Chapel Hill Town Council talks housing, zoning and transit expansion

Northside neighborhood feels pressures of increased student presence, housing costs

Northside, which is historically the largest Black community in Chapel Hill, has seen a decrease in homeownership for years and an increasing demand for ...

Affordable housing explained: A look at public developments in Chapel Hill

The Town of Chapel Hill owns and operates a number of affordable housing units within Chapel Hill and Carrboro, including single up to multiplex residences. ...

NC ranks last in national school funding effort, report says

North Carolina ranks 50th in school funding effort and 48th in overall funding level, according to an annual report by the Education Law Center. Parents ...

Number of active short-term rentals, including Airbnb, increase in Chapel Hill

"Since January 2021, the number of active short-term rentals (STRs) in the Chapel Hill area has increased by about 40 percent."

Despite funding, Chapel Hill sees stall in affordable housing preservation, development

The development and preservation of the Town of Chapel Hill's new affordable housing units struggles to keep up with demand, despite increases in funding. ...

‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Students struggle to find on- and off-campus housing

Six hundred UNC students are on the waitlist for fall 2023 on-campus housing. Last year, there were 422. That's an increase of 42.18 percent. The University ...

Gov. Roy Cooper signs executive order to ban TikTok from state-issued devices

The executive order, signed Jan. 12, directs the state's Chief Information Officer and the North Carolina Department of Information Technology to develop ...

Here's what you need to know about land use ordinances and affordable housing

A land use ordinance is a collection of all of the rules, procedures and guidelines a municipality follows when developing a property. It defines, through ...

North Carolina housing shortage, instability negatively impacts mental health

Housing instability is a prominent issue facing many North Carolina residents. About 348,000 renter households in North Carolina are at an extremely low ...

Residents grapple with differences in pricing between Chapel Hill and Carrboro

The average overall rent in Chapel Hill is $1,917 and $1,419 in Carrboro, according to RentCafe. The average rented space in Chapel Hill is 968 square ...

An overview of how the local governments are using their remaining ARPA funds

Local governments are carefully planning out their use of remaining funds from the American Rescue Plan Act — the federal effort to help communities ...

Column: You don’t have to hate your hometown

"We’ve all seen the 'peaked in high school' tweets and TikTok videos. We know the stereotypical person who shares nostalgic memories on social media, ...

'The need is still there': Emergency pandemic food benefits to end in March

Emergency food benefits for North Carolina families — supplied through the federal Food and Nutrition Services due to the COVID-19 pandemic — are ...

CHCCS board meeting features student perspectives about class rank, long public comment

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education met on Thursday. The school board spent a large part of the meeting hearing community members' ...

A look into how the Town of Chapel Hill allocates funding for affordable and public housing

As the cost of rent and homeownership in Chapel Hill continues to climb, the Town of Chapel Hill has increased its public housing budget for the 2022-2023 ...

Saxsquatch: Local saxophone-playing Bigfoot gains national fame on The Tonight Show, Fortnite

Saxsquatch, a saxophone-wielding, Bigfoot-costume-wearing performer, has amassed a significant social media following and has even appeared on the Tonight ...

CHPD Crisis Unit expands, introduces new positions as it approaches a half-century

As the Chapel Hill Police Department's Crisis Unit approaches its 50th anniversary this year, it has continued to change and grow to keep up with the ...

North Carolina gains over 28,000 jobs, Chapel Hill sees opportunities for growth

Gov. Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina gained 28,690 new jobs in 2022 according to a press release issued by the North Carolina Department of Commerce ...