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Life in the Triangle as a Resident

It’s called the Triangle, but it has many sides.

Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the cities that surround them set the bar high and keep raising it. From AAA 4 and 5 Diamond Hotels to world-class museums, up-and-coming chefs and award-winning breweries, the desire for better is always here. See the transformed tobacco houses of the American Tobacco and Brightleaf Square historic districts, now home to unique shops, dining and nightlife. Or catch a game in the home of the Stanley Cup-winning Carolina Hurricanes, the Infamous Durham Bulls, and some of the greatest rivalries in college sports.

Eat:
Options in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area:
Quick Bites

  • Sup Dogs – Hot dogs, sports bar
  • Acme – Locally-sourced New-American
  • Carrburritos – Casual fresh Mexican
  • Vimala’s – Indian
  • Al’s Burger Shack – Burgers
  • IP3 – Pizza, Chapel Hill staple*

Fancy Bites:

  • Venable – Rotisserie Bistro
  • Hawthorne & Wood – Local and global fusions
  • Kipos – Greek
  • Lantern – Asian fusion
  • Pizzeria Mercato – Pizza and more
Drink:
Breweries:

  • Fullsteam
  • Ponysaurus
  • Steel String
  • Hi-Wire
  • Trophy
  • Franklin St Motors

Beer-Focused Hangouts:

  • Bull McCabe’s
  • Raleigh Times
  • Busy Bee
  • Raleigh Beer Garden
  • Motorco
  • Top of the Hill

Cocktails:

  • The Crunkleton
  • Alley Twenty-Six
  • The Durham (Rooftop)
  • Foundation
  • Fox Liquor Bar
  • Tru
Be Merry:

Food/Drink:

  • Got to be NC Festival
  • Taste A Celebration of Food and Drink
  • Triangle Uncorked Wine Festival
  • World Beer Festival
  • Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival

Music:

  • Hopscotch
  • Wide Open Bluegrass
  • Bull Durham Blues Festival

Art:

  • Artsplosure
  • Centerfest
  • SparkCON
  • American Dance Festival
Hike, Bike, Run:

  • Eno River State Park
  • American Tobacco Trail
  • William B Umstead State Park
  • Sarah P Duke Gardens
  • Tarheel 10 Miler
  • Bull City Race Fest and Food Truck Rodeo
  • City of Oaks Marathon

 

See a Show:

  • Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC)
  • Progress Energy Center
  • Red Hat Amphitheater
  • Memorial Hall
  • Cat’s Cradle
  • Lincoln Theatre
  • Motorco Music Hall

We hope you’ll see why we are lucky to call this place home!