B.GOOD is the latest restaurant to call Chapel Hill home. The joint boasts fast and healthy meals that create an atmosphere that feels like home. Many students have frequented the restaurant since it recently opened and enjoy its kale smoothies, milkshakes and other healthy eats.
In the wake of Hurricane Florence, affordable housing complexes around Chapel Hill were subject to some of the worst flooding. Residents came back to damaged apartments, but because of housing costs, they don't have the option of immediately relocating. “I don’t know what I’m going to do,” said Frankie Fuller, a 61-year-old Camelot Village resident. “I can’t stay there; (my apartment) is demolished. The only thing I might be able to save is my fishing box.”
The Chapel Hill Town Council, including Mayor Pam Hemminger, sent a letter to UNC Chancellor Carol Folt, the University's Board of Governors and its Board of Trustees to ask for the permanent relocation of Silent Sam from McCorkle Place to one that puts the monument in a historical context.
Next week is Banned Books Week at the Chapel Hill Public Library, and the town is celebrating the intellectual freedom that's been hard-fought to keep in our communities. Here's a quick schedule of some of the week's coolest events.
After several days of rain during Hurricane Florence, Chapel Hill is finally back to nearly normal.
Here's a list of the flood-prone areas in Chapel Hill as of Monday morning:
The Town of Chapel Hill is monitoring storm conditions and plans to stay in touch with residents about road safety.
The latest information on evacuations, shelters, grocery stores, transportation and canceled events ahead of Hurricane Florence.
On Tuesday morning, local first responders gathered at Chapel Hill Fire Station to honor the bravery of those whose lives were lost on Sept. 11, and looked to those who will be responding to Hurricane Florence this week.
Town, state and national officials weigh in and offer guidance for the upcoming Hurricane Florence. Gov. Roy Cooper issued a state of emergency and requested federal resources ahead of the Category 4 storm, including generators, food, water, shelter supplies and multiple means of evacuation and medical assistance. The Town of Chapel Hill said they are preparing vehicles and keeping an eye on areas that are prone to flooding. Orange County also has a list of available resources during severe weather.
UNC political science professor Frank Baumgartner recently published a book on his research of over 20 million traffic stops, and his findings suggest police searches are based on race, gender and age.
It takes 17 minutes to walk to the Pit from Hinton James Residence Hall, according to the Carolina Housing website. Going to Franklin Street adds ten more to the trek. When your friends are just a suite away, it’s not too bad. But things gets tricky when they’re in Lark, Chapel Ridge or a house in Carrboro.
Thousands of members of Chapel Hill's workforce are forced to commute or move out of town because of the local housing "crisis." Here's how the town is leading the conversation.
"These aren't folks who serve on boards of commission or that we recognize from town council meetings, so that’s something that we’re really excited about.”
“I think about World War II. So many people took a vow of silence once they did something heroic and never talked about it their whole lives.”
Jones most recently worked as city manager for Charlottesville, VA for eight years.
At the final vote for next year's budget, the Chapel Hill Town Council decreased the added tax from 3 cents to 2.
On a heated Memorial Day afternoon in Milwaukee last week, UNC’s club ultimate frisbee team, Darkside, found itself a couple plays away from winning its second national championship in four years.
Goodbye time tickets, hello prepay: the Town of Chapel Hill's Lots to Love campaign is gearing up to try and transform parking downtown and your attitude toward it. “The switch is more than just moving from the old system to these new meters. It’s all one big initiative to create positive interactions with parking,” said Ran Northam, community safety communications specialist for the town. Lots of Love launched in late April, marking the switch in how you pay for parking and introducing the Park on the Hill Kissing Contest on Instagram.
The Daily Tar Heel and the Chronicle at Duke are are joining forces to make a special Rivalry Edition and to see which program can raise the most money between now and Feb. 8.
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