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Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro make plans for the 164 acres bought 35 years ago

By Henry Haney | February 19

Since the purchase, the governments have engaged in little substantive discussion about the land, 104 acres of which are jointly owned and 60 of which ...

Why a potential redevelopment of Tar Heel Mobile Home Park has residents worried

By Diane Adame | February 19

The Tar Heel Mobile Park on the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is potentially undergoing renovations leaving current residents concerned ...

Chapel Hill Town Council approves bonds for up to $98 million to fund Rams Club projects

By Ben Humphries | February 17

The bonds aim to fund old and new athletic construction projects at UNC and are expected to be issued in the first quarter of 2019.

Imagine a world where you can park easily in Chapel Hill. You (might) see it soon

By Nicholas Emken | February 10

The Town of Chapel Hill is attempting to meet the needs of the downtown scene by expanding parking.

Local municipalities hope to come together to fund the Orange County Food Council

By Jonny Cook | February 10

The Chapel Hill Town Council passed a memorandum to support the Orange County Food Council, an organization that aims to increase food security throughout ...

Making Chapel Hill 'teen-friendly' one step at a time with the Youth Initiative

By Laura Rong | February 7

The Chapel Hill Town Council plans to make Chapel Hill more welcoming to teenagers based on the findings of the Youth Initiative Report. The focus groups ...

Will this Durham lawsuit stall the plans for the Orange-Durham light rail?

By Brent Van Vliet | February 4

A lawsuit by six Durham residents is challenging a Durham City Council decision to rezone property near a proposed maintenance site for the Orange-Durham ...

So, are they widening I-40 or not?

By Ares Zerunyan | January 31

The NCDOT was forced back to the drawing board when it was discovered that their work on the interchange on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard would be ...

Statewide funding cuts might bungle your bus schedule

By Samantha Perry | January 30

Chapel Hill Transit may soon be feeling the effects of recent statewide funding cuts.

Are electric scooters coming back to Chapel Hill?

By Julia Masters | January 28

At last week's Town Council meeting, council members and the community discussed the viability of e-scooters returning to Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill gets the wheels turning on new bike paths

By Laura Rong | January 21

New bike paths aim to help increase the safety and ease of biking around Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill takes another step to remove Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway marker

By Julia Masters | January 21

The Town of Chapel Hill is taking action to finally determine who owns the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway marker so that it can be removed.

The way Chapel Hill looks will change in 2020

By Crystal Yu | January 13

Town Council is working with residents to change Chapel Hill's landscape by updating the Land Use Management Ordinance to add apartment complexes, commercial ...

We talked to the two newest Orange County commissioners on their plans for the board

By Alice Bennett | December 5

Sally Greene, a former Chapel Hill Town Council member, and Jamezetta Bedford, previously on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, ...

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Chapel Hill's immigrant and refugee residents bring up new issues about the town

By Sofia Lesnewski | November 27

Chapel Hill Town Council is taking steps toward making the Town a better place to live by addressing key issues affecting foreign-born residents.

What's next for Chapel Hill's affordable housing bond?

By Aislinn Antrim | November 14

After the vote to pass Chapel Hill's affordable housing bond, the Town has begun putting efforts into increasing more affordable housing. The Town is ...

Marker to commemorate civil rights activists approved by Town Council

By Nicholas Emken | November 13

The Town aims to dedicate the marker to the Chapel Hill Nine on the 59th anniversary of their sit-in.

P.H. Craig Forest clear-cutting begins amid continued community concern

By Julia Masters | November 4

This past Wednesday marks the start of the P.H. Craig Forest clear-cutting as the community grieves the loss.

Nobody actually knows who owns the Jefferson Davis marker on Franklin Street

By Mattias Miller | October 29

The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted on Oct. 16 to repeal a 1959 resolution to name U.S. Highway 15 as Jefferson Davis Highway after several ...

The Town has ideas for Varsity Theatre, but do they have the owners' support?

By Andreamarie Efthymiou | October 29

The Town of Chapel Hill plans to establish a task force to investigate potentially broadening the use of Varsity Theatre, helping attract patrons to other ...