Belltree, an old-fashioned cocktail club in Carrboro, and Zog's Pool Hall in Chapel Hill are two local bars that have faced hardships since COVID-19 forced them to close in March. Belltree partially reopened in October, but Zog's remains closed.
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The Carrboro Town Council received a letter on Oct. 28 from the NCSBE requesting the Town remove Black Lives Matter flags at the front of Carrboro Town Hall for the remainder of the early voting period.
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An increase in outdoor seating options on Franklin Street could pose potential problems for the disabled community. Sarah Gilles, a chairperson of the Disability Advocates Committee of the Campus Y, said the push for outdoor seating is good for business but could shift accessibility standards to the back burner. Chelsea Laws, director of Building and Development Services for the Town of Chapel Hill, said the Town looks at accessibility requirements to make sure people can get in and out of all businesses. But UNC doctoral student Dalvin Tsay, who uses a wheelchair, said blocked sidewalks and small ramps make it extremely difficult to get around.
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“We’ve got a lot more voters who have not indicated their race or ethnicity," politics professor Michael Bitzer said. "Back in 2016, for all of the absentee ballots, it was a little more than three percent unknown. Now it is around nine percent. We have no way to know for those hundreds of thousands of voters, what their race or ethnicity is.”
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North Carolina's unofficial results most likely won't change until Nov. 12. This means North Carolinians likely won't know who won close races, such as the presidential race or the U.S. Senate race, until then. There are approximately 117,000 outstanding absentee ballots in North Carolina. Jason Roberts, a UNC political science professor and member of the Orange County Board of Elections, said most counties won't count these outstanding absentee ballots until Nov. 12 or 13, right before county boards of elections certify results.
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In a narrow race that has yet to be called, Tillis received 48.73 percent of the vote, giving him a slim 1.78 percent margin over Cunningham, according to unofficial results.
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Despite projected Democratic gains in the North Carolina legislature, Republicans held onto their majority, picking up four seats in the N.C. House.
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President Donald Trump had the lead in North Carolina over former Vice President Joe Biden as of midnight, leading by 1.39 percent, according to unofficial results. 117,000 absentee ballots in North Carolina have yet to be returned, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections. This is larger than the number of votes Trump has over Biden as of midnight on Tuesday, which was 76,380. In North Carolina, absentee ballots received by Nov. 12 will be counted in the election.
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College students took advantage of early voting at significantly higher rates this election — youth turnout in early and mail-in voting more than doubled compared to 2016.
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Gov. Roy Cooper will serve another term after defeating Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, according to unofficial results.
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Jean Hamilton and Amy Fowler will be joining the Orange County Board of County Commissioners after unseating incumbents Mark Marcoplos and Penny Rich. Here's what led up to these events.
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Two of the pieces included in the Meet The Moment art walk, a public art show on Franklin Street, were stolen last Wednesday.
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In the eighth episode of Before You Vote, City & State Editor Sonia Rao talks to UNC professor Jason Roberts about what to expect on election night.
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In the weeks leading up to Election Day, election security has been ever-present in the national political discourse. With more people concerned about it than ever, state and local officials are working around the clock to maintain the integrity of the election.
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Federal grants of almost $150,000 will allow the Chapel Hill Public Library to pursue a program increasing internet and technology access to marginalized communities.
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Two restaurants, Blue's on Franklin and Market and Moss, recently opened in Chapel Hill. Here's what they have to offer.
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In March, we spread a survey asking UNC students what issues they cared the most about, and what formats they wanted election-related stories to be in. We used the results to shape our coverage leading up to Election Day.
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An Orange County man ran 77 miles to raise money for Triangle Bikeworks, a local nonprofit that provides adult mentors, social and emotional education and bike tours for children to retrace historic paths such as the Underground Railroad and Trail of Tears.
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Candidates like Jenna Wadsworth, who is running for N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture, have turned to social media platforms such as TikTok to reach voters – especially younger voters, 90% of which use some form of social media.
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Freedom Park, which will honor the African American struggle for freedom in North Carolina, broke ground Oct. 7. The park's design is meant to educate visitors on Black history. It will become a regular stop on schoolchildren's visits to Raleigh and is expected to open to the public in 2022.
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