Election 2007: Money on the Street

X-posted from my campaign website.

“Eyes on the street” in one of the key mantras the incumbents substitute for a solid financial analysis of the economic benefits of their publicly underwritten million dollar Downtown condos.

Supposedly the $8.5 million tax dollars (so far) and land worth $5-8 million ($13.5-16.5 million) will help increase Downtown’s minuscule population to the point crime will plummet as folks living in those million dollar condos observe the street scene from high above. Those couple hundred of new folks will energize Franklin Street and help convert it into a 24/7 hub of profitable commercial activity.

Eyes on the street, the justification for this out-of-control project.

What about “jobs on the street”?

In 2005, I called on the Town and its Downtown Partnership to focus on a strategy to build an employment ladder and increase the number of well-paying jobs Downtown.

Why? Because I know that folks that work Downtown, spend Downtown. I do. My colleagues do. The owners and employees of many Downtown businesses do, funneling their dollars back into the micro-economy they subsist on.

And they do it without millions of dollars of public outlay. Their commercial activities represent a net gain for both Downtown and the larger taxpaying community.

Why didn’t Council pursue jobs growth Downtown? The high-priced condo scheme has been a distraction but, beyond that, I believe they didn’t understand the basic value proposition – that those who work Downtown, spend Downtown.

My objective, increasing Downtown’s employment profile, languished two years until recently when the new economic development officer (a position, by the way, I lobbied for) resurrected it as part of his greater economic development strategy.

How much does the Downtown workforce contribute to Downtown’s commerce?

I took a look at my spending habits, reviewed my credit receipts and came up with the following incomplete list of Franklin Street businesses within the Town’s Downtown economic zone (as defined by the Downtown Partnership) that I (or my family) have recently frequented.

While broad, you might notice a bias towards restaurants. My wife is a fabulous cook – but that doesn’t stop me from eating out at our wonderful Downtown smorgasboard.

Finally, Downtown already has “eyes on the street”. 5,000 based on the Town’s analysis. 15,000 based on State and Federal criteria. Eyes on Rosemary St. hasn’t stopped the drug dealing. Eyes on the street didn’t stop the recent Visions nightclub shooting. Eyes on the street, alone, is no panacea.

Where I spent my hard-earned dollars:

3 CUPS
431 West Franklin Street, Suite 15 (Courtyard)
Phone: (919) 968-8993
Fax: (919) 968-8994
Hours: Monday – Saturday 7:30am-6:30pm
www.3cups.net

35 Chinese Restaurant
143 West Franklin Street (Univeristy Square)
Phone: (919) 968-3488
Fax: (919) 968-0268
Hours: Monday – Sunday 11:00am-9:30pm
www.35citysearch.com

411 West
411 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-2782
Fax: (919) 969-7450
Hours: Sunday – Monday 5:00pm-9:30pm / Tuesday – Thursday 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm / Friday – Saturday 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:30pm
www.411west.com

Aladdin’s Café
153 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-1290
Fax: (919) 929-1292
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 11:00am-2:00am / Saturday 5:00pm-2:00am

Amelia Pastry & Coffee Shop
143 West Franklin Street (University Square)
Phone: (919) 969-0064
Hours: Monday – Saturday 8:00am-9:30pm / Sunday 9:30am-6:30pm
www.ameliacafe.us

Asia Café
118 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-0168
Fax: (919) 929-9761
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-8:00pm

Bandido’s Mexican Café
159 1/2 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-5048
Fax: (919) 967-5809
Hours: Monday – Thursday 11:00am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-9:30pm / Friday 11:00am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm / Saturday 12:00pm-10:00pm
www.zspotlight.com/bandidos

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade
102 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-9068
Fax: (919) 967-0680
Hours: Monday – Sunday 12:00pm-11:00pm
www.benjerry.com

Bon’s Home Cookin (My favorite BBQ/home-cooking joint)
133 West Franklin Street (University Square, rear)
Phone: (919) 960-7630
Fax: (919) 960-5991
Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00am-9:00pm / Friday 8:00am-9:30pm / Saturday 7:30am-9:30pm / Sunday 8:00am-3:00pm
www.bonshomecookin.com

Breadmen’s Restaurant (80’s onward!)
324 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 967-7110
Fax: (919) 933-0834
Hours: Monday-Sunday 7:00am-9:00pm
www.breadmens.com

Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery
104 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-5248
Fax: (919) 967-1900
Hours: Monday – Saturday 6:30am-8:00pm / Sunday 8:00am-6:00pm
www.brueggers.com

