The Chapel Hill Town Council met on Wednesday night to discuss the Chapel Hill Crossing development and the Greene Tract. The council also heard an update on the state of cybersecurity for the Town.
“We consume a lot of debt, just to fight to live,” Penny Wingard, a North Carolinian in the coverage gap, said.
The board approved two new positions with unallocated funds from this year's budget at its Monday meeting. During the public comment period, several attendees voiced worry over former superintendent Monique Felder's sudden departure.
After a major fire in late July, Mediterranean Deli has received aid from local business owners and the community at large. The process of rebuilding has already begun, and Med Deli will continue to operate in the bottom of Lenoir Dining Hall and fulfill catering orders in the meantime.
On the cloudy Saturday morning of April 22, thousands of people participated in the 16th annual Tar Heel 10 Miler. Spirits were high among the runners, spectators, volunteers and emergency personnel despite the looming storm.
Senate Bill 560 will establish new regulations for these procedures, which it defines as any medical or surgical service including but not limited to, "genital gender reassignment surgery and non-genital reassignment surgery, physician's services, inpatient and outpatient hospital services or prescribed drugs related to gender transition."
During a work session on April 10, the Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss controversial changes to housing ordinances in the Town. The proposed amendment to the Land Use Management Ordinance would promote "missing middle" housing, such as accessory apartments and duplexes.
During the Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday evening, council members discussed the Bolin Creek Greenway and the installation of new solar photovoltaic projects in town. The council members also updated Town Manager Richard J. White III on key strategic items to be considered in budget development.
Sia Yazdanfar, an Iranian freelance photographer, will be exhibiting a new collection of photographs from his most recent journey back to Iran at Thomas Stevens Gallery in Hillsborough. The exhibit, named "Restless Anahita," will run from March 31 through April 23 and is centered around women from remote corners of the country. The photographs specifically feature traditional Iranian clothing and document the women's daily lives. “Putting the people in the context of the places is a lot more interesting in photographic storytelling,” Yazdanfar said. “Wherever I go, I try to seek out the people from that place.”
Introduced to the U.S. Senate in mid-February, the bill could give states the ability to exclude abortion providers from receiving state Medicaid funds unless an abortion is necessary due to rape, incest or a life-threatening situation.
