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Campaigning at a cost in Chapel Hill, Carrboro

By Lauren Talley | September 20

In the 2015 Chapel Hill mayoral race, the two front runners, Pam Hemminger and Mark Kleinschmidt, spent a combined total of $53,603.58 on their ...

The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill located on S Columbia Street. Photo courtesy of Molly Sprecher.

New acquisitions highlight growing authority of self-taught African-American artists

By Seth Newkirk | September 20

Ackland Art Museum announced that they would be receiving 12 pieces from Souls Grown Deep Foundation.

Annetta Streater attends last School Board Meeting

By Chantal Shine | September 20

Annetta Stokes Streater attended her last Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night. Board Chair James Barrett recognized ...

Members of the Raging Grannies, a local activist group, made an appearance at an NAACP rally in  front of the old post office on Franklin St. Wednesday afternoon.

Local NAACP holds peace rally in Spencer's absence

By Meghana Srikrishna and Molly Horak | September 20

On the day white supremacist Richard Spencer was slated to speak at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP held “More Perfect Union: A Community ...

Orange County hosted a job fair in September at University Place in Chapel Hill.

Orange County hosts job fair for prospective employees

By Doug Dubrowski | September 20

Dozens of employers filled the halls inside University Place with stands Wednesday, offering hiring information to potential employees as part of the ...

Carrboro Board of Aldermen meets on Sept. 19

By Erik Beene | September 19

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Orange County Commissioners meet on Sept. 19

By Caroline Levine | September 19

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What does Carrboro's plan to help DACA recipients entail?

By Rachel McKinney | September 18

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen council passed a resolution Sept. 12 to assist town residents who are beneficiaries of DACA after a unanimous vote.

Q & A with Town Council candidate Rachel Schaevitz

September 18

Rachel Schaevitz is a UNC alum running for a seat on Chapel Hill’s Town Council. Staff writer Simrann Wadhwa spoke with her about why she is running, ...

PTA Thrift Shop construction project raises concern

By Kari Larsen | September 17

A decrease in funding from the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Thrift Shop has raised concerns and confusion among Chapel Hill-Carrboro PTA members. ...

Community discusses racial issues in the school system

By Doug Dubrowski | September 17

Parents, students, teachers and leaders of the school district gathered Saturday afternoon to share their experiences and grievances regarding racial ...

Maple View community unites to aid hurricane victims

By Maria Elena Vizcaino | September 17

Orange County residents stopped at Maple View Farm Ice Cream this weekend to drop off relief items, which were loaded into 26-foot U-Haul trucks and are ...

Floraffiti and youth collaborators receive awards for project

By Samantha Yi | September 17

A group of students from diverse backgrounds gathered at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens on Saturday afternoon to read a poem they collaborated ...

Good Neighbor Initiative aims to bring community together

By Marin Wolf | September 17

The Good Neighbor Initiative hosted its annual Neighborhood Night Out and Block Party on Thursday to bring students and local residents together living ...

Chapel Hill Town Council approves 'Brunch Bill' and Health Care Expansion

By Mattias Miller | September 14

Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss Special Use Permits for Alpha Phi sorority, Wegmans grocery store and Signature Health Care Expansion on Wednesday.They ...

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Carrboro Youth Advisory Board inspires civic engagement

By Seth Newkirk | September 14

Randee Haven-O’Donnell first developed an interest in government at the age of 15, when she joined a high school group that discussed current events ...

Lug-A-Jug event is more than a normal 6K

By Ashley Peterson | September 13

When the United Solar Initiative brainstormed ideas to fundraise for their nonprofit solar energy organization, they quickly had a unique idea ...

Several construction projects bring changes to Chapel Hill

By Cole Kordus | September 13

Downtown Chapel Hill will get a new hotel this fall — along with a newly refurbished Porthole Alley, now a pedestrian-only walkway. A grocery store ...

Chapel Hill Town Council meets Sept. 13

By Maryam Mohamed | September 13

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Carrboro thrives 106 years after being incorporated

By Lauren Talley | September 12

The town of Carrboro has changed a lot since it became incorporated in 1911. It wasn't even originally named Carrboro, but Venable, after the UNC ...