Caribou Coffee Company
110 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 933-5404
Hours: Monday – Thursday 6:30am-11:00pm / Friday 6:30am-12:00am / Saturday 8:00am-12:00am / Sunday 8:00am-11:00pm
www.caribou-coffee.com

Carolina Brewery
460 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-1800
Fax: (919) 942-1809
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 11:30am-12am / Friday – Saturday 11:30am-1am / Sunday 11:30am-11pm
www.carolinabrewery.com

Carolina Coffee Shop
138 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-6875
Fax: (919) 929-4191
Hours: Monday 9:00am-4:00pm / Tuesday – Sunday 9:00am-2:00am

Carolina Cross Roads
211 Pittsboro Street
Phone: (919) 933-2001
Fax: (919) 962-3400
www.carolinainn.com/dining.htm

Cold Stone Creamery
131 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 933-2323
Fax: (919) 933-3213
Hours: Monday – Thursday 12:00pm-10:00pm / Friday – Saturday 12:00pm-11:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-10:00pm
www.coldstonecreamery.com

Cosmic Cantina
128 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 960-3955
Fax: (919) 416-9575

Crook’s Corner
610 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-7643
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday open at 5:30pm / Sunday 10:30am-2:00pm
www.crookscorner.com

Elaine’s on Franklin
454 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 960-2770
Fax: (919) 960-7780
Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 5:30pm-9:30pm / Friday – Saturday 5:30pm-10:00pm
www.elainesonfranklin.com

Firehouse Subs
157 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 969-4212
Fax: (919) 969-4213
Hours: Monday – Sunday 10:30am-10:00pm
www.firehousesubs.com

Franklin Street Pizza & Pasta
163 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 933-5277
Fax: (919) 968-0753
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:30am-11:30pm / Sunday 11:30am-11:00pm
www.franklinstpizza.com

Fuse
403 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 942-9242
Hours: Monday – Saturday 6:00pm-2:00am / Sunday 9:00pm-2:00am
www.f-use.com

Ham’s of Chapel Hill
310 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 933-3767
Fax: (919) 933-3791
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-2:00am / Sunday 11:00am-12:00am
www.hamsrestaurants.com

Hector’s (Since Galifinakis’ egg rolls and Greek grilled cheese)
108 Henderson Street
Phone: (919) 942-9420

India Palace
508-A West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-8201
Hours: Monday – Sunday 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:30pm

Italian Pizzeria III (25+ years)
508 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 968-4671
Hours: Monday – Thursday 10:30am-11:00pm / Friday 10:30am-11:30pm / Saturday 10:30am-11:00pm / Sunday 10:30am-10:00pm

Jack Sprat Cafe and Bar
161 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 933-3575
Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Friday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
www.jackspratcafe.com

Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shop
306 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 968-7827
Fax: (919) 968-0332
Hours: Monday – Sunday 11:00am-3:00am
www.jimmyjohns.com

Kurama Sushi and Noodle Express
105 North Columbia Street
Phone: (919) 968-4747
Fax: (919) 968-4702
Hours: Monday – Sunday 11:30am-10:00pm
www.kuramarestaurants.com

La Residence Restaurant and Bar (Café La Rez)
202 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 967-2506
Fax: (919) 967-2504
Hours: Monday -Sunday 6:00pm-2:00am
www.laresidencedining.com

Lantern Restaurant
423 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 969-8846
Hours: Monday – Saturday 5:30pm-2:00am
www.lanternrestaurant.com

Lime and Basil Vietnamese
200 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-5055
Fax: (919) 967-5868
Hours: Monday – Friday (Lunch) 11:00am-2:30pm / Monday – Saturday (Dinner) 5:00pm-9:30pm

Locopops
431 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 286-3500

Los Potrillos
220 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 932-4301
Fax: (919) 932-4779
Hours: Sunday – Thursday 11:00am-10:00pm / Friday – Saturday 11:00am-11:00pm

Mama Dip’s Kitchen
408 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 942-5837
Fax: (919) 942-1469
Hours: Monday – Saturday 8:00am-10:00pm / Sunday 8:00am-9:00pm
www.mamadips.com

McAlister’s Deli
205 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 969-1102
Fax: (919) 969-1105
Hours: Monday – Sunday 10:30am-10:00pm
www.mcalistersdeli.com

McDonald’s
409 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-5788
www.mcdonalds.com

Mediterranean Deli & Catering
410 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-2666
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm / Sunday 11:00am-9:00pm
www.mediterraneandeli.com

