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Q&A: Celisa Lehew begins in role as first female police chief in Chapel Hill

By Emmy Martin | January 9

Celisa Lehew was selected as Chapel Hill's police chief and began in her role on Jan. 1, 2023. She began working with the Chapel Hill Police Department ...

Retiring Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue appointed interim town manager

By Ethan E. Horton | December 14

Chris Blue, Chapel Hill’s outgoing police chief, was unanimously appointed by the Chapel Hill Town Council as the interim town manager at a special ...

Chapel Hill Town Manager Maurice Jones to step down from position on Dec. 31

By Ethan E. Horton | December 14

Chapel Hill's Town Manager, Maurice Jones, is stepping down from his position effective Dec. 31, according to a Tuesday morning press release from the ...

Local artists reflect on a year of transit art through Chapel Hill Arts & Culture

By Laney Crawley | November 30

Chapel Hill Arts & Culture commissioned 20 projects that were installed in 2022. Specifically, the Art + Transit program had 9 projects go up this ...

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Column: The missing middle – is Chapel Hill a community or just a campus?

By Noelle Harff | November 30

"There's great irony in the housing market of a college town. Generational homeowners supply rundown roach infested properties for an extortionate price ...

Here are the new establishments on Franklin Street that opened in 2022

Franklin Street, Chapel Hill businesses continue to survive, rely on community

By Eliza Benbow | November 30

Local businesses in Chapel Hill have been working to build and maintain strong community support and provide for community needs in a rapidly developing ...

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'Very few options': 2022 sees increase in affordable housing units, but issues persist

By Gabriel Morrison | November 29

The Town of Chapel Hill has allocated $9.1 million towards affordable housing this year. That money will help build over 300 units, many for those earning ...

Chapel Hill Bible Church leaders face allegations, investigations over abusive behavior

By Emmy Martin | November 29

Over the last few years, over 200 people have left Chapel Hill Bible Church due to concerns over sexism, racism and emotional abuse by leaders in the ...

'We really need both': Residents debate development of American Legion property

By Maddie Van Meter | November 28

The Chapel Hill Town Council voted in 2016 to authorize the town manager to purchase the plot of land from the American Legion Post. Following its purchase ...

Chapel Hill Town Council funds affordable housing plan, including new PEACH Apartments

By Audrey Kashatus | November 21

“We've created these units just so that they are exactly what somebody would want to live in,” Delores Bailey, the executive director of EMPOWERment, ...

Raleigh Transit Authority recommends bus fares, NC buses remain fare-free

By Lily Richardson | November 17

Although the Raleigh Transit Authority recently voted 6-2 to recommend to the Raleigh City Council to reinstate bus fares in July 2023, GoTriangle, GoDurham ...

'God bless the bus': Moovit app provides transit users with bus schedules

By Bailey White | November 15

Chapel Hill Transit Director Brian Litchfield said Moovit has been on his phone for several years. Moovit includes other transit options, including Uber ...

'It's really dangerous': Residents along NC-54 struggle with lack of crosswalks

By Olivia Gschwind | November 15

Some areas of NC-54 lack crosswalks near bus stops, which poses a problem to pedestrians trying to reach those across the road. The highway is one of ...

Sancar Center hosts event for Azerbaijan Victory and Flag Day, celebrates culture

By Phoebe Martel | November 15

Last Saturday evening, members of the Azerbaijani diaspora, Triangle-area officials and Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy analysts gathered to celebrate ...

'It’s the time of highest need': Residents face housing shortage, rising prices

By Lily Richardson | November 13

Chapel Hill-Carrboro residents face difficulties as interest rates and home prices rise and housing becomes more challenging to find. Since 2017, the ...

Chapel Hill awaits results of soil testing for coal ash

By Samuel Long | November 9

Chapel Hill Mayor Pan Hemminger said the Town has been transparent about what it has learned about coal ash at 828 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. But, one ...

Pickleball? Bathrooms? Chapel Hill Town Council discusses how to use ARPA funds

By Madelyn Van Meter | November 4

Chapel Hill residents shared with the Chapel Hill Town Council what they wanted to see more funding for – public restrooms and pickleball. The business ...

Carrboro nonprofit ReCYCLEry aims to make bicycling more inclusive, accessible

By Carly Breland | October 30

The ReCYCLEry, a nonprofit bike shop based in Carrboro, is working to make cycling more accessible for all citizens.

North Carolina Botanical Garden to expand Stillhouse Bottom Nature Preserve

By Lily Richardson | October 27

The North Carolina Botanical Garden will expand the Stillhouse Bottom Nature Preserve in southern Chapel Hill by purchasing 24.7 acres. The organization ...

Sistine Chapel or Chapel Hill? Art + Transit program searches for bus ceiling artists

By Jenna Rupp | October 27

A new Arts + Transit program is looking for two artists to design art for the ceilings of Chapel Hill buses. The application is open to artists living ...