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2 TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 FROM STAFF REPORTS ■ A UNC Hospitals employ ee reported being the victim of strong armed robbery at 12:05 a.m. Monday, Chapel Hill police reports state. Reports state that a woman returned to her parked car at the Harris Teeter in the Chapel Hill North complex at 1800 Airport Road to unload her groceries when a man in the car next to her reached out of the window, poked her in the side and demanded that she give him her wallet. Reports state that the victim threw the wallet, which contained her driver’s license and credit cards, at the man and ran back into the store. According to reports, the robber was described as being in his 30s and having a stocky build. ■ The Eckerd drug store at 602 Jones Ferry Road reported a larce- S< Orchid Citizens of Humanity Denim Mini Skirt uniquities Chapomui * 452 West Franklin St, 919.933.4007 Question: What to do with your textbooks? 98R9^ > AHhHv jjJ^m tL !r'-. fc •/; r[vfv r j I <• \ It doesn't matter where you bought your textbooks, the best place to sell them is: Book & Supply ImR Behind Vespa ' 306 W. Franklin St. Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2/616 ' Phone (919)969-8398 Fax (919)969-8996 Plus, get an extra 10% in Ram Bucks (redeemable toward next semester’s textbooks) After you se// your books, we'll have a slice of hot pizza waiting for you! POLICE LOG ny at 3:40 p.m. Saturday, Carrboro police reports state. According to reports, a store employee observed a man leaving a clear plastic bag at the front of the store when he entered. Reports state that after several minutes, the employee saw the man put items in the bag and run out of the store. According to reports, the employee saw a Con-Air hair dryer, valued at sl6, in the bag and believes that the subject took curling irons as well. Reports state that the man was last seen running behind Food Lion. A police search of the area was not able to locate him. ■ A UNC School of Dentistry employee reported a breaking and entering and larceny from her resi dence on Cobb Street at 9:40 p.m. Saturday, Carrboro police reports state. According to reports, someone threw a brick through a kitchen window to break into the home. Once in the residence, the per petrator stole an Apex DVD player valued at SSO, a Fila coat valued at SSO, a Phat Farm coat valued at S7O and a Sony CD player valued at $25, reports state. Police fingerprints of the area were entered into evidence, but no information on a suspect was obtained. ■ A local teenager reported that her vehicle faced a breaking and entering and larceny on Columbia Street at noon Sunday, Chapel Hill police reports state. . Reports state that someone entered through an unlocked pas senger-side door and stole a Vera Bradley hanging makeup bag val ued at SIOO, a Vera Bradley shoul der tote valued at $125, a Kodak digital camera valued at S3OO, S2OO worth of makeup and SBOO worth of clothes. ■ A Durham woman reported that she was the victim of larceny at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Chapel Hill police reports state. According to reports, the vic tim was shopping at Whole Foods Market at 81 S. Elliot Road when someone stole her purse out of her unattended shopping cart. Reports state that the purse, with contents that were valued at SIOO, contained her driver’s license and several credit cards. ■ Chapel Hill police responded to a weapons discharge complaint at 5 p.m. Sunday in Fraternity Court, police reports state. According to reports, police received a shots fired call near Granville Towers that said a loud discharge was heard near the court, at 106 S. Columbia St. When police arrived on the scene, they found a subject holding a PVC pipe used for shooting potatoes. Police confiscated the device, more commonly known as a “spud gun.” ®ljp iatty (Bar Mppl P.O. Box 3257, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Michelle Jarboe, Editor, 962-4086 Advertising & Business, 962-1163 News, Features, Sports, 962-0245 One copy per person; additional copies may be purchased at The Daily Tar Heel for $.25 each. © 2005 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved News Downtown coffee shop puts the ‘bar’ in barista Restaurant sees day-night divide BYALI GRAY STAFF WRITER The sounds of classical music waft through the fragrant daytime air inside 138 E. Franklin St. as stu dents, professors and locals enjoy their meals. But after night falls, the peaceful restaurant transforms into a lively bar, packed with students seeking live tunes and cheap drinks. The dark wooden booths and the friendly atmosphere of the Carolina Coffee Shop have remained the same since its opening in 1922. The wide spread popular ity of the restau rant has helped it become a his toric landmark in downtown PEOPLE AND PLACES OF FRANKLIN ST. TODAY: Coffee Shop brews warm feelings in area residents. Chapel Hill. “It hasn’t changed much over the years,” said Matt Hodler, one of two managers of Carolina Coffee Shop. “We’ve done a good job of staying with the original idea.” The light-blue-and-white awning over the Coffee Shop has signaled a fun place to relax with friends for many decades and to several generations. “A lot of people are interested to know that it’s the oldest restaurant in the Wangle,” Hodler said. Although the restaurant has been open for 83 years, most of its employees have been there less than one. Many employees are students, so there tends to be a quick turnover among the staff. “That’s what this place was origi nally for: having students work.” Hodler said. The restaurant’s unchanging face is what has endeared it to many UNC students, both new and old. Sophomore Kathy Pierson, who has lived in Chapel Hill all her life, enjoys the tradition. “I like it because it brings back memories from when I was little and Used to eat lunch there with mama iffllS APARTMENT HOMES ~IbJ fVT J®" I r/v/7 //v at: www.bvrlishirenuwor'wesl.con Bine Thru & Thru lav Heels Welcome! fe&B $ mm DTH/BRANDON MAYNARD People pass by Carolina Coffee Shop on Monday. The downtown fixture opened in 1922 and features all-day meals as well as nighttime drinking. my family and then walk around town and campus,” she said. As she got older, Pierson gained anew perspective on Carolina Coffee Shop. “I never really knew it was a fun bar spot until I was a student at UNC,” she said. The history of the restaurant is also important to junior Caitlin Cottingham. “My mom worked at the Coffee Shop when she was a student here,” she said. “Now when I go there, I think about my mom when she was in college.” The daytime crowd consists mostly of professors and gradu ate students. The staff recognizes the faces of many of the customers who are pleased with the food and continually come back for more, Hodler said. “You can come in here and get a cheap meal —a nice light snack or you can spend a little more and get a great meal,” Hodler said. Hodler and the other manager, Richie Hodel, consider the res taurant’s menu unique. The most popular items are the eggs bene dict, the brie and bacon sandwich and the various monthly dinner specials. The Carolina Coffee Shop is open until 2 a.m. Tuesday through I The Ultimate in Affordable I Berkshire Manor f Vcstf \ H 2 N.C. Highway 54 Bypass • Carrboro, NC27510 Email: berkshirejmanor_west@aspensquare.com Ig Spacious Two Bedroom Apartments Only Minutes to UNC ! HIGH SPEED INTERNET® CABLE ■ INCLUDED '!/- Washer/Dryer Connections & Appliances |S Fully Applianced Kitchens |||? 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Tuesday is the most popular night, Hodel said. “The late-night crowd is basi cally all students,” Hodler said. “They like it because we have cheap drinks and great bartenders.” Its many attractions have helped Carolina Coffee Shop maintain widespread appeal for more than eight decades. “When they think about the history, people get all nostalgic,” Hodel said. “You can get breakfast here, lunch here, dinner here, drunk here.” Contact the Features Editor atfeatures@unc.edu.