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Here's what you missed at Wednesday's Chapel Hill Town Council meeting

By Audrey Selley | November 15

At the most recent Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, topics included the Language Access Plan, on-street parking and more.

Extra income or a neighborhood nuisance? How Chapel Hill grapples with Airbnbs

By Brittany McGee | November 12

“Any new Chapel Hill regulations will affect not only those property owners who use the STR system for profit, but also residents like us for whom the ...

Orange County celebrates Veterans Day at new town memorial

By Sonia Rao | November 11

“In the midst of what our country’s going through right now, we need to be reminded of what unites us, and Veterans Day is a perfect reminder of that, ...

I am the mayor who speaks for the trees: Chapel Hill holds Tree of the Year contest

By Audrey Selley | November 11

Celebrate Arbor Day by entering the Town of Chapel Hill's "Tree of the Year" contest.

Town celebrates opening of new nature preserve in Chapel Hill

By Elizabeth Egan | November 11

The North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation recently acquired 12.8 acres of biologically diverse land in Chapel Hill.

UNC graduate student denied from Town of Chapel Hill transportation advisory board

By Elizabeth Egan | November 6

People are frustrated over the lack of diversity in Chapel Hill councils, and Mayo's loss against Jack Whaley exemplifies an debate over the nomination. ...

Here's how Chapel Hill is working to preserve affordable housing

By Diane Adame | November 6

The Town's affordable housing preservation strategy is organized around three key objectives: preserve affordable housing, improve or maintain quality ...

Who won in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro local elections?

By Anna Pogarcic | November 6

Tuesday's local election saw little changes in some areas of Chapel Hill and Carrboro but major potential upsets in others.

Chapel Hill Town Council race still far from over

By Anna Pogarcic | November 5

It was one of the more competitive ones in this election cycle with seven candidates vying for four seats. Two incumbents managed to hold onto their seats, ...

A look inside Indy Week's candidate endorsements and how they impacted the election

By Jamey Cross | November 5

Indy Week, a weekly newspaper based in Durham, is one of the few organizations that endorses candidates in Orange County elections. Candidates say Indy ...

Student candidates: Finding a balance between homework and local government

By David Saff | November 5

Earlier this year, Tai Huynh, a UNC student, announced his candidacy for the Chapel Hill Town Council. However, he is not the first UNC student to run ...

Something old, something blue: Orange County voter turnout

By Michael Taffe | November 5

The local elections taking place throughout Orange County came to an end Tuesday night, giving way to a surprising voter turnout that nonetheless does ...

Orange County has recently experienced a surge in new voter registrations as North Carolina’s primary approaches.

Here's how to vote if you live in a residence hall

By Michael Taffe | November 4

UNC residence halls are split between five different polling places in Chapel Hill. Find out where to go for voting in the 2019 elections if you ...

Chapel Hill planning department discusses changes to zoning ordinance

By Meredith Radford | November 4

Proposed changes would allow a different procedure to be used for zoning to allow the Town to more easily fulfill the Chapel Hill 2020 plan.

Advocates demand town council candidates pay attention to affordable housing

By Amirsaman Zahabioun | November 3

After just over an hour, the marchers’ ‘Housing is crucial, so make yourself useful’ chants came to an end, but not their mission to propose and ...

Column: It’s time for a fare-free Triangle

November 3

Michael Parker is running for re-election on Chapel Hill Town Council and wants to talk about why we need to improve our public transit system.

Your local guide to the 2019 Chapel Hill-Carrboro elections

By Jamey Cross , Anna Pogarcic and Michael Taffe | October 27

Local election season is here in Orange County, so we broke down exactly what you need to know about the candidates in each of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro ...

How much money have the candidates in Chapel Hill-Carrboro races spent?

By Ben Humphries | October 15

As the Nov. 5 elections approach, candidates have been campaigning hard, going to events on UNC's campus, in churches and other community spaces. Besides ...

'I want you to remember to vote': Local candidates gather at First Baptist Church forum

By Niharika Vattikonda | October 15

Orange County electoral candidates congregated at the First Baptist Church to not only discuss their stance on political and social issues, but to build ...

Town Council votes to ban right turns on red for some Chapel Hill intersections

By Elizabeth Egan | October 6

The Chapel Hill Town Council voted on Wednesday to ban right turns on red at 17 intersections across the area.