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Meet the new members of the Chapel Hill and Carrboro town councils

By Elizabeth Egan | January 7

Carrboro and Chapel Hill Town Councils have three new members, one of which is a current UNC student, who all seek positive change in the area.

Al's Burger Shack held a benefit night Sunday afternoon for hurricane victims in Puerto Rico.

Chapel Hill staple, Al’s Burger Shack, files for bankruptcy

By Sonia Rao | January 7

Al's Burger Shack, a beloved burger chain in Chapel Hill, has filed for bankruptcy. However, the restaurant's legal counsel, JP Cournoyer, says that the ...

Baeeh (left) and Thu You (right) attend a citizenship class taught by Jane Harwell (far right) at the Refugee Support Center of Carrboro. Baeeh and Thu You are refugees from Burma living in Carrboro.

Climbing migration rates in Chapel Hill bring increased community building efforts

By Diane Adame | December 22

The Hispanic and Asian populations grew one percent and 10 percent in Chapel Hill, respectively. The increase brings with it new efforts by the Town of ...

Notable successes and closures for Franklin Street restaurants in the past decade

By Amena Saad | December 16

The constant change in the Franklin Street restaurant scene is exciting to some and disappointing to others. While some students have found new comfort ...

Great Recession to presidential elections: three town leaders reflect on past decade

By Blake Weaver | December 6

Mark Kleinschmidt, Nancy Oates and Hongbin Gu recollect on their time as town leaders as the political landscape of Chapel Hill changes.

Graig Meyer, a member of the North Carolina General Assembly, speaks about the student debt crisis at a press conference held by Generation Progress Action on Oct. 27, 2016.

How partisanship has changed North Carolina's budget process in the last decade

By Guillermo Molero | December 6

In the past decade, tax cuts and education have been the main issues affecting budget proposals for the state.

Living Kitchen dead again, hopes to reopen under new business model

By Audrey Selley | December 3

The Living Kitchen's Chapel Hill location has closed for the second time. The restaurant began with a Charlotte location and then expanded to a space ...

How post-recession conditions have led to changes in affordable housing policy

By Taylor Heeden | December 3

After the recession of 2008, the effects on the local housing market influenced policy decisions in Chapel Hill, presenting many issues to affordable ...

How 10 years of crime and public safety incidents affected the Chapel Hill community

By Jamey Cross | December 3

Here’s a look back at some of the biggest crimes and public safety incidents that have affected and united the University and Chapel Hill community. ...

Five takeaways from last week's Orange County School Board meeting

By Taylor Heeden and Crystal Yu | December 2

Many important topics were discussed at the last Orange County School Board meeting.

Ongoing homicide investigation in Orange County for death of 62-year-old man

By Diane Adame | December 2

A homicide is being investigated by the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

New board member Deon Temne hopes to address diversity in CHCCS

By Mark Morrison | December 2

On Nov. 5, Temne along with Ashton Powell and Jillian La Serna were elected to serve their first terms on the CHCCS Board of Education. Returning member ...

Chapel Hill ranks second statewide in LGBTQ+ equality index, falls behind national cities

By Suzannah Claire Perry | December 2

Chapel Hill has scored its highest score ever in the LGBTQ+ Equality Index, but due to limitations from HB2, it cannot meet all the needs it wants to. ...

Senate blocks FUTURE Act, which provides funding efforts to HBCUs

By Sonia Rao | December 2

The FUTURE Act, a bill that gives $255 million to historically Black colleges and universities, expired in September. Now, the Senate has blocked efforts ...

Meet the new principal for FPG Bilingüe Elementary School

By Guillermo Molero | December 1

The current assistant principal of Frank Porter Graham Bilingüe, Karen Galassi-Ferrer, will assume the role of the principal in January.

Governor's office denies Republican allegation of misused natural gas pipeline funds

By Meredith Radford | November 26

The office of Roy Cooper denied allegations of misusing funds for a natural gas pipeline after Republicans in the N.C. General Assembly hired independent ...

Eubanks Road development halted after Duke Forest acquires land

By Brittany McGee | November 25

The Eubanks Road development project has been halted. Duke University acquired the project's land, arguing that the project would interfere with ongoing ...

Lumina Theater will keep its doors open after announcing in July it would close

By Audrey Selley | November 24

The historic Lumina Theater is still open. The theater's board has been working to find new owners and revive local programing. Part of the revival's ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board approves updates to child abuse policy

By David Saff and Victoria Johnson | November 24

This policy discussion follows a lawsuit filed against CHCCS in May that accused the school district of failing to prevent sexual abuse within schools. ...

Q&A with U.S. Rep. David Price: What’s going on with impeachment and what does it mean?

By Brent Van Vliet | November 24

DTH reporter Brent van Vilet spoke with Rep. Price earlier in the week to get his view on the impeachment proceedings.