On this day in North Carolina history September 30, 1948. The Rams Head Rathskeller opened down in Amber Alley off Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Folks just called it The Rat. Ted Danziger and his family opened it in the basement under the old candy shop. They were Austrian folks who came over here and started over in Chapel Hill. First place around there to pour draft beer. Pizza showed up a few years later and that was a big deal for this part of the country back then. The Daily Tar Heel ran an ad saying Andy Griffith was gonna wander around with his guitar welcoming people in. Think about that. Andy Griffith playing in a basement restaurant the night it opened. That place fed generations of UNC students. Lasagna they called the bowl of cheese. The Gambler steak. Waiters who stayed for decades. Initials carved in the wood. Dates. Cheap beer. Loud nights. It was not fancy and it was not supposed to be. The Rat closed in 2007. Building still sitting there under Franklin Street. Different things have come and gone in that space since. If you ever ate there you remember it. If you never did, you missed a Carolina institution. First picture is the alley entrance. Black and white picture is the view from Franklin St. Old World Gift Shop upstairs and The Rat downstairs.

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Two men walked into Sir Edmond Halley’s Pub in Charlotte, NC on Sept 17th at around 10pm and snatched a picture off the wall that meant everything to the owner. It’s him with his best friends. Not a trophy. Not a collectible. Just a piece of his life. They made a quick getaway. The pub is asking for any help identifying them. If you have any information, please contact the pub directly. Let’s help this business get the justice it deserves. #TheHopeFiles

It was 3 am 4-year-old Caleb Flax was inside his house sleeping when CMPD says someone shot up 4 homes on Grassy Patch Lane in northwest Charlotte One of the bullets struck Flax. He died in the hospital. His grandfather says he loved to ride bikes and watch football. CMPD hasn’t made any arrests

With four lives lost in a week to gun violence, community leaders call for urgent investment in youth violence prevention and support programs. wcnc.com/article/news/local/…

It was 3 am 4-year-old Caleb Flax was inside his house sleeping when CMPD says someone shot up 4 homes on Grassy Patch Lane in northwest Charlotte One of the bullets struck Flax. He died in the hospital. His grandfather says he loved to ride bikes and watch football. CMPD hasn’t made any arrests

.@POTUS RIPS Democrat Governor Roy Cooper who VETOED a critical Hurricane Helene relief bill. "For the people of North Carolina, this election is about safety, and bad management...There has never been worse management of a storm or a hurricane, than Cooper in North Carolina."