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BIZBRIEFS Compiled by Madison Clark
PHOTO BY JILLIAN KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
NEW TO THE SCENE
The Drive-In at Carraway Village opened in October as a venue for Film Fest 919, and now its 50-foot-wide screen features new and old films along with seasonal showings such as The Royal Ballet’s “The Nutcracker.” The drive-in, located at 600 Carraway Crossing, has room for food trucks and 140 socially distanced cars.
Church Rd. in the fall. Owners Brian O’Hara and Melissa O’Hara said Carolina Grove offers both an indoor, barnstyle space with natural lighting and an outdoor space with plentiful hardwood trees and alfresco courtyards.
Dr. Hana C. Hobbs opened a periodontist and implantology dental center in Hillsborough at 406 Millstone Dr. in November. Dr. Hobbs began her first private practice in Durham in 1997 and has more than 25 years of experience in dental and periodontal work. Carolina Grove wedding venue opened outside of Hillsborough at 1001 Lipscomb Grove
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Union Grove Farm wedding venue opened in August and features 10-plus acres of vineyards, orchards and gardens along with a 4,000-square-foot post-andbeam barn. Owners Peter Bohlen and Nicole Bohlen hosted their first small events this fall. Union Grove Farm is located at 1052 Lily Pad Ln. just north of Calvander.
CLOSURES
CommunityWorx closed its Chapel Hill thrift shop at 103 S. Elliott Rd. in mid-
December after 40 years at that location. The nonprofit continues to take donations at its Carrboro location at 125 W. Main St. and anticipates expanding shopping hours to seven days a week in the
future. CommunityWorx also opened an online thrift shop in November that showcases high-end products available at thrift shop prices.
WHAT AN HONOR
Rivers Agency won five MarCom awards in November, recognizing the advertising agency’s creative endeavors in rebranding and production of marketing and commercial materials and programs. Rivers won three platinum awards, the highest honor, in the Online App category for its work on Bum Dash’s cloth diaper service app, in the Pro Bono category for the You Can Help Me #wearamask PSA and in the Advertising Campaign category for Experience Downtown Chapel Hill’s response to COVID-19. The agency also won a gold award in the Integrated Marketing category for its work on First Bank’s Bank@Home campaign that promoted online benefits and was recognized with an honorary mention in the Branding category