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The NCBOE ordered the Town of Carrboro to take down their Black Lives Matter flags on the town hall building. The town says they're staying.

Taryn Revoir

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Town of Carrboro wins Marvin Collins Award for comprehensive small town planning

By Henry Thomas | Sep. 27

The American Planning Association-North Carolina Chapter awarded the Marvin Collins Award to the Town of Carrboro. The Marvin Collins Award recognizes individuals or organizations that have completed outstanding planning programs or made notable contributions to the planning profession. The Town won the award for its Carrboro Connects 2022-2042 Comprehensive Plan, which focuses on racial equity and climate action.

Kenan Bauer

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Chapel Hill adds green paint, vertical barriers to bicycle lanes on W. Franklin Street

By Henry Thomas and Kenan Bauer | Sep. 18

The Town of Chapel Hill recently added green paint and bollards to select bike lanes around the area to increase safety for all road patrons. The Town also added bike lanes in areas that lacked them previously, including East Main Street and West Franklin Sreet.

Photo Courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

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NCDOT begins second phase of biannual litter sweep, encourages volunteer participation

By Henry Thomas | Sep. 14

The second installment of the 2022 North Carolina Department of Transportation’s biannual Litter Sweep is underway, as of Sept. 10. Chapel Hill and Carrboro are participating in the sweep, and are encouraging their residents to participate in clearing roadside trash through Sept. 24.

The OWASA building in Carrboro pictured on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.

Gillian Faski

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OWASA to vote on strategic plan to address climate change, community needs

By Henry Thomas | Sep. 5

On Sept. 8, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) will vote on its proposed strategic plan, which will determine the organization's actions for the next five years. The draft plan, released Aug. 24, details OWASA’s goals for fiscal years 2023-2027. These goals were created after considering community priorities, such as climate change readiness.

Firetrucks stationed at the Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department Headquarters on Aug. 7, 2022.

Nick Pacini

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Carrboro Fire Chief David Schmidt to step down Aug. 31, search for replacement underway

By Henry Thomas | Aug. 13

Though he served for less than three years in Carrboro, Schmidt has made an impact on the Town in his emergency response during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Forest Theatre on UNC's campus is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Shepard Barnes

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Chapel Hill to host annual Movies Under the Stars at the Forest Theatre until Aug. 18

By Henry Thomas | Jul. 20

Arts Everywhere, Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture and Chapel Hill Public Library are partnering to host Movies Under the Stars, an annual series of free movies screened every Thursday through Aug. 18, at the Forest Theatre.

Still Life Entertainment Complex held its soft opening on July 5, 2022. Photo courtesy of Still Life.

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Still Life hosts soft opening for rooftop, freshens nightlife on Franklin Street

By Henry Thomas | Jul. 10

Still Life held soft-opening events on Friday and Saturday, showing off its rooftop area for the first time and adding a new nightlife spot for the Chapel Hill community. The rooftop is the only area that is open as of the soft opening. However, Still Life has plans to open more rooms in the future. The Chapel Hill location is the second Still Life venue to open, with the original located near the East Carolina University campus in Greenville, NC.

Store manager Chris Ponder presents the Orange County Animal Services staff with a $20,000 check inside the Petco on 1800 East Franklin Street on June 28, 2022.

Annie Le Baron

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Orange County Animal Services receives $20,000 grant to fund Working Barn Cat initiative

By Henry Thomas | Jun. 29

Orange County Animal Services received a $20,000 grant from the Petco Love Foundation to support its Working Barn Cat initiative during a ceremony held at the Chapel Hill Petco on East Franklin Street on Tuesday. Petco Love is a nonprofit organization partnered with animal welfare organizations and 1,500 Petco stores nationwide. Founded in 1999, the nonprofit has invested $300 million toward adoption and medical programs, pet cancer research and animal welfare projects like the Working Barn Cat initiative.

Shoppers browse the racks at Rumors, a thrift boutique on N. Graham St., on June 9, 2022.

Anna Connors

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Fashion on Franklin Street: A student's guide to clothing stores near campus

By Henry Thomas | Jun. 22

Chapel Hill is home to many unique boutiques. For current and incoming UNC students looking for new clothes to wear to class this fall, look no further than Franklin Street. The Daily Tar Heel has compiled a few popular clothing stores close to campus.

Melissa Teitelman and Stacey Markwell of Chapel Hill enjoy a walk with their dogs Middie and Hobbs on a trail in the Greene Tract Forest on Nov. 16, 2021.

Nick Pacini

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Chapel Hill to celebrate first in-person National Trails Day since 2019

By Henry Thomas | Jun. 3

The Chapel Hill community will celebrate National Trails Day in person for the first time since 2019 on Saturday at Umstead Park from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This year’s theme is "a day of service for hometown trails and the people who love them."

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Town of Carrboro wins Marvin Collins Award for comprehensive small town planning

Chapel Hill adds green paint, vertical barriers to bicycle lanes on W. Franklin Street

NCDOT begins second phase of biannual litter sweep, encourages volunteer participation

OWASA to vote on strategic plan to address climate change, community needs

Carrboro Fire Chief David Schmidt to step down Aug. 31, search for replacement underway

Chapel Hill to host annual Movies Under the Stars at the Forest Theatre until Aug. 18

Still Life hosts soft opening for rooftop, freshens nightlife on Franklin Street

Orange County Animal Services receives $20,000 grant to fund Working Barn Cat initiative

Fashion on Franklin Street: A student's guide to clothing stores near campus

Chapel Hill to celebrate first in-person National Trails Day since 2019

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