Valee Taylor likes to show people his aquaculture facility where he and his sister raise nearly 300,000 tilapia fish a year.
More than 1,000 people from Burma are living in Orange County — many of them refugees from their home nation — said Kelly Owensby, project manager for Transplanting Traditions. Many of those refugees work for UNC.
Putting full-time certified police officers into Orange County Schools elementary schools last December was meant to be a temporary precaution — but 10 months later, the resource officers are still walking the halls of the schools.
UNC students might be munching on Japanese candies fresh from Orange County while a Japanese business executive dons a North Carolina football jersey in Asia.
Three businesses are making University Mall their new home as progress continues in the redevelopment of University Square. Kidzu Children’s Museum, Fine FeathersC and Peacock Alley Giftsand Peacock Alley Gifts will vacate their spaces in University Square and settle into new locations at University Mall.
Students looking to beat the back-to-school blues with a cold beer can also beat the lines at certain bars by downloading a new app.
A new burger restaurant comes to Franklin Street and Kidzu Children’s Museum offers admission-free Sundays.
Robots, flowers, soccer balls and even a zombie evolved from tiny pieces of tile into colorful mosaics Wednesday as child refugees from Burma gathered to make art.
Hill High School will combine two of students’ favorite activities: texting and eating.
As the investigation into the fire that destroyed several condominiums in University Gardens on Monday continues, officials are still unsure of the cause.
