When the staff of Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery saw community members and healthcare providers struggling with a hand sanitizer shortage, they saw an opportunity to give back.
The Board approved a recommended budget that included: $230,000 to address compliance with Orange County Living Wage State-mandated costs for retirement or hospitalization $78,000 to complete Chapel Hill High School’s renovation And $1,580,000 to reduce class sizes.
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Piedmont Natural Gas aims to connect a 685-acre development site to existing natural gas infrastructure via pipelines. Many of the affected landowners, however, are affiliated with tribes such as the Lumbee Tribe or the Tuscarora Nation and have deep familial and cultural ties to the land. One landowner said Piedmont has dismissed his concerns about the pipeline's effects on his property, while other activists have raised concerns about its effects on the health of those who live nearby.
A year on, parts of the Bolin Creek Greenway remain a work in progress. Construction — and an unlikely culprit — are to blame.
As with many other things, COVID-19 has disrupted the ability for lawmakers to convene to discuss and debate upcoming bills and other proceedings. While many hope to return to in-person gatherings, for the time being they proceed with remote calls and meetings.
A recent report released by the CDC implicated underlying conditions as being the main culprit for many COVID-19 deaths and also that African Americans made up a large number of hospitalizations. While local data is inconclusive for the moment, it does raise questions about how race and health are intertwined. “We cannot refer to these high rates of chronic disease without mentioning that African American communities also typically experience poverty, food deserts, gentrification, red-lining and environmental and systemic institutional racism at higher rates as well,” Kristin Prelipp, communications manager at the Orange County Health Department, said.
The Board debated on many aspects of the budget, such as whether to expand the preschool dual-language program, food distribution for students during COVID-19 and teachers' responses to remote learning.
At their meeting on April 13, the Chapel Hill Town Council updated citizens on steps being taken to minimize the local fiscal damage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several N.C. groups filed a lawsuit to protect incarcerated people from the coronavirus. The lawsuit seeks to allow an early release for those most at risk and argues that the actions taken by the N.C. Department of Public Safety are not effective enough.
As individuals in the Triangle experiencing homelessness navigate increased unemployment and widespread closures during the COVID-19 outbreak, the organizations that serve them are working to respond — all while following social distancing guidelines. These groups are grappling with how to provide housing and services to those who need it most, and they know need isn't going to slow down any time soon. “For many of us, this time is a matter of staying at home and missing out on certain activities,” Stephani Kilpatrick, residential services director at the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service, said. “But for IFC’s members, it could mean that basic needs are not met.”
COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred in two Orange County long-term care facilities. As Gov. Cooper has mandated new measures to help with outbreaks in long-term care facilities across the state, here's how Orange County officials are also working to combat these outbreaks.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board of Education met Thursday night to discuss the superintendent’s recommended budget in the wake of COVID-19.
The North Carolina State Board of Education approved the “State of Emergency” COVID-19 sick leave for school employees on March 27. How will this affect essential school employees like custodians?
Unlike other areas in the U.S. and around the world, the Triangle has not yet seen a significant change in its air quality as residents have been ordered to stay at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts say that residents will experience health benefits from having less pollution regardless.
As the pandemic continues, it is becoming harder for students to keep up with housing payments. Some students have tried renegotiating their leases, but not all landlords have been willing to cooperate. Legal experts said landlords have different levels of flexibility, and may be unable to reduce rent or waive fees. However, they still encouraged students to discuss any issues with their landlords.
Over $80,000 of the short-lived “Monument Trust” will be paid to non-UNC attorneys who played a role in the creation of a lawsuit settlement that temporarily gave Silent Sam to the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. on Nov. 27.
North Carolina is ranked second in the country for greatest percent increase in coronavirus-related unemployment insurance claims. Findings from WalletHub revealed that North Carolina saw an increase of over 6,000 percent in the number of unemployment insurance claims the week of March 23, 2020 when compared with that of the same week last year. With new legislation passed by Gov. Roy Cooper and new measures implemented by the Division of Employment Security, the state plans to accommodate the enormous financial strain and the needs of both individuals and employers occurring at this time.
Bus drivers and nutritional workers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system have been volunteering in a lunch program to provide students with meals during the COVID-19 outbreak. Just as Durham Public Schools ends their lunch program, CHCCS agrees to pay the workers in their district for volunteering.
The money for these projects, among others, would come from the new Climate Action Tax that the commissioners approved as part of the budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year. It is estimated that the additional quarter-cent property tax will generate approximately $469,272 in revenue for the county to use for climate mitigation projects.
