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Triangle cities manage infrastructure growth amid population increase

By Isabelle Pala | March 26

The Triangle area has accounted for 15 percent of North Carolina's 600,000-person population growth since 2020.

The Chapel Hill and Orange County Welcome Center on March 23, 2025. The Town of Chapel Hill has erased multiple sites from the Town website related to racial equity, DEI, LGBTQ+ history.

Chapel Hill community, council members respond to Town's removal of DEI content from website

By Sarah Clements | March 24

The Town restored the sites on March 20 after pushback from the community.

Revaluations come out this week. Here's what Orange County property owners can expect.

By Ha Lien Gaskin | March 22

There was a 52 percent increase in property value in Orange County, which could make residents see higher tax rates.

'It's very powerful': Chapel Hill endorses Children's Bill of Rights in Sports

By Makenzie Mills | February 19

A local resident with three children in youth sports asked the Town to support the bill after her daughter's diagnosis with an overuse injury from competitive ...

Chapel Hill Town Council meets, discusses USAID, hears local petition

By Kristin Kharrat | February 16

On Wednesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss two proposed developments.

'The work and the fruit of that labor': The Foushee family's legacy

By Sarah Smiley | February 4

The Foushee family has been an integral part of the Orange County community, helping advance civil rights efforts for decades.

'Let's do it in front of the courthouse': The historical impact of the Peace and Justice Plaza

By Sarah Clements | February 4

In the early 1960s, community members and UNC students held protests at what is now the Peace and Justice Plaza.

Town of Chapel Hill awarded grant for its new Wheels of Wellness program

By Victoria Yang | February 1

The program plans to host different community block parties to introduce people to biking and showcase options for how to bicycle from a neighborhood ...

Chapel Hill Town Council meets to discuss LUMO rewrites and stormwater infrastructure

By Taylor Motley | February 1

The Chapel Hill Town Council met on Jan. 29 to discuss a unified affordable housing program, a special use permit for development at the Finley Golf Course ...

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'You can't just go anywhere': Holmes Child Care tasked with short-term relocation

By Brantley Aycock | January 28

The daycare, housed in the Hargraves Community Center's ground floor, was notified in November that it would have to relocate in March.

DEQ's Brownfields Agreement includes revisions from community feedback

By Maddie Policastro | January 20

Community members continue to express concerns over the DEQ Brownfields Agreement for 828 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.

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Chapel Hill Town Council discusses two proposed developments

By Victoria Yang | January 20

The Council heard a presentation from developers on a potential residential and retail project at 200 S. Elliott Rd. Also, architect Dan Jewell presented ...

N.C. DEQ hosts public hearing on UNC's application for fuel pellets at cogeneration plant

By Lauren Zola | January 20

According to the University’s webpage, the pellets are created from pre-consumer paper and plastic scraps that would contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Town of Chapel Hill begins planning a new flexible downtown space

By Lauren Zola | January 12

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson said she does not think the downtown project will negatively affect parking because of the 125 East Rosemary Street parking ...

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Chapel Hill passed five bonds in November, what happens now?

By Kristin Kharrat | December 2

Since 2009, the Town has been setting aside a fraction of existing property tax payments to develop a fund to help pay back debt and interest payments, ...

Sancar Scholars Residence to accommodate Turkish scholars, offer sense of belonging

By Emily Dudash | December 1

The residence, which will open in 2025, will be located on Velma Road, near the Sancar Turkish Cultural and Community Center and Coker Hills neighborhood. ...

Chapel Hill Town Council hears public comment on removal of art featuring keffiyeh

By Sarah Smiley | November 24

On Wednesday, the Town of Chapel Hill decided to remove the art installation "The Power of Good Trouble." That night, the Chapel Hill Town Council heard ...

Town of Chapel Hill celebrates Arbor Day

By Makenzie Mills | November 21

This year the Town celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees at Estes Hill Elementary School where second-grade students celebrated through performing an ...

Chapel Hill Town Council meets to discuss LUMO, new residential development

By Taylor Motley | November 14

On Wednesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss amending the Land Use Management Ordinance and a concept plan for development on 701 Martin ...

Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro approve master plan for Greene Tract

By Brantley Aycock | November 11

In 1984, the Town of Chapel Hill, the Town of Carrboro and Orange County purchased an 167-acre of land to use as a future landfill. Now, that land will ...