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Owner Jeremy Andrews opens his doors to customers on Thursday morning for the grand opening of Old Chicago.

Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom promotion draws campers

By Holly West | March 20

UNC students will do anything for free pizza.

Elected officials deliver food to homebound through Meals on Wheels

By Kelsey Weekman | March 20

Six local elected officials stepped out of their offices and into the communities they represent this week to help homebound residents.

A local couple has requested permission to tear down this historic house, located at 704 Gimghoul Road, to build a new one in its place.

Fate of little house in Chapel Hill depends on Historic District Commission review

By Morgan Swift | March 20

It’s a case of one man’s trash being another man’s treasure. Bob Bacon and his family lived at 704 Gimghoul Rd. for more than 45 years. ...

Judge Howard Manning heard a case Wednesday brought by The Daily Tar Heel and other local media organizations asking for records in the Faith Hedgepeth case to be unsealed. Hugh Stevens, an attorney representing the media companies, was facing the District Attorney's office. Judge Manning concluded that he will take some time to review the records.

Faith Hedgepeth records to stay sealed

By Jenny Surane | March 19

The records related to the Faith Hedgepeth homicide weren’t unsealed Wednesday, but members of the media still learned more about the case than they ...

Vintage clothing store Time After Time is closing. Ann Jackson, co-owner, said the decision to close was made for personal, not business, reasons.

Vintage thrift store Time After Time closes after 33 years in Chapel Hill

By Bob Bryan | March 19

The clock has struck midnight on Time After Time. The vintage clothing store will close on April 15.

Hedgepeth records sealed indefinitely

By Jenny Surane | March 19

Judge Howard Manning will take some time to review the records sealed in the Faith Hedgepeth homicide.

Orange Politics blog founder Ruby Sinreich to step down

By McKenzie Coey | March 18

It started as an idea to provide history and context on the issues her town and county governments were discussing.

Video not requested in Hedgepeth homicide case

By Jenny Surane | March 18

It’s been 18 months since Faith Hedgepeth was found dead in her off-campus apartment. Police say they are still diligently working to name a killer, ...

Brothers for David, a partnership of several UNC fraternities, work together with Habitat for Humanity to build a house in honor of David Shannon. The house will home a lower-income CH family whose parents work as custodians on UNC’s campus.

Wet weather delays Habitat for Humanity's home builds

By Aaron Cranford | March 16

The abundance of rain and snow in Chapel Hill this year has set Habitat for Humanity’s new projects weeks behind schedule.

Supreme Court hears Chapel Hill's towing, cellphone cases

By Jenny Surane | March 16

Ask George King who he’s fighting for at the North Carolina Supreme Court today, and he’ll tell you anyone with a cellphone that drives through Chapel ...

Faith Hedgepeth records to be reviewed on March 17

By Jenny Surane | March 16

The sealing order will expire today on the records related to the homicide of Faith Hedgepeth. Hedgepeth was a UNC junior when she was found dead in her ...

5 pedestrians struck by car in March 8 hit and run on Fordham Boulevard

By Jenny Surane | March 16

Five pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in a hit and run on Fordham Boulevard last week.

140 West continues development for residential and retail spaces to open this spring. The development aims to fill the gap between East and West Franklin St., and bridge the gap between Franklin St. and Rosemary St., says Jon Keener, development manager of Ram Realty Services.

The view from the top floor of the development shows the full plaza, Franklin Street and already established spaces around it.

140 West to get $170,000 from town for groundwater cleanup

By Jordan Nash | March 16

Chapel Hill taxpayers will shell out $170,000 after groundwater near the 140 West development was contaminated during construction.

8th-grader raises funds for sick children

By Holly West | March 6

When she was 11 years old, Leanne Joyce wanted to hold a fundraiser outside of a local supermarket to raise money for Duke Children’s Hospital.

Local business owners help pay lunch debts at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

By Dree Deacon | March 6

They call them “lunch angels.”

Frank Cruz of Burlington sentenced for 2005-06 Carrboro rapes

By Kelsey Weekman | March 6

A Burlington man was sentenced to more than a century in prison after an Orange County jury returned 20 guilty verdicts against him this week.

Alex Freeman (left), Chip Hoppin (middle), Mike Benson (right), and Mike Tyrrell (not pictured), own a mask making business in Carrboro. They have been making masks for ten years.

Local business Fanaticmasks specializes in luchador-style gear

By Tyler Clay | March 6

Something exciting is hiding behind Carrboro’s mask.

Chapel Hill High School will travel back in time for their annual silent auction, swing dance

By Erin Wygant | March 6

Bebops and bobby socks will fill the Chapel Hill High School gymnasium Saturday as community members jump and jive for a cause at the school’s 18th ...

This ain’t their first ‘Roadeo’

By Bob Bryan | March 6

The rodeo is coming to Chapel Hill — but the beasts these drivers will be trying to control are bigger than your average bull.

North Carolina Hillel selected as voting site

By Jonathan Moyer | March 6

Students planning on participating in elections this November will have to walk a little farther to cast their votes than in previous years.