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Andreah Williams and her son Tyshawn Pope look for their home on the community display at the Hargrove Community Center during the Good Neighbor Block Party on Tuesday afternoon.

Block party brings together UNC student and Northside residents

By Jasmin Singh | September 9

Andreah Williams and her son Tyshaun Pope heard music around the corner and decided to follow it.

County given $170K grant to renovate affordable homes

By Pat James | September 4

Orange County is taking a small step to increase affordable housing in the area.

Graduate student residence plans move forward

By Jasmin Singh | September 2

Graduate students are a step closer to new housing options in downtown Chapel Hill.

Oversight forces Chapel Hill to lose housing bid

By Caroline Hudson | August 27

Chapel Hill residents hoping for more affordable housing options will have to wait.

Good Neighbor Initiative volunteers, Cassandra Bennet (far left) and C.J. Click (far right) speak with UNC students Jakob Nielsen (left) and Nataniel Lelental (right).

Chapel Hill residents get to know the students next door

By Zoe Schaver | August 16

The ever-expanding Good Neighbor Initiative saw 55 volunteers sign up to go door-to-door Monday afternoon, only slightly fewer than last year’s all-time ...

The principal of Northside Elementary, Cheryl Carnahan, stood on the school's roof garden on August 14th, 2014. The garden contains several energy efficient features, including solar tubes and a rainwater cistern.

Northside gets highest LEED certification

By Jasmin Singh | August 14

Northside Elementary won’t let its rich history stop it from becoming a school of the future.

Sixty families lose their homes under new housing policies

By Zoe Schaver | August 6

Come December, Paul Reynolds doesn’t know where he’ll live. The longtime resident of Timberlyne Apartments was in a car accident several years ago ...

Tommy Keeter sits outside the IFC, a local homeless shelter located on Rosemary Street. Keeter says the IFC has several services available for the homeless, including medical and psychiatric care.

Chapel Hill residents request one penny of taxes put towards affordable housing

By Caroline Hudson | April 21

Dozens of Chapel Hill residents are asking the Town Council to dedicate one penny of the town’s tax rate to creating more affordable housing, which ...

Northside 4-car rule upheld in court

By Bob Bryan | April 2

Owners of Northside homes with packed parking lots will continue getting slapped with fines.

Collins Crossing courts UNC students

By Steven Wright | March 26

Two years ago, Collins Crossing Apartments didn’t even have a Facebook page.

Affordable housing concerns Northside advocates

By Katie Reilly | March 5

In the two weeks since its release, Student Body President Christy Lambden’s petition to repeal Chapel Hill’s four-person occupancy rule has elicited ...

Chapel Hill occupancy rule worries amp up

By Graves Ganzert | March 5

More students have come to Carolina Student Legal Services for advice after increased enforcement of Chapel Hill’s controversial occupancy law have ...

Google Fiber might reach Chapel Hill

By Kris Brown | February 26

Google Fiber, a high-speed television and Internet service, could soon be coming to Chapel Hill.

Students invited to move to Northside

By Morgan Swift | January 9

The historically black Northside neighborhood has always worked to preserve its culture, which some fear has been threatened by an influx of student renters. ...

UNC students visit Northside Elementary School

By Paul Kushner | November 24

The kids of Northside Elementary School were in for a treat Friday afternoon when eight volunteers from UNC came to join them for a fun afternoon of arts ...

Moseley Architects is winning an award for their design of Northside Elementary School in Chapel Hill. Northside Elementary on Wednesday morning. North Carolina School Boards Association's Award for Excellence in Architectural Design

Northside school designer wins award

By Caleb Waters | November 24

Moseley Architects won The Award For Excellence in Architectural Design last week at the North Carolina School Board Association conference in Greensboro. ...

Brooklyn Williams, age 8, and Sophie Suberman are painting at the Kidzu station at the Northside Block Party on Thursday Night. They were decorating the cardboard house brought by Kidzu. Brooklyn's mother, Meredith Williams is the events planner at Kidzu. Brooklyn likes to draw and making crafts. Suberman just found out to about the event because someone recommended it to her and decided to come. Brooklyn is friends with Sophie's neighbor.

Block party unites students, non-student residents

By Tyler Clay | September 12

The Neighborhood Night Out and Block Party emptied downtown residential streets Thursday and brought students and residents together for music, food and ...

Linda Smith meets Delores Bailey, executive director of Empowerment Incorporated, and Lee Storrow, Chapel Hill Town Council member, as part of the Northside walk to encourage getting to know neighbors.

Students gather to foster community in Northside neighborhood

By Caroline Hudson | August 16

About 50 local residents and students braved the rainy weather Monday night to participate in the annual Good Neighbor Walk, intended to help improve ...

Northside owners sue over parking

By Summer Winkler | August 15

For months, parking in the Northside neighborhood has been a source of stress for landlords and tenants. And now, it’s the subject of the lawsuit. ...

New school, old ground

By Cammie Bellamy | July 16

Last year, the CHCCS Board of Education decided to name the district’s 11th elementary after the historic segregated school. And for Northside alumni ...