Orange County brings in more tourism dollars than ever
Tourism in Orange County reached an all-time high last year — and Kevin Rooney made sure Carrboro can provide those added visitors with a new place to stay.
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Tourism in Orange County reached an all-time high last year — and Kevin Rooney made sure Carrboro can provide those added visitors with a new place to stay.
When junior Rachel Atkinson first learned about the problems in the American food industry, she said she wanted to run away and become a farmer.
It took Travis Vencel 26 months to get his Bicycle Apartments project approved in Chapel Hill.
More than a year and a half after the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood Task Force formed, the group has finalized its recommendations for a $5.8 million sewer extension plan.
Rosemary Street is more to Chapel Hill than parking lots — the town wants to turn it into a hub for business and community.
Franklin Street might have a new partner in entrepreneurship and downtown economic development, and that partner may be just one road over.
A Carrboro brewery is trying to take its craft beer to new places — by expanding its territory with outside seating.
Customers might have warned him, but the owner of Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub still wasn’t expecting the flood of patrons that started last week.
Chapel Hill lawyer Robert Maitland will spend the next few weeks learning to tango — for a good cause.
East Weaver Street in Carrboro has welcomed a new population of bunnies — graffiti bunnies.
Changes to Chapel Hill’s development agreement process were the focus of Monday night’s Chapel Hill Town Council discussion.
When Mellow Mushroom opens on Franklin Street today, Chapel Hill will be taken back to the early 1970s.
For East Chapel Hill High School junior Erika Franco, Facebook is one of the few ways she can stay connected to her family in Mexico.
A popular Franklin Street pub might officially change hands later this month after being on the market for three months.
The Chapel Hill and Carrboro police reports are often a gold mine for odd crimes. Here are a few of the most interesting reports from the past month:
For John French, receiving a Community Development Block Grant meant being able to create 30 jobs for local, low-income youth in 2012.
For the new libraries on Franklin and Columbia streets, no library card is required.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Lee Storrow a member of the Rogers Road Task Force. The article has been changed to reflect this.
More than 200 UNC students took part in a recycling drive Thursday in celebration of America Recycles Day. The Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, the Sustainability Office and EcoReps hosted a drive where students could donate their unwanted and recyclable items. Items collected included batteries, cell phones, printer cartridges and plastic bags. Year-round, the Orange County Solid Waste Management Department runs a variety of recycling programs. The department is in charge of recycling for all county government buildings and both Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools. In the last year, about 56 percent of all waste in the county was diverted from landfills, said Cody Marshall, recycling programs manager. Marshall said Orange County recycles about seven pounds of electronics per person each year. Electronics were among the donated items at the event Thursday. Some of the items will be donated to the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County, Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers Inc. in Durham and victims of Hurricane Sandy. There was also a swap shop at the drive where students could drop off and trade old clothes and school supplies. “With the swap shop element, it was definitely more successful than years past,” said Natalia Posthill, recycling coordinator for the UNC Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling. Alex Snedeker, a UNC senior and an intern in the Sustainability Office, said the office’s main goal is to bring recycling awareness to the Carolina community. “The visibility and ease at which you can recycle on campus is very convenient. There is no reason not to recycle,” Snedeker said. BJ Tipton, manager of the Solid Waste Program at UNC, said the University recycles around 38 percent of waste produced. Though Orange County did not host an event Thursday, Gayle Wilson, solid waste management director for the county, said recycling is still a priority in the county. “In Orange County, everyday is recycling day. We don’t need a special day,” Wilson said.
Today, Orange County voters will help decide the future of transit in the area.