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Despite funding, Chapel Hill sees stall in affordable housing preservation, development

By Bailey White | Jan. 25

The development and preservation of the Town of Chapel Hill's new affordable housing units struggles to keep up with demand, despite increases in funding. This fiscal year, the Town plans to preserve 350 affordable units and develop 30 affordable units. Last fiscal year, the Town funded the preservation of 509 affordable units and the development of 11 affordable units.

A bus drives down Colombia Street on Oct. 3, 2022.

Samantha Lewis

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'God bless the bus': Moovit app provides transit users with bus schedules

By Bailey White | Nov. 15

Chapel Hill Transit Director Brian Litchfield said Moovit has been on his phone for several years. Moovit includes other transit options, including Uber and Lyft, in the app so users have multiple transportation options, he added. Walking directions are also integrated into the app.

An LGBTQ flag is pictured on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Rita You

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Organizations and businesses in Chapel Hill celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month

By Bailey White | Oct. 23

October is National LGBTQ+ History Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ individuals throughout history. Organizations and businesses across Chapel Hill have highlighted the LGBTQ+ community in different ways this month – as well as all year.

Cars passing by on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.

Phillip Le

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Town of Chapel Hill surveys community about the future of Franklin Street

By Bailey White | Oct. 13

Chapel Hill Town staff invited community members to share their thoughts on the current and future design of Franklin Street in an online survey. Over half of the survey respondents, about 350 community members in total, are neutral toward or like the current design of Franklin Street.

The Piedmont Feed & Garden Center pictured during it's second-annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.

Kennedy Cox

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Piedmont Feed & Garden Center holds annual Fall Festival, promotes local businesses

By Bailey White | Sep. 29

On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Piedmont Feed & Garden Center held its annual Fall Festival. Community members could pick pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, enjoy store-wide sales and sip on local brews while they shopped at the garden center.

Southern Village resident Meghan Maynard, who led "Turn the Town Teal," poses with her friends Pavita Derebail and Jaydeep Lamba on Market Street on Sept. 11, 2022. Maynard, on the left, led the event in honor of her late mother and her late best friend, both of whom had passed from ovarian cancer.
Photo Courtesy of Meghan Maynard.

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‘This saves lives’: Turn the Towns Teal raises awareness for ovarian cancer

By Bailey White | Sep. 21

The MacNeil Family runs the organization, which was founded in 2007 by the late Gail MacNeil, a member of the now president's family. Turn the Towns Teal has volunteers registered in all 50 states to raise awareness for the deadly cancer.

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Despite funding, Chapel Hill sees stall in affordable housing preservation, development

'God bless the bus': Moovit app provides transit users with bus schedules

Organizations and businesses in Chapel Hill celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month

Town of Chapel Hill surveys community about the future of Franklin Street

Piedmont Feed & Garden Center holds annual Fall Festival, promotes local businesses

‘This saves lives’: Turn the Towns Teal raises awareness for ovarian cancer

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