Restaurants ask for permanent sidewalk space as COVID-19 regulations loosen
Before the pandemic, it was difficult to get outdoor seating approved in Chapel Hill, parking was limited and sidewalk space was minimal.
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Before the pandemic, it was difficult to get outdoor seating approved in Chapel Hill, parking was limited and sidewalk space was minimal.
For the past year, local Chapel Hill and Carrboro businesses and restaurants have held on tightly to remain open. For some, it wasn’t enough. For others, it’s only getting harder.
The Town of Chapel Hill became the third North Carolina municipality to pass an LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance on Jan. 13, following Carrboro and Hillsborough earlier that week.
An increase in outdoor seating options on Franklin Street in response to COVID-19 social distancing requirements could pose potential problems for the disabled community.
The Carrboro Town Council received a proposal for a structural plan for the ongoing 203 Project, a development project on South Greensboro Street, during a Sept. 15 council meeting.
In 1982, one photo of a group of morning regulars was hung on the wall at Sutton’s Drug Store. Today, the walls are lined with hundreds of them — pictures of students squeezed into yellow booths, visitors from out-of-town and locals at the counter with a milkshake in hand.
Two more Chapel Hill favorites, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Linda’s Bar and Grill, have shut their doors in response to COVID-19 outbreaks in Chapel Hill.
For some Franklin Street restaurants, the lack of students on campus over the summer and locals staying home due to COVID-19 was too much.
Due to COVID-19, many UNC classes are online, and typical hot spots on campus aren’t so popular nowadays. The UNC that students left behind in early March has changed due to social distancing and safety precautions.
Following an executive order from Gov. Roy Cooper ordering the shutdown of many small businesses, the Carrboro Farmers' Market continues to give local farmers, bakers, craftsmen and more a place to sell their products despite the uncertain future.
World War I called on the women of America to serve their country as best they could. But expected to be housewives and caretakers to their families, American women had lives that were far from independent.
At a North Carolina Democratic Party event in Raleigh on Tuesday, candidates, politicians and party members gathered to celebrate Super Tuesday and get ready for the upcoming eight months.
Citizens of Chapel Hill and Parks and Recreation staff members gathered at the Homestead Aquatic Center Tuesday for the third meet-and-greet of the new year.
School buildings across Orange County have leaky roofs, mold, heating, air problems and security issues, according to a press release from Save Orange Schools, a political action committee made up of parents and community members in Orange County. The press release said $260 million is currently needed for critical building needs alone in both school districts.
This week Liam Neeson inserted himself onto the fast-growing list of public figures in the media who have revealed jarringly racist perspectives.
Victoria Ekstrand, my media law instructor, said something on the first day of class that really struck me: “We have a legal freedom to speak our minds, but no obligation to listen.” This is something that has never crossed my mind before — in a time where virtually all opinions have a digital platform to be expressed, we have a heightened responsibility to digest and understand perspectives unlike our own. The question becomes, then, if the law simply permits our words to be spoken, how can we assure that the world also hears them?
In the past decade, fertility rates in the United States have dropped dramatically. Young adults, specifically college graduates, experienced the greatest decrease in fertility rates, largely due to cultural and economic factors. The Editorial Board was intrigued by this finding and decided to ask some of its female members about their opinions on having children after graduation.
Flying cars, talking jackets and hover-boards for every household? Boy, would Marty McFly be upset to find we failed to match his portrayal of the 21st century. In fact, his 80s-inspired outfits in the film are most representative of America today.
We live in a society built on proving whose life has been the most traumatic, using the pain we’ve experienced to excuse hurting others.
I am all for the #MeToo movement and I understand why high-profile cases of sexual assault and sexual harassment receive all attention in the media — if the subject is well-known, the story affects and concerns a larger audience. But we cannot allow ourselves to discredit or forget the cases that go unheard and unnoticed simply because they have no ties to Hollywood or politics.