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Carrboro High School evacuated after bomb threat, students dismissed for the day

| November 29

Affordable Housing

EmPOWERment breaks ground on PEACH development, marks new milestone for the project

By Kathryn DeHart | October 24

The PEACH apartments have 10 rental units available for families earning 30 percent or less of the area's median income.

Column: It’s always been about housing

By Samad Rangoonwala | October 23

Column: Wake County has an innovative solution to affordable housing crisis

By Maddie Whitaker | October 15

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'It’s very dehumanizing': Community members face barriers to public housing access

By Tori Newby | October 9

Affordable housing is uniquely priced housing with a cost deemed affordable to low income households.

The Public Housing Department manages 336 apartments in 13 neighborhoods throughout Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Tina Vaughn is the director of the department.

Those who wish to use public housing must be at least 18 years old, capable of living independently, have no history of being a disruptive neighbor and may not have a record of criminal activity involving violence or illegal drug activity. The total income of the occupant or occupants cannot exceed 50% of the median.

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Chapel Hill Crossing development approved by town council, residents respond

By Ginny Dempster | October 5

Major changes to the project include downsizing the south side from 390 units down to between 100 and 135 units, adding 50 units to the north side and ...

Proposed Apple campus in RTP could increase local housing demand

By Maddie Policastro | October 5

Apple pledged to employ 2,700 people within a decade at its new Research Triangle Park campus. Officials expect the influx of new people to impact housing ...

Editorial: UNC Facilities Services workers should be able to afford Chapel Hill

October 2

"This shortage of affordable housing and livable wages is even more alarming given that Facilities Services is undergoing a 'high volume of staff vacancies,' ...

St. Paul Village, 17 years in the making, seeks Chapel Hill Town Council approval

By Libby Wakefield | September 28

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church of Chapel Hill seeks a zoning permit from Chapel Hill Town Council for an affordable housing development — ...

UNC on-campus housing costs continue to rise each year

By Lauren Lovitt | September 28

UNC's increase in on-campus housing costs can be attributed to inflation, development and the upkeep of residence halls. Allan Blattner, executive director ...

Column: The battle of housing costs in two college towns

By Maddie Whitaker | September 27

"Both Chapel Hill and Athens have been named the best college town in the country in years past. And both schools have plenty of national championships ...

UNC's on-campus housing shortage 'debilitating' for some students

By Zoe Sinclair | September 27

As the housing search begins again for many UNC students, the University community reflects on housing stress. Carolina Housing expects a waitlist for ...

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Town set to meet 2023 housing increase quota with more than 2,500 units under construction

By Olivia Gschwind | September 27

Chapel Hill is on track to meet its 2023 housing increase quota with 2,567 dwelling units currently under construction. Of these, 154 are designated as ...

Chapel Hill adopts first comprehensive affordable housing plan, aims to build 900 homes

By Defne Önal | September 27

The Chapel Hill Town Council approved its first comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan and Investment Strategy to achieve a goal of building 900 new homes ...

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'I want to move over here': Community members reflect on cost burden in Chapel Hill

By Lucy Marques | September 26

About one in five homeowners and more than half of renters in Chapel Hill are cost-burdened – meaning they spend more than 30 percent of their income ...

Column: Learn to defy the NIMBY-YIMBY discourse

By Nassibah Bedreddine | September 25

"Two major rival factions have arisen from this discourse: NIMBYs (Not In My Backyard) and YIMBYs (Yes In My Backyard)— the spiritual Montagues ...

Chapel Hill receives tax credit award for Tanyard Branch Trace

By Allie Sadoff | September 25

The Town of Chapel Hill received a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit award for the construction of Tanyard Branch Trace, an affordable housing complex on ...

Q&A: Jenn Weaver reflects on her time as Hillsborough mayor

By Caroline Horne | September 18

Jenn Weaver, who has served as mayor of Hillsborough since 2019, announced in April that she will not be seeking re-election this November. Weaver sat ...

Chapel Hill Town Council approves relocation of police department, affordable housing plan

By Sophia Fanning | September 14

The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed new developments, affordable housing and the location of the Chapel Hill Police Department in its Sept. 13 meeting ...

Chapel Hill's LUMO update draft to be in front of town council by June 2024

By Lauren Zola | August 20

Over the next two years, the Chapel Hill Town Council will be working to revamp its LUMO with a program called "Rewriting Our Rules." The LUMO hasn't ...

'This is just a first step': PEACH apartments to provide multifamily affordable housing

By Lucy Marques | July 24

EmPOWERment, Inc., is currently building PEACH apartments, a multi-family apartment complex of 10 rental units for families earning 30 percent or less ...