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Chapel Hill folk dancers build strong community

By Drew Goins | November 10

Muffled music can be heard coming from within the brick walls of the Beth El Synagogue Freedman Center on Wednesday nights. The tunes — traditional ...

Launch Chapel Hill looks for new class of entrepreneurs

By Mary Taylor Renfro | November 10

Almost two years after he became a part of Launch Chapel Hill’s first class of business ventures, Jeff Henriod, founder of Let’s Chip In, said he ...

Uber is a ride-sharing service that connects riders to drivers through a mobile application. On Halloween, Uber used dynamic pricing to raise rates.

Uber pricing got frightfully high on Halloween

By Maggie Monsrud | November 7

For UNC students who turned to ridesharing services instead of local taxi companies on Halloween, the holiday turned from a festive celebration into a ...

Chapel Hill reduces crosswalk wait times

By Meg Garner | November 7

Many people jaywalk in Chapel Hill, but the town is making efforts to curtail that potentially dangerous behavior.

University Directories goes bankrupt, attempts to avoid forcible takeover

By Erin Kolstad | November 7

University Directories, a Chapel Hill-based business owned by prominent businessman Jim Heavner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 24 to protect ...

Community members gather in Chapel Hill’s University Baptist Church to honor Martin Luther King Jr., who gave a speech in the same room on May 8, 1960.

University Baptist Church honors Martin Luther King Jr. with dedication for 1960 speech

By Sam James | November 6

George Bell will always remember the night in May 1960 when he spent five hours talking with Martin Luther King Jr. in Chapel Hill.

Japanese delegates talk aging populations in Chapel Hill

By Shantan Krovvidi | November 6

Aging populations are presenting more challenges in developed countries like the United States — and towns like Chapel Hill might have something to ...

Bynum Weaver to be honored with Hall of Fame induction

By Luman Ouyang | November 6

Bynum Weaver was a hard worker, the owner of a funeral home and grocery store and one of Chapel Hill’s most well-loved caretakers.

UNC students walk by the window display of Gigi’s Cupcakes on West Franklin Street,. Gigi’s closed permanently on Saturday due to low sales.

Gigi's Cupcakes says goodbye to Chapel Hill

By Meg Garner | November 5

UNC junior Shauna Barnett always tries to fit in her monthly trip to Gigi’s Cupcakes for a frosting-filled break, but now she will have to go elsewhere ...

Chapel Hill incumbents take election

By Tat'yana Berdan | November 5

A trio of Chapel Hill-area Democratic incumbents — Graig Meyer, Verla Insko and Valerie Foushee — were all re-elected Tuesday night for their respective ...

The YMCA Boomerang Program provides a place for suspended students to receive mentoring and complete school work. Program Manager Shayne Moore (left) and Program Director Tami Pfeifer hold cards with words used as "themes of the day."

YMCA program Kids Boomerang looking for a permanent home

By Rachel Herzog | November 4

You wouldn’t know it from the name, but employees at the Boomerang program don’t want to see the kids they serve again.

Chamber will honor founder of Chapel Hill radio station WCHL

By Aren Besson | November 4

“Nonstop Chapel Hill” might have been the slogan for local radio station WCHL, but the phrase is also descriptive of the station’s founder, Sandy ...

Halloween draws 32,000 downtown

By Claire Nielsen | November 3

About 32,000 people gathered on Franklin Street to celebrate Halloween Friday night — an increase from the 30,000 who attended in 2013.

UNC student Olu Fatolu found dead in her vehicle

By Jordan Nash | November 3

t didn’t take a lot of talking for people to know Olu Fatolu had a beautiful heart.

Qdoba on the corner of South Rd. and East Franklin St. sits empty as of Friday night.

Franklin Street Qdoba closes permanently

By Holly West | November 3

Taco Tuesdays are no more — at Qdoba Mexican Grill on Franklin Street at least.

Chapel Hill residents Bill (left) and Kathy Jones complete their purchase of a top-end Dan Murphy sculpture.

Orange County Artists Guild draws residents to local art

By Dan O'Neill | November 3

With earrings sold in the first three hours of his Orange County Artists Guild studio tour Saturday, artist Dan Murphy was feeling relieved.

Homegrown Halloween draws 32,000 to downtown Chapel Hill

By Claire Nielsen | November 1

Approximately 32,000 people gathered on Franklin Street to celebrate Halloween Friday night — an increase from the 30,000 who attended in 2013.

Man pleads guilty of murder in Scroggs Elementary shooting

By Sam James | October 31

On Monday, Ali Cherfaoui pleaded guilty to the 2012 second-degree murder of his estranged wife Chahnaz Kebaier.

Kevin Coley from Greensboro, NC, in purple, poses with his friends as Dragon Ball Z as the Ginyu Forest.

Officials are expecting increased Homegrown Halloween attendance

By Jasmin Singh | October 31

With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, the town of Chapel Hill is expecting a bigger costumed crowd at its annual Homegrown Halloween celebration, ...

Chapel Hill Town Council talks Obey Creek development

By Trent Hollandsworth | October 31

Chapel Hill Town Council members and residents met Thursday night to discuss the impact of the proposed Obey Creek development on traffic and transit. ...