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Charlottesville violence prompts Chapel Hill vigil

By Molly Horak , Ana Irizarry and Rebecca Ayers | August 13

Students and local residents gathered on Sunday in front of the Silent Sam monument on UNC's campus for a vigil in solidarity against the violence that ...

Target opens on West Franklin St

By Chantal Shine | July 21

Walking down West Franklin Street on a Wednesday afternoon, it can feel like a food desert. Before this summer, there were no places to buy many essential ...

Carrboro says bottoms up to brunch bill

By Sophia Wilhelm | July 21

Carrboro voted unanimously July 3 to be the first local government in the state to enjoy alcohol with their Sunday brunch.

Chapel Hill abuzz with beekeepers

By Natalie Short | July 11

Want to know what’s the buzz about beekeeping? Wondering why we need to #savethebees? Local beekeepers in Chapel Hill and Carrboro are happy to share ...

Chapel Hill residents peruse the Circulator, a new product from Chapel Hill Public Library.

Mobile library unveiled in Chapel Hill

By Tallman Boyd | July 11

The Chapel Hill Public Library unveiled its new pop-up library, the Circulator, at the Chapel Hill Farmer's Market on Saturday.

Mayor of Chapel Hill, Pam Hemminger and Mayor of Carrboro, Lydia Lavelle lead a walk around the neighborhood at the good neighbor block party at Hargraves Community Center on Tuesday evening.

Who's who: local government in Chapel Hill

By Sophia Wilhelm | July 7

Carrboro’s Board of Aldermen is responsible for promoting the values and ideals of the town through legislative policy decisions.

Joel and Melissa Hudley, professors in the UNC geology department, met when they were doing their masters at Birmingham University, and have been married for eleven years.

Q&A with Chapel Hill mayor Pam Hemminger

By Montana Gramer | July 7

Pam Hemminger, elected mayor of Chapel Hill in 2015, will be running for reelection in November. Staff writer Montana Gramer asked her about town politics, ...

Chapel Hill resident Richard Crump competes in the 2017 DSI Watermelon Eating Contest.

Chapel Hill holds watermelon eating contest

By Chantal Shine | July 6

Richard Crump slogged through watermelon guts to find glory as the winner of this year's DSI Watermelon Eating Contest, held in Kenan Memorial Stadium ...

Man found dead in UNC building

By Rachel Jones | June 26

The Carrboro Police Department found a dead person in a UNC-owned building in Carrboro this morning while responding to a dispatch for a suspicious person ...

Carolina Square construction site at the intersection of Franklin and Church.

High rates don't deter students from living on Franklin

By Maryam Mohamed | June 13

With beads of sweat on their foreheads and drenched white tank tops clinging to their bodies, the construction team building Carolina Square works through ...

Sun's out, buns out: a review on Chapel Hill burgers

By Natalie Short | June 13

Walking around town visiting some of the best local burger joints in 80 degree heat was no easy task, but it had to be done in the name of research. ...

Q&A with Fleming Fuller, general manager of Franklin Street bar "He's Not Here"

By Rachel Jones | June 13

Fleming Fuller began working at local bar "He's Not Here," while he was a student at UNC checking IDs. After moving up the ranks as a barback and bartender, ...

UNC state libraries awarded federal grants

By Tallman Boyd | June 8

Kristin Cooper, the first lady of NC, announced Thursday morning that the Chapel Hill Public Library and UNC were Library Services and Technology Act ...

Skimmers found in Carrboro gas pumps

By Rebecca Ayers | June 5

Four credit card skimmers were found in gas pumps at a gas station off of NC 54 this past weekend by Carrboro police officers, for the third time since ...

Carolina Ale House Shuts Down in Chapel Hill

By Natalie Short | May 24

Carolina Ale House's Chapel Hill location closed yesterday after a year and a half of business on Franklin Street. Katherine Goldfaden, the Director of ...