklin Street businesses to close in recent years. The area around TOPO Distillery, ...

Franklin Street sits at the northern edge of campus and it is the most famous stretch of pavement in Chapel Hill. Many of the businesses on Franklin Street cater to students. Students often rush ...