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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.

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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.

Column: Explore the towns outside Chapel Hill

By Lola Oliverio | June 20

"I’ve lived in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area since I was four years old. The first time I was allowed to wander Franklin Street completely alone, I ...

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 ...

Chapel Hill Town Council discusses apartment development, police station relocation

By Lola Oliverio | June 13

The Chapel Hill Town Council met on Wednesday, June 12, to discuss a proposed apartment complex development and the relocation of the Chapel Hill Police ...

OCS Board of Education expands lunch programs, approves extra pay for bus drivers

By Sophie Baglioni | June 12

The Orange County Schools Board of Education met on June 10 to discuss school nutrition, bus driver pay, teacher retention and the after-school program ...

A guide to Triangle communities celebrating Juneteenth

By Lola Oliverio | June 10

Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States, which occurred on June 19, 1865. Several ...

'Empty for quite a long time': New restaurants come to Franklin Street

By Quinn Groves | June 9

Playa Bowls, Pulp Juice & Smoothie Bar and Voodoo Wings will open in downtown Chapel Hill, while Starbucks will move across the street and Cosmic ...

CHHS students raise over $20,000 to buy retiring teacher a new car

By Lola Oliverio | June 9

In May, Chapel Hill High School junior Lyla Berman created a GoFundMe after hearing that history teacher Bill Melega had been driving the same car for ...

Chapel Hill Town Council approves 2024-25 FY budget, discusses bonds

By Sarah Clements | June 6

On June 5, the Chapel Hill Town Council held a regular meeting in which they approved the FY 2024-25 budget as well as discussed affordable housing and ...