Chapel Hill is set to be home to the first franchise location in North Carolina of an Ohio-based smoothie bar. Pulp Juice & Smoothie Bar is preparing to join the Franklin Street business scene, taking up shop at 100 West Franklin Street at the corner of Franklin and Columbia Streets. The business — which has most of its 60 locations in Ohio, and has branched out to Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia — is known for its smoothies, juices, blended bowls, and healthy lifestyle food options. Alexandra Smith, who is the manager and co-owner of the Chapel Hill location, confirmed the plans with Chapelboro and described the business venture as a family affair with her husband, Nathan, and her father, Bill Brooks. The family has ties to North Carolina, but the Pulp Juice franchise represents their first foray into Chapel Hill — and to running a Pulp. Smith said she and her husband fondly remember having Pulp smoothies and juices when going to college at Kent State, which is one o...