Mediterranean Deli, Bakery and Catering hosted a fundraiser on Wednesday for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria as the death toll passed 40,000. The benefit raised over $30,000, all of which went to the victims.
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Several former workers at IZA Whiskey & Eats, a popular Carrboro restaurant, have brought forward allegations of employee mistreatment and negligence against Yung Nay, the owner and founder. They claim Nay poorly handled sexual harassment in the workplace and failed to fairly compensate back-of-house employees. A former back-of-house worker, who requested to remain anonymous, also said they noticed hours missing from their paycheck while employed at the restaurant.
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On Feb. 8, the state House of Representatives passed House Bill 40, which increases the punishments for rioting or harming first responders and property during a protest. H.B. 40, the Prevent Rioting and Civil Disorder bill, would punish those who participate in a riot while showing a weapon or using a dangerous substance with a Class H felony, which has a maximum sentence of 39 months in prison.
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On Feb. 8, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 26, the Education Omnibus, in a 75-42 vote. The bill includes changes to the governance of a teaching advancement organization and award a contract to an education company without a bidding process.
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Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly filed Senate Bill 88 on Feb. 9, proposing amendments that would restrict deadlines for mail-in ballots. Currently, all mail-in ballots may be received by the county board of elections no later than 5 p.m., three days after Election Day, stipulating that the ballot must be postmarked by Election Day. S.B. 88 would require all mail-in ballots must be received by the board of elections no later than 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
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As the North Carolina General Assembly's legislative session continues and begins voting, The Daily Tar Heel has created a guide for how laws are proposed and passed in the North Carolina state legislature.
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Chapel Hill High School Principal Charles Blanchard announced his retirement on Feb. 2 in a community message. His last day will be April 1. Valerie Akins, who has over 30 years of experience as a teacher and principal, will take his place as interim until a new principal is chosen.
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The Summer Careers Academy will welcome its second cohort of students this year after a successful launch last year. The application period for students interested in joining the 2023 cohort ended on Feb. 10.
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During the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ regular Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, Board members adopted a recommendation by the Transportation Optimization Committee to raise bus driver pay to $20 an hour. They also heard public comments about antisemitic incidents at CHCCS schools.
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The bill would repeal handgun laws that are currently in place, such as a law prohibiting someone without a permit from purchasing a pistol. The law currently requires a local sheriff’s permission and permit before a North Carolinian can legally buy a handgun.
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On Feb. 2, House Bill 44, was introduced into the North Carolina General Assembly, to repeal the literacy test from the North Carolina Constitution. Section 4 of Article VI requires state voters to be able to read and write any part of the state constitution in English, although this is not currently enforced after the passage of federal civil rights legislation.
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Chapel Hill's first-ever and highly-anticipated Crumbl Cookies held a grand opening for its Franklin Street on Feb. 10. After months of speculation about when the cookie store would open, community members, Town officials, members of the media and law enforcement gathered to witness the big event.
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The new 5-2 Republican majority on the N.C. Supreme Court took a rare step toward rehearing two recently decided cases on partisan gerrymandering and voting rights on Feb. 3, suggesting it is open to overturning them altogether.
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After a series of delays, Chapel Hill Transit is beginning to receive the new equipment needed to get Next Bus live bus tracking running again. Transit users have been without a real-time tracking system since 3G networks were deactivated in February 2022.
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In March 2022, VinFast, a Vietnamese electric car manufacturer, announced that it would be building its first-ever manufacturing facility in the U.S. at Triangle Innovation Point in Chatham County.
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Phyllis Portie-Ascott will assume the vacant seat on the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. The BOCC voted unanimously in favor of her appointment — one of four final applicants for the position.
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Attorney General Josh Stein has informed the North Carolina General Assembly of his conclusion that Chapel Hill OB-GYN Dr. Amy Bryant's preemption argument in Bryant v. Stein is legally correct, according to Stein's Press Secretary Nazneen Ahmed.
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As rental prices fluctuate across the state and as Chapel Hill looks to diversify housing options, some residents and community leaders are concerned with the environmental safety of existing and proposed affordable housing communities.
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On Feb. 2, Chapel Hill Interim Town Manager Chris Blue appointed Britany Waddell as the Town’s new planning director. Britany has planning experience in North Carolina, Maryland and Washington, D.C. She is a UNC alumna and has a background in community engagement and participatory planning.
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The Women’s Birth & Wellness Center, a birth center serving the Chapel Hill community, closed in mid-2022. The organization officially stopped providing patient services on Sept. 30, 2022 and filed for bankruptcy in October 2022.
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