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Looking back on legislation

By Chessa DeCain | December 4

Food trucks Nearly a year after Chapel Hill began accepting applications for food truck permits, the town still only has one food truck.

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Suspect in Franklin shooting fired gun and fled on foot

By Chessa DeCain | November 14

Chapel Hill police are still looking for the man who fired a gun on Franklin Street early Wednesday morning. Two women — one a UNC student — were assaulted during the incident, which occurred at about 2:10 a.m. at 108 E. Franklin St., outside of Walgreens.

People involved with Occupy Chapel Hill were arrested and put on CHT buses.

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1 year ago, Yates Motor Company raid refocused Occupy movement

By Chessa DeCain | November 13

One year ago today, Sonia Katchian and seven other members of Occupy Chapel Hill were staring down the ends of assault weapons.

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Church of Reconciliation vandalized with 9 swastikas

By Chessa DeCain | November 4

Rev. Mark Davidson never expected a handful of spray-painted swastikas as a response to a bus ad his church took out in August.

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A.D. Clark Pool attracts dozens of dogs for annual event

By Chessa DeCain | September 9

Barks of joy, splashing and thumping paws could be heard at the A.D. Clark Pool on Sunday.

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Chapel Hill Police Department updates raid response after Yates Motor Company

By Chessa DeCain | August 29

Nearly eleven months after the Yates Motor Company building raid, David Maliken is still angry about the way police handled the situation.

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Plans for 'The Rat' move forward

By Chessa DeCain | August 19

After closing its doors nearly five years ago, a Chapel Hill landmark might finally get its second wind. Diane Fountain, a future owner of “The Rat,” said she expects to announce the new location any day now — and the restaurant could open before the end of football season.

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Road construction heats up in summer

By Chessa DeCain | July 25

Fresh asphalt and hot, sunny days don’t normally mix — but for road construction projects around Chapel Hill, they often become the best option.

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Town program aims help students be good neighbors

By Chessa DeCain | July 25

The beginning of UNC’s fall semester might still be a month away, but town and University officials are already preparing for students to move back into town.

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Frank Porter Graham Elementary will begin magnet conversion

By Chessa DeCain and Ariel Smith | July 18

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will have their first meeting of the 2012-13 school year on Thursday, but the dual-language program is not on the agenda.