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Carrboro arcade combats loneliness with vintage dating show

By Robert Keener | February 1

The Baxter Bar and Arcade is bringing people together this February through an inclusive revival of the game show "The Dating Game."

Learn about the history of lynching in Orange County

By cailey howard | January 31

“I think that we still, as a nation and a region, have not come to terms with our own history."

Chapel Hill's getting a new bike-friendly bus line, and cyclists are pumped for it

By Laura Rong | January 31

Chapel Hill Transit held a public meeting Tuesday to provide an update on the North-South Bus Rapid Transit plan. The BRT will be 8.2 miles long starting ...

Franklin Street restaurant Roots Bistro & Bar is closing this month

By Andreamarie Efthymiou | January 31

"People are asking me if we are totally done, and I say no, but we just can’t stay.”

So, are they widening I-40 or not?

By Ares Zerunyan | January 31

The NCDOT was forced back to the drawing board when it was discovered that their work on the interchange on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard would be ...

Carrboro Yoga Company Morehead Planetariaum Yoga Under the Stars

Try Yoga Under the Stars for a 'cosmic' yoga experience at Morehead Planetarium

By Elizabeth Thompson | January 30

“Yoga is really about being mindful, and science shows that doing meditation or reflection can help you in your day to day life,” said Sarah Brown, ...

For the third year in a row, N.C. schools disproportionally suspend students of color

By Jonny Cook | January 30

The annual "racial equity report cards" put out by the Youth Justice Program do not reflect good results among many school districts throughout North ...

Homelessness in Orange County has increased by 13 percent since 2010

By Sophia Wilhelm | January 29

With homelessness in Chapel Hill on the rise, here is what local organizations are doing to help.

Coming to Carrboro: The Flowjo brings seasonal celebration with chocolate

By Aaron Sugarman | January 29

"It’s kind of an overused word these days, but people are interested in 'authentic,'" Edwards said. "People are interested to explore and relate from ...

Snow fell in Chapel Hill on a Wednesday afternoon in 2014. North Carolina declared a state of emergency in response to winter weather across the state.

Are we about to have another snow day?

By Crystal Yu | January 29

Here are some preliminary predictions for inclement winter weather in Chapel Hill.

Orange County Commissioners join the national call for Green New Deal

By Henry Haney | January 28

The resolution, which passed 6-1, asks the representative for Orange County to join other U.S. House Democrats in backing the call of U.S. Rep. Alexandria ...

Meet Matt Gladdek, the new Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership executive director

By Crystal Yu | January 28

"He has a heart for human beings. He listens to their stories and what they have to say.”

Are electric scooters coming back to Chapel Hill?

By Julia Masters | January 28

At last week's Town Council meeting, council members and the community discussed the viability of e-scooters returning to Chapel Hill.

Immigrant communities in Chapel Hill still struggle to integrate

By Sofia Lesnewski | January 27

There is a diverse refugee and immigrant community in Chapel Hill. But for these families, getting to where they are today has not been easy and poses ...

A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools bus drives toward Chapel Hill High School.

Will your K-12 school change its calendar because of Hurricane Florence?

By Ares Zerunyan | January 27

The CHCCS is one of eight districts to have passed a resolution demanding greater local control over academic calendars, as the current one-size-fits-all ...

Ronald McDonald House celebrates over 30 years in Chapel Hill

By Ares Zerunyan | January 24

The Ronald McDonald House has been a saving grace for several families who have been displaced by their child's illness or injury, and students at UNC ...

UNC Hospitals are expanding their area and also becoming more crowded.

Rural residents can't access health care in a county full of doctors

By Alice Bennett | January 24

“What's lost in that is that southern Orange County looks quite different from northern Orange County, and by considering the county as a whole, we ...

The ArtsCenter pulled out of the 203 Project. Here's what that means for Orange County:

By Samantha Perry | January 23

The facility will still house the public library, Carrboro Recreation and Parks offices, Teen Center, Virtual Justice Center and local radio station WCOM. ...

All Up In Your Business: Goodbye, [B]Ski's

By Andreamarie Efthymiou | January 23

As popular restaurants close their doors, here's what you can expect on Franklin Street in the coming months.

NC state superintendent Mark Johnson plans to limit testing in public schools

By Jamey Cross | January 22

Mark Johnson considered feedback from parents and teachers, many of whom felt students were taking too many tests, and implemented several steps to reduce ...