Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm

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8411 NC Hwy 86 North
Cedar Grove, NC 27231

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919-732-1330

Open during blueberry season dawn til dusk 7-days a week.

Pick-Your-Own Blueberry Farm. Family-owned farm located in rural, northern Orange County. Several picnic tables, as well as a couple of good shade trees to relax under. So, bring a picnic lunch and spend the afternoon with us. Swing set and play area for the kids…not to mention…a lot of naturally grown BLUEBERRIES!

Chapel Hill (Downtown)

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East and West Franklin St, and East and West Rosemary St.
Chapel Hill, NC

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Comprises downtown Chapel Hill, including University Square and The Courtyard of Chapel Hill. This area features many college-style and upscale restaurants and eateries, stores, boutiques, memorabilia shops, and bars, nightclubs and taverns. Numerous buildings feature murals on various subjects by local artist Michael Brown. In 1997, Sports Illustrated called Chapel Hill “the best college town in America”. More than 300 businesses.

Chapel Hill Comics

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316 West Franklin Street (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

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(919) 967-4439

Open Mon-Sat, 10am-9pm; Sun, Noon-6pm

Chapel Hill Downtown

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East and West Franklin Streets
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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(919) 967-9440

This area features restaurants, bars, pubs, boutique shops, art galleries and more.  Numerous buildings feature brighly painted murals by local artist Michael Brown.

Chapel Hill Downtown Murals & Public Art

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Downtown
Chapel Hill, NC

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Take a walking tour of the twenty colorful murals painted by artist Michael Brown with the Chapel Hill Downtown Walking Map created by Go! Chapel Hill Active Living by Design. Map is available on the town’s website as well as the Franklin Street Visitors Center. The town of Chapel Hill has a growing indoor and outdoor permanent collection now totaling over 150 works of art in a variety of media. Visit Chapel Hill Arts for details.

Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market

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201 South Estes Dr (University Mall at A Southern Season across from K&W Cafeteria)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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phone (919) 533-9496

Open Saturdays from 8am-Noon Apr through Nov; 10am - Noon Dec through Mar & Tues from 3pm-6pm May through Nov

The year round market is located at the eastern end of the shopping center outside of A Southern Season, offering a wide variety of seasonal produce, as well as meats and cheeses. The market is sponsored by A Southern Season, 25 vendors bringing a great variety of local food and crafts. Located behind A Southern Season across from K&W Cafeteria.

Chapel Hill Greenways

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Various locations
Chapel Hill, NC NC

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phone (919) 968-2784

Open daily from dawn to dusk.

Among the 11 separate trails in the 40-mile system, about 28 miles will have paved and natural surfaces. Nearly 10 miles have been completed to date. The trails allow easy access by pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as those on roller skates, rollerblades or skateboards and in wheelchairs or baby strollers.

Chapel Hill North, Timberlyne and Cedar Falls Courtyard

Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd (NC Highway 86 North) and Weaver Dairy Rd
Chapel Hill, NC

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More than 45 stores, anchored by Food Lion, Harris-Teeter and Rite-Aid; includes a chocolate shop, hardware, restaurants, movie theater, and more.

Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Dept

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200 Plant Rd (off East Franklin St)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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phone (919) 968-2784

Office hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm; closed major holidays.

Parks are open daily, dawn to dusk, with lighted areas (tennis and basketball courts), till 11pm. Facilities include the Community Center (see below), (919) 968-2790; Hargraves Center, (919) 968-2794; and Lincoln Center, (919) 968-2792. Parks include Burlington Park, Cedar Falls Park, Ephesus Park, Homestead Park, Jones Park, North Forest Hills Park, Oakwood Park, Phillips Park, Umstead Park and Westwood Park. Most activities free; some cost.

Chapel Hill Public Library

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100 Library Dr (off Estes Dr)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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phone (919) 968-2749

Open Mon.-Wed., 9am-9pm; Thur., 10am-9pm; Fri., 10am-6pm; Sat., 9am-6pm; Sun., 1-5pm; closed major holidays.

Chapel Hill Public Library is beginning a year plus expansion of the building on Library Drive.  It is closing on September 23, 2011 and will be temporarily relocated to the University Mall during the construction expansion project. The library is expected to reopen next to Cameron’s, close to Dillard’s, in the University Mall at 201 S. Estes Drive in early October 2011. The construction project to expand the library is expected to be completed in December 2012.

For information, visit http://www.chapelhillpubliclibrary.org