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All up in your business for June 19

By Mary Taylor Renfro | June 16

All up in your business for June 19

Chapel Hill High School graduates celebrate at Smith Center

By Joey DeVito | June 16

There were cheers for all of the Chapel Hill High School graduates on Saturday, but nobody got a louder ovation than Quentin Taylor.

George’s Towing and Recovery filed a lawsuit, now overturned, against Chapel Hill’s cell phone ban and towing restrictions.

NC Supreme Court strikes down Chapel Hill's cell phone ban

By Jonathan Moyer | June 12

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled the town of Chapel Hill does not have the authority to enforce an ordinance prohibiting the use of cell phones ...

A new sculpture was unveiled at Phillips Middle School on Tuesday. The sculpture was designed by art students and built by local sculptor Mark Elliot.

Phillips Middle School celebrates 50 years

By Joey DeVito | June 10

The students of Guy B.

Music, arts abound in downtown for summer

By Zoe Schaver | June 9

Every week during the spring and summer, many businesses and organizations in Chapel Hill and Carrboro host special events for residents, featuring music ...

All up in your business for June 12

By Aren Besson | June 9

All up in your business for June 12

Sup Dogs on Franklin Street opened Monday morning. Waitresses work on the signature orange crush behind a full bar inside the restaurant.

Franklin Street welcomes Sup Dogs

By Jonathan Moyer | June 9

People on Franklin Street lined up out the door of Sup Dogs, the Greenville-based restaurant which opened Monday.

Franklin St. is under construction on the 400 block in order to make it more pedestrian friendly.

Pedestrians gain from West Franklin face-lift

By Aren Besson | June 3

Chapel Hill residents are already well acquainted with the sounds of construction in downtown areas — and it is not over yet.Since 1994, the town ...

Chapel Hill Police Department investigating shooting on Christopher Road

By From staff and wire reports | May 30

UPDATE, 8:55 p.m.: Bartholomew Romidas Scott, 35, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Friday's shooting on Christopher ...

Chapel Hill police officers directing traffic in light outages

By From staff and wire reports | May 29

A power outage has shut down traffic lights at the intersections of 15-501 and Willow Drive and 15-501 and South Estes Drive, as well as the intersection ...

All up in your business for May 29, 2014

By Kelsey Weekman | May 28

This month, Launch Chapel Hill is accepting applications to its biannual 22-week accelerator program, which provides tools for entrepreneurs to help them ...

Orange County superintendent steps down, seat filled by Del Burns

By Aren Besson | May 27

After only a few months since the last appointment, Orange County School System returned to an old favorite to fill the position of superintendent. ...

Board of Aldermen, county commissioners talk new technologies

By Joey DeVito and Kelsey Weekman | May 26

In goverment meetings this week, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen discussed police camera technology and the Orange County Board of Commissioners held a ...

Orange County deals with busy rabies season

By Joey DeVito | May 26

Orange County is seeing its biggest year for rabies since 2008.

Water main break on South Campus being repaired by OWASA

By From staff and wire reports | May 23

According to the Orange County Water and Sewer Authority website, a water line broke at 7:30 a.m. on Manning Drive. OWASA is currently repairing the break, ...

1789 Venture Lab welcomes 10 students to summer startup program

By Leah Komada | May 22

With smaller class loads and more open schedules, student entrepreneurs are spending their summer vacation in Chapel Hill developing and making progress ...

Neighbors in Graham, N.C., worry about proximity of Benevolence Farm

By Zoe Schaver | May 19

Neighbors in a small community in Graham, N.C., are worried about nearby nonprofit Benevolence Farm soon opening its gates to women transitioning ...

Leaders of the Orange County community break ground at the site of the new community building on Rogers Road.

Rogers Road Community Center breaks ground

By Jonathan Moyer | May 19

The threat of a storm couldn’t overshadow the promise of progress on Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rogers Road Community Center. ...

Town council discusses need for new buses and aging fleet

By Jenny Surane | May 16

The Chapel Hill Town Council heard a resounding message during its budget work session Wednesday: the town needs new buses.

Starting Block, a showcase of incubator teams, performed at DSI Comedy on Tuesday night at the new Franklin Street location.

DSI Comedy moves into more room to perform on Franklin Street

By Tess Boyle | May 14

With a fresh start and a new downtown location, Dirty South Comedy Theater can now be more active and publicly accessible.