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Chapel Hill-Carrboro

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Legacy in every stitch: Andrea Carter's textile art exhibit in Chapel Hill Town Hall

By Ava Beahn | March 5

Andrea Carter showcases a collection of works completed over several years, highlighting colorful fabrics and quilted art with an emphasis on its connection ...

Eno Arts Mill BIPOC Artist-in-Residence creates new exhibit symbolizing growth

By Mollie Ray | February 23

Tyamica Mabry's new exhibit, "Transcendence," explores themes of exploration and growth.

Barbara and Braxton Foushee's love story spans decades of public service

By Sarah Smiley | February 11

‘Heartbroken that it's gone’: 401 Main closes, regulars reminisce on community

By Iris Eyster | February 9

'The work and the fruit of that labor': The Foushee family's legacy

By Sarah Smiley | February 4

'Let's do it in front of the courthouse': The historical impact of the Peace and Justice Plaza

By Sarah Clements | February 4

In the early 1960s, community members and UNC students held protests at what is now the Peace and Justice Plaza.

Carrboro's first Black mayor remembered for leadership, influence beyond North Carolina

By Sheridan Barry and Brantley Aycock | February 3

Carrboro's new public library, which will open later this month, is named after Robert Drakeford.

Town of Chapel Hill awarded grant for its new Wheels of Wellness program

By Victoria Yang | February 1

The program plans to host different community block parties to introduce people to biking and showcase options for how to bicycle from a neighborhood ...

'More than lines on a page': Chapel Hill welcomes Donovan Livingston as Poet Laureate

By Taylor Motley | January 27

“People can use hip-hop as a form of expression that allows us to build communities across our differences, brings people together across differences,” ...

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Column: Pedestrian cities are the future. Carrboro is working toward that.

By Cooper Hall | January 27

"This new space could exemplify how we think about designing our towns and cities in a way that is directly beneficial to residents."

Carrboro celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with annual youth-led event

By Caroline King | January 21

This Saturday at the Carrboro Century Hall, people in the community gathered to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.

N.C. DEQ hosts public hearing on UNC's application for fuel pellets at cogeneration plant

By Lauren Zola | January 20

According to the University’s webpage, the pellets are created from pre-consumer paper and plastic scraps that would contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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Chapel Hill Historical Society and Downtown Partnership unveil virtual historical tour

By Victoria Yang | January 15

With the goal to make the diverse history of Chapel Hill more accessible, the Chapel Hill Historical Society and Downtown Chapel Hill Partnership recently ...

Column: Carrboro vs. Duke Energy sets an important precedent for the climate change battle

By Maggie Mead | January 13

"This lawsuit is therefore extremely important in establishing a framework for legal action against the biggest perpetrators of climate change, placing ...

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Carrboro creates new office of sustainability, to work with race and equity department

By Victoria Yang | January 12

“Carrboro is an incredibly progressive, innovative town that cares deeply about sustainability, about race, equity,” Amy Armbruster, Carrboro's chief ...

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ArtsCenter exhibition celebrates 52 years of Steven Ray Miller’s lifelike paintings

By Ashley Burnette | January 7

Local artist Steven Ray Miller's work is on display in the ArtsCenter in Carrboro until Jan. 21.

Town of Carrboro holds celebration for local folk-music legend Elizabeth Cotten

By Rebecca Savidge | January 6

On Sunday, the Town of Carrboro held a celebration commemorating Elizabeth Cotten, the Grammy Award-winning folk artist from Carrboro. Members of Cotten's ...

Orange County Living Wage to end operations by late December

By Lucy Marques | December 5

“We just weren't able to raise sufficient funding to keep just sort of our bare bones operations going,” Orange County Living Wage Founder and Board ...

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Carrboro sues Duke Energy over delayed transition away from fossil fuels, greenwashing

By Lucy Marques | December 4

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee said the climate crisis and Duke Energy’s knowledge of the injustice caused by fossil fuels has burdened the Carrboro ...

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Chapel Hill passed five bonds in November, what happens now?

By Kristin Kharrat | December 2

Since 2009, the Town has been setting aside a fraction of existing property tax payments to develop a fund to help pay back debt and interest payments, ...