Working from a home office there are often times when a change of scenery is required, and nothing beats a coffee shop with wireless internet. Here's an updated list of some of my local favorites.
Free Wireless Internet locations:
Bean Traders
Homestead Market on W. Hwy 54
app. 1/4 mile North of I-40 (exit 276) & app. 1/4 mile West of Fayetteville (Durham, NC)
Bean Traders
Meadowmont Village
(next to Harris Teeter) on HWY 54 between I-40 (Exit 273) & Glen Lennox (Chapel Hill, NC)
Panera Bread
213 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Town of Carrboro Wireless
(Now covers Weaver St. Market and Armadillo Grill)
Bear Rock Cafe
201 S Estes Drive
University Mall
Chapel Hill NC 27514
Not so free Wireless Internet locations:
Fedex Kinko's Chapel Hill
114 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill NC 27516
Starbucks
103 East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill NC 27516
Borders Chapel Hill
1807 Chapel Hill Blvd.
Chapel Hill NC 27514
Barnes and Noble
The Streets at Southpoint
8030 Renaissance Parkway, Suite 835
Durham, NC 27713