Board of Aldermen meets Nov. 14

Staff writer Claire Willmschen tweets live from the meeting. 

CHHS interim principal sends profane newsletter to parents

Every week Chapel Hill High School parents receive a newsletter with school announcements and updates. This week, the school’s interim principal used ...

Chapel Hill aims to make biking safer and easier by 2025

Chapel Hill has vowed to become more a bicycle-friendly community with a new plan they adopted on Oct. 25 to prioritize the expansion of greenways.  ...

Why doesn't Orange County have a landfill?

Chapel Hill's municipal solid waste continues to find itself in the backyard of low-income communities, despite the town's best efforts to keep landfills ...

Review: Tama Tea could be competition for surrounding cafes

Tama Tea recently opened on Franklin Street, serving loose-leaf tea amongst other menu items. Staff writer Samantha Yi spent an afternoon taste-testing ...

Carrboro and Chapel Hill ranked above average in LGBTQ equality study

The Human Rights Campaign recently released their annual Municipality Equality Index (MEI), which measures how inclusive a town's laws, services and policies ...

Q&A with Quintana Stewart, new director of the Orange County Health Department

Quintana Stewart was recently named as the new Health Director of the Orange County Health Department. Staff writer Simrann Wadhwa discussed her plans ...

Orange County Board of Commissioners meets Nov. 9

Staff Writer Marin Wolf tweets live from the November 9 work session. 

CHCCS system looks forward to renovating old district buildings with new board members

Chapel Hill-Carrboro voters elected two new members to the school board, and re-elected two incumbents Tuesday night. 

Carrboro residents continue cycle of hooping

Modern day hooping, an artistic movement and dance involving a hoop, has found itself in many major cities such as Los Angeles, New York — and Carrboro.  ...

CHALT-endorsed newcomers win seats on Chapel Hill town council

Mayors of Chapel Hill, Carrboro win by landslide in municipal elections

Few faces change on Carrboro Board of Aldermen

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen added one new face Tuesday night.  Incumbents Jacquelyn Gist, Randee Haven-O’Donnell and Sammy Slade were all re-elected, ...

Live coverage of Chapel Hill, Carrboro municipal elections

Local mayors sign amicus briefs supporting upcoming Supreme Court case

Mayors of Carrboro and Chapel Hill have both signed amicus briefs in support of an upcoming anti-discrimination Supreme court case involving religious ...

Thursday night was a bust for Carrboro following bomb threat

Several businesses in downtown Carrboro were evacuated Thursday as police investigated a suspicious vehicle parked on West Weaver Street in connection ...

Benefit nights help both Franklin Street business and student organizations

UNC Chapel Hill has more than 800 student organizations on campus, and there’s always at least one benefit night happening on Franklin Street to support ...

Undocumented immigrants balance fears of deportation with seeking medical treatment

Like many 9-year-olds, Cynthia Salazar asked for her father when she woke up from her appendicitis surgery in May. But her father, who was waiting below ...

Food trucks rally at second 'Rodeo on Rosemary Street'

Families and college students milled around Rosemary Street, enjoying an array of food trucks at the second annual Rodeo on Rosemary.