Last round for Spanky's in Chapel Hill, new restaurant weeks away

Posted Apr 2, 2018
Reports of Spanky's retirement brought fans of the Chapel Hill landmark back for one more round, one more meal and a stroll down memory lane. Generations of UNC students and alumni passed through the restaurant's doors during its 40-year tenure at the corner of Franklin and Columbia Streets. The owner calls the end of Spanky's a retirement of the current concept. (ABC 11)

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