About Orange County, NC

Chapel Hill-Carrboro, Durham, and the surrounding areas, also known as "The Southern Part of Heaven", combine a rich quality of life with small town friendliness. Nestled in the rolling, wooded Piedmont of North Carolina, our towns are ideally located three hours from the Atlantic coast and three hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains, allowing residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy a variety of recreational activities.

As one of the three "points" of The Research Triangle Park, Chapel Hill-Carrboro, along with Raleigh and Durham, continually receive accolades for being a top location to live and do business. Most recently, the A & E channel recognized Chapel Hill as the #2 city in their "Top Ten Cities to Have it All", and Money magazine rated the town of Chapel Hill as the #1 "Best Place to Live in the South."

Another reason that Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Durham rank among the best places in the country to live is because its citizens really care about their community. A system of bikeways and greenways, open daily from dawn to dusk, to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as those in baby strollers or on roller skates or roller blades, skateboards and wheel chairs make up one of the state's nine designated State Bicycle Highways and runs across the southern portion of Orange County. Features like this make Chapel Hill unique in its lifestyle, and residents take great pride in its enticing quality of life. The rich history of Chapel Hill and Durham, combined with the youthful energy and ideas from the many area Universities, creates an environment unlike any other.

Chapel Hill was named for the Church of England New Hope Chapel, which, at one time, stood atop the hill's crossroads. The great school districts make Chapel Hill a good place to raise a family and the nearby University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the UNC Hospitals, the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC are among the city's top employers.

The City of Durham, which was founded as a railroad station settlement, began to really prosper after the Civil War. Durham has evolved from an economy based on agriculture and manufacturing to one centered around research, technology, and medicine. The diverse culture and its natural beauty make Durham special.

Chapel Hill and Durham offer unique places to live, work, and play. Give Angela or Colin a call for all your Chapel Hill Real Estate needs and let them help you discover "The Southern Part of Heaven"!

Vineyard Square Neighborhood Update
November 13, 2009

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Living near public transportation has become more and more important for folks when considering a new career or higher education and when looking for a new home near either. That's easy to understand in California, New York, Chicago or any number of cities with reknowned public transportation systems.

Did you know that relocating to Chapel Hill or Carrboro, NC doesn't rule out the possibility of replacing some of your drive time and expense with inexpensive public transportation? How inexpensive...well, how does FREE sound?

Since 2002, Chapel Hill Transit has served the Chapel Hill, Carrboro and UNC areas with clean, attractive state of the art public buses, a comprehensive bus route and special event service...all for FREE. In fact, Chapel Hill, NC was the recipient of the first place "2009 Mayors City Livabillity Award', chosen from 200 cities. One of the biggest factors was the city's commitment to public transportation and the impact it has on quality of life in Chapel Hill. This video from the Town of Chapel Hill discusses the decision behind making the bus system free and how it contributes to a sustainable city and benefits students at UNC, residents of Chapel Hill and the folks who visit, live and work here.

Chapel Hill Transit connects to Triangle Transit allowing access to many other areas of the Research Triangle. Route planners and real time bus information are available online from your computer or mobile phone, or download this pdf of the current service area, complete with maps!

Southern Village

Last weekend I went to Southern Village with my sister,a friend and our dogs for the Walk for Paws. It was a was a beautiful fall day, perfect for a walk down the tree lines streets of Southern Village.

Southern Village dates from the early 90's and was the first of the "new old neighborhoods" in the area. One of the models for the new neighborhood was Kentlands in Va. When the development of Southern Village first started I really wondered how it would turn out. I was familiar with Kentlands, my sister lived there, it was a wonderful neighborhood concept. But in Kentlands the land was level and Southern Village had so much topography....

How would they ever get it to look good with the density and hills? Well, it turned out great. The developers, D.R. Bryan , Bryan Properties, knew what they were doing and today is is a showplace neighborhood in Chapel Hill with a thriving commercial area. There is a main street with shops, restaurants, businesses, a church, and movie theater. The commons is a gathering place for events (like The Walk for Paws), a farmers market and outdoor movie showings.

I took photos of lots of homes and will add more including the condos and townhomes in another post.

After our walk we sat outside at Pazzo! on Market Street and shared a pizza and a bottle of wine. We people and dog watched until until almost dark!

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