Citizen's Journal

Discovering Orange County, NC

by Frank Minong | March 10 2010

I love the Chapel Hill area. I visit my sister in Hillsborough every summer and we attend the Last Friday’s event, which is a great community festival with music, food and fun for kids.

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Chapel Hill..A great combination of charm, excitement and art

by Nancy Bohman | January 06 2010

I visited Chapel Hill for the first time last year and found a great combination of charm, excitement and art. The downtown, organic cafes and shopping opportunities at Eastgate and University Mall were wonderful. As an Ohioan I’ve talked with friends and business associates about North Carolina as a place to vacation as well as to relocate. I have been to the beaches and mountains but never the Piedmont. I attended a guest lecture on Campus; loved dinner at Crook’s Corner and enjoyed just strolling around and soaking up the scenery. I’ve already planned my return visit. Thanks for all of your help!

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Holidays in Chapel Hill

by Ed Camp | November 05 2009

As a Tar Heel Born and Bred, Chapel Hill has held a special place in my heart for over 30 years. I especially love it during the holidays, and can still remember my first few Christmas seasons here as a student. In those days, there was a special holiday craft fair on campus, and I always enjoyed taking an exam study break just to bask in the glow of the season for a little while. As a student, I loved the idea of hearing about so many different traditions, which has become even more rich for me as an adult in learning about all the different celebrations that occur in November and December. Living in an area with such thought-provoking people brings a different texture to the season. As the new Executive Director of The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, I am impressed by all the creativity in our area and how everyone seems to discover their muses during the holidays as they create ways to share the joy of the season. That holiday craft fair that I remember as a student is gone, but there are others to replace it . . . including one at The ArtsCenter on December 12! And, there are all sorts of expressions of holiday traditions that are uniquely Chapel Hill — eclectic, imaginative and full of spirit.

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New Orange County Food Lovers Guide will be published just in time for the Holidays

by Moreton Neal | October 17 2009

2008 proved to be a pivotal year for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Hillsborough restaurant scene. In addition to Bon Appetit’s “foodiest town” piece, Saveur magazine featured Chapel Hill as “one of the five best food towns in America.” Gourmet included one of our restaurants, Lantern, in its list of the top fifty restaurants in the nation. Bon Appetit named Sandwhich one of the ten best sandwich shops in America, and Neal’s Deli one of its ten best new delis. The Fiesta Grill, Crook’s Corner, Elaine’s on Franklin, the Carrboro Farmers’ Market, Barbecue Joint, Allen and Son Barbecue, Panciuto, and Foster’s Market have appeared in periodicals ranging from Food and Wine to Garden and Gun to Southern Living.

Watch for my upcoming Food Lover’s Guide to Chapel Hill with Carrboro and Hillsborough, published by the visitors bureau in December.

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Welcome Tar Heel and Eagles Fans to Kenan Stadium

by Rameses | October 05 2009

Make sure you are in Kenan Stadium on Oct. 10 for North Carolina vs. Georgia Southern. Tickets are still available for the 3:30 pm football game. Remember, when it’s a Carolina home game, make plans to Touch Downtown Chapel Hill!

Start early. Stay late. Chapel Hill offers round-trip express bus service for just $5. Leave your car at Park and Ride lots around town. Then enjoy your trip to the stadium and downtown Chapel Hill. Buses run on extended hours and there are Tar Heel Express park-and-ride lots all over town. That’s plenty of time to relax with a cup of coffee, find something to eat, or catch the post-game wrap-up with your favorite beverage.

It’s your school. Your town. Why not make it your day? Information at http://www.touchdowntown.com

Photo by UNC Athletic Communications

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