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NC public school performance report cards released Thursday

By Joe Martin | February 9

The long-awaited N.C. public school performance report cards — now featuring letter grades — were released Thursday at a state Board of Education ...

R&R Grill, located at 137 E. Franklin St., put out a sign in front of the restaurant that reads, “We will miss you, Dean.”

Chapel Hill mourns Dean Smith

By Gabriella Cirelli and Jordan Nash | February 9

The corned beef sandwich was his favorite. He almost always ordered it to go.

Cold Stone Creamery, located at 131 E Franklin St, is rumored to be going out of business. This will mean no more tasty red cups of ice cream for students at UNC!

Franklin Street has seen many closures this school year

By Meg Garner | February 6

Franklin Street. It is as iconic to Chapel Hill as the Old Well, but lately the epicenter of downtown has seen several businesses come and go, leaving ...

Chapel Hill losing money on 140 West deck

By Maggie Monsrud | February 6

Revenue from the 140 West development’s parking garage is falling short of projections — forcing the town to consider using money from its general ...

Darren Bell, creator of Chapel Hill Carrboro City School's Community Connection Program speaks at Smith Middle School on Feb. 5.

CHCCS program provides laptops to at-risk students

By Zhai Yun Tan | February 6

Sarahi Gamboa Ramirez failed one of her high school English classes because she couldn’t finish her homework on time. The homework, heavy on research ...

YesterYears Brewery plans for bright future in Carrboro

By Kerry Lengyel | February 6

Huge silver tanks line the walls, and wooden scaffolds shape the room, outlining the construction that still needs to be completed.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools nominateed for environmental honor

By Avishai Halev | February 6

"Shifting normal" — That was the buzzword Dan Schnitzer, sustainability coordinator for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, repeated when discussing ...

Goat Parade raised $13K for Seymour Center from sale of decorated goats

By Elizabeth Harvell | February 5

With the help of ten fiber glass goats, the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center because a few thousand dollars richer.

UNC professor’s research shows that black drivers twice as likely to be stopped as white drivers in Chapel Hill

By Lauren Kent | February 5

Black students suspended five times the rate of white students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

By Claire Williams | February 5

Simon Lee was relaxing on a bench outside Chapel Hill High School’s library. He says he wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary — he was gossiping, ...

Orange County plans to install two electric vehicle charging stations

By Lauren Miller | February 4

Orange County is well on its way to advancing an eco-friendly agenda.

Developers irk Cat’s Cradle owner

By Aren Besson | February 4

Cat’s Cradle owner Frank Heath walked out of a public hearing on the proposed Arts and Innovation Center Tuesday night after expressing his frustration. ...

There was a vigil at Peace and Justice Plaza on Wednesday night, Jan. 28.TK and TK are the proprietors of the TK bed and breakfast and cafe in Pittsboro, about 12 miles south of Chapel Hill.

Legislators predict a policy regulating Airbnb might be next

By Sarah Chaney | February 4

With its pale green exterior and vivid blue siding, the Pittsboro bed-and-breakfast run by Lisa Piper and Dave Clark — a short walk from the Chatham ...

Orange County Board of Commissioners hear update on Rogers Road

By Sam James | February 4

The Orange County Board of Commissioners addressed several topics — including Section 8 housing, the Rogers Road sewer project and the Orange County ...

Senior Ben French debuts ‘Tiny Frightened Animals’

By Siena Scarbrough | February 4

The first time senior dramatic art major Ben French mentioned his short story to senior Katie Chelena, he told her that if anything ever happened to him, ...

Ephesus Elementary School counselor honored for data-centered approach

By Haley Ray | February 3

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is moving toward more comprehensive and data-driven school counseling programs — an effort that has earned the district ...

Comedy groups flock to DSI festival

By Paige Connelly | February 3

Comics from across the country are making their way to Chapel Hill this week for Dirty South Improv’s 15th annual North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival. ...

NC Capitol’s new rules frustrate activists

By Michael Liguori | February 3

The state chapter of the NAACP is considering taking legal action against new rules that limit where protestors can gather within the capitol.

Hillsborough will not receive Google Fiber installation

By Hannah Jaggers | February 3

While many Triangle residents rush to their computers to test out new, lightning-speed Internet, the town of Hillsborough will be waiting for their browsers ...

I'm sorry I'm in a hurry….but the girl in some of the photos is Emily Auerbach, who is the Senior Advisor for Hope Gardens

Underutilized portion of HOPE Gardens property could become dance studio

By Claire Nielsen and Trent Hollandsworth | February 3

If new plans for 2200 Homestead Road are approved, an underutilized portion of the 14-acre property will become a dance studio.