Development plans for the Chapel Hill Life Sciences Center at 306 W. Franklin St. have drawn much of the Chapel Hill community's attention to the small businesses currently located there. These businesses include The Purple Bowl, Bella Nail Bar, Chimney Indian Kitchen and Bar and Blue Dogwood Public Market.
1870 Farm has over 150 years of history in Chapel Hill educating the community about animals. The farm, located at 1224 Old Lystra Rd., offers summer camps and birthday parties centered around farming and animal education.
The Orange County Schools Board of Education met on Monday, March 20 to discuss cost savings strategies for the remainder of the fiscal year 2023 and highlight World Down Syndrome Day.
N.C. Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland, Rutherford), the speaker of the North Carolina House, and N.C. Sen. Phil Berger (R-Guilford, Rockingham), the president pro tem of the North Carolina Senate, announced that they had come to an agreement on Medicaid expansion on March 2.
The N.C. House of Representatives' permanent rules package for the 2023-2024 session, passed in the House on Feb. 15, includes a change to overriding the governor's veto. The rule will allow overriding votes to occur on any legislative day without prior notice to representatives, a change from the current 24- to 72-hour notice.
In August 2022, Ram Realty Advisors announced they would begin a redevelopment campaign at University Place Mall in Chapel Hill. Construction has since begun, with fencing and preparation for construction evident around the mall’s property.
Crimes that occur on UNC's campus and in the rest of Chapel Hill fall under different policing jurisdictions. But, sometimes the lines between UNC Police and the Chapel Hill Police Department become blurred, possibly confusing both students are residents.
The Chapel Hill Town Council held its first meeting of 2023 on Wednesday. The council primarily discussed plans for transportation changes to improve accessibility between Chapel Hill and the surrounding areas.
On Nov. 11, Longfellow Real Estate Partners announced its plans to demolish and redevelop 306 W. Franklin St., the location of The Purple Bowl. The development would take several years to complete and involve the restaurant moving out of its space for that period of time or relocating to another location, Taylor Gilland, co-owner of The Purple Bowl said.
On Nov. 2, Gov. Roy Cooper proclaimed November as American Indian Heritage Month to celebrate the eight state-recognized indigenous tribes. Since 1990, the month has continued to serve as an opportunity to honor the cultures and histories of American Indian tribes within North Carolina and across the country.
