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Goodwill store named in Deah Barakat's honor

By Kiana Cole | November 17

Despite his son being taken from him, Namee Barakat — the father of Deah Barakat, one of the three students killed in Chapel Hill during the February ...

Carrboro police academy shows the man behind the badge

By Devyn Davis | November 17

The Carrboro Police Department finished their trial run of the citizen police academy last week.

Rolling through the history of Carrboro's train

By Molly Jordan | November 17

Carrboro residents are accustomed to the train that rolls through the town’s downtown every morning, stopping traffic and ringing its bell.

Light rail stalled, mixed-use development moves forward

By Zac Lowell | November 16

While the light rail project is paused, Chapel Hill currently stands poised to begin other extensive urban development.

Residents living in Carrboro's extraterritorial jurisdiction lack representation

By Rachel Bridges | November 16

Residents living within Carrboro's extraterritorial jurisdiction follow all of the town's laws — but they aren't able to vote for the officials who ...

Bailey Dumaine must commute 30 minutes from Morrisville to Carborro high school for work each day.

Counties have launched housing initiatives specifically for teachers

By Zoe Schaver | November 16

David Bennett and his wife live in the last house that falls in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district — the last house before Chapel Hill turns ...

(From left) Sam Sockwell, a worker for Tom Robinson’s Sea Food, works behind the counter for Mark Pandick and Larry Logan.

Local seafood store is keeping it fresh

By Isabella Lupoli | November 16

The unassuming cinder block building in Carrboro, painted white with sea creatures adorning it, houses Tom Robinson’s Seafood.

Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation hosts Festival in the Park as a make up for the cancelled Festifall in the Southern Community Park.

Festival in the Park makes up for Festifall

By Burhan Kadibhai | November 16

On Saturday, thousands of people visited Chapel Hill’s Southern Community Park to see a fox writing poetry, a lion statue constructed out of Legos and ...

Jones Ferry Road is getting a makeover

By Brooke Fisher | November 15

It looks like travelers on Jones Ferry Road will have to wait until June of 2016 before the dust settles. Construction on Jones Ferry Road boast some ...

Seat up for grabs on the Orange County Board of Commissioners

By Benjamin Albano | November 13

A seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners is up for grabs, as long-serving member Bernadette Pelissier has announced she will not seek reelection ...

Carrboro hotel plan nears approval

By John Foulkes | November 13

Another hotel could be coming to Carrboro in the near future if the project can get through the Board of Aldermen’s review process.

475 unmarked graves discovered at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

By Rachel Herzog | November 11

Late Wednesday morning, low notes from a bugle drifted from the gazebo through the trees of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery in a Veterans Day tribute.

Carrboro hopes to make music with grant

By Isabella Lupoli | November 11

The Music Maker Relief Foundation, dedicated to bringing music to cities around the world, is hoping to partner with Carrboro for a free concert series ...

Kania and He’s Not set for court in January

By Jane Little and Erin Kolstad | November 11

Court dates for Chandler Kania and He’s Not Here have been set for January.

Thomas and Mandy Bien, UNC alumni from Cary, NC, finish a meal at the Mellow Mushroom in Chapel Hill, one of the triangle restaurants participating in RSVVP Day.

RSVVP Day: Eating out while giving back

By Carolyn Paletta | November 10

Scott Boyd, a bartender at Mellow Mushroom on Franklin Street, said around half the customers who came into the restaurant Tuesday asked about RSVVP Day. ...

MLK construction sparks controversy

By Kieran Hodnett | November 9

The road that travels right through the heart of Chapel Hill has been the home of many recent development projects — but changes on the Chapel Hill ...

The Orange County Department on Aging invited local veterans to celebrate a Veterans' Music Fest on Nov. 9. Marie Vanderbeck sings for the crowd.

Seymour Center honors veterans

By Alexa Papadopoulos | November 9

While the rain may have stopped some from going to the Veterans’ Music Fest at the Seymour Center, those in attendance were excited to honor local veterans. ...

Chapel Hill loses two LGBT leaders

By Rachel Herzog | November 9

LGBTQ advocates say representation in North Carolina's local governments is small, and this year's local elections didn't help. On Nov. 3, North Carolina ...

Betty Burnette, a resident since 1972, speaks about climbing rent in her trailer park community. She gave the interview in her living room. When she first moved in it only cost $35 a month and tenants did not pay for water, as the lot owner paid for everyone. Now rent is $290 a month and tenants must pay for water because former residents abused the owner's generosity and used an excessive amount of water.

Mobile home numbers on the move

By Kiana Cole | November 9

As Betty Burnette shuffled around her living room, she discussed the disparity between her move-in day and her present day — the price of rent.

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.

Pam Hemminger elected during wave of local discontent

By John Foulkes | November 9

This Tuesday, Pam Hemminger won the election for mayor of Chapel Hill with 53.8 percent of the vote, over incumbent Mark Kleinschmidt and challenger Gary ...