Evidence of discriminatory policies found in Orange and Durham counties by the N.C. Fair Housing Project sets to provide renters with information regarding their rights to equal housing, supported by EmPOWERment Inc.
The Chapel Hill Town Council passed a memorandum to support the Orange County Food Council, an organization that aims to increase food security throughout the county. Now, for the memorandum to be passed, it must be put up to a vote by the Orange County Commissioners.
Even though funding for affordable housing in Chapel Hill has increased, access to affordable housing has worsened. Here's an update on how the Town is trying to fix this.
The Chapel Hill Town Council plans to make Chapel Hill more welcoming to teenagers based on the findings of the Youth Initiative Report. The focus groups have led the Council to propose a new teenager program and improvements to the Town's Teen Center.
“Finally Visible: A Panel Discussion on Homelessness in Chapel Hill” marks the start of Orange County's mission to continue addressing the issue of homelessness after the passing of an affordable housing bond.
A lawsuit by six Durham residents is challenging a Durham City Council decision to rezone property near a proposed maintenance site for the Orange-Durham light rail.
Chapel Hill Transit held a public meeting Tuesday to provide an update on the North-South Bus Rapid Transit plan. The BRT will be 8.2 miles long starting on Eubanks Road and ending in Southern Village.
The NCDOT was forced back to the drawing board when it was discovered that their work on the interchange on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard would be forcing residents out of their homes.
Chapel Hill Transit may soon be feeling the effects of recent statewide funding cuts.
Here are some preliminary predictions for inclement winter weather in Chapel Hill.
At last week's Town Council meeting, council members and the community discussed the viability of e-scooters returning to Chapel Hill.
In her writing and community building workship, Lockhart discussed how writers can keep themselves from distractions and express their true emotions.
New bike paths aim to help increase the safety and ease of biking around Chapel Hill.
The Town of Chapel Hill is taking action to finally determine who owns the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway marker so that it can be removed.
Chapel Hill is facing an affordable and public housing crisis, but a new program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development aims to help the problem.
The federal government shutdown is affecting the progress of the Durham-Orange Light Rail project, which aims to make transportation from Chapel Hill to downtown Durham easier.
Town Council is working with residents to change Chapel Hill's landscape by updating the Land Use Management Ordinance to add apartment complexes, commercial offices and improve public transit pathways. A map that reflects how land will be used is supposed to be completed by the end of the year.
Sally Greene, a former Chapel Hill Town Council member, and Jamezetta Bedford, previously on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, replaced Commissioners Barry Jacobs and Mia Burroughs in uncontested races.
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Chapel Hill Town Council is taking steps toward making the Town a better place to live by addressing key issues affecting foreign-born residents.
Check out the following updates on the Durham-Orange Light Rail.
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