Republican leaders in the N.C. General Assembly have faced allegations of partisan gerrymandering and criticism of the new “race-blind” map drawing process following the Nov. 4 passage of new federal and state legislative maps.
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Following a presentation by Carrboro Transportation Director Zachary Hallock, the council unanimously approved a request for proposal for the project.
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Last week, Durham County Commissioner and NC State alum Nida Allam announced that she's planning to run for North Carolina’s sixth Congressional District as a Democrat in 2022.
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Over 100 artists in the Orange County Artist's Guild opened their doors to visitors for the annual studio tour event.
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Hunter Bolesky and Brandon Srinath aren’t average businessmen. They’re the co-owners of Botana-Cart, a bicycle-powered botanical shop. Their cart, which sports a marijuana leaf, serves the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area. Botana-Cart sells locally sourced, plant-based products from its cart, which can be spotted around Franklin Street on weekend nights, and via delivery. Among the company's product offerings is Delta-8, a cannabis compound.
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In an effort to reduce contraband coming into the prisons, the North Carolina Department of Safety recently changed its mailing system to a fully digital service. This has raised concerns among activists about potential negative effects on incarcerated individuals.
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N.C. Superior Court Judge David Lee ordered the transfer of $1.52 billion from the General Fund to the state Department of Public Instruction, $189.8 million to the Department of Health and Human Services and $41.3 million to the UNC System.
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Kiran provides services in a variety of areas, such as a 24-hour crisis hotline, client advocacy, crisis counseling, safety planning and support groups.
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About 50 businesses use Orange County's commercial food waste collection program. According to the county’s compost report published in October, over 946,000 pounds of trash were diverted from local landfills over the last year.
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Domestic and international tourists spent over $128 million in Orange County in 2020, a 47.7 percent decrease from spending in 2019, according to a press release from the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau.
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The Mayor’s Tree of the Year contest, a contest run by the Town of Chapel Hill to highlight important and meaningful trees in the community, is returning for a second year.
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There's a new all-inclusive ice cream shop in Chapel Hill. Vegan Ice Cream Man, founded in 2019, serves plant-based ice cream that is dairy, egg, cruelty and nut free.
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The town of Carrboro sponsored the 29th biannual CD and Record Show on Nov. 7, hosting approximately 30 vendors selling CDs, records, cassettes and music memorabilia.
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UNC graduate 21-year-old Chris Suggs won a seat on the Kinston City Council on Nov. 2, per unofficial results, making him one of the youngest elected officials in North Carolina. When he was 14 years old, Suggs founded a nonprofit called Kinston Teens, an organization which attempts to empower teens through service, leadership and engagement with the community. Suggs said he will be sworn in early next month and that he is excited to get to work with the Kinston City Council.
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Some Chapel Hill residents are seeing a strange sight when they drive around town at night — purple street lights. The purple haze is caused be defective LED lighting produced Acuity, according to a Duke Energy spokesperson.
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Artists from as far as Connecticut traveled to Hillsborough to display artwork depicting landscapes and landmarks in Orange County for the fifth annual Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-Out and Wet Paint Sale, which was held from Nov. 3 to Nov. 5.
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N.C. Sen. Jeff Jackson, former N.C. Sen. Erica Smith, pastor Tobias LaGrone, The Science Policy Action Network, Inc. founder and CEO Richard Watkins and Department of Defense public servant Jen Banwart will speak at the town hall on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Chapman Hall, room 201.
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According to the Orange County Board of Elections, 6,863 voters took advantage of early voting this year. This was a jump from 2019, where only 4,293 votes arrived before Election Day.
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Carrboro Town Council member Damon Seils is projected to become the next mayor of Carrboro according to unofficial results, defeating Carrboro restaurateur and photographer Michael Benson.
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Danny Nowell and incumbents Barbara Foushee and Randee Haven-O’Donnell are projected to win seats on the Carrboro Town Council, according to unofficial results. Council member Jacquelyn Gist and newcomer Aja Kelleher did not receive enough votes to secure a seat on the council for the upcoming term.
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