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Community housing organizations work to address mental health concerns

By Sierra President | September 27

“Housing is not a silver bullet that solves everyone’s problems completely — but being housed gives folks a secure place from which to address other ...

Chapel Hill adopts first comprehensive affordable housing plan, aims to build 900 homes

By Defne Önal | September 27

The Chapel Hill Town Council approved its first comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan and Investment Strategy to achieve a goal of building 900 new homes ...

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'I want to move over here': Community members reflect on cost burden in Chapel Hill

By Lucy Marques | September 26

About one in five homeowners and more than half of renters in Chapel Hill are cost-burdened – meaning they spend more than 30 percent of their income ...

Recently approved South Creek development to begin construction in late 2024

By Annika Duneja | September 25

The South Creek development, across from Southern Village, is projected to have 815 housing units, including 120 rental apartments, 89 townhouses and ...

Column: Learn to defy the NIMBY-YIMBY discourse

By Nassibah Bedreddine | September 25

"Two major rival factions have arisen from this discourse: NIMBYs (Not In My Backyard) and YIMBYs (Yes In My Backyard)— the spiritual Montagues ...

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Take a Child Outside Week aims to promote outdoor engagement and exploration

By William Becker | September 25

Take a Child Outside was founded as a website in 2007. It was inspired by author Richard Louv’s 2005 book Last Child in the Woods, which calls attention ...

Chapel Hill receives tax credit award for Tanyard Branch Trace

By Allie Sadoff | September 25

The Town of Chapel Hill received a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit award for the construction of Tanyard Branch Trace, an affordable housing complex on ...

Jeff McNeill begins role as Orange County Veterans Services Officer

By Ella Aluise | September 25

Jeff McNeill began his role as the new Orange County Veterans Services Officer on Aug. 14. Under social services supervisor Suzanne Hitt, McNeill will ...

Edition on Rosemary to further delay move-in, no finish date in sight

By Maddie Policastro | September 21

The Edition on Rosemary will not be able to meet its Oct. 1 move-in date, according to an email statement from Adam Byrley, chief operating officer of ...

Chapel Hill community organizations hold Town Council and mayoral races forum for debate

By Sarah Clements | September 21

Many candidates at the forum agreed that something needed to be done about community affordability, issues associated with urban sprawl and problems with ...

'The most important thing is your family': Community mourns father and son

By Walker Livingston | September 19

Dhruva Chellani opened Classic Carolina, a UNC apparel shop on Franklin Street, in 1993 with his family in mind. On Sept. 6, Dhruva and his son Kris Chellani ...

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Law enforcement, domestic violence resource providers bring new protocol to Orange County

By Ella Aluise | September 19

The N.C. Attorney General's Office and the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department facilitated a Lethality Assessment Protocol training for ...

Parents respond to CHCCS crisis prevention measures, secure mode

By Tori Newby | September 19

“The part that breaks my heart is just their experience of school being a potentially dangerous place, which I wish that it wasn't something they felt,” ...

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Tailei Qi appears before superior court, will undergo second evaluation on capability to proceed

By Ethan E. Horton and Walker Livingston | September 19

Tailei Qi spoke in court for the first time since his arrest. He pleaded for new counsel and said the second medical evaluation was not necessary. Judge ...

Q&A: Jenn Weaver reflects on her time as Hillsborough mayor

By Caroline Horne | September 18

Jenn Weaver, who has served as mayor of Hillsborough since 2019, announced in April that she will not be seeking re-election this November. Weaver sat ...

Astronauts answer CHCCS student questions from International Space Station

By Abigail Keller | September 18

Students at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools asked 19 questions total, ranging from, “What does it feel like at liftoff?” to, “How does the Space ...

Chapel Hill Town Council approves relocation of police department, affordable housing plan

By Sophia Fanning | September 14

The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed new developments, affordable housing and the location of the Chapel Hill Police Department in its Sept. 13 meeting ...

Domestic violence advocates raise concerns about recent changes in N.C. gun laws

By Sophia Fanning | September 12

“In the work that we do, we see the connection between domestic violence homicides, gun violence and mass shootings," Cassandra Rowe, the co-director ...

CHCCS students grapple with mental health effects of Aug. 28 shooting

By Maddie Policastro | September 12

Following the Aug. 28 shooting on UNC's campus, mental health specialists with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools discuss the best ways to support students, ...

Chapel Hill Stream Team 2.0 now open for volunteers interested in water monitoring

By Ginny Dempster | September 12

The Town of Chapel Hill is currently taking interest forms for Stream Team 2.0, a program that gives Chapel Hill volunteers the opportunity to monitor ...