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Ephesus Elementary kicks off Black History Month celebrations

By Lauren Talley | February 1

Ephesus Elementary School in Chapel Hill will celebrate Black History Month in February by engaging students in an array of activities and projects.

The Town of Chapel Hill and the Downtown Partnership are working on a new program to provide better parking for workers on Franklin St.

Upcoming program will help employees find parking spots in Chapel Hill

By Isabela Zawistowska | February 1

An expansion of the employee parking permit program is underway in downtown Chapel Hill to make parking easier for employees who work late shifts at restaurants ...

All Up In Your Business: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools raises living wage rate

By Gregory Hall | February 1

The living wage rate, which is the minimum wage that Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools pays their full-time employees, has been proposed to increase to ...

All Up In Your Business: Living Kitchen Restaurant to open Feb. 9

By Gregory Hall | February 1

Living Kitchen, a plant based and raw restaurant, is set to open at 201 S Elliot Road next to the Whole Foods in Chapel Hill on Feb 9.

All Up In Your Business: Chapel Hill Comics will close in March

By Gregory Hall | February 1

Dating back to the eighties and nineties (called Chapel Hill Comics for just over 10 years), it is the oldest specialty comic book store in the Triangle ...

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.

Northside expected to receive affordable housing as part of Habitat for Humanity partnership

By Doug Dubrowski | February 1

The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership and Habitat for Humanity of Orange County are working together in the coming months to construct affordable housing ...

Immigration law forum will be held Wednesday in the Carolina Union auditorium

By Hannah Wall | January 30

In response to growing concerns about immigration under President Donald Trump's administration, an immigration law forum will be held Wednesday from ...

Rex Mercer, left, is a social worker at IFC, the Inter-Faith Council, helping to provide temporary places of residence for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Corey Root, center, is the Homeless Program coordinator for Orange County. Behind her is a wall covered in different cases of people she plans to enter into the system. Mike Alston, right, was previously homeless and now works as a dishwasher at Pizzeria Mercato.

'Their home until they find something better': Housing Orange County's homeless

By Eric Schwartz | January 30

Corey Root found the American dream overseas.

The scaffolding in front of CVS on Franklin St. has been mostly taken down.

Franklin Street's CVS building has a new, modern exterior

By Ismail Conze | January 30

The scaffolding on the front of 137 E. Franklin St., which contains CVS, has finally come down and a shiny new exterior for the building has taken its ...

Sharanya Thiru, a volunteer worker, helps Craige Griffon fill out a survey.

Annual count gives insight into demographics of community experiencing homelessness

By Olivia Schaber | January 30

Every January, groups of community members in Orange County gather one night to conduct the Point-in-Time count – a federally-mandated count of every ...

The immigration protest took place at the post office on Franklin St.

Franklin Street crowd protests Trump's executive order on immigration

By Erik Beene | January 30

More than 100 people gathered outside the post office on Franklin Street Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order barring residents ...

UNC sophomore and club table tennis member Abraham Post serves the ball to his opponent Wei Qu, a member of the senior citizen team.

Students battle seniors in pingpong tournament at Seymour Center

By Eva Ellenburg | January 30

The UNC Club Table Tennis team and senior citizen table tennis players faced off in a tournament on Saturday at the Robert & Pearl Seymour Center. ...

Chapel Hill Town Mayor, Pam Hemminger, celebrates the Chinese New Year at Univeristy Place with Lantern Festival participants.

Chapel Hill Lantern Festival brings about 10,000 people out for Chinese New Year

By Molly Horak | January 30

From decorating lanterns to decorating cookies, visitors at the Chapel Hill LIGHTUP Lantern Festival Saturday got a hands-on experience in celebrating ...

South Green development in Carrboro will be home to new restaurants and retail shops on S. Greensboro St. Construction has yet to begin.

South Green development announces taco bar and brewery tenants

By Lauren Talley | January 30

South Green, a 45,000 square-foot retail center coming to Carrboro, recently announced two tenants — Atlas Taco Bar and Gimghoul Brewery & Bottle ...

Once open, Might As Well Bar & Grill will offer inexpensive weekly deals on food and drinks and a lively ambiance for students.

All Up In Your Business for Jan. 30, 2017

January 30

Might as Well had their grand opening this past Friday night. The sports bar, originally based out of Wilmington, now sits comfortably on Franklin Street ...

Duane Hampton, currently a lieutenant with the Durham Police Department, will become the chief of police for the town of Hillsborough on Nov. 1.

Hillsborough Police Department implements new training program

By JP Gemborys | January 29

The Hillsborough Police Department recently adopted a new training program to help officers keep their minds on the job and stay professional in high-stress ...

Southern Folklife looks ahead to release first single Dolly Parton ever dropped

By Rosie Loughran | January 27

On April 22, Dolly Parton’s first single — released when she was 13 years old — will be re-released, showcasing one of the country legend’s lesser-heard ...

Jasmin Mediterranean, The Bookshop, and Sweet Frog on Franklin St. are closing. Benny Cappella's and Linda's are killing it.

Lotsa Stone Fired Pizza will fill Jasmin's old spot on Franklin Street

By Kiana Cole | January 26

Franklin Street’s 10th pizza shop — Lotsa Stone Fired Pizza — will likely open this spring, replacing the Jasmin Mediterranean Bistro that closed ...

Word on the Street: What is the future for women's health care?

By Kiana Cole | January 26

The Daily Tar Heel asked people how they feel about the future of women’s health issues during Trump’s presidency.

The statewide poll found 61 percent of respondents were unsure of their opinion of Carrboro.

Statewide poll suggests Carrboro's approval rating just 28 percent — but most respondents are just unsure

By Maddy Arrowood | January 26

A new statewide poll states that the town of Carrboro’s approval rating is just 28 percent — 18 percentage points lower than President Donald Trump’s ...