Chapel Hill Transit to restore bus routes that were reduced due to COVID-19
By Emmy Martin | Feb. 9Chapel Hill Transit will restore the CL, J and D routes beginning Feb. 14. The routes were reduced earlier this year due to COVID-19.
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Chapel Hill Transit will restore the CL, J and D routes beginning Feb. 14. The routes were reduced earlier this year due to COVID-19.
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Chapel Hill Transit will restore the CL, J and D routes beginning Feb. 14. The routes were reduced earlier this year due to COVID-19.
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OCHD will begin distributing free N95 masks on Friday while supplies last.
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This year, nearly $53,200 in grants were awarded to 22 individuals, 14 nonprofit organizations and two schools.
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The reduced regulations include optional masking outdoors and no spectator limitations for sports and other events.
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On Feb. 12, three Black local filmmakers will show their creations at the first Chapel Hill Black Film Festival at the Varsity Theater. The doors open at 1:30 p.m., and all-day passes go for $25.
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With Black History Month underway, here's a list of events happening around Chapel Hill and Carrboro to celebrate.
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Since 2017, average housing costs have increased by 37 percent in Chapel Hill. For low-income households, this means the majority of housing options are unaffordable.
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Scott McCue, a pastor at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, said the scholarship aims to take reparative action for the history of enslavement at UNC.
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Virtual office hours and in-person "Let’s Talk Town" events will continue throughout February.
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House Bill 96 allows certified pharmacists to provide oral contraceptives to patients after conducting a consultation. Although the law went into effect on Feb. 1, Campus Health director of Pharmacy and Professional Services Amy Sauls said individuals will not be able to walk into a pharmacy and get birth control just yet. UNC junior Yena Ismail said she hopes the law will help individuals make choices they feel are the best for their bodies. “It's going to help a lot of people take control of their health and help them regain some sort of bodily autonomy,” Ismail said.
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In a 4-3 decision against the redrawn maps, the state Supreme Court concluded that the maps violated the free elections clause, the equal protection clause, the free speech clause and the freedom of assembly clause of the North Carolina Constitution.
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Stemming from a new spending plan, students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will soon see an increase in available mental health resources. The recommendation for the plan said that it is "particularly important" to acknowledge the impact that COVID-19 has had on the overall mental health of students in CHCCS schools.
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“The Town workers photographed in this project are essential,” project creator Michael Schwalbe said. “We couldn't have a place to live like Chapel Hill without these people and the work they do.”
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Owner and chef Ricky Moore said the dishes are simple and authentically African-influenced, chosen with the goal of indirectly educating people with food.
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While government and public health officials in the state had said such a mandate would be premature, some faculty who signed the petition for a college vaccine mandate disagree.
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Mayor Pro Tem Karen Stegman said Chapel Hill is in a crisis regarding street safety. Over 16 people were hit by drivers on crosswalks in the last year, according to police department data. Implementing curb-running bike lanes may help to reduce such accidents.
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The living wage is $15.85 an hour, according to Orange County Living Wage. The minimum wage in North Carolina is has been at the federal level of $7.25 an hour since 2009.
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“This is a program, a concept, a dream, if you will, that is trying to address educational equity in a very specific and deliberate way,” DREAM Project Director Emily Chávez said.
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The North Carolina Commission for Public Health on Wednesday unanimously voted against a proposal that would make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for students 17 and older in the state.
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At the board's Feb. 1 meeting, Chairperson Renee Price said several commissioners have been contacted by members of the school board and the general public about large gatherings and protests occurring in or around schools.
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