Oriental Garden Chinese and Thai
503 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 967-8818
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 11:30am-2:00pm / Tuesday – Thursday 5:00pm-9:30pm / Friday – Saturday 5:00pm-10:30pm / Sunday 5:00pm-9:30pm
www.thaicuisine.com/r/3401.html

Panera Bread Company
213 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-9189
Hours: Monday – Thursday 6:30am-9:00pm / Friday 6:30am-10:00pm / Saturday 7:30am-10:00pm / Sunday 7:30am-9:00pm
www.panerabread.com

Pantana Bob’s Restaurant and Bar
300 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 942-7575
Hours: Monday – Friday 4:00pm-2:00am / Saturday – Sunday 11:00am-2:00am

Papa John’s Pizza
607 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 932-7575
Fax: (919) 942-7470
Hours: Monday – Thursday 11:00am-1:00am / Friday – Saturday 11:00am-2:00am / Sunday 12:00pm-12:00am
www.papajohns.com

Patio Loco
407 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-9060
Hours: Monday – Thursday 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm / Friday 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm / Saturday 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm

Penang Malaysian & Thai
431 West Franklin Street (Courtyard)
Phone: (919) 933-2288
Fax: (919) 933-3133
Hours: Monday – Sunday 11:00am-10:30pm
www.penangnc.com

Pepper’s Pizza
127 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-7766
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-12:00am / Sunday 4:00pm-10:00pm

Pita Pit
115 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 933-4456
Fax: (919) 933-7673
Hours: Monday, Wednesday 11:00am-11:00pm / Tuesday, Thursday – Saturday 11:00am-3:00am / Sunday 12:00pm-11:00pm
www.tarheelpita.com

Qdoba Mexican Grill
100 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-8998
Fax: (919) 929-8357
Hours: Sunday – Wednesday 11:00am-11:00pm / Thursday – Saturday 11:00am-3:00am
www.qdoba.com

Quizno’s Subs
169 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-2395
Fax: (919) 929-4348
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-9:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-8:00pm
www.quiznos.com

Ram’s Head Rathskeller
157 1/2 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-5158
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-11:00pm / Sunday 11:00am-10:00pm

Sakura Express
110 North Columbia Street
Phone: (919) 960-0440
Fax: (919) 960-0440
Hours: Sunday – Thursday 11:00am-9:00pm / Friday – Saturday 11:00am-9:30pm

SandwHich
431 West Franklin Street, Suite 16 (The Courtyard)
Phone: (919) 929-2114
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-5:00pm
www.sandwhich.biz

Shorty’s Bar and Grill
504 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 932-9941
Fax: (919) 932-9715

Skylight Exchange and Bookstore
405 1/2 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 933-5550
Hours: Sunday – Thursday 11:00am-11:00pm / Friday – Saturday 11:00am-12:00am

Spanky’s Restaurant and Bar
101 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-2678
Fax: (919) 928-9335
Hours: Monday 11:00am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm / Tuesday – Wednesday 11:00am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-9:30pm / Thursday 11:00am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm / Friday – Saturday 11:00am-3:30pm, 5:00pm-10:30pm / Sunday 11:30am-4:00pm
www.spankysrestaurant.com

Subway Sandwiches
132 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-5400
www.subway.com

Sutton’s Drug Store
159 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-5161
Fax: (919) 967-0185
Hours: Monday – Saturday 7:00am-6:00pm / Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm

Talulla’s Mezze Lounge & Bar
456 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 933-1177
Fax: (919) 933-9322
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-2:00am Saturday and Sunday 11:00am-2:30pm
www.talullas.com

Top of the Hill Restaurant
100 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-8676
Fax: (919) 968-9505
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-2:00am / Sunday 12:00pm-2:00am
www.topofthehillrestaurant.com

Trilussa La Trattoria
401 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-0057
Hours: Monday – Thursday 5:00pm-9:30pm / Friday – Saturday 5:00pm-10:30pm

Vespa Cibobuono
306 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 969-6600
Fax: (919) 969-6610
Hours: Monday – Sunday 11:30am-11:00pm
www.chapel.hill.vespasta.com

WB Yeats Irish Pub
306-G West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 960-8335

Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe
173 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-9192
Hours: Monday – Saturday 7:00am-2:00pm / Sunday 8:00am-2:00pm

Yogurt Pump
106 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-7867
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:30am-11:30pm / Sunday 12:00pm-11:30pm
www.yogurtpump.com

Cave, The
452 1/2 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 968-9308
Hours: Monday – Sunday 2:30pm-2:30am
www.caverntavern.com

Goodfellow’s
149 1/2 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 960-8688

