Minority Enterprise Development Week spotlights minority-owned businesses for their importance and contribution to local and statewide economies.
Farms are increasingly replaced by residential development, especially around urban areas.
While some think the voucher program creates opportunities for low-income families to attend private schools, others believe it doesn't completely level the playing field.
The Town is partnering with 5th Pocket Skateparks, a skater owned-and-operated firm that tries to include urban-style features such as ledges and handrails into its designs.
The first Schoolkids location opened in Raleigh in 1974, and the current Chapel Hill location opened in March 2016 in the former CD Alley Space. Stephen Judge, who was first hired at the Raleigh location in 1990, said the store's closing is “like a death in the family.”
Four community organizations submitted a petition to the Chapel Hill Town Council to provide public bathrooms in downtown Chapel Hill in well-traveled, centrally-located areas.
Monday's pollen count of 16,284 grains exceeded the previous record of 10,995 grains on April 6, 2010. With a recorded 11,340 grains, Wednesday currently holds the record for the second-highest recorded tree pollen count.
The New Jersey-based shop’s menu will include smoothies, juices and bowls with a variety of bases including açaí, pitaya, coconut, mango, oatmeal and others.
Four Board seats are up for election in 2024.
Compton was born on April 20, 1873, in Nelson County, Va. She was educated as a nurse at Lincoln Hospital in Durham, which was established in 1901 to train Black nurses, said Molly Luby, the community history coordinator for Chapel Hill Public Library.
