Chapel Hill Town Council - The Daily Tar Heel

The Chapel Hill Town Planning Commission is considering changing the sidewalk dining ordinance to expand seating. Adam James, David Alki, and Aditi Patel sit outside of Ben and Jerry's on Franklin Street Thursday, March 21, 2019.

Want to enjoy your Franklin Street favorites outdoors this spring?

By Aislinn Antrim | Mar. 25, 2019

Outside seating in the town of Chapel Hill will now be more spacious for your outdoor dining desires.

Children and parents get creative in the "Maker's Room" at Kidzu Children's Museum on Sunday, Nov. 18. The museum will soon move to a new location near Southern Village in Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Kidzu Children's Museum is moving. Here's where and why:

By Sofia Lesnewski | Mar. 18, 2019

Planning will now commence for the relocation of the Kidzu Children's Museum after a unanimous vote by the Chapel Hill Town Council.

UNC-Chapel Hill Students await the RU, a bus route of Chapel Hill Transit. The Board of Aldermen seeks to improve public transportation by working with Chapel Hill Transit to more effectively manage the current level of public transportation services in Carrboro , and extend service into areas of Carrboro not served by a fixed route service. Damon Seils, Board of Aldermen's liaison to the Transportation Advisory Board, discussed how transportation may be used to fight climate change and give more people the opportunity to use public transportation.

Stop Requested: CHT may be putting an end to controversial bus advertisements

By Nicholas Emken | Mar. 18, 2019

“I think if we’re not going be managing the content, then I think we want to make sure that we’re not putting on things that could be offensive or derisive to different groups."

The Chapel Hill Building Integrated Communities Project met for the first time in January of 2018.

Are you overly passionate about libraries? Chapel Hill has just the thing for you

By Jamey Cross | Mar. 18, 2019

The Town of Chapel Hill is searching for diverse perspectives on its advisory boards. Apply to be on one of the 18 boards covering everything from social justice to community design.

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger and Danita-Mason Hogans speak in front of the crowd at the dedication ceremony of the Chapel Hill Nine marker on Feb. 28, 2019.

How the Chapel Hill Nine are being remembered nearly 60 years after their sit-in

By Julia Masters | Feb. 28, 2019

The former location of the Colonial Drug Store, where the Chapel Hill Nine sit-in took place, has been dedicated for a permanent historical marker.

Citizens gather at the Chapel Hill Public Library to discuss the plans of the implementation of Wegman's, a supermarket chain, in Chapel Hill and traffic concerns on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.

The new Wegmans in Chapel Hill has hit a speed bump of sorts

By Sean Leider | Feb. 28, 2019

Wegmans' special use permit included a stipulation that detailed what must be done to address the potential for increased traffic on nearby residential streets.

Chapel Hill Town Manager Maurice Jones hopes to maintain good communication between Chapel Hill, the university, and the surrounding towns. His primary focus is affordable housing and transportation. Jones was appointed as town manager on July 10, 2018 and began to work on Aug. 20, 2018.

Chapel Hill's Town Manager tells us about leaving Charlottesville & recent protests

By Anna Pogarcic and Henry Haney | Feb. 27, 2019

Maurice Jones was appointed as Chapel Hill's newest town manager in July 2017 and began in August. Prior to joining the Town of Chapel Hill staff, he was the town manager of Charlottesville, Va., notably during the protests of August 2017. The Daily Tar Heel sat down with him on Monday for the first time to talk to him about his transition and goals for the town.

Carrboro Environmental Planner Randy Dodd plants a sapling in a [water catchment bed] designed to filter runoff entering the Bolin Creek on April 9. Officials from Carrboro and Chapel Hill dedicated April 9, 2011 as "Bolin Creek Day" in recognition of completing the first restoration project for the creek.

Chapel Hill residents give input for budget development process

By Diane Adame | Feb. 26, 2019

The annual budget for the Town of Chapel Hill is a year-round process, with much input being given to achieve a balanced and fair budget for the next fiscal year.