He’s Not Here (Blue cup specials back in the ’80s, pinball now).
112 1/2 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-7939
Hours: Monday – Sunday 1:00pm-2:00am

Hell
157 1/2 East Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 929-9666
Hours: Monday – Friday 5:00pm-2:00am / Saturday – Sunday 9:00pm-2:00am
www.chapelhell.com

Local 506
506 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-5506
Hours: Monday – Sunday 9:00pm-2:00am
www.local506.com

West End Wine Bar
450 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-7599
Fax: (919) 968-0599
Hours: Monday – Sunday 5:00pm-2:00am
www.westendwinebar.com

Ackland Art Museum
101 South Columbia Street
Phone: (919) 966-5736
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm / Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm
www.ackland.org

Ackland Art Museum Gift Shop
101 South Columbia Street
Phone: (919) 966-5736
Hours: Wednesday – Friday 10:00am-5:00pm / Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm
www.ackland.org

Aveda Institute Chapel Hill
200 West Franklin Street, Suite 110
Phone: (919) 960-4769
Fax: (919) 969-8390
Hours: Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm / Monday – Friday 9:00am-6:00pm / Saturday 8:00am-6:00pm
www.avedachapelhill.com

Back Door CDs Records and Tapes
136 East Rosemary Street (Bank of America, rear)
Phone: (919) 933-0019
Fax: (919) 949-5169

Bicycle Chain (formerly Franklin St. Cycles)
210 West Fraknlin Street
Phone: (919) 933-2775
Fax: (919) 932-6201
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00am-7:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm
www.thebicyclechain.com

Bookshop, The
400 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-5178
Fax: (919) 942-1837
Hours: Monday – Friday 11:00am-9:00pm / Saturday 11:00am-6:00pm / Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm
www.bookshopinc.com

Browns Paint and Hardware (Knight Campbell)
420 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 968-3751
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm / Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm

CD Alley
405C West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 960-9272
Fax: (919) 942-1847
www.cdalleychapelhill.com

Chapel Hill Comics
412 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-4439
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00am-9:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-6:00pm
www.chapelhillcomics.com

Chapel Hill Florist
200 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-2903
Fax: (919) 918-1003
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:30am-6:00pm / Saturday 9:30am-2:00pm
www.chapelhillfloristltd.com

Chapel Hill Rare Books
143 West Franklin Street, Suite 310
Phone: (919) 929-8351
Fax: (919) 967-2532
www.chapelhillrarebooks.com

Chapel Hill Tire Co
502 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-7092
www.chapelhilltire.com

Creative Metalsmiths (They designed my wife’s wedding ring)
117 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-2037
Fax: (919) 967-6651
Hours: Monday – Friday 11:00am-6:00pm / Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm
www.creativemetalsmiths.com

d.b.Sutton & co.
406 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 968-4247
Fax: (919) 968-4277
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am-8:00pm / Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
www.dbsutton.com

Eastern Market (Great selection. Nice owner!).
505 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 968-1703

Hazmat
405 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-7540
Fax: (919) 967-7541
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-7:00pm

Hill Country Woodworks
318 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-2075
Fax: (919) 929-1996
Hours: Monday – Thursday 10:00am-6:00pm / Friday 10:00am-9:00pm / Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm
www.hillcountrywoodworks.com

Internationalist Books and Community Center
405 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-1740
Fax: (919) 932-7911
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00am-8:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-6:00pm
www.internationalistbooks.org

Jiffy Lube Service Center #1552
607A West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-3937
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am-7:00pm / Saturday 7:00am-6:00pm / Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm
www.jiffylube.com

Ken’s Quickie Mart
133 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919)929-4788
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am-12:00am / Saturday 9:00am-2:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-11:00pm

Key Food Mart
325 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 942-1385
Fax: (919) 942-1385

Light Years
121 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-9265
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00am-7:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-7:00pm

Modern Times
402 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-8119
Fax: (919) 967-9878
Hours: Monday – Friday 11:00am-7:00pm / Saturday 10:30am-7:00pm / Sunday 1:00pm-6:00pm
www.moderntimesclothing.net

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Gift Shop
250 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 962-1236
Fax: (919) 962-1238
Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00am-5:00pm / Friday – Saturday 6:30pm-9:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm
www.moreheadplanetarium.org

Paint the Earth Ceramic Studio
316 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 968-0400
Fax: (919) 933-4815
Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 12:00pm-9:00pm / Friday 12:00pm-10:00pm / Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm / Sunday 1:00pm-7:00pm
www.painttheearth.com

Ragtime Vintage Clothing
128 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-7331

