What’s happening on Franklin Street? The businesses moving to downtown Chapel Hill.

Posted Aug 7, 2024
The last vacant corner in downtown Chapel Hill will welcome back customers this fall after two years without a tenant. Pulp Juice and Smoothie Bar is hiring employees for the space at 100 W. Franklin St. It’s a welcome sight for East Franklin Street patrons, who watched the number of vacant storefronts grow to at least a dozen the past two years. (MSN.com)

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