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A car caught on fire on Raleigh Road on March 29.

Vehicle on Raleigh Road caught fire

By Rebecca Ayers | March 29

A car on Raleigh Road caught fire Thursday around 6:10 p.m. A lane of Raleigh Road is now blocked off by the Chapel Hill Police Department and the Fire ...

Chapel Hill High School renovations are in the works

By Sophia Wilhelm | March 28

Chapel Hill High is around 60 years old and falling apart, but expect renovations to begin this summer, if plans are approved by the town council. ...

Think you pay too much to live in Chapel Hill? UNC is responding to high rent prices.

By Sophia Wilhelm | March 27

A little more than half of UNC undergraduates live off campus, which has led to steep rent prices and efforts from the University to attract more students ...

Residents say $10 million affordable housing bond referendum not enough

By Marin Wolf | March 25

“I’ve certainly been convinced that we need to do a bond, there’s no doubt in my mind about that,” said councilperson Michael Parker. ...

Free bus fare is not just good for the town, it's good for love too

By Michael Taffe | March 25

The free bus system serving the Chapel Hill area doesn't just save foot traffic for exhausted students. It also fosters love at first sight. The ...

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Town to sell bonds for American Legion property purchase, despite complaints from residents

By Marin Wolf | March 22

The Chapel Hill Town Council unanimously voted to sell $4.3 million of the 2015 referendum bonds on Wednesday to complete the purchase of the American ...

Charlotte's new light rail extension connects students and citizens to their city

By Doug Dubrowski | March 22

Charlotte's new light rail extension offers students affordable transportation and gives them access to more entertainment and job opportunities.

Light rail project coordinators still optimistic about receiving federal funding

By Doug Dubrowski | March 18

“We’re confident that as the negotiations move forward at the federal level that lawmakers will continue to recognize the value of transit and continue ...

Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Chapel Hill 10-year-old scores 5 on AP calculus exam

By Claire Willmschen | March 8

On any regular day, eleven-year-old Paul Rosu seems just like every other kid at Smith Middle School — but he’s recently achieved a feat that not ...

Town launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign in response to fatal accidents on MLK

By Kari Larsen | March 6

The Town of Chapel Hill has started a Pedestrian Safety Campaign following the death of two pedestrians on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Long-time Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs pulls out of race

By Mickayla McCann | February 28

“I had a gut reaction that it was time to do it,” Barry Jacobs said. “I’m usually a person that operates based on careful thought, so when ...

The Town of Chapel Hill wants its employees to live in the town they work for

By Rachel McKinney | February 22

A new initiative to incentivize Chapel Hill town employees to live within the town was presented Wednesday to the Chapel Hill Town Council. A pilot program ...

Cars parked in the Wallace Parking Deck on E. Rosemary St.

Raise your hand if you have been personally victimized by towing in Chapel Hill

By Karlton Tate | February 22

Many Chapel Hill residents and UNC students alike have a nightmare towing story. The Chapel Hill towing ordinances have been reformed to reduce the inconveniences ...

Lanterns hang in the Friday Center during the Chinese New Year Festival on Sunday, February 18th.

Chapel Hill lights up for annual Chinese New Year festival

By Laura Brummett | February 18

Hosted by the Chinese School at Chapel Hill, Sunday's LIGHTUP Festival brought members of the Chapel Hill community to celebrate Chinese culture and ring ...

Light rail funding continues to stay on track

By Drew Wayland | February 12

The light rail project in Orange County took a big step forward in late January when Wake County officials helped clear the way for the project to gain ...

DPS came to McCorkle Place to vacate the immediate area surrounding the Silent Sam statue Aug. 31, 2017.

Local legislators collaborate with community leaders to relocate Silent Sam

By Carlyann Edwards | February 11

Mayor Pam Hemminger says Confederate statue Silent Sam should be relocated to a place where it can viewed in an educational context.

David Godschalk, former UNC professor and Chapel Hill Town Council member, died on Jan. 27. Photo by Anika Anand.

David Godschalk, former UNC professor and town planner, dies

By Suzanne Blake | January 31

Behind every thriving town or city, there are people who carefully plan for its growth and development and allow it to be the prospering place it is today. ...

The shooting was three years ago. Here's how their families turned tragedy into progress.

By Marin Wolf | January 31

Three Muslim students were killed in 2015. This week, Chapel Hill's mayor declared a day in their honor. The student's families have used the legacies ...

Orange County zoning, water and sewer management discussed at Assembly of Governments

January 31

City staff writer Cole Kordus live-tweeted at the from the Jan. 30 meeting of the Orange County Assembly of Governments, where county officials discussed ...

Belen Alvarado and her three children live in Lakeview Mobile Home Park.

Mobile home residents respond to surprise threat of displacement by luxury apartments

By Marin Wolf | January 30

Developers presented a concept plan to the Chapel Hill Town Council Wednesday for the construction of a luxury apartment complex on land where the Lakeview ...