Ram Book & Supply
306 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 969-8398
Fax: (919) 969-8996
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am-6:00pm / Saturday 12:00pm-5:00pm
www.rambookstore.com

Schoolkids Records
144 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-7766
Fax: (919) 942-7766
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00am-10:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-8:00pm
www.schoolkidsrecords.com

Skylight Exchange and Bookstore
405 1/2 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 933-5550
Hours: Sunday – Thursday 11:00am-11:00pm / Friday – Saturday 11:00am-12:00am

Studio Supply
421 West Franklin Street
Phone: 929-5637
Fax: 929-7289
Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00am-7:00pm / Saturday 11:00am-7:00pm
www.studio-supply.com

Sutton’s Drug Store
159 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-5161
Fax: (919) 967-0185
Hours: Monday – Saturday 7:00am-6:00pm / Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm

Syd’s Hair Shop
108 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 942-7606
Fax: (919) 942-7646
Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00am-8:00pm / Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm
www.sydshairshop.com

Tarheel Bookstore
119 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 960-6021
Fax: (919) 933-5827
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am-7:00pm / Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm / Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm
www.tarheel.com

Tienda Hispana La Potosina
407 West Rosemary Street
Phone:

Time After Time Vintage Thrift Shop
414 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 942-2304
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11:30am-5:30pm

TJ’s Campus Beverage
108 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 933-2007
Fax: (919) 967-2466
Hours: Monday 10:00am-12:00am / Tuesday – Saturday 10:00am-2:00am / Sunday 10:00am-1:00am

Trail Shop of Chapel Hill
133 West Franklin Street (University Square, rear)
Phone: (919) 929-7626
Fax: (919) 942-1468
Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00am-7:00pm / Sunday 12:00pm-6:00pm
www.thetrailshop.com

University Florist and Gift Shop
124 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-1119
Fax: (919) 967-6086
Hours: Monday – Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
www.universityflorist.com

Varsity Theatre
123 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-8665
www.movies.raleighlist.org/Varsity-Theatre.htm

Bank of America
137 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 918-4200
www.bankofamerica.com

Chapel Hill News/News &Observer
505 West Franklin Street
Phone: 932-2000
Fax: 932-2027
www.chapelhillnews.com

FedEx Kinkos
114 West Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 967-0790
Fax: (919) 967-9243
www.fedexkinkos.com

Horace Williams House
610 East Rosemary Street
Phone: 942-7818
Fax: 942-7845
www.chapelhillpreservation.com/horace.html

Kidzu Children’s Museum
105 East Franklin Street
Phone: 919-933-1455
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
www.kidzuchildrensmuseum.org

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
250 East Franklin Street
Phone: 919-962-1236
Fax: 919-962-1238
Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday – Saturday 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
www.moreheadplanetarium.org

NC Chiropractic
212 West Rosemary Street
Phone: (919)929-3552
Hours: Tuesday, 12noon-7p/Wednesday, 8a-5p/Thursday, 12noon-7p, Friday 8a-5p

Optometric Eye Care Center
143 West Franklin Street (University Square)
Phone: (919)968-3937
Fax: (919)932-3290

Preservation Society of Chapel Hill
610 East Rosemary Street
Phone: (919) 942-7818
Fax: (919) 942-7845
www.chapelhillpreservation.com

Stitch in Time Alterations
133 1/2 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-4826

Sun Magazine (GREAT MAGAZINE!)
107 North Roberson Street
Phone: (919) 942-5282
Fax: (919) 932-3101
www.thesunmagazine.org

The Carolina Inn
211 Pittsboro Street
Phone: 919-933-2001
Fax: 919-962-3400
www.carolinainn.com

The Chapel Hill Herald
106 Mallette St.
Phone: (919) 419-6500
Fax: (919) 918-1055
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/

TIBCO Software, Inc. (Where I work!)
200 West Franklin Street, Suite 250
Phone: (919) 969-6500
Fax: (919) 960-2572
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am-6:00pm
www.tibco.com

Wachovia
165 East Franklin Street
Phone: (919) 929-0311
Fax: (919) 929-1489
Hours: Monday – Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm / Friday 9:00am-6:00pm
www.wachovia.com

One thought on “Election 2007: Money on the Street”

  1. You make a really good point. I think if I did something similar you would see:
    a. a lot of shops in Southern Village, actually, ALL the shops in Southern Village.
    b. a lot of downtown lunches, since it is walkable from campus.
    c. most of my lunches on campus.

    It only makes sense that you spend more money in the microenvironment where you work/live.

    Great post Will!

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