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From pork to pasta: Big Belly Que owners to open new Italian-inspired restaurant

By Sarah Choi | March 22

The owners of Chapel Hill’s Big Belly Que are raising the steaks with Bombolo, a new restaurant set to open in the summer. A change of pace from barbecue, ...

Seafood Destiny owner Anthony Knotts faces multiple lawsuits

By Samuel Long | March 22

Anthony Knotts, who owns the newly-opened Seafood Destiny restaurant on Franklin Street, is being charged for allegedly writing and distributing false ...

Retirement community creates project to document the effects of the pandemic

By Simon Tan | March 22

Residents from Carolina Meadows, a retirement community in Chapel Hill, discussed their new project “Our History: Pandemic at the Meadows," which works ...

Rising gas prices threaten North Carolina’s most vulnerable communities

By Harrison Gummel | March 22

In North Carolina, specifically, the average price per gallon of regular gas was $4.08, as of March 21, which is nearly $0.70 higher than a month ago ...

Todd-Williams silences crowd in UNC women's hoops' 63-45 NCAAT win over Arizona

By Shelby Swanson | March 22

<ul> <li>In its second-round NCAA Tournament game, the UNC women's basketball team looked out in the McKale Memorial Center crowd ...

Postcard project aims to capture UNC staff's experiences during pandemic

By Zoe Frederick | March 21

The postcards submitted by University staff will be part of a special exhibit on Arts Everywhere Day, April 8.

Students, parents react to mask mandate drop in Orange County Schools

By Maggie McIntyre | March 21

The Orange County Board of Education's decision to remove mask mandates for students, staff and faculty has warranted varying reactions from parents and ...

'Historical moment': Compass Center appoints Christian Adams as executive director

By Caroline Wills | March 21

Adams comes to the Compass Center after gaining experience in management, as well as reproductive and social justice. One of her top priorities for Compass ...

Arts apprenticeship encourages young artists to pursue passion

By Zoe Werner | March 21

The 2022 Jacquelyn Gist Summer Apprenticeship in the Arts program helps support young artists in Orange County by providing financial compensation while ...

Healthy food initiative Good Bowls gains traction in Chapel Hill and beyond

By Grant Alexander | March 21

Good Bowls aims to increase accessibility to affordable, healthy and tasty food for community members. The organization uses flexible pricing that takes ...

'I hope to empower': Meet music education lecturer LaSaundra Booth

By Kelly Kendall | March 20

LaSaundra Booth, a lecturer of music education at UNC, began playing the cello in the fourth grade and fell in love with it. She has since performed ...

New Chapel Hill bakery brings European feel to Franklin Street

By Sam Kornylak | March 20

The bakery — which opened in late February — is part of a franchise that has many other locations across the country. This location, however, is the ...

Carrboro Town Council discusses Climate Action Plan funding

By Ian Walniuk | March 20

Passed in 2009, the Climate Action Plan aims to reduce per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Carrboro by 80 percent by 2030.

Marquee night from Kelly leads No. 5 seed UNC women's hoops to first tourney win since 2015

By Noah Monroe | March 20

In her second tournament appearance ever, sophomore guard Deja Kelly's poise helped the UNC squad secure its first NCAA Tournament win — also its first ...

Short-handed UNC holds off Baylor in 93-86 upset win to reach Sweet 16

By Jeremiah Holloway | March 19

After starters Brady Manek and Caleb Love fouled out of North Carolina's Round of 32 matchup against the top-seeded Baylor, reserve players like Justin ...

Caleb Love and Brady Manek lead UNC to NCAA Tournament-opening win against Marquette

By Asheebo Rojas | March 17

In the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 matchup, the losing No. 9 Marquette could not keep up with the North Carolina duo of Caleb Love and Brady Manek. ...

UNC men’s basketball rides strong chemistry, lands NCAA Tournament win against Marquette

By Jeremiah Holloway | March 17

After the technical fouls, scuffles and trash-talk, North Carolina is in a position to carry its hot hand into its Round of 32 game against the reigning ...

UNC men's basketball talks Marquette, being locked in ahead of NCAAT first round

By Daniel Wei | March 16

In the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, the No. 8 seed North Carolina men's basketball team will face No. 9 seed Marquette. In a press conference ...

Cold perimeter shooting dooms No. 25 UNC in ACC Tournament loss to Virginia Tech

By Hunter Nelson | March 12

After making a statement by winning 12 of their last 15 games, shots were all the only thing UNC failed to make on Friday night in Brooklyn. The ...

With first win in ACC Tournament, Brady Manek shows he is where he was meant to be

By Hunter Nelson | March 11

Last offseason, Brady Manek was brought in to give the North Carolina men's basketball team a viable shooting threat in the frontcourt — a threat ...