Want to get involved in the Chapel Hill government? This may be the academy for you

This five-week program, run by the Town of Chapel Hill, hopes to increase engagement between citizens and town government.

Here's how you can help Chapel Hill win the water conservation challenge

Chapel Hill and Carrboro engage in friendly competition to conserve water, and you can get involved.

Durham community protests Duke's role in ending light rail project

Duke announced on Feb. 27 its withdrawal from the light rail project, virtually ending any chance of continuing the construction of the project. The university ...

IFC's food pantry is temporarily moving to Historic Town Hall

The IFC plans to eventually co-locate the community kitchen and the food pantry, which are currently in two different buildings.

Chapel Hill Police reports: March 21 - 23

Here's your update on the Chapel Hill crime logs.

Chapel Hill needs office space and affordable housing. This deal may help bring both:

Grubb Properties, the owning company of Glen Lennox, a planned community in Chapel Hill, requested an incentive of $2.2 million from the Town to add affordable ...

Local affordable housing group requests funding from Orange County

Community Home Trust, a non-profit organization that acquired a Carrboro low-income rental development in 2017, requested $80,000 from the Board of Orange ...

Orange County plans to improve affordable housing bond

Changes proposed by the Board of Orange County Commissioners will be made to the Affordable Housing Bond program following their meeting on March 19.

Meet the women leading businesses in Chapel Hill and Durham

To celebrate Women’s History Month, read the stories of four influential women entrepreneurs in the Chapel Hill and Durham communities. From furniture ...

Orange County residents and organizations discuss food security, homelessness

At the Charity and Justice Community Workshop held at the Carrboro Century Center on Monday, community members explored the ways to respond to human need, ...

You probably know the latest, but you may not know the history of the light rail project

Following recent complaints by Duke and local residents, the future of the light rail is looking uncertain. Here's a look at the history of the project. ...

Want to enjoy your Franklin Street favorites outdoors this spring?

Outside seating in the town of Chapel Hill will now be more spacious for your outdoor dining desires. 

Here are all the ways the LGBTQ Pop-up Center of Carrboro supports the community

The LGBTQ Center of Carrboro works to uplift members of the community throughout Carrboro, including Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a transgender woman being ...

Carrboro provides cost update to Community Climate Action Plan

Carrboro's Community Climate Action Plan aims to reduce town emissions by 50 percent by 2025.

Column: Here's a way to learn more about our pretty city

Learn about what is happening around your city and county each week.

The movement to recall three CHCCS school board members has ended. Here's why:

After the resignation of Margaret Samuels, the creation of Stop the Recall, and much back and forth, the movement to recall three members of the Chapel ...

Orange County Rape Crisis Center celebrates 45 years

Let's 'taco-bout' Cosmic Cantina raising their prices

Cosmic Cantina is raising its prices by 9 percent. The restaurant is known for being open until 4 a.m. and serving quality food at a reasonable price.  ...

Would the Mandarin magnet program at Glenwood Elementary cause more racial inequity?

The Mandarin Dual Language Magnet Program at Glenwood Elementary School was originally to go into effect in the fall of 2019, but was delayed until fall ...