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Column: Vote substance over spectacle this election

By Brigit Pierce | October 25

"I’m already tired of the spectacle of politics, despite not having even been old enough to vote in the last election."

A look at misinformation in the Chapel Hill mayoral race

By Sophia Fanning | October 24

Jane Pinsky, the director of the NC Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform, said that sometimes misinformation can result in people not voting if ...

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Editorial: The Editorial Board's endorsements for the 2023 municipal elections

By Editorial Board | October 24

This November, voters will choose their municipal representatives in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The Editorial Board, composed of 15 undergraduate students, ...

EmPOWERment breaks ground on PEACH development, marks new milestone for the project

By Kathryn DeHart | October 24

The PEACH apartments have 10 rental units available for families earning 30 percent or less of the area's median income.

Adam Searing campaign 'inadvertently' violated campaign finance law with mailer

By Ethan E. Horton | October 24

The mailer did not include a clear disclosure for who paid for the print media, as is required by state law. These disclosures are required to include ...

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The differences between 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations explained

By Emma Hall | October 24

The two main types of nonprofit organizations under federal law are 501(c)(3)s and 501(c)(4)s. 501(c)(3)s are often referred to as public charities, while ...

Column: It’s always been about housing

By Samad Rangoonwala | October 23

"The reality is this: The Searing slate has made it clear they support parks and splash pads over people and housing. That would be fine and dandy if ...

Q&A: Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger reflects on election endorsements, possible outcomes

By Annika Duneja | October 23

With municipal elections coming up on Nov. 7, The Daily Tar Heel's Annika Duneja spoke with Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger — who is not running for ...

Chapel Hill residents consider housing, zoning policy in voting decisions

By Maddie Policastro | October 23

With the Chapel Hill municipal elections approaching on Nov. 7, housing policy, specifically the text amendment to the Town's land use management ordinance, ...

Candidates encourage municipal voter turnout, which continues to lag behind general elections

By Olivia Gschwind | October 22

In 2019 and 2021, only 16 percent of registered voters in North Carolina participated in November municipal elections, compared to 75 percent in 2020 ...

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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 ...

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 ...