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here must be lots of hungry people in Chapel Hill. Otherwise, why would it have one of the highest restaurant-to-people ratios in the U.S. – one restaurant for every 277 residents
Undoubtedly, the student population helps fuel some of the dining establishments. Among major public universities, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is ranked third in the nation by
U.S. News and World Report.
It’s also been called the “#1 College Town in America,” by
Sports Illustrated magazine. As such, it’s an integral part of life in this quaint town ideally located in the
North Carolina Piedmont.
The oldest state university in the country, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is
known for academics as well as its nationally-known sports program.
The Charles Kuralt
Learning Center houses the entire contents of Kuralt’s three-room penthouse office
suite in Manhattan, donated to the school by his widow in 1999.
Franklin Street is the heart of the vibrant downtown area with an eclectic mix of bookstores,
clothing shops, exotic jewelry shops and restaurants of every variety.
The Triangle area of Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Durham, called by
Money Magazine the “#1 Best Place to Live in America,” is home to the internationally-recognized Research Triangle Park, a center for cutting-edge research and technology, as well as two major medical centers at Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill. |
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ecently, Dr. Leslie Pitner, an orthodontist practicing in Columbia, S.C., reminisced about her years at UNC. “It was small, but there were so many things going on that it was like a big city in a small town environment. And I rode my bike to school.” Plenty of alumni share those same memories.
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Chapel Hill is unique in its lifestyle, and residents take great pride in its enticing
quality of life.
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Chapel Hill and the neighboring town of Carrboro have devised a system of bikeways and greenways, open daily from dawn to dusk, to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as those with baby strollers or on roller skates or roller blades, skateboards or wheel chairs. One of the state’s nine designated State Bicycle Highways runs across the southern portion of Orange County.
Nature-lovers can enjoy the North Carolina Botanical Garden, the largest in the Southeast, with over 400 species of plants, nature trails, walking tours and classes. Chapel Hill is often called “Blue Heaven” because of the sky blue team color of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and has also been called “The Southern Part of Heaven.” With all it has going for it, maybe it really is.In a college town, May is bittersweet.
Students leave town in a profusion of loaded cars and blooming trees.
But come August, the energy returns.
And Carolina college towns start thumping with football games, band practice and pep rallies.
In university cities, you'll find alternative newspapers, used CD stores, art movie houses and sushi.
That person in your yoga class might be delivering a lecture about some obscure topic tomorrow night,
followed by supper at a Thai or Indian restaurant. It's a matter of exposure.
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The Research Triangle
Chapel Hill ~ Raleigh ~ Durham
Put three world-class universities together and you've got all the elements
of great research and ground-breaking technology. Back in 1959, the
Research Triangle Park was established as a joint effort by Duke University,
the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University.
They wanted to attract research, and with so many superlative minds in close
proximity, success was a sure thing. Today, the Park employs almost 50,000
people and has been honored with three Nobel Prize winners. There also are
more colleges and universities around here, creating even more of a draw for
the finest minds of our time. (This area has the highest concentration of
PhDs in the nation.)
Of course, there's more to this area than research and technology. Those
three schools and surrounding towns have spawned some pretty fabulous
sports, including the ongoing basketball rivals of UNC and Duke in the
highly competitive ACC.
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Pamela Henkel Steude spent twelve years
as editor of an award-winning monthly publication for the Episcopal Diocese of Upper
South Carolina. She also is a professional freelance photographer. She holds a BA in
English and Journalism from the University of Kentucky, and a Master of Mass
Communications from the University of South Carolina.
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