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Orange County Board of Commissioners runs unopposed

By Holden Williams , Elle Kehres , Erik Beene and Lauren Talley | November 9

Four candidates for the Orange County Board of County Commissioners celebrated their uncontested victories throughout North Carolina last night.

Cabe, Murrell won judge positions and two bonds passed

By Olivia Schaber and Erin Kolstad | November 9

At the bottom of the ballots in Orange County, voters decided to support two bond referendums.

Lyndon Smith (bottom) and Kether Smith are siblings in the process of opening the first winery in Orange County.

Orange County will soon have its first winery on a blueberry farm

By Ismail Conze | November 9

Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm may soon expand to include Orange County’s first winery, Botanist and Barrel.

Orange County has voted for a Democrat in every presidential election since 1928

By Ryan Salchert | November 8

To say Orange County has historically been a bit liberal is like saying the five-term United States Senator Jesse Helms was a bit conservative.

Thomas and Mandy Bien, UNC alumni from Cary, NC, finish a meal at the Mellow Mushroom in Chapel Hill, one of the triangle restaurants participating in RSVVP Day.

Inter-Faith Council hosts 28th annual RSVVP Day at local restaurants

By Hannah Wall | November 8

By eating out today you are not just curbing your appetite, you’re helping relieve hunger in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

An abandoned building sitting on the corner of West Weaver Street and N. Greensboro Street is owned by CVS

Carrboro Board of Aldermen passes ordinance to address abandoned building

By Meghana Srikrishna | November 8

On Nov. 1 the town of Carrboro passed an ordinance that gives town officials the authority to ask landowners of vacant non-residential properties to inspect ...

Chapel Hill Town Council discussed new fire station, heard petitions from residents in Monday night meeting

By Meghana Srikrishna | November 8

Minutes into Monday's Chapel Hill Town Council business meeting, UPS employee Dianne Edwards gave an emotional plea for help after she claimed UPS repeatedly ...

Inter-Faith Council presents proposal for FoodFirst building

By JP Gemborys | November 7

The Inter-Faith Council’s FoodFirst building has been years in the making.

9 Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents named 'town treasures'

By Rosie Loughran | November 7

Family and friends gathered Sunday to celebrate the 2016 class of Town Treasures — a title that honors exceptional citizens of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. ...

All Up in Your Business for Nov. 4, 2016

By Erin Kolstad and Olivia Ross | November 4

Customers of the bar He’s Not Here saw their typical Blue Cups turn pink for the last half of October.

UNC graduates remember their favorite Chapel Hill restaurants and bars

By Sara Kiley Watson | November 3

They say you are what you eat. In college, this may be especially true. For these UNC alumni, the places where they loved to eat back in the day still ...

New program aims to improve stability in Triangle area immigrants’ lives

By Ismail Conze | November 3

The Raleigh Immigrant Community (RIC) started a program to help immigrants in the Triangle area after receiving a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Office ...

25,000 people and just 1 arrest on Franklin Street Halloween this year

By Erin Kolstad | November 2

Franklin Street drew in crowds of about 25,000 costumed people for Halloween celebrations Monday night, but there was only one arrest made during the ...

McDougle Middle School's football team, with help from Team Moms BLANK (left) and BLANK, raised money for pink uniforms and a donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

Local middle school raises money for pink jerseys and breast cancer awareness

By Ellie Little | November 2

This October, McDougle Middle School’s football team decided to change up its uniforms to spread breast cancer awareness — the team wore pink jerseys ...

Landon Hall, a N.C. State nuclear physics graduate student, built a functioning robot costume from scratch with scrap metal. It took Hall a year to construct the costume.

Homegrown Halloween a success despite shortened hours

By Erin Kolstad and Olivia Ross | October 31

Franklin Street was filled with Minions, Noah's ark and the famed He's Not blue cups for a Halloween celebration Monday night.

Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill is currently under construction.

Despite complaints, construction continues on Rosemary Street

By Molly Horak | October 31

Ongoing construction on Rosemary Street is causing traffic delays, loud noises at night, and slowed business traffic along affected areas.

Chapel Hill community leaders argue with Indy Week over affordable housing bond

By Hannah Wall | October 31

Indy Week magazine did not endorse Orange County's Affordable Housing Bond for the upcoming election, to the surprise and anger of many in the Chapel ...

Halloween festivities on Franklin Street: The Power Rangers made an appearance on Franklin Street Saturday night

Where can you park for Halloween on Franklin Street this year?

October 31

Blocks of East Cameron and East Franklin streets will be closed to traffic beginning at 8 p.m.

Port-a-Potties line Henderson street in preparation for Halloween festivities on Franklin Street.

Chapel Hill officials work together to prepare for Franklin Street Halloween

By Erin Kolstad | October 31

The planning for next year's Halloween will begin on Nov. 1.

From left: Stanley Vickers, Carolyn Daniels, Judy Van Wyk, and Alice Page Battle speak about their experiences when the Chapel Hills schools were racially integrated.

Town hall commemorates 50 years of school desegregation, discusses work to be done

By Lidia Davis | October 30

When Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools were first desegregated in 1966, Keith Edwards’ dream to one day be a member of the Lincoln High School band ...