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'Run the journey with you': UBC to host all-night run for mental health resources

By Tori Newby | October 27

University Baptist Church is hosting the Franklin All Nighter, where participants will walk and run a one-mile loop around Franklin Street, starting on ...

Sistine Chapel or Chapel Hill? Art + Transit program searches for bus ceiling artists

By Jenna Rupp | October 27

A new Arts + Transit program is looking for two artists to design art for the ceilings of Chapel Hill buses. The application is open to artists living ...

OC Board of County Commissioners hold joint meeting with fire departments

By Lily Richardson | October 26

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners had a joint meeting on Tuesday with the Police Chief’s Association of Orange County Police Academy and ...

Planned Parenthood pours $5 million into NC races, focuses on five Senate districts

By Laney Crawley | October 25

Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic and Planned Parenthood Action PAC North Carolina announced in a press release on Oct. 7 that it would begin a ...

NC By Train sees increased passenger numbers, students share their experiences

By Hannah Ma | October 25

On Oct. 14, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that more people rode North Carolina’s intercity rail service during September than any other month in the past ...

Franklin Street to be closed to traffic for Halloween for first time since pandemic

By Caroline Kelly | October 25

As Halloween approaches, Franklin Street will be closed for the first time in two years for the holiday festivities. There are also several events for ...

Chapel Hill Transit bus trackers delayed again, scheduled for November

By Sam Kornylak | October 24

New bus tracking modems have been delayed a second time, and are now expected to arrive sometime this November. The previous tracking system operated ...

UNC's first on-campus vaccine clinic opens Wednesday

'Benefits are overwhelmingly positive': FDA approves new COVID-19 boosters for children

By Maddie Van Meter | October 24

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the monovalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been replaced by the newer bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech ...

NC Housing Finance Agency awards Chapel Hill over $10 million for affordable housing complex

By Lucy Marques | October 24

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency awarded the Chapel Hill affordable housing project Re-imagine Trinity Court a nine percent Low Income Housing ...

New Chapel Hill Diversity website aims to support businesses owned by people of color

By Walker Livingston | October 23

Chapel Hill Diversity is an online resource recently launched to support and promote businesses owned by people of color in Orange County. Restauraunts ...

Organizations and businesses in Chapel Hill celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month

By Bailey White | October 23

October is National LGBTQ+ History Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ individuals throughout history. Organizations ...

NC Forest Service and local departments combat wildfires during fall fire season

By Lily Richardson | October 23

The North Carolina Forest Service announced on Oct. 10 that the fall wildfire season has started in North Carolina and that people should take precautions ...

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'Striving for excellence': Kiandra Torry nominated as exceptional children educator

By Sophia Fanning | October 23

The Exceptional Children Educator of Excellence award is given out by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. A teacher for 11 years, Torry ...

NC court loosens some restrictions for poll observers, state Republicans gain victory

By Tori Newby | October 23

State Republicans gained a partial legal victory in a court ruling on Oct. 13, which adjusted laws concerning poll observers at voting sites.

Carrboro residents share concerns about stormwater utility inspections

By Bridget Bendezu | October 23

As initiated by Stormwater Utility within the Town of Carrboro Public Works Department, equipment will help to determine the amount of debris and sediment ...

The city of Carrboro announces a new poet laureate who will focu

'Everybody has the potential to be a poet': Carrboro names next poet laureate

By Hannah Ma | October 23

Liza Wolff-Francis has been selected as Carrboro’s next poet laureate and will begin her term in January, taking over for current Poet Laureate Fred ...

Democrats cast half of all absentee ballots thus far in state midterm election

Over 41,000 North Carolinians have cast absentee vote for the midterm elections

By Simon Tan | October 23

According to state data, the number of absentee voters for the 2022 midterm election has significantly increased compared to the number from the 2018 ...

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Chapel Hill Historical Society to move out of public library in next 12-18 months

By Lucy Marques | October 19

The Historical Society moved to the public library from 523 E. Franklin St. in 2015, when the Chapel Hill Town Council sold the building, according to ...

Hot sauce on the hot seat: Texas Pete sued over false advertising claims

By Gowri Abhinanda | October 19

A class-action lawsuit filed by California resident Phillip White alleges the hot sauce bottle’s branding is deceptive and leads consumers to believe ...

Chapel Hill Police Department runs monthly speed checks to improve pedestrian safety

By Annika Duneja | October 18

Four days a month, Chapel Hill residents can expect to see more patrol presence focused on preventing speeding and improving yield rates at crosswalks ...