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Chapel Hill Public Library hosts new exhibit centering refugee chefs

By Sarah Smiley | October 22

Participants can collect recipes cards featuring dishes from the exhibit, which include both English and the respective chefs’ first languages. The ...

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Town currently accepting applications for 14 advisory boards with vacancies

By Brantley Aycock | October 22

According to the Town's website, advisory board members advocate for the community, provide feedback to the town council and assist in the planning and ...

Chapel Hill's longest-serving current employee receives service award

By Sarah Smiley | October 22

The Town of Chapel Hill honored Richard Terrell, the Town's longest-serving current employee, with the Cal Horton Service Award in a ceremony on Oct. ...

CHCCS program provides 'specialized programming' for gifted students, self-contains classes

By Audrey Kashatus | October 22

The Learning Environment for Advanced Programming — known as LEAP — intends to serve "profoundly gifted" students who "require specialized programming ...

Column: The Durham-Orange Light Rail is dead. Long live Bus Rapid Transit.

By Samad Rangoonwala | October 22

"Bus Rapid Transit is a bus system on steroids. It’s not as shiny of a public transit toy as a light rail line, but might be far more useful."

'The residents' faces light up': Charles House provides engaging eldercare

By Annika Duneja | October 17

“Many [participants] are people who would look a lot different if not for their connection to Charles House, and many of them would appear lower functioning ...

Column: Wake County has an innovative solution to affordable housing crisis

By Maddie Whitaker | October 15

"Chapel Hill needs affordable housing desperately, but Town efforts to enact policy to make that possible are repeatedly fought by residents of wealthy ...

Chapel Hill Town Council discusses new developments, approves St. Paul's Village

By Defne Önal | October 13

The council discussed housing developments on East Lakeview Drive and Stancell Drive, and approved a conditional zoning application for the St. Paul Village ...

'Banned books week is every week': Libraries, bookstores elevate banned books

By Shreya Senthilkumar | October 11

UNC Libraries and the Chapel Hill Public Library hosted events to celebrate Banned Book Week during the first week of October. Flyleaf Books, a local ...

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Orange County Schools Board of Education discusses spending, Indigenous Peoples Day

By Caroline Horne | October 11

Rhonda Rath, chief financial officer of Orange County Schools, said 21 percent of the 2024 fiscal year budget has been spent, and that 25 percent of the ...

Raising Cane's to open on the corner of Franklin and Columbia on Nov. 7

By Lola Oliverio | October 10

After months of waiting since its announced spring 2023 opening, the first-ever standalone Raising Cane’s restaurant in North Carolina will open on ...

Friends of Bolin Creek may have held illegal candidate forum, founder denies

By Lucy Marques , Ethan E. Horton and Walker Livingston | October 10

Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits like the Friends of Bolin Creek are required under tax code to provide "an equal opportunity for participation to all ...

Amanda Tonkin recognized for work as CHCCS school psychologist

By Gabrielle Rothstein | October 10

“I was totally surprised, I had no idea, but it feels really good.” Tonkin said. “It’s nice to know that people see that and appreciate it, it ...

Adam Searing breaks fundraising record, Jess Anderson $7,000 behind

By Ethan E. Horton | October 10

During her 2021 bid for reelection, Pam Hemminger raised a total of $30,709. Mayoral candidate Adam Searing has already raised $33,371, including $23,027 ...

'The right side of history': North Carolina school districts face book challenges

By Abigail Keller | October 10

The number for unique titles challenged has increased by 20 percent from the same reporting period in 2022, the year with the highest number of book challenges ...

Carolina Community Academy begins its second year by increasing K-2 literacy

By Sophie Baglioni and Dallia Lindell | October 10

The Academy provides an advanced social-emotional learning opportunity for students in "low-performing" schools and districts.

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'It’s very dehumanizing': Community members face barriers to public housing access

By Tori Newby | October 9

There are 201 people currently on the waitlist for public housing in Chapel Hill. Community members struggling to find affordable and safe housing wait ...

Months after fire, Med Deli continues operations, prepares to rebuild main location

By Emma Hall | October 9

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Nikiya Cherry hired as new assistant director for Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation

By Kaitlyn Cano | October 9

“My one particular goal that I always focus on that's kind of been my driving force is to make sure that everyone is welcome in our spaces, make sure ...

Air pollution in North Carolina sees historic lows, according to new report

By Defne Önal | October 6

Jim Warren, the executive director of NC WARN, a clean energy nonprofit, said some communities benefit from the reduction in air pollution less than others, ...