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The university is leasing land to the Chapel Hill Police Department to build a new building.

Chapel Hill Police Department may be opening new headquarters on UNC campus

By Lydia Tolley | February 9

A mutually beneficial relationship is in the works between the Chapel Hill Police Department and UNC — the police department is looking into leasing ...

Portion of Hillsborough water customers advised to boil water

By From staff and wire reports | February 8

The town of Hillsborough is advising that a portion of customers near U.S. 70 boil all water for human consumption due to a construction accident ...

The Student Recreation Center is collecting water to be donated to Flint, Michigan.

Students collect excess water to donate after weekend shortage

By Jacob Hancock | February 8

There may have been a shortage of water this weekend in Chapel Hill, but there’s no shortage of generosity among UNC students.

Hendricks Performance AutoMall is the future site of Wegmans.

Wegmans developer bought land for Chapel Hill location

By JP Gemborys | February 8

Wegmans will be bringing a new grocery store to the Triangle soon.

A refugee from Thailand (left) speaks with organizer Flicka Bateman (right) about papers while a translator (center) looks on.

Advocates for sanctuary cities say refugees, families are afraid and confused

By Meghana Srikrishna , Becca Heilman and Rosie Loughran | February 8

Nearly two weeks have passed since President Donald Trump issued executive orders restricting immigration and the entry of refugees from seven majority-Muslim ...

Chapel Hill, Carrboro to be lit for 'Shimmer' event showcasing local artists

By Isabela Zawistowska | February 8

Artists will share their talents with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community this Friday during Shimmer: The Art of Light, a one-night event for people to ...

The Orange County Board of Commissioners met to discuss property tax revaluation and affordable housing Tuesday

By Doug Dubrowski | February 8

The Orange County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday to discuss property tax revaluation, construction of new affordable housing and a new comprehensive ...

Carrboro Board of Aldermen met Tuesday to discuss a transit plan and flexible zoning district

By Molly Horak | February 8

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen met Tuesday night to discuss updates to the Orange County Transit Plan and a consideration to redone property to a site ...

Locals Supporting Locals (LoLo) is a new app that turns any debit or credit card into a local rewards card. Photo Courtesy of LoLo.

All Up In Your Business: Lolo app comes to Chapel Hill

By Grace Caroline Larcade | February 6

LoLo, a rewards program app, expanded to include participating local businesses in Chapel Hill and Carrboro in November.

Mystery Brewing Public House in Hillsborough, North Carolina, just closed its doors.

All Up In Your Business: Mystery Brewing Public House to reopen after expansion

By Grace Caroline Larcade | February 6

Recently, Mystery Brewing Public House closed for reconstruction to expand into the space located next door and to install a kitchen and more seating. ...

Plans for the Martin Luther King Jr. Park were presented to the Carrboro Recreation and Park Commission and the public at a meeting Monday.

Latest plan presented for Carrboro's Martin Luther King Jr. Park

By Gregory Hall | February 6

The Town of Carrboro's Recreation and Parks Commission met Monday night to review the new development plans for Martin Luther King Jr. Park, located ...

A new training facility will feature fitness classes, kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

All Up In Your Business: Train For Life to open soon

By Grace Caroline Larcade | February 6

A new training facility hopes to open in Chapel Hill in the next few weeks.

Construction of Carolina Square, a mix of apartment buildings and retail and office spaces, should be completed before the start of fall semester.

New Target could change Chapel Hill's food desert classification

By Lidia Davis | February 6

It only takes a quick stroll to Franklin Street for Chapel Hill residents and University students to find snacks at CVS or Walgreens to stock up on for ...

Chapel Hill police report spike in number of vehicle break-ins

By Gabrielle Micchia | February 6

In the month of January, the Chapel Hill Police Department reported a substantial increase in the number of vehicle break-ins when compared to previous ...

Belltree creates unique speak-easy experience in Carrboro

By Keith Larsen | February 6

When Nick Stroud decided to open a bar, he wanted to create a speak-easy that mirrored the atmosphere of the Prohibition era, but lacked the exclusivity ...

Pipe break, fluoride excess leaves water shelves empty in town

By Meghana Srikrishna | February 6

Schools and restaurants in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas were forced to close Friday following a water main break on the northeast side of Chapel ...

The Chapel Hill Fire Department and the North Carolina forest service did a control burn on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Ryan Pecaut.

Controlled burn doubles as learning opportunity at East Chapel Hill High

By Sarah Cheek | February 6

East Chapel Hill High School held its first prescribed burn Thursday, and a crowd of about 150 students showed up to watch.

Goodfellows, a bar on Franklin Street, has a program called ‘Ask For Angela’ where customers are encouraged to ask bar staff for Angela if they feel unsafe at the bar.

Ask for Angela campaign at bars aims to reduce sexual assault

By Elle Kehres | February 6

Goodfellows Bar has taken a step to combat sexual violence by implementing the “Ask for Angela” campaign.

OWASA says water in Chapel Hill-Carrboro is safe to use

By From staff and wire reports | February 4

The water in Chapel Hill and Carrboro is safe to use as of about 2:15 p.m. Saturday, according to the Orange Water and Sewage Authority.

OWASA issues urgent message to stop using water

By From staff and wire reports | February 3

The Orange Water and Sewer Authority issued an urgent message Friday morning asking customers to limit water use to only essential tasks due to reduced ...