“The system wasn't designed to support us," Maya Jackson, the founder and executive director of MAAME, Inc., said. "It was not designed to heal us, educate us, sustain us." Her nonprofit focuses on providing doula services for mothers of color.
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The owners of Chapel Hill’s Big Belly Que are raising the steaks with Bombolo, a new restaurant set to open in the summer. A change of pace from barbecue, Bombolo will serve pasta, charcuterie and sandwiches.
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Anthony Knotts, who owns the newly-opened Seafood Destiny restaurant on Franklin Street, is being charged for allegedly writing and distributing false checks, in addition to charges related to an estimated $101,000 in debt.
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Residents from Carolina Meadows, a retirement community in Chapel Hill, discussed their new project “Our History: Pandemic at the Meadows," which works to document the effects of COVID-19 on their lives and the community.
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In North Carolina, specifically, the average price per gallon of regular gas was $4.08, as of March 21, which is nearly $0.70 higher than a month ago and more than a dollar from prices last year, according to data from the American Automobile Association.
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The Orange County Board of Education's decision to remove mask mandates for students, staff and faculty has warranted varying reactions from parents and students alike. “There's been a mixture of people still wearing masks and people without masks," one student said, "and everyone’s been pretty respectful of each other."
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Adams comes to the Compass Center after gaining experience in management, as well as reproductive and social justice. One of her top priorities for Compass Center is sustainable funding.
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The 2022 Jacquelyn Gist Summer Apprenticeship in the Arts program helps support young artists in Orange County by providing financial compensation while they complete a summer apprenticeship with an Orange County artist or arts organization.
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Good Bowls aims to increase accessibility to affordable, healthy and tasty food for community members. The organization uses flexible pricing that takes customers' income into consideration.
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The bakery — which opened in late February — is part of a franchise that has many other locations across the country. This location, however, is the first to open in North Carolina.
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Passed in 2009, the Climate Action Plan aims to reduce per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Carrboro by 80 percent by 2030.
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The prescribed burn will occur on a weekday by March 23 with the goal of making room for more native plants to grow on the Pritchard Park property.
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Ashe County native Wesley Barker was sworn in as Carrboro Town Clerk at a March 1 Town Council meeting.
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The Supreme Court decision ends the long redistricting fight in North Carolina, and the state's congressional maps are now finalized for the 2022 midterm elections.
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The event, intended to become an annual tradition, will feature virtual educational events on the importance of clean water, while also having fun in the process. In addition to litter cleanup challenges, there will also be a virtual 5K run and green infrastructure tours.
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Masks will remain optional in Orange County Schools as long as positivity rates stay below two percent. If more than two percent of the student population at a given school tests positive within a seven-day period, masking will be reinstated for the next school week.
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As the pandemic and associated staffing shortages have taken a toll on school districts across North Carolina, English language teachers have faced many unique challenges.
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Orange County Historical Museum Site Manager Tanya Day said the museum created the heritage sign project with the intent of continuing a tradition of research and acknowledgment of history.
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North Carolina is experiencing teacher shortages in all core subjects for elementary schools as many teachers have considered leaving their jobs — or already have — throughout the pandemic. The state is also facing a shortage of substitute teachers to fill classroom vacancies.
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As Orange County lifts its indoor mask mandate Monday and the Chapel Hill community transitions to optional mask use, business owners are looking to change their mask policies as well — and some already have.
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