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==Culture== [[File:Chapel hill firetruck.jpg|thumb|Chapel Hill fire truck, painted with the colors of the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]]] Though Chapel Hill is a principal town of a large metropolitan area, it retains a relatively small-town feel. Combined with its close neighbor, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area has roughly 85,000 residents. Many [[Murals of Chapel Hill|large murals]] can be seen painted on the buildings. Most of these murals were painted by UNC [[alumnus]] Michael Brown.<ref name="murals">{{cite web | year=2004 | title=Murals| publisher= UNC The Graduate School| url=http://gradschool.unc.edu/programs/weiss/interesting_place/lifestyles/murals.html| access-date= July 15, 2011}}</ref> Also, for more than 30 years, Chapel Hill has sponsored the annual [[street fair]], Festifall, in October.<ref name="Festifall">{{cite web| year=2011| title=Festifall 2011| publisher=Town of Chapel Hill| url=http://townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1727| access-date=July 5, 2011| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728122009/http://townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1727| archive-date=July 28, 2011| df=mdy-all}}</ref> The fair offer booths to artists, craftsmakers, nonprofits, and food vendors. Performance space is also available for musicians, [[Martial arts|martial artists]], and other groups. The fair is attended by tens of thousands each year. [[File:Varsity Theatre Franklin Street Chapel Hill NC.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The Sorrell building on [[Franklin Street (Chapel Hill)|Franklin Street]] has housed a movie theater (currently called the Varsity Theatre) since its construction in 1927.<ref>{{cite web | year=2011 | title=Theaters and Performing Arts| publisher= Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership| url=http://www.downtownchapelhill.com/theaters-performing-arts/| access-date= August 1, 2011}}</ref>]] The [[Morehead Planetarium and Science Center]] was the first planetarium built on a U.S. college campus. When it opened in 1949, it was one of six [[planetarium]]s in the nation and has remained an important town landmark.<ref name="Planetarium">{{cite web|year=2011 |title=Morehead History construction |publisher=Morehead Planetarium and Science Center |url=http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=history2.html |access-date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030930074730/http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=history2.html |archive-date=September 30, 2003 }}</ref> During the [[Mercury program|Mercury]], [[Gemini program|Gemini]], and [[Apollo program]]s, astronauts were trained there.<ref name="Astronauts">{{cite web| year=2011| title=Morehead History Astronaut Training| publisher=Morehead Planetarium and Science Center| url=http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=history3.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031105193726/http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=history3.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=November 5, 2003| access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref> One of the town's hallmark features is the giant sundial, located in the green square in front of the planetarium on Franklin Street. Influences of the university are seen throughout the town, even in the fire departments. Each fire station in Chapel Hill has a [[fire engine]] (numbers 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35) that is Carolina blue.<ref name="facts">{{cite web| year=2008| title=Fun Facts About Chapel Hill and UNC| publisher=Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau| url=http://www.visitchapelhill.org/media/fun-facts-about-chapel-hill-and-unc| access-date=July 5, 2011| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628181348/http://www.visitchapelhill.org/media/fun-facts-about-chapel-hill-and-unc| archive-date=June 28, 2011| df=mdy-all}}</ref> These engines are also decorated with different UNC decals, including a firefighter [[Rameses (mascot)|Rameses]]. Chapel Hill also has some [[new urbanism|new urbanist]] village communities, such as [[Meadowmont, North Carolina|Meadowmont Village]] and [[Southern Village, North Carolina|Southern Village]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southernvillage.com |title=Welcome to Southern Village |website=Southernvillage.com |access-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref> Meadowmont and Southern Village both have shopping centers, green space where concerts, movies, and other outdoor events have taken place, community pools, and schools. Also, a traditional-style mall with a mix of national and local retailers is located at [[University Place (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)|University Place]]. ===Food=== Hailed as one of America's Foodiest Small Towns by ''[[Bon Appétit]]'',<ref name="foodiest">{{cite magazine | author= Andrew Knowlton | year=2008 | title=America's Foodiest Small Town | magazine= Bon Appétit | url=http://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/holidays/article/america-s-foodiest-small-town| access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> Chapel Hill is rapidly becoming a hot spot for pop American cuisine. Among the restaurants noted nationally are [[Mama Dip's]] ([[Food Network]]'s ''$40 A Day With [[Rachael Ray]]''),<ref name="food">{{cite web| year=2008| title=$40 A Day| publisher=Food Network| url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/40-a-day/durham-nc/index.html/| access-date=July 5, 2011| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907143641/http://www.foodnetwork.com/40-a-day/durham-nc/index.html| archive-date=September 7, 2011| df=mdy-all}}</ref> Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen (''[[The Splendid Table]]''), caffè Driade (Food Network's ''$40 A Day With Rachael Ray''),<ref name="food" /> Lantern Restaurant (''[[Food & Wine]]'', ''[[Southern Living]]'', etc.), and Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/chapel-hill-news/article36591486.html|title=Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe starts next 5 years with $100,000 recipe for success|last=Grubb|first=Tammy|date=September 27, 2015|work=[[The News & Observer]]|access-date=December 26, 2017}}</ref> ===Music=== In the realm of popular music, [[James Taylor]], [[George Hamilton IV]], [[Southern Culture on the Skids]], [[Superchunk]], [[Polvo]], [[Archers of Loaf]], [[Ben