At the March For Our Lives protest in Raleigh on Saturday, Carroll Magnet Middle School teacher Becca Kimble held a sign that read “If I die in a mass shooting, lay my body on the steps of Congress.” She said she supports gun legislation and wants weapons to be kept out of the hands of young people and people with mental illnesses.
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At the March For Our Lives protest in Raleigh on Saturday, Carroll Magnet Middle School teacher Becca Kimble held a sign that read “If I die in a mass shooting, lay my body on the steps of Congress.” She said she supports gun legislation and wants weapons to be kept out of the hands of young people and people with mental illnesses.
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On June 6, Chapel Hill Police Chief and Executive Director for Community Safety Chris Blue announced that he will retire on Dec. 31, 2022. Summer City & State Editor Sarah Choi spoke with Blue about his 25-year career with the Chapel Hill Police Department. Blue began serving as a patrol officer in November 1997 and was appointed chief of police in December 2010.
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The third annual National Co-Responder Conference, or CoRCon, was held this week at the Carolina Inn. The event featured keynote speeches and events focused on combining police response with behavioral health specialists. More than 300 professionals from around the country attended the conference, which was hosted and promoted by the International Co-Responder Alliance.
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A community bicycle ride called "Vets on the Move - The Jim Huegerich Ride" will take place at Hargraves Community Center on Friday at 6 p.m. The event is free to the public and offers two rides. The rides honor James “Jim” Huegerich, who died in February at 73.
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The Carrboro Town Council unanimously passed a motion to commit to providing funds for the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service and swore in Carrboro Town Council member Eliazar Posada at Tuesday's meeting.
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The Carrboro Town Council discussed the Special Use Permit-A application for the ArtsCenter’s relocation to and renovation of an existing building at 400 Roberson St. The ArtsCenter is currently located at 300 E. Main St. in Carrboro.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Chief Communications Officer Andy Jenks said officials for the school system and local law enforcement met the afternoon of the shooting in Uvalde to discuss short- and long-term solutions to school safety issues.
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Chapel Hill community members and local elected officials in orange clothing met at the Peace and Justice Plaza on Friday for a rally and flag-raising ceremony to acknowledge those affected by gun violence and demand reform.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed the petition requesting a plan for the American Legion Property to accommodate both public and private use in their meeting on Wednesday. If enacted, this plan would be the first use for the land since the town purchased it in 2017 for $7.9 million.
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The Chapel Hill community will celebrate National Trails Day in person for the first time since 2019 on Saturday at Umstead Park from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This year’s theme is "a day of service for hometown trails and the people who love them."
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The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are collaborating to host their second year of Small Town Pride, a series of Pride Month events happening to celebrate the local LGBTQ+ community.
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Basecamp, a new bar and restaurant replacing Jed’s Kitchen at 105 E. Franklin Street, officially opened on Saturday after holding its soft launch and ribbon cutting on Friday. The restaurant and bar will offer food from different countries around the world with several rotating menus.
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Shrunken Head Boutique's storefront is reopened and remodeled after the flooding last December. The sprinkler system above the store malfunctioned on Dec. 28 and flooded the shop. After four months, the store reopened during UNC’s class of 2022 graduation week.
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Around 700 students at Carrboro High School participated in a walkout as part of an abortion rights protest last week. Then, between 250 to 300 students walked off the school's campus, beginning an impromptu march to UNC's campus and the Old Well.
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The first robbery took place at the intersection of Rosemary Street and Pritchard Avenue around 9:30 p.m. The second happened 15 minutes later on Church Street and Clark Court. While no injuries were reported, a gun was shown during both robberies.
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Pristine Onuoha, a junior at East Chapel Hill High School, was announced as one of the finalists for the Genes in Space challenge hosted by Boeing and miniPCR bio. For this national competition, students must design an experiment that relates to an issue about spaceu2019s effect on DNA. The winning proposed experiment will be tested on the International Space Station. Onuoha's proposed experiment would analyze the relationship between stem cell populations and telomere length in the white blood cells of astronauts.
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Chapel Hill High School held a ceremony to dedicate an ambulance donated by the South Orange Rescue Squad to the school’s EMT program last Thursday. The ambulance donation comes at a time when the United States is struggling with a shortage of EMTs and paramedics, a challenge exacerbated by COVID-19.
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Counterculture Week kicks off Monday at 8 p.m. and will run until Sunday. The week features in-person and virtual events, including a fashion show. It focuses on encouraging humanity and normalizing kindness.
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Tracks Local Music Fest, a free outdoor concert in downtown Chapel Hill, will be held for the first time at CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio at 123 West Franklin St. on Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture is collaborating with Carolina Performing Arts to host the concert.
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Project Graduation — which organizes a drug- and alcohol-free graduation party for high school seniors — will celebrate its 30th anniversary this summer. This will be the first in-person event since 2019.
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