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Linda Smith meets Delores Bailey, executive director of Empowerment Incorporated, and Lee Storrow, Chapel Hill Town Council member, as part of the Northside walk to encourage getting to know neighbors.

Students gather to foster community in Northside neighborhood

By Caroline Hudson | August 16

About 50 local residents and students braved the rainy weather Monday night to participate in the annual Good Neighbor Walk, intended to help improve ...

Northside owners sue over parking

By Summer Winkler | August 15

For months, parking in the Northside neighborhood has been a source of stress for landlords and tenants. And now, it’s the subject of the lawsuit. ...

New school, old ground

By Cammie Bellamy | July 16

Last year, the CHCCS Board of Education decided to name the district’s 11th elementary after the historic segregated school. And for Northside alumni ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to ask for $5.4 million in extra funding

By Gayatri Surendranathan | April 23

In the face of state and federal budget cuts, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will ask Orange County officials Thursday for $5.4 million in extra funding ...

Habitat for Humanity program adds ramps to homes

By Summer Winkler | March 7

For years, Rev. Robert Campbell dealt with restricted mobility in his home. But Campbell said his life got a lot better when volunteers from a Habitat ...

Northside Elementary to have eco-friendly features

By Claire Smith | March 5

When Northside Elementary opens its doors this fall, it will show off a number of green features while also embracing the site’s distinct history.

Shortbread Lofts developer reaches out to Northside residents

By Elizabeth Bartholf | February 4

As construction moves forward with the Shortbread Lofts development on Rosemary Street, developer Larry Short is reaching out to the Northside community ...

Northside ?nds ally in Durham credit union

By Danielle Herman | January 28

One of Chapel Hill’s most troubled communities has found an ally in a Durham-based credit union.

Ben Degraffenreid, who goes by "Pop," was threatened with eviction from his house at 603 Bynum St. His son, Jeffrey Degraffenreid, lives with him.

Northside resident fights eviction notice in a civil court hearing

By Katie Reilly | November 2

In August, 80-year-old Ben Degraffenreid found a notice on his mailbox informing him that his lease had been terminated and he had 10 days to leave his ...

Town program aims help students be good neighbors

By Chessa DeCain | July 25

The beginning of UNC’s fall semester might still be a month away, but town and University officials are already preparing for students to move back ...

Projects finalized in Town Council's last meeting

By Chessa DeCain | June 26

The first half of the final Chapel Hill Town Council meeting Monday brought heavily debated projects to a close.

Elementary 11 ready to break ground in Northside

By Kathryn Trogdon | March 27

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ newest elementary school is taking its first major steps toward becoming a reality. Elementary School 11 will be ...

Engage voices of long-term residents

By Zaina Alsous | March 20

Developers in Chapel Hill recognize that students are a profitable market. But the Chapel Hill community is not, and has never been, limited to students. ...

New Northside ordinance to limit parking this fall

By Chessa DeCain | January 10

Charlie Umstead said he loves the location of his Northside apartment, but strict parking restrictions could make it harder for the UNC junior to live ...

Town council to vote on potential four-car limit in Northside and Pine Knolls

By Sarah Mansur | December 4

Students who live in Northside and Pine Knolls will face increased restrictions on parking if a plan that targets those communities passes unchanged.

Chapel Hill Town Council considers Shortbread Lofts

By Conor Furlong | September 29

Local officials hope a new downtown Chapel Hill development might fill a void in affordable rental housing.

Northside, Pine Knolls residents could face four-car parking limit

By Victoria Esguerra | September 28

Northside and Pine Knolls residents might soon have to limit the number of cars parked at their houses. If Chapel Hill Town Council approves a plan that ...

Glen Lennox to be rezoned, could become Neighborhood Conservation District

By Florence Bryan | September 19

Glen Lennox moved closer to becoming a Neighborhood Conservation District Monday when the Chapel Hill Town Council agreed to approve final plans for phase ...

Residents meet to discuss blueprint for growth in Pine Knolls and Northside

By Brian Fanney | September 6

Residents who demanded a halt on development in the Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods earlier this year are discussing a long-term policy regarding ...

Northside area responds to more break-ins

By Tyson Leonhardt | August 30

When junior Kaylon Kirk couldn’t find her backpack in her room, she thought she may have left it in her car. But when she saw books scattered across ...