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New Chapel Hill Diversity website aims to support businesses owned by people of color

By Walker Livingston | October 23

Chapel Hill Diversity is an online resource recently launched to support and promote businesses owned by people of color in Orange County. Restauraunts ...

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Chapel Hill Historical Society to move out of public library in next 12-18 months

By Lucy Marques | October 19

The Historical Society moved to the public library from 523 E. Franklin St. in 2015, when the Chapel Hill Town Council sold the building, according to ...

‘What a history’: Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP celebrates 75th anniversary

By Maggie McIntyre | October 18

This past Saturday, community members gathered to celebrate the organization's anniversary. The event, called the "Freedom Journey," saw participants ...

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Town of Chapel Hill hears update to its Climate Action and Response Plan

By Maddie Policastro | October 18

The Town of Chapel Hill's Climate Action and Response Plan plan aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change and help ...

OC Shred-A-Thons return, provide opportunity for free document shredding

By Caroline Kelly | October 16

The first Shred-A-Thon is on Oct. 22 in Chapel Hill from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Eubanks Road Park and Ride Lot. The second Shred-A-Thon event is on ...

Town Council discusses climate, coal plant and Franklin Street development

By Gabriel Morrison | October 16

The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed the implementation of its Climate Action Plan, the future of Franklin Street and concerns about the UNC Cogeneration ...

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'Here 365 days out of the year': Organizations raise awareness on Indigenous Peoples' Day

By Jenna Rupp | October 12

On Oct. 10, people in Chapel Hill and across the state of North Carolina celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day. At the University, several organizations ...

Chapel Hill pickleball players protest at Town Council meeting, prompt response from AOC

By Walker Livingston | October 12

Melody Kramer, a writer for Triangle Blog Blog, wrote a piece on the pickleball demonstrators and examined the current state of the Town's Parks and Recreation ...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro fire departments celebrate 100th annual Fire Prevention Week

By Caroline Dickey | October 12

Fire departments participating in Fire Prevention Week seek to educate children, adults and teachers about how to stay safe during fires. This year, the ...

Office DJ: Songs to cope with a scorching Chapel Hill fall

By Elise Trexler | October 11

"As the Chapel Hill temperatures are dropping below 80 degrees, I invite you to join me in mourning the loss of summer — finally."

Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP's 75th anniversary to celebrate with a read-in event

By Laney Crawley | October 9

The Chapel Hill Public Library is hosting a Umoja read-in on Oct. 8 in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP. The event will ...

Festifall to bring multi-weekend art market to Chapel Hill residents and students

By Phoebe Martel | October 7

The market and showcase of local and regional artists, artisans and performers, will return to Chapel Hill for three successive Saturdays, beginning on ...

Letter: Are Chapel Hill’s parks at risk of housing development?

October 6

"It seems that our Town leadership is willing to sacrifice our natural areas instead of holding developers’ feet to the fire by mandating more affordable ...

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Affordable housing development on Merritt Mill Road to be completed in January 2023

By Gracie Young | October 6

Nonprofit organization CASA is bringing a new affordable housing development to the area straddling the line between Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The new ...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro planning departments recognize National Community Planning Month

By Caroline Horne | October 6

Chapel Hill and Carrboro are bringing attention to the planning projects they have worked on this past year to celebrate October as National Community ...

Chapel Hill Town Council discusses funding prioritization for new infrastructure

By Lucy Marques | October 5

During a meeting on Monday, Chapel Hill Town Council members and Mayor Pam Hemminger discussed whether funding should go towards new or existing infrastructure ...

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Suspect arrested in connection with gunfire at 800 Pritchard Ave Ext., one fatality

By Emmy Martin and Samuel Long | October 4

At 6:18 p.m., the Chapel Hill Police Department responded to a report of multiple gunshots at 800 Pritchard Ave. Ext., according to a press release from ...

Chapel Hill sees sharp rise in gun violence, more deaths than previous four years combined

By Gabriel Morrison | October 4

Since the start of the year, Chapel Hill has been rocked by uncharacteristic violence — 2022 has seen five homicides so far.

'These are going to be more common': Tropical Storm Ian hits NC, causes outages and closures

By Avery Baker | October 4

After passing through South Carolina as a hurricane, Ian hit North Carolina as a tropical storm last weekend, causing power outages, downed trees, blocked ...

Chapel Hill Town Council releases Affordable Housing Annual Report for 2022

By Madelyn Van Meter | October 4