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DEQ proposes agreement to cap coal ash at Chapel Hill Police Department site

By Lola Oliverio | July 28

In early July, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality released a draft Brownfields agreement to clean up the coal ash present at 828 Martin ...

CHCCS Board of Education discusses alternate options for bond referendum project

By Lola Oliverio | July 22

On July 18, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District BOE met to discuss another option for the use of the funds allocated by the proposed bond referendum, ...

GoTriangle to reinstate bus fares beginning Aug. 1

By Aiden Hall | July 21

After over four years of running fare free, GoTriangle will resume collecting bus fares on Aug. 1.

Proposed N.C. bills target predatory towing, excessive fees

By Quinn Groves | July 17

House Bill 1024, Nonconsensual Booting and Towing Reform, would establish the Towing and Recovery Commission. The commission would regulate towing businesses ...

Owner, community members reflect on Mediterranean Deli one year after fire

By Sophie Baglioni | July 15

July 22 will mark one year after a fire broke out at Mediterranean Deli — a restaurant on Franklin Street — while a contractor was doing ...

British football clubs to bring in town revenue with Kenan Stadium match

By Lola Oliverio | July 8

On July 23, England’s Manchester City and Scotland’s Celtic football clubs will play a match at Kenan Stadium on UNC’s campus. It will be the second ...

Where to watch fireworks this Fourth of July in the Triangle

By Lola Oliverio | July 2

Chapel Hill — and its surrounding cities and towns — will be hosting numerous Fourth of July events this year.

Nonprofit CommunityWorx faces foreclosure

By Aiden Hall | July 1

CommunityWorx — a nonprofit and thrift shop in Carrboro — is facing foreclosure, largely due to revenue lost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Joe Biden holds post-debate rally in Raleigh

By Ananya Cox and Lola Oliverio | June 30

The rally came in the wake of concerns about the president’s performance at the June 27 debate against Republican candidate and former President Donald ...

N.C. General Assembly overrides Gov. Cooper's House Bill 237 veto

By McKenzie Bulris | June 27

On June 27, the N.C. General Assembly overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the Various Criminal Law and Election Changes bill — previously entitled Unmasking ...

CHCCS Board of Education reviews bond project plan, discusses student fees

By Lola Oliverio | June 26

Some of the goals outlined in The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' approach include rebuilding schools, creating vibrant learning environments and providing ...

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Carrboro Town Council approves budget, considers land use

By Quinn Groves | June 25

The Carrboro Town Council met on June 18 to discuss the fiscal year 2024-25 budget, developments on Town-owned land and equity in the Carrboro Police ...

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes unmasking bill

By McKenzie Bulris | June 25

On June 21, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 237, which, if enacted, would reinforce North Carolina’s ban on wearing masks in public, loosen the ...

How to beat the heat in Chapel Hill this summer

By Lola Oliverio | June 24

Summer began on June 20 and North Carolina was greeted with a heat wave. Temperatures are expected to stay consistently in the 90s all week and the heat ...

Chapel Hill Town Council discusses affordable housing, LUMO rewrites and bonds

By Lola Oliverio | June 23

This was the last town council meeting of the season, with meetings resuming in August.

Northside neighborhood has fostered local Black community for over a hundred years

By Sarah Clements | June 19

“Black folks who built the University came and made this area of town their own — their home — as they brought culture and different aspects of ...

Supreme Court decision reinforces access to abortion pill in North Carolina

By Sophie Baglioni | June 18

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled to reject proposed restrictions on accessing mifepristone — commonly referred to as the abortion pill — ...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro host fourth-annual Juneteenth celebration

By Lola Oliverio | June 18

On June 16, the towns hosted their Juneteenth celebration at the Hargraves Community Center in Chapel Hill. The event had guest speakers, musical performances ...

Estes Drive reopens to two-way traffic after two-year closure for improvements

By Aiden Hall | June 16

Though both lanes are now open, the work is not done yet. Concrete repairs, pedestrian refuge islands, turning lanes and a final paving and line marking ...

Orange County proposes education, municipal bond referendums for 2024 election

By McKenzie Bulris | June 13

The largest bond for consideration will be a $300 million bond referendum to support school facilities in Orange County. Chapel Hill voters will also ...