Folds Five]], [[The Kingsbury Manx]], [[Spider Bags]] and more recently [[Porter Robinson]], are among the most notable musical artists and acts whose careers began in Chapel Hill. The town has also been a center for the modern revival of [[old-time music]] and [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] with composer as [[Elizabeth Cotten]] and such bands as the Ayr Mountaineers, Hollow Rock String band, [[Watchhouse|Watchhouse (formerly known as Mandolin Orange)]], [[Steep Canyon Rangers]], [[Mipso]], the Tug Creek Ramblers, [[Tift Merritt|Two Dollar Pistols]], the Fuzzy Mountain String band, Big Fat Gap and the [[Red Clay Ramblers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://originalredclayramblers.com/music.htm |title=Music of the Red Clay Ramblers |website=Originalredclayramblers.com |access-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref> Chapel Hill was also the founding home of now Durham-based [[Merge Records]]. [[Bruce Springsteen]] has made a point to visit the town on four occasions. His most recent appearance was on September 15, 2003, at [[Kenan Memorial Stadium]] with the [[E Street Band]]. [[U2]] also performed at Kenan on the first American date of their 1983 [[War Tour]], where [[Bono]] climbed up to the top of the stage, during pouring rain and lightning, holding up a white flag for peace. The 2011 [[John Craigie (musician)|John Craigie]] song, "[[October is the Kindest Month|Chapel Hill]]", is about the singer's first visit there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jambandfriendly.com/reviews/45-interview-john-craigie-album-review |title=John Craigie's New Album "October is The Kindest Month" is a Work of Art from Beginning To End |website=Jambandfriendly.com |date=October 11, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref> One song from ''[[Dirty (Sonic Youth album)|Dirty]]'', a [[Sonic Youth]] album, is named after the town. ===Sports=== {{Further|North Carolina Tar Heels}} [[File:Dean E. Smith Center (Florida State vs. North Carolina - February 23, 2019).jpg|thumb|The [[Dean Smith Center]], home of [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball]]]] The University of North Carolina has been very successful at [[college basketball]] and [[Women's football (soccer)|women's soccer]], and a passion for these sports has been a distinctive feature of the town's culture, fueled by the [[Tobacco Road rivalry]] among North Carolina's four [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] teams: the [[North Carolina Tar Heels]], the [[Duke Blue Devils]], the [[NC State Wolfpack]], and the [[Demon Deacon|Wake Forest Demon Deacons]]. The two largest sports venues in the town both house UNC teams. The [[Dean Smith Center]] is home to the men's basketball team, while [[Kenan Memorial Stadium]] is home to the football team. In addition, Chapel Hill is also home to [[Carmichael Arena]] which formerly housed the UNC men's basketball team, and currently is home to the women's team, and to the new [[Dorrance Field]], home to men's and women's soccer and lacrosse teams. Many walking/biking trails are in Chapel Hill. Some of these include Battle Branch Trail, Morgan Creek Trail<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rees |first=John |date=2023-01-15 |title=Morgan Creek Trail: The Year of the Trail in North Carolina |url=https://triangleblogblog.com/2023/01/15/morgan-creek-trail-the-year-of-the-trail-in-north-carolina/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Triangle Blog Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> and Bolin Creek Trail, Chapel Hill's oldest trail and most popular greenway.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rees |first=John |date=January 1, 2023 |title=Bolin Creek Trail: The Year of the Trail in North Carolina |url=https://triangleblogblog.com/2023/01/01/bolin-creek-trail-the-year-of-the-trail-in-north-carolina/ |access-date= |work=triangleblogblog.com}}</ref> ===Media=== * [[WCHL (AM)|WCHL]]:<ref name="WCHL">{{cite web| year=2011| title=About the Station| publisher=Chapelboro.com| url=http://www.chapelboro.com/About-The-Station/9480423| access-date=July 6, 2011| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717093612/http://www.chapelboro.com/About-The-Station/9480423| archive-date=July 17, 2011| df=mdy-all}}</ref> local AM radio station (1360AM, 97.9FM) providing talk radio, news, and local sports coverage as the flagship station of the [[Tar Heel Sports Network]]. * [[WUNC (FM)|WUNC]]:<ref name="WUNC">{{cite web | title=About WUNC| publisher= WUNC | url=http://wunc.org/about| access-date= July 6, 2011}}</ref> local public radio station (91.5FM) located on the UNC campus. * [[WXYC]]:<ref name="WXYC">{{cite web | title=About WXYC| publisher= WXYC | url=http://www.wxyc.org/about| access-date= July 6, 2011}}</ref> noncommercial student-run radio station (89.3FM) on the UNC campus. In 1994, it became the first radio station in the world to broadcast [[Internet radio|over the internet]]. * ''[[The Daily Tar Heel]]''<ref name="DTH">{{cite news | year=2018 | title=About The Daily Tar Heel| newspaper= The Daily Tar Heel | url=http://www.dailytarheel.com/page/about| access-date= March 22, 2018}}</ref> is the nationally ranked, independent student newspaper that serves the university and the town. The free newspaper is printed thrice weekly during the academic year and weekly during summer sessions. * ''[[The Sun (magazine)|The Sun Magazine]]''<ref name="The Sun">{{cite web | year=2015 | title=About The Sun | work=The Sun | url=http://thesunmagazine.org/about/about_the_sun | access-date=July 24, 2015 | archive-date=July 21, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721143642/http://thesunmagazine.org/about/about_the_sun | url-status=dead }}</ref> is an independent, ad-free magazine that for more than 40 years has published personal essays, interviews, short stories, poetry, and photographs. * ''[[Carrboro Citizen]]''<ref name="Citizen">{{cite web | year=2011 | title=About The Carrboro Citizen| publisher=The Carrboro Citizen | url=http://www.carrborocitizen.com/main/about/| access-date= July 6, 2011}}</ref> was a locally owned community newspaper covering local news, politics and town government of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The last issue was published in October 2012. * The metro area has TV broadcasting stations that serve the [[Template:Raleigh-Durham TV|Raleigh-Durham Designated Market Area]] [[media market|(DMA)]] as defined by [[Nielsen Media Research]].
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