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Chapel Hill Town Council discusses ARPA funds, future housing developments

By Olivia Gschwind | April 21

The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed topics including the use of American Rescue Plan Act funds and two conditional zoning applications for developments ...

Orange County Commissioners discuss tax appeal bias, opioid crisis relief funding

By Laney Crawley | April 20

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners met on Tuesday to discuss property tax appeal bias, funding for the Chapel Hill Public Library and updates ...

Low income areas in Chapel Hill with low access to grocery stores

Areas in Chapel Hill are classified as a 'food deserts' due to lack of grocery store accessibility

By Gowri Abhinanda | April 19

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, areas with large numbers of "households with low incomes, inadequate access to transportation ...

Column: Chapel Hill needs to be rezoned to allow for denser development

By Samad Rangoonwala | April 18

"Chapel Hill needs more housing. To build more housing, we need to open up the zoning codes and allow for more density. The Town Council should pass its ...

Chapel Hill median rent increase by almost three percent reflective of overall housing market

By Phoebe Martel | April 16

The median rent in Chapel Hill increased by 2.9 percent during the month of March, according to a recent report from the online rental marketplace Apartment ...

Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Durham coffee shops team up for Caffeine Crawl

By Sierra President | April 13

This Saturday, the Caffeine Crawl is coming to Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Durham. The event features several area coffee and tea businesses, and participants ...

Chapel Hill Police restarts GEMS program, promoting young women in public safety

By Caroline Horne | April 12

Starting on May 11, the Chapel Hill Police Department will host its weekly GEMS program for young women in the community. In the program, which the department ...

Chapel Hill's Downtown Live music series returns, features local musicians

By Stefan Stalker | April 12

Dozens of musicians have and will continue to perform at locations along Franklin Street as part of Downtown Live, a free outdoor concert series hosted ...

Chapel Hill Town Council discusses LUMO change in work session

By Audrey Kashatus | April 12

During a work session on April 10, the Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss controversial changes to housing ordinances in the Town. The proposed amendment ...

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Chapel Hill-Carrboro coffee shops offer unique, intimate live music setting

By Olivia Gschwind | April 11

Lanza’s Cafe, Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews and 1922 By Carolina Coffee Shop are some of the local coffee shops that have recently hosted live music ...

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Sheila Neville retires after 20 years of service to community as transit operator

By Ella Aluise | April 11

After two decades of service, Senior Transit Operator Sheila Neville retired from Chapel Hill Transit. Neville served as the chair of the transit employee ...

Owners of small businesses at 306 W. Franklin St. face possible relocation, closure

By Caroline Dickey | April 10

Development plans for the Chapel Hill Life Sciences Center at 306 W. Franklin St. have drawn much of the Chapel Hill community's attention to the small ...

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Chapel Hill-Carrboro community, poets laureate celebrate National Poetry Month

By Niharika Ghoshal | April 9

National Poetry Month is celebrated in April every year — and the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro will be celebrating this year as well.  “The ...

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Eastgate Crossing stormwater construction to complete within the next month

By Annika Duneja | April 9

About a third of the parking spaces in the Eastgate Crossing shopping center in Chapel Hill are currently unusable due to construction, but work should ...

LGBTQ Center to celebrate 20th anniversary and annual Pride Week

By Amie Cooke | April 9

Next week, UNC's LGBTQ Center will be celebrating the 2023 Pride Week at Carolina while also hosting its 20th anniversary.

Chapel Hill Ben and Jerry's holds Free Cone Day in support of children's foundation

By Libby Wakefield | April 5

A line of community members could be seen outside the Ben & Jerry's on Franklin Street all afternoon on Monday. According to Felicia Ross, general ...

Chapel Hill Public Library hosts series of readings on reparations and repair

By Libby Wakefield | April 3

On March 30, the Chapel Hill Public Library hosted “From Here to Equality: Chapel Hill Community Read and Conversations,” the second session in a ...

Chapel Hill Police Department to hold academy to increase community education

By Allie Sadoff | April 2

The Chapel Hill Police Department is holding a Community Police Academy to teach community members about the department's role in the Town and the purpose ...

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'I'm here to talk and to listen': Northside Elementary School counselor supports students

By Carly Breland | March 30

Northside Elementary School Counselor Chantel Click helps to bring the importance of mental health and social skills to elementary-aged children. The ...

Chapel Hill tennis and pickleball players debate about new shared-use plan for courts

By Jenna Rupp | March 30

After the end of a pilot tennis and pickleball shared-use program on Friday, March 24, the Town of Chapel Hill announced a  plan to increase outdoor ...