(From left) First-years Russell Engle, Max Sherrill, Nick Belk and Bennett Stillerman play Spikeball in front of a sculpture outside of Granville Towers on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. The steel installation, titled "Going Through" and designed by Robert Winkler, stands as one of several public art displays in the Town of Chapel Hill.

Here's what's in the works for new public art projects in Chapel Hill

By Julia Masters | Feb. 25, 2019

Current public art projects are being integrated into the Chapel Hill community with help from the Percent for Public Art Program.

The marker honoring the president of the Confederate States of America is located at the intersection of Henderson and Franklin streets, a few feet away from McCorkle Place.

Hemminger releases statement clarifying events surrounding the removals

By Anna Pogarcic | Feb. 22, 2019

The Town emphasized it is working closely with UNC to prepare for this weekend's demonstrations and will provide any further information on road closures or service changes later today.

The Courtyards at Homestead Road is one of Chapel Hill's new development projects that the town has been discussing recently.

Senior housing project on Homestead Road has been in the works for years

By Ares Zerunyan | Feb. 22, 2019

The project will be a 190 unit retirement apartment development on just under 16 acres of area.

GoTriangle has designed mock-ups for a light rail between Durham and Chapel Hill paralleling 15-501. Graphic courtesy of GoTriangle.

Just when you thought the light rail might finally get going, new oppositions arise

By Sean Leider | Feb. 21, 2019

Despite the benefits the Durham-Orange Light Rail will provide on paper, local citizens and groups like Affordable Transit for All have voiced concern over the project's funding.

The Greene Tract is an undeveloped 164 acre property north of Chapel Hill on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019.

Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro make plans for the 164 acres bought 35 years ago

By Henry Haney | Feb. 19, 2019

Since the purchase, the governments have engaged in little substantive discussion about the land, 104 acres of which are jointly owned and 60 of which belong solely to Orange County.

Sonia Aguilera, a resident of the Tar Heel Mobile Park, makes lunch for her 10-year-old daughter after school, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Aguilera is not one of the residents affected by the potential development plan to move 15 mobile homes, but she is worried that her family could be asked to move in the future.

Why a potential redevelopment of Tar Heel Mobile Home Park has residents worried

By Diane Adame | Feb. 19, 2019

The Tar Heel Mobile Park on the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is potentially undergoing renovations leaving current residents concerned about the future of their homes.

Senior Back Ashley Hoffman (13) of the UNC Field Hockey team defends the ball against Syracuse in a 5-1 win on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, at Karen Shelton Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC.

Chapel Hill Town Council approves bonds for up to $98 million to fund Rams Club projects

By Ben Humphries | Feb. 17, 2019

The bonds aim to fund old and new athletic construction projects at UNC and are expected to be issued in the first quarter of 2019.

Community member Stefan Hartelt interacts with the parking meter outside of Target on Franklin Street.

Imagine a world where you can park easily in Chapel Hill. You (might) see it soon

By Nicholas Emken | Feb. 10, 2019

The Town of Chapel Hill is attempting to meet the needs of the downtown scene by expanding parking.

Ken Dawson has been working on his farm, Maple Spring Gardens, for 36 years. He currently serves on the Orange County Food Council and is committed to providing local, organic produce to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. "Raising food for the local community has been my life's work. The food council supports that work."

Local municipalities hope to come together to fund the Orange County Food Council

By Jonny Cook | Feb. 10, 2019

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.

The Chapel Hill Town Council hopes to make improvements by engaging more youth in the community by utilizing resources like the Teen Center on 179 E Franklin St.

Making Chapel Hill 'teen-friendly' one step at a time with the Youth Initiative

By Laura Rong | Feb. 7, 2019

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.

Will this Durham lawsuit stall the plans for the Orange-Durham light rail?

By Brent Van Vliet | Feb. 4, 2019

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.

Cars drive by the entrance to North Chapel Hill Baptist Church, on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Chapel Hill, NC. The church and it's adjacent graveyard, located at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Eubanks Road, will be effected if the North Carolina Department of Transportation keeps it's originally proposed Interstate 40 widening plan.

So, are they widening I-40 or not?

By Ares Zerunyan | Jan. 31, 2019

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.