A new level of scrutiny and short notice from the university means a popular Chapel Hill restaurant will not be among the vendors at UNC football games in 2025, according to the owners. Italian Pizzeria III and its Philly cheesesteak station at Kenan Stadium will not be operating after failing an inspection of the stadium’s vendors ahead of the new season. The news — which came just a day after the West Franklin Street pizza joint celebrated its 45th anniversary of operating in Chapel Hill — was shared with IP3 on Friday after UNC fans noticed the group missing in the concessions section of the Football Gameday Guide. Vincenzo Marrone, who co-owns the restaurant with his brother Angelo, told Chapelboro the restaurant found out thanks to a concerned customer who called IP3. “They let us know, ‘We bought the season tickets, but I just saw [UNC] posted the vendors that are going to be there,’” Marrone recounted. “‘You’re not in it, and that makes me really upset,’ the customers said. A...