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Newcomer Nowell, incumbents Gist and Haven-O'Donnell join Carrboro Town Council race

By Noah Robert Houser | July 6

Newcomer Danny Nowell and incumbents Jacquelyn Gist and Randee Haven-O'Donnell have announced their runs for Carrboro Town Council ahead of the Nov. 2 ...

Carrboro Town Council member Barbara Foushee announces her bid for reelection

By Chloe Teachey | June 25

Carrboro Town Council member and Mayor Pro Tem Barbara Foushee announced her bid for reelection on June 12. She began her term in 2017 and spent the first ...

Carrboro's new Community Safety Task Force aims to offer policing alternatives

By Sarah Choi | June 21

The Town of Carrboro announced its plans to create a Community Safety Task Force, which will explore alternatives to public and community safety beyond ...

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, ...

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 ...

Orange County Bail/Bond Justice Project donates funds toward other court assistance

By Susie Webb | May 2

The Orange County Bail/Bond Justice Project, launched in 2019, helps post bail and provide assistance to people who need it. After a sharp decrease in ...

Here are the newest affordable housing projects coming to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area

By Cloris Huan | April 27

Two new affordable housing projects, the Cobb Street project and Perry Place project, are coming to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. Here's what you need ...

Put a poem in your pocket: Town of Carrboro celebrates April as poetry month

By Jane Wilson | April 15

“I mean to me, poetry is not just about poems, it’s about the creative impulse,” Fred Joiner, Carrboro’s poet laureate since 2019 said. “I think ...

Open letter calls for FCC investigation in digital redlining, N.C. politicians sign on

By Will Weider | April 14

The focus of this letter calls for an investigation into “digital redlining,” a practice that perpetuates socioeconomic inequality through lack of ...

Chapel Hill declares climate emergency, encourages other municipalities to do the same

By Ella Layn | April 13

The Town worked with community members and environmental organization Sunrise Movement Chapel Hill to revise its Climate Action and Response plan, which ...

A guide to outdoor activities in Chapel Hill and Carrboro

By Cloris Huan | April 5

Although restrictions in the state are lifting, there are still many outdoor, COVID-safe activities in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area.

CHCCS students return to in-person classes

CHCCS students, teachers return to in-person instruction for the first time in a year

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | March 30

On Friday morning, about one hundred students returned to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School to finish out their first week of in-person instruction ...

Members of Carrboro High's Black and Brown Student Coalition discuss their podcast

By Britney Nguyen | March 22

Following the social uprisings of summer 2020, students at Carrboro High School formed the Black and Brown Student Coalition. The DTH talked with two ...

Carrboro roundtable discussion series provides a space for business owners of color

By Charlotte Easley | March 21

There are over 60 establishments in Carrboro owned by people of color. These roundtable discussions are a way to determine essential resources and services ...

New art gallery "Peel" aims to provide safe space for Carrboro artists

By Jane Wilson | March 15

“The peels that I collect are aged by moisture and air, bleached by sunlight – they’re almost cameraless photographs themselves, and documenting ...

Construction to begin later this year on 203 Project after additional funds approved

By Kelli Rainer | March 15

The project, which was originally approved on Nov. 17, 2020, by the Carrboro Town Council, is set to open in late 2022. This new facility will be located ...

Carrboro exhibit highlights 'lifeline' of hunger relief in the Triangle

By Savannah Gunter | February 2

The exhibit, called “Lifeline: Hunger Relief During the Pandemic,” is scheduled to run through Feb. 15. Creator Tom Simon said while doing ...

'Reverence and respect': Carrboro honors Black Lives Matter with two murals

By Sarah Gray Barr | January 24

Residents and Town Council members hope the mural will keep the momentum of the movement going and bring the community together.

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Three Orange County towns become first in N.C. to pass LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinances

By Emma Kenfield | January 19

The nondiscrimination ordinance is a step in the right direction by protecting people from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity ...

Carrboro band explores the intersection of science and music

By Caroline Nihill | December 14

The band features two members of the UNC community.