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Chapel Hill Friendly Gives Local Manchester City Supporters’ Club Chance to Welcome Team to NC

While it is normal to see a bunch of light blue filling out Kenan Stadium, fans dressed in the color were cheering on a different team than the Tar Heels on Tuesday night as Manchester City took on Celtic F.C. for a soccer friendly. Despite being based thousands of miles away from North Carolina, Manchester City has a dedicated following stateside. (Chapelboro.com)

Mama Dip's closing: Final day announced for iconic Chapel Hill restaurant

People have been stopping by Mama Dip's for its fried chicken, collard greens, and other Southern classics for 48 years. Mildred Council, known as Mama Dip, started it with just $64. After decades of hard work, Council died at age 89 in 2018. Her family kept Council's restaurant running for several years, but the restaurant's last day will be August 17. (WTVD)

Chansky’s Notebook: Treasure in the Trees

If the Kenan Stadium walls could talk. When the Chelsea FC-Wrexham soccer match played a year ago at UNC’s football stadium, we were amazed at how snugly the six-figure turf fit onto the floor of the Old Lady in the Pines. And it will be just as lush for tonight’s higher-stakes friendly between Manchester City and Celtic. It opened Nov. 12, 1927. (Chapelboro.com)

FC Series Brings July Jolt to Chapel Hill Businesses; Owners See Potential For More

For Franklin Street businesses, July is the slowest time of year. Students are gone, and Tar Heel sports are in the offseason. It’s why some of the biggest brands in international soccer popping in for an exhibition at Kenan Stadium is such a boon. The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau estimates the economic impact from the game at $15 million. (Chapelboro.com)

Soccer fans and business owners brace for Manchester City, Celtic exhibition in Chapel Hill

For the second straight year, Kenan Stadium is playing host to European soccer clubs for an international friendly. Roughly a year to the day since Chelsea and Wrexham played in front of a sellout crowd at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill is hosting Premier League powerhouse Manchester City and Scottish club Celtic for another exhibition on Tuesday night. (WTVD)

What to Know Ahead of Tuesday's Manchester City vs. Celtic FC Friendly in Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill is already known for its fondness of light blue and green — but the community is expected to be filled with the colors as fans and visitors come for the Manchester City and Celtic FC friendly on Tuesday. The FC Series matchup is once again set to be a major event within the town and thousands of people will be coming for the game. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC club hockey program adds new women's team

After seeing the caption on a post from UNC Hockey's Instagram in January advertising a new women's team, then-freshman Hattie Leasure immediately got to work. Leasure played hockey in high school and she, along with many other women, expressed their interest in joining the team. She took initiative, organizing a GroupMe for prospective players. (Daily Tar Heel)

Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill prepare for international soccer match next week

Preparations are underway for the Manchester City FC vs. Celtic FC soccer match in Chapel Hill. A field construction team started laying sod at Kenan Stadium Wednesday. Preparations are also underway for town leaders and businesses. Patty Griffin with the Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau says there will be a soccer pop-up shop opening. (WNCN)

British football clubs to bring in town revenue with Kenan Stadium match

The summer months are slower for the town — due, in part, to the decreased student population — so hosting soccer matches is nothing but a benefit, Maria Jacavino, director of sales for Chapel Hill’s Graduate Hotel, said. Last year’s match brought visitors from all 50 states and some from overseas, leaving local hotels sold out. (Daily Tar Heel)

UNC named ‘New Ivy’ by Forbes

UNC-Chapel Hill is among Forbes’ list of "new Ivies," institutions approaching the quality and prestige of an Ivy League education and producing "the smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types." Carolina is the only North Carolina institution on the list. Princeton Review also recognized UNC for its affordability as a best public university for value. (UNC.edu)

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