The hip, villagey atmosphere of CHAPEL HILL , on the southwest outskirts of Durham, has benefited from the rise to national prominence of such local bands as Superchunk, Archers of Loaf and Ben Folds Five. It's also the hometown of James "Carolina on My Mind" Taylor. About fifty percent of the 45,000 population are students, and its position as a bastion of white liberalism in a poor rural state brings the town its detractors; that said, it's a pleasant enough place t... [More]