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CHHS English teacher Kimberly Jones wins state Teacher of the Year

By Zoe Werner | April 27

On April 14, Kimberly Jones became the 2023 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year. She will spend the next year traveling around ...

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Chapel Hill-Carrboro coffee shops offer unique, intimate live music setting

By Olivia Gschwind | April 11

Lanza’s Cafe, Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews and 1922 By Carolina Coffee Shop are some of the local coffee shops that have recently hosted live music ...

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Chapel Hill-Carrboro community, poets laureate celebrate National Poetry Month

By Niharika Ghoshal | April 9

National Poetry Month is celebrated in April every year — and the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro will be celebrating this year as well. “The ...

'Vinyl is seeing a real resurgence': 32nd biannual CD & Record show held in Carrboro

By Irene Denniston | April 9

On Sunday, April 2, the 32nd Carrboro CD & Record Show brought over 40 tables with new and used CDs, vinyl records and music memorabilia to the Carrboro ...

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'We were people, too': Unhoused population faces complex relationship with police

By Gowri Abhinanda , Tori Newby and Maddie Singleton | April 5

Chapel Hill resident Bobby Woodlief said he has endured a variety of difficulties during his 18 years of experiencing homelessness in the town. As a result ...

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Carrboro hires Marie Parker as new assistant town manager after national search

By Kaitlyn Church | March 30

Marie Parker, the executive director of Wave Transit, has been selected as Carrboro’s new assistant town manager. Parker is set to start on June 5 and ...

Carrboro plans to seek community feedback regarding Bolin Creek Greenway

By Audrey Kashatus | March 30

During the Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday evening, council members discussed the Bolin Creek Greenway and the installation of new solar photovoltaic ...

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CHCCS to hold career fair at Chapel Hill High School to help mitigate staff shortages

By Ella Aluise | March 23

On Saturday, March 25, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will host a job fair at Chapel Hill High School from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for positions available ...

'Sense of community': Weaver Street Market gives back to local organizations

By Zoe Werner | March 9

Weaver Street Market, a co-op grocery store that was founded in 1987, has locations in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Raleigh. The store is both ...

'She's really kind of an icon': Carrboro High principal Beverly Rudolph to retire

By Annika Duneja | March 6

Carrboro High School Principal Beverly Rudolph announced her retirement from K-12 education in a March 2 video on the Chapel Hill and Carrboro City Schools ...

Carrboro 203 Project construction progresses with expected completion in June 2024

By Caroline Horne | March 3

The 203 Project is set to be completed and open in June 2024, according to Susan Romaine, Carrboro mayor pro tem. The project is on schedule if the weather ...

Carrboro Town Council discusses misdemeanors, public bathrooms and racial equity

By Audrey Kashatus | March 2

During the Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday, council members discussed an amendment to town code that makes certain offenses punishable as misdemeanors, ...

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Carrboro Town Council takes action to improve two local cemeteries

By Allie Sadoff | March 1

The Carrboro Town Council unanimously approved improvements to Westwood Cemetery and Old Carrboro Cemetery in a meeting on Feb. 7. The $135,000 in funds ...

'In the fight ever since': A look at the Foushee family's longstanding civic leadership

By Avery Baker | February 28

While Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C. 4th), Carrboro Town Council member Barbara Foushee and Chapel Hill Town Council member Paris Miller-Foushee might be ...

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Marian Cheek Jackson Center preserves Chapel Hill's Black history, provides resources

By Gowri Abhinanda | February 28

Rev. Troy Harrison of St. Joseph CME Church and UNC Professor Della Pollock founded the Marian Cheek Jackson Center in 2007 to preserve the oral history ...

Black-owned businesses give back to Chapel Hill community in different ways

By Sierra President | February 26

Chapel Hill is home to a number of Black-owned businesses, many of which are community-oriented. During Black History Month, they continue to give back. ...

Carrboro Recreation Department hosts Black History Month concert series

By Emma Hall | February 21

Members of the Carrboro community gathered on at the Carrboro Century Center on Sunday, Feb. 19 to listen to Finesse, a rhythm and blues band, perform ...

Carrboro Town Council discusses cemetery restrictions, new office space

By Avery Baker | February 9

During the Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday, council members discussed the possibility of approving a lease for a new Town office space, as well ...

Community responses to Chapel Hill public transit are generally positive

How satisfied are local residents regarding Chapel Hill Transit services?

By Bridget Bendezu | February 6

In January and February of last year, the ETC Institute administered a survey to Chapel Hill residents and 429 households responded. The responses were ...

'Helping them get a foothold': Organizations fight for gender inclusion in construction

By Eliza Benbow | February 3

Nora El-Khouri Spencer, now the CEO of Hope Renovations in Carrboro, came to realize that construction and contracting was not presented as an option ...