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Two months after replacing CFD, Night School has been shut down

By Andreamarie Efthymiou | January 14

Two months after Country Fried Duck was shut down and rebranded as "Night School," the bar has once again lost its liquor license.

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 ...

Raleigh-based brewery Gizmo coming soon to Franklin Street

By Sofia Lesnewski | January 10

Gizmo Brew Works will open in the building where the Ramshead Rathskeller restaurant was formerly housed: “This space is beloved by Chapel Hill, so ...

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Chapel Hill firefighter arrested, placed on leave for dissemination to minors

By Sarah Lundgren | January 10

Chapel Hill firefighter Jaime Ernesto Palacios, 53, was arrested by the Chapel Hill Police Department on Tuesday, according to a statement by the Town ...

Chapel Hill Police Reports: Jan. 3 - Jan.7

By Anna Pogarcic | January 9

Here's some highlights from the Chapel Hill Police log for Jan. 3 - 7.

Former editor-in-chief Tyler Fleming's cat, Ariel, poses for a photo.

The Triangle's first cat cafe hits 'paws' on its grand opening

By Laura Brummett | January 8

The Cat Tales Cat Café is still on its way, but the grand opening has been delayed. Here's the progress so far, and what's left to be finished. ...

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, ...

24 businesses that opened, closed or changed in Chapel Hill this year

By Marin Wolf | December 5

From Spanky's to Sugarland to Smoothie King, catch up on all the business news you might've missed in 2018.

Why the PTA wants the PTA Thrift Shop in Carrboro to leave their name out of it

By Laura Brummett | December 5

The PTA Thrift Shop, an independent nonprofit, announced a construction campaign in 2011.

How OWASA is working to prevent a future aquapocalypse

By Andreamarie Efthymiou | December 4

In the past two years, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community has seen two water crises, big enough to bring on cancelled classes and students leaving campus ...

UNC senior Rubi Franco Quiroz speaks on Sept. 18 at the DACA in Crisis event, a panel discussion comprised of lawyers, activists and students about how to support the undocumented and DACAmented community.

How has ICE affected the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community this year?

By Lauren Talley | December 4

“I had a family friend whose dad got taken away by ICE while on his way to work, so it's things like that that scare me."

Looking into the early effects of this year’s midterm elections

By Olivia Slagle | December 4

The most recent midterm election season brought both parties different successes across the state, as well as an ongoing investigation and the passing ...

What comes next? UNC students look to the future of state and national politics

By Olivia Slagle | December 3

The latest election may have been less than a month ago, but leaders of UNC's Young Democrats and College Republicans are already planning for the next ...

Future of Glenwood's Mandarin magnet program uncertain after school board meeting

By Julia Masters | December 3

By fighting controversial opinions of parents and faculty, a local elementary school is trying to become a Mandarin magnet school and language program. ...

'A profound and severe need': CHCCS school board re-evaluates future of LEAP

By Blake Weaver | December 3

The LEAP program aims to meet the severe needs of students at the top of the academic spectrum, which several in the CHCCS system say is as necessary ...

Chapel Hill Police Reports: Nov. 29 - Dec. 2

By Anna Pogarcic | December 2

A roundup of police reports from the weekend of Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.

Inter-Faith Council receives $40,000 award for extensive work in community

By Nicholas Emken | November 29

The Inter-Faith Council won an award sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline for their impressive work in supporting the people of the Triangle.

Kidzu hopes to move and expand with the help of the Town of Chapel Hill

By Jamey Cross | November 29

Kidzu might be relocating to Southern Village to bring children a bigger museum and outdoor space.

'The elephant in the room': Racial disciplinary gaps persist in CHCCS schools

By Mattias Miller | November 29

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have put multiple policies in place to focus on making schools more equitable, diminishing a disciplinary gap between ...

Orange County Sheriff's Department to adopt body cameras

By Lyell McMerty | November 28

The Orange County Sheriff's Department added body cameras to uniforms. Here's how this benefits officers and the communities they serve.