From college preparation to vegan food options, Black-owned businesses have been offering unique services and filling community needs for years.
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1922 is a new grab-and-go style café that sells coffee locally sourced from Carrboro Coffee Roasters and items provided by other businesses in the community.
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As business applications nationally have soared over the past year, student entrepreneurs at the University have been keeping pace. UNC had 538 active startups founded by students, faculty or recent alumni as of July 2021.
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In recent weeks, Chapel Hill has seen an increase in bicycle and pedestrian accidents, and many community members have expressed concerns about safety in the Town. At last week's Town Council meeting, staff described different programs and initiatives Chapel Hill is employing to increase biker and pedestrian safety. “The goal that we have is to make the infrastructure and policy changes so that crashes, when they do happen, don't result in serious injury or death," Chapel Hill Transportation Planning Manager Bergen Watterson said.
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The Orange County Broadband Task Force has planned to provide better internet connection in Orange County.
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There are lots of events happening in Chapel Hill to help celebrate love, including LAB! Theatre live readings at Linda's, ice cream at Maple View Farm and dinner at La Residence.
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The East Main Street Sewer Rehabilitation Project is beginning on Friday. Construction will occur on weekends in order to minimize the length of the project.
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As of 9:10 a.m., traffic lights on East Franklin Street, Fordham Boulevard and parts of Raleigh Road are out, according to a statement from The Town of Chapel Hill.
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The draft comprehensive plan identified a housing gap of 1,079 units in Carrboro.
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The main issues discussed in the presentation were the implementations of the two plans, including a draft fleet study scope and a draft dietary greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
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Chapel Hill Transit will restore the CL, J and D routes beginning Feb. 14. The routes were reduced earlier this year due to COVID-19.
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OCHD will begin distributing free N95 masks on Friday while supplies last.
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This year, nearly $53,200 in grants were awarded to 22 individuals, 14 nonprofit organizations and two schools.
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The reduced regulations include optional masking outdoors and no spectator limitations for sports and other events.
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With Black History Month underway, here's a list of events happening around Chapel Hill and Carrboro to celebrate.
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Since 2017, average housing costs have increased by 37 percent in Chapel Hill. For low-income households, this means the majority of housing options are unaffordable.
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Scott McCue, a pastor at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, said the scholarship aims to take reparative action for the history of enslavement at UNC.
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Virtual office hours and in-person "Let’s Talk Town" events will continue throughout February.
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House Bill 96 allows certified pharmacists to provide oral contraceptives to patients after conducting a consultation. Although the law went into effect on Feb. 1, Campus Health director of Pharmacy and Professional Services Amy Sauls said individuals will not be able to walk into a pharmacy and get birth control just yet. UNC junior Yena Ismail said she hopes the law will help individuals make choices they feel are the best for their bodies. “It's going to help a lot of people take control of their health and help them regain some sort of bodily autonomy,” Ismail said.
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In a 4-3 decision against the redrawn maps, the state Supreme Court concluded that the maps violated the free elections clause, the equal protection clause, the free speech clause and the freedom of assembly clause of the North Carolina Constitution.
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