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'This is my home': Community supports Med Deli after fire

By Audrey Kashatus and Walker Livingston | August 22

After a major fire in late July, Mediterranean Deli has received aid from local business owners and the community at large. The process of rebuilding ...

Rebecca Mormino to begin new role as executive director of Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership

By Lola Oliverio | July 27

Rebecca Mormino will be the new executive director of the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, effective Aug. 14. Mormino has served as the assistant director ...

Local officials and business owners meet to organize support for Mediterranean Deli

By Walker Livingston | July 25

Members of the Chapel Hill community — small business owners, local government officials and organizations such as the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership ...

Mediterranean Deli fire started during roof work, fire department says

By Ethan E. Horton | July 22

The Chapel Hill Fire Department's investigation into the cause of the fire confirmed that it started on the roof due to work being done there at the time. ...

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Mary Margaret Frank selected as new Kenan-Flagler Business School dean

By Ethan E. Horton | June 13

Mary Margaret Frank, the associate dean for faculty development at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, will be the next dean of the ...

Music stores in Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate national Record Store Day

By Eliza Benbow and Kaitlyn Church | April 26

Local record stores celebrated Record Store Day on Saturday with exclusive new vinyl releases and musical performances. Record Store Day is an annual ...

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Three-phase restoration of Chapel Hill Courthouse to be completed next month

By Emma Hall | April 19

Muter Construction has been working on the renovation project since December and plans to be finished in about a month, according to Mark Radley, construction ...

Low income areas in Chapel Hill with low access to grocery stores

Areas in Chapel Hill are classified as a 'food deserts' due to lack of grocery store accessibility

By Gowri Abhinanda | April 19

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, areas with large numbers of "households with low incomes, inadequate access to transportation ...

'It’s a real treasure': Tom Robinson's Seafood's new management continues legacy

By Emma Hall | April 16

Located at 207 Roberson St., Tom Robinson’s Seafood has been a Carrboro institution for decades. Current owner Salvador Bonilla took over the market ...

sp0t, a new social media 'built by UNC, for UNC'

By Natalie Bradin | April 16

After being in the development stages for six years, sp0t is finally available to the public. The new social media app, designed by UNC alumni, launched ...

'100 years and cooking': Sutton's Drug Store celebrates a century in Chapel Hill

By Carson Elm-Picard | April 13

To celebrate its centennial, Sutton's offered free shirts to the first 100 customers and $1 hot dog meals throughout the day. Sutton's sold over ...

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Student-pitch competition provides opportunity to win up to $500,000

By Defne Önal | April 11

Seniors Ilyas Colie and Manas Takalpati are co-founders of Triangle Ventures, an organization that aims to connect student entrepreneurs across the research ...

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Sheila Neville retires after 20 years of service to community as transit operator

By Ella Aluise | April 11

After two decades of service, Senior Transit Operator Sheila Neville retired from Chapel Hill Transit. Neville served as the chair of the transit employee ...

'Teach-in' to educate students about labor unions this Friday

By Mary Mungai | April 11

A recent nationwide spike in support for labor unions has pushed more than 70 universities to host teach-ins focused around labor unions, worker rights ...

Owners of small businesses at 306 W. Franklin St. face possible relocation, closure

By Caroline Dickey | April 10

Development plans for the Chapel Hill Life Sciences Center at 306 W. Franklin St. have drawn much of the Chapel Hill community's attention to the small ...

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Eastgate Crossing stormwater construction to complete within the next month

By Annika Duneja | April 9

About a third of the parking spaces in the Eastgate Crossing shopping center in Chapel Hill are currently unusable due to construction, but work should ...

Chapel Hill Ben and Jerry's holds Free Cone Day in support of children's foundation

By Libby Wakefield | April 5

A line of community members could be seen outside the Ben & Jerry's on Franklin Street all afternoon on Monday. According to Felicia Ross, general ...

East Franklin Street Dunkin' to develop long-anticipated drive-thru

By Ella Aluise | March 30

The Dunkin’ on East Franklin Street was recently approved to begin construction on a long-awaited drive-thru, a process stretching as far back as 2017. ...

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Women-owned businesses create welcoming spaces for Chapel Hill-Carrboro community

By Phoebe Martel | March 30

The Purple Bowl, WomanCraft Gifts and Ascension Tattoo are just a few of several women-operated small businesses in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities ...

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Chapel Hill Town Council hears opposition to development that would replace The Purple Bowl

March 24

At the Chapel Hill Town Council meeting on Wednesday, there were seven items on the agenda, including a discussion on the redevelopment of the affordable ...