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Mebane woman wins $1 million from scratch-off
MEBANE, N.C. — Trenon Holman of Mebane tried her luck with a $50 scratch-off ticket from a Quick Mart and won big. The NC Education Lottery just announced Holman is the winner of their $1 million prize. When collecting her winnings, she was given to choice tor receive the...
The Mission updates drink menu, interior
Owner of The Mission, Jeff Colgan, said customers can expect new televisions featuring entertainment stations. He also said he wants customers to stay and enjoy their time, instead of leaving right after they finish their meals and drinks. “We always felt that we were kind of in limbo between, ‘Are...
Hillsborough announces opening of town’s first skate park
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The Hillsborough Skate Spot is officially open in Hillsborough. The skate spot, located in Cates Creek Park at 1445 Cates Creek Pkwy, is the first skateboarding facility in Hillsborough, according to the town. It features quarter pipes, ledges, ramps, and grind rails. Although the skate...
New book explores the 'really strange and wonderful' 1990s music scene in Chapel Hill
Editor's note: This conversation originally aired May 21, 2024. Tom Maxwell was a founding member of the hit ‘90s swing band The Squirrel Nut Zippers. During that decade, he had a unique, insider perspective on the emerging underground music scene in Chapel Hill and the surrounding areas. Stacia Brown.
Franklin Street Starbucks Temporarily Closed; New Location to Open Friday
The Starbucks location at 103 East Franklin Street temporarily closed its doors Sunday as the business moves to a larger storefront across the street. Located underneath Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery at 100 East Franklin Street, the new location is tentatively set to open Friday at 6 a.m, ahead of the new UNC school year. Renovations for the space began in 2019, which was previously occupied by Medici, a Neapolitan-style pizza restaurant.
The right way to water
When I first started to garden, I would haul out the sprinkler as I believed in the necessity of watering the whole plant, essentially giving it a bath. Then I took a course on (very) basic botany at Duke Gardens that radically changed how I watered plants. To understand watering, it’s essential to know the basics of how a plant functions.
Durham's Merge Records celebrates 35 years of independent music
This week, Durham’s Merge Records is celebrating its 35th anniversary with four nights of shows at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro. The label was founded in 1989 by Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance of the band Superchunk. They launched Merge as a do-it-yourself outlet for the band to release its own records, as well as records by other bands they had befriended at home and on tour. While they still release music from North Carolina bands, it has gone on to become one of the best-known indie labels in the world.
Playmakers SYC dazzles with The Prom
The Prom – this year’s musical production by The Summer Youth Conservatory (SYC) at Playmakers Repertory Company, the resident theater company at UNC – is excellent. The show runs through Sunday, July 28. Tickets are $10 for youth and $20 for adults, and they can be purchased online or at the box office. The production is in one of the small theaters at the Gillings Center for Dramatic Art, as technical upgrades are made to the main Playmakers’ stage. The intimacy of the small theater is an added thrill.
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