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Community reflects on recent school violence threats in CHCCS

By Reyna Drake | September 30

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools entered secure mode this week after a threatening post began circulating on social media. The Chapel Hill Police ...

'Bring this vision to life': Pauli Murray Center opens in Durham's West End

By Sarah Lewisohn | September 18

The Pauli Murray Center is housed in Murray's childhood home in Durham, which was built by their grandfather and Civil War veteran, Robert Fitzgerald. ...

A look into DEI efforts in Chapel Hill and Carrboro government

By Sarah Smiley | September 16

“It’s incredibly important [to] all different members of our community who may have been or are currently disenfranchised — because of historical ...

Column: UNC students should embrace their surrounding community

By Mary Thomas Watkins | September 2

"We’re often too busy calculating our GPAs to the nearest thousandth, hustling over class schedules and keeping our gazes low that we never look out ...

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Town of Chapel Hill holds meeting to discuss new development for seniors

By Brantley Aycock | September 1

Progress on a building plan of a new housing development called Overlook at The Cedars has begun.

'There's so much more': ReCYCLEry to vacate Chapel Hill space by January

By Annika Duneja | August 30

The business was established to make cycling resources more accessible and to build community.

Businesses, state organizations work together to prepare for natural disasters

By Maddie Policastro | August 20

The Chief of External Affairs and Communications for North Carolina Emergency Management helps coordinate initiatives to mitigate damages as a result ...

DEQ proposes agreement to cap coal ash at Chapel Hill Police Department site

By Lola Oliverio | July 28

In early July, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality released a draft Brownfields agreement to clean up the coal ash present at 828 Martin ...

CHCCS Board of Education discusses alternate options for bond referendum project

By Lola Oliverio | July 22

On July 18, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District BOE met to discuss another option for the use of the funds allocated by the proposed bond referendum, ...

GoTriangle to reinstate bus fares beginning Aug. 1

By Aiden Hall | July 21

After over four years of running fare free, GoTriangle will resume collecting bus fares on Aug. 1.

Proposed N.C. bills target predatory towing, excessive fees

By Quinn Groves | July 17

House Bill 1024, Nonconsensual Booting and Towing Reform, would establish the Towing and Recovery Commission. The commission would regulate towing businesses ...

Owner, community members reflect on Mediterranean Deli one year after fire

By Sophie Baglioni | July 15

July 22 will mark one year after a fire broke out at Mediterranean Deli — a restaurant on Franklin Street — while a contractor was doing ...

British football clubs to bring in town revenue with Kenan Stadium match

By Lola Oliverio | July 8

On July 23, England’s Manchester City and Scotland’s Celtic football clubs will play a match at Kenan Stadium on UNC’s campus. It will be the second ...

Nonprofit CommunityWorx faces foreclosure

By Aiden Hall | July 1

CommunityWorx — a nonprofit and thrift shop in Carrboro — is facing foreclosure, largely due to revenue lost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

How to beat the heat in Chapel Hill this summer

By Lola Oliverio | June 24

Summer began on June 20 and North Carolina was greeted with a heat wave. Temperatures are expected to stay consistently in the 90s all week and the heat ...

Chapel Hill Town Council discusses affordable housing, LUMO rewrites and bonds

By Lola Oliverio | June 23

This was the last town council meeting of the season, with meetings resuming in August.

Column: Explore the towns outside Chapel Hill

By Lola Oliverio | June 20

"I’ve lived in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area since I was four years old. The first time I was allowed to wander Franklin Street completely alone, I ...

Northside neighborhood has fostered local Black community for over a hundred years

By Sarah Clements | June 19

“Black folks who built the University came and made this area of town their own — their home — as they brought culture and different aspects of ...

Supreme Court decision reinforces access to abortion pill in North Carolina

By Sophie Baglioni | June 18

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled to reject proposed restrictions on accessing mifepristone — commonly referred to as the abortion pill — ...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro host fourth-annual Juneteenth celebration

By Lola Oliverio | June 18

On June 16, the towns hosted their Juneteenth celebration at the Hargraves Community Center in Chapel Hill. The event had guest speakers, musical performances ...