Public smoking ban hits one year milestone
In January 2013, Orange County took a stand against the harmful effects of secondhand smoke by banning smoking in all public places — and a year later, the initiative seems to be working.
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In January 2013, Orange County took a stand against the harmful effects of secondhand smoke by banning smoking in all public places — and a year later, the initiative seems to be working.
When Dr. Bernadette Keefe walks out onto her patio, she gets a bird’s-eye view of downtown Chapel Hill — and she’s watched it grow for 13 years.
After 32 years in Chapel Hill, Cameron’s celebrated its move to Carrboro just in time for holiday shopping with an official ribbon cutting on Monday night.
Though most Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students dread the return to early mornings and homework, those battling food insecurity look forward to the end of growling stomachs and the beginning of regular meals.
Mandey Brown said she wasn’t surprised when a couple of customers asked if they could bring their guns to Zog’s Pool Hall now that it’s legal.
Carolina Brewery is a favorite for students and Chapel Hill residents alike — but to meet the growing upward trend in popularity and taste for craft beer, owner Robert Poitras is changing things up.
A new website launched this week may help alleviate the hassle of parking for those hoping to grab a bite or hit the stores on Franklin Street.
Andy Cagle wants voters to know he’s more than just a candidate for Orange County sheriff — he’s an upstanding citizen, a business owner and a traveling bluegrass and gospel musician.
Carrboro resident and newly minted “Brew Czar” Will Isley can’t think of a place he’d rather call home.
After a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Commissioners brought Rogers Road residents one step closer to walking into their new community center.
The beloved Carrboro Citizen newspaper could be back in the hands of residents by August.
Chapel Hill residents might be saddened to see a mural that has decorated Franklin Street since 1999 covered with black paint — but Chapel Hill officials say there’s nothing they can do.
Attending her tribe’s annual powwows was always close to Faith Hedgepeth’s heart.
Susan Brown said she is more than happy to be returning to a town and a library she has always loved.
Local affordable housing programs and other federally funded projects could lose funding after a massive legislator-imposed budget cut kicks in today.
The construction of Carrboro’s first parking deck will close down parts of East Main Street starting Friday — but local businesses are welcoming the project nonetheless.
An affordable housing nonprofit could be forced out of Collins Crossing Apartments in Carrboro if plans to charge a $5,406 fee per unit go into effect.
County leaders voted Tuesday to extend the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force for six more months, echoing a similar vote made in late January.
For three students at Phillips Middle School, going through garbage is anything but trashy.
When most schools’ doors are closed for summer vacation, a new charter school in Hillsborough will be welcoming its first student body.