The Chapel Hill Transit Facility was dedicated to former Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee and his wife Lillian Lee at a ceremony on Monday.
Read More »
The Chapel Hill Town Council approved the $129.3 million budget for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023, 8-0, and $546,500 funding for human services agencies, 5-0, in its meeting on Wednesday.
Read More »
On June 6, Chapel Hill Police Chief and Executive Director for Community Safety Chris Blue announced that he will retire on Dec. 31, 2022. Summer City & State Editor Sarah Choi spoke with Blue about his 25-year career with the Chapel Hill Police Department. Blue began serving as a patrol officer in November 1997 and was appointed chief of police in December 2010.
Read More »
The CVS Pharmacy located at 137 E. Franklin St. will permanently close next week on June 16. The East Franklin Street location is one of many CVS stores set to close in the coming years. Corporate Communication Director Emily Ethridge said Grubb Properties, the company that owns the space CVS is located, does not have any plans for the space at this time.
Read More »
Chapel Hill community members and local elected officials in orange clothing met at the Peace and Justice Plaza on Friday for a rally and flag-raising ceremony to acknowledge those affected by gun violence and demand reform.
Read More »
The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed the petition requesting a plan for the American Legion Property to accommodate both public and private use in their meeting on Wednesday. If enacted, this plan would be the first use for the land since the town purchased it in 2017 for $7.9 million.
Read More »
The Chapel Hill community will celebrate National Trails Day in person for the first time since 2019 on Saturday at Umstead Park from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This year’s theme is "a day of service for hometown trails and the people who love them."
Read More »
The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are collaborating to host their second year of Small Town Pride, a series of Pride Month events happening to celebrate the local LGBTQ+ community.
Read More »
Basecamp, a new bar and restaurant replacing Jed’s Kitchen at 105 E. Franklin Street, officially opened on Saturday after holding its soft launch and ribbon cutting on Friday. The restaurant and bar will offer food from different countries around the world with several rotating menus.
Read More »
Shrunken Head Boutique's storefront is reopened and remodeled after the flooding last December. The sprinkler system above the store malfunctioned on Dec. 28 and flooded the shop. After four months, the store reopened during UNC’s class of 2022 graduation week.
Read More »
Chapel Hill celebrates Kids to Parks Day at the Chapel Hill Community Center Park. The event aims to connect both kids and families to the outdoors. Sammy Bauer, who is hosting a program at the event, said having events like Kids to Parks Day helps to improve the prospects of Chapel Hill’s local environment for the future.
Read More »
The Community Care Program, a part of the Cardiovascular Health Education Campaign, provides free health screenings to residents in the Triangle. They also partner with UNC club Heart for the Homeless Carolina to educate residents education on cardiovascular health.
Read More »
Three judges are running for different seats within North Carolina District Court 15B, which includes both Orange and Chatham County. The candidates are Allen Baddour, Alyson A. Grine and C. Todd Roper.
Read More »
Neiman and Taber will face off in the Democratic primary election on May 17, and the winner will run unopposed in the general election. No other parties had candidates run in District 18, which includes Orange and Chatham counties.
Read More »
Here's what you need to know about getting around Chapel Hill and Carrboro as a student.
Read More »
To help first-years navigate the food scene near campus, here is a list of some of the popular restaurants around Franklin Street.
Read More »
"Parking in Chapel Hill is already a stressful and difficult undertaking. But for the town’s disabled and low-income residents? It’s a nightmare."
Read More »
The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation celebrated the rededication of their replica village on the Hillsborough Riverwalk on Saturday. The reconstructed site is near where the tribe's village was located 300 years ago.
Read More »
Starting April 22, the festival will include two nights of live music at several venues including Cat’s Cradle. In addition, there will be a virtual lecture on sneaker culture, an exhibition of hip-hop scholarship and a public mural. “When you think about chronicling the South, I don’t think you can do that without considering the hip-hop South,” Christopher Massenburg (also known as Dasan Ahanu), an adjunct professor at UNC and one of the festival co-curators, said.
Read More »
Although all Chapel Hill residents know the struggle of finding parking downtown, the issue is even greater for those limited by a disability or cost. Timothy Miles, the executive director for the Triangle Disability Awareness Council, said accessible parking spaces in downtown Chapel Hill are limited and oftentimes do not provide easy access to the surrounding buildings. The influx of construction in the area has also exacerbated the problem. “That makes it very difficult to get in and out because it’s confusing — discouraging is a better word,” he said. Reis Phillips, a UNC senior and store associate at Underground Printing, also noted the financial barriers posed by parking fees downtown. "We are the people who support this community and spend money here and live here — but we can't afford to pay to park here," she said.
Read More »
