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

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, ...

Research, apps address police bias

As police bias becomes better documented by the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies, experts and activists are developing research projects ...

Graduation rates of student body vs. black male athletes

Undocumented students face burdens when paying for school

So far, Jose has defied the odds.

Column: The time a mostly white newspaper tackled a race issue

Sometimes, I wish our readers could be in the office when we’re making our decisions.

Column: Creating better spaces for conversations about race

The label of “Asian-American” fails to encapsulate the diversity of the groups it is supposed to represent. As a result, we have been represented ...

Top of the Hill owner drafts bill to sell liquor after distillery tours

A Chapel Hill business owner is challenging the massive power of the N.C. Alcohol Beverage Control Commission — a group that marks up the cost of ...

UNC's dining halls composted 539 tons of food waste in 2013-14 fiscal year

Every day in Top of Lenoir, hundreds of students line up at the conveyor belt to drop off plates piled high with unwanted pizza crusts, rejected pot roast ...

Q&A with "American Wasteland" author Jonathan Bloom

As part of The Daily Tar Heel's Projects and Investigations Team's Food Issue, Senior Writer Caroline Leland spoke to Jonathan Bloom, the award-winning ...

Orange County restaurant inspection ratings to appear on Yelp pages

Restaurant inspections have long revealed the dirtier side of the food industry, including the restaurants frequented by residents of Chapel Hill.

Local chefs try to support North Carolina fishermen

It’s about a three-hour drive to the nearest coastline from Chapel Hill — 162 miles to Wilmington, 178 miles to Atlantic Beach and longer to ...

Carolina Dining Services debt burden to increase with upgrades

The debt Carolina Dining Services has sitting on its books is unusual for a University of its size, but that hasn’t stopped administrators from crafting ...