House Bill 543, which aims to reduce youth dependency on nicotine, was moved to the N.C. House rules committee on April 3. If passed, the bill will become effective on July 1, 2023.
The N.C. Senate voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper's S.B. 14 with a 30-19 vote on March 28, repealing the requirement to obtain a permit from a local sheriff before purchasing a handgun.
North Carolina's weather this year has been uncharacteristically warm. Despite Groundhog Day predictions, the state saw the warmest average temperatures in January since 1974, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
"Since January 2021, the number of active short-term rentals (STRs) in the Chapel Hill area has increased by about 40 percent."
Across Chapel Hill and Carrboro, dozens of murals bring beauty to buildings' walls and attention to movements and influential figures. Michael Brown, Scott Nurkin and Matt Willey are a few mural artists who have done work in the area.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools approved their Strategic Plan for 2022 to 2027 earlier this year. The plan is a roadmap outlining the district’s core values and goals for the next five years. Key priorities include creating a culture of safety and wellness, investing in CHCCS educators and strengthening family and community engagement. “The elephant in the room for us is that we have a very high-performing school district for a lot of students, and that’s been the history of CHCCS for decades," George Griffin, a member of the CHCCS Board of Education, said.
Cha House, an Asian-inspired tea and snack bar on Franklin Street, is rebranding and changing its name to Tea Hill. Along with a name change, the rebranding includes menu changes and a new website.
The Orange County Department on Aging and the Project EngAGE Mental Wellness Senior Resource Team hosted a dementia care planning event at the Seymour Center on Sept. 9. The presentation, called “Dementia: Where to Start” covered dementia evaluation, care for those with dementia and available support for friends and family members.
The First Thursday Film Series will feature a documentary screening on the first Thursday of each month with expert commentary by one scholar and one community member. The events are free and open to the public with no registration required.
The No.16 North Carolina men’s soccer team (4-2-1, 0-2-0 ACC) lost to its rival, No.12 Duke (5-1-0, 2-0-0 ACC), in a 3-0 shutout on Sunday night in Chapel Hill for the team's second straight conference loss.
