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Chapel Hill Town Council discusses Juneteenth, racial equity, Aura development

By Kelli Rainer | June 17

The Chapel Hill Town Council proclaimed June 16, 2021, as Eugenia Floyd Day to honor the 2021 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, who teaches at Mary ...

'Hannah's Hope': Hillsborough gallery hosts art exhibit in honor of former OCS student

By Lily Chubb | June 16

The life and artwork of Hannah Gettes, a former Orange County Schools student, are honored through the "Hannah's Hope" exhibit.

Chapel Hill Town Council member Karen Stegman announces her bid for reelection

By Kelli Rainer | June 14

Chapel Hill Town Council member Karen Stegman is running for reelection after serving her first four-year term in the position.

Orange County Commissioner Mark Dorosin to step down; Penny Rich considering role

By Emily Shih | June 14

Dorosin was reelected to the BOCC in November after beating Rich in the primary by a seven-vote margin. Rich said she is considering a run particularly ...

Compass Center fills the gap in emergency housing for victims of domestic violence

By Kayleigh Carpenter | June 14

The center started the Safe Homes, New Lives program last summer after a community needs assessment determined that emergency housing was one of the most ...

Chapel Hill Transit to use electric cars, buses in move toward sustainable future

By Sarah Choi | June 9

The Town of Chapel Hill, Orange County and UNC are partnered with the transit system, Chapel Hill Transit director Brian Litchfield said, to push toward ...

Carrboro Town Council member Damon Seils announces he is running for mayor

By Kelli Rainer | June 8

Seils said he hopes to build on Carrboro's progressive reputation and on the Town's role as a statewide leader on issues regarding the LGBTQ+ community, ...

Carolina Performing Arts, UNC music department collaborate for Compose Carolina series

By Kelli Rainer | June 7

Three UNC alumni as well as a group of undergraduate students will participate in the second annual Compose Carolina series in July. The theme of the ...

Two N.C. General Assembly bills move closer to criminal justice reform

By Isabella Reilly | June 6

Two bills, House Bills 436 and 536, addressing criminal justice reform are sitting in a North Carolina Senate committee after being unanimously passed ...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro collaborate to host Small Town Pride events throughout June

By Kelli Rainer | June 3

In honor of Pride Month, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are collaborating to host Small Town Pride, a local month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ ...

Perennial Cafe on Franklin Street reopens its doors after a year-long temporary closing

By Emily Shih | June 1

Perennial Cafe, a coffee shop located at 401 W. Franklin St., reopened to eager customers on May 28. The cafe had temporarily closed its doors last year ...

Black community and culture to be celebrated at inaugural local Juneteenth festival

By Sarah Choi | May 31

The first annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth celebration is set to take place on June 18 and 19. Juneteenth — a portmanteau of June 19 — commemorates ...

Carrboro's Mayor Lavelle announces she will leave office at the end of her current term

By Kelli Rainer | May 27

Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle will leave office after her term ends in December, she announced in a press release Wednesday. Lavelle said she feels confident ...

Friends of Geer Cemetery takes a community-driven approach to cemetery preservation

By Niharika Vattikonda | May 25

The Friends of Geer Cemetery aims to restore and preserve a historic Black cemetery tucked away in a Durham residential neighborhood. The organization ...

Black Lives Matter door knocked down again at University United Methodist Church

By Trevor Moore | May 24

A display honoring the Black Lives Matter movement outside of University United Methodist Church was knocked down sometime between the evening of Thursday, ...

GG Clemons, who integrated Chapel Hill High School in the 1960s, passes away at 86

By Noah Robert Houser | May 24

Gwendella Guinevere Clemons, an icon of advocacy and a longtime educator and leader, passed away on May 11 at the age of 86. “She inspired me ...

Israeli-Palestinian conflict inspires protests, vigil in Raleigh and faculty statement

By Isabella Reilly and Audrey Selley | May 23

People in North Carolina have shown support for Palestinians during the Israeli attacks, from protests in Raleigh to a statement signed by faculty from ...

UNC and Chapel Hill community members rally in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

By Trevor Moore and Kayleigh Carpenter | May 20

UNC and Chapel Hill community members gathered Thursday morning to show their support for Nikole Hannah-Jones ahead of the Board of Trustees' 9 a.m. meeting ...

Deborah Stroman named the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP 2021 Woman of the Year

By Isabella Reilly | May 19

Deborah Stroman, who is a professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, the treasurer of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro branch of the NAACP ...

Orange County follows Cooper's decision to lift mask mandate, other restrictions

By Kelli Rainer | May 18

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger announced that Orange County will follow Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to lift the statewide mask mandate and other COVID-19 ...