Jackson Fromm

Abe Loven

Lifestyle

On-foot true crime tour offers look into the 'dark side' of Chapel Hill history

By Jackson Fromm | November 19

Led by Andy Nason, the tour visits stops on Franklin and Rosemary Street.

Abbey McKee

Lifestyle

Growing green: Dorm gardening brings nature into student living spaces

By Jackson Fromm | November 14

“When you first step into a dorm, it's just a blank room, often cinder blocks, and you've got to actually make it what you want to be,” sophomore Max Nelson said. “And I think that through introducing plants and through dorm gardening, you can really help make that space your own and make it a space that you want to be in.”

Lifestyle

UNC students play instrumental role in the lives of young musicians

By Jackson Fromm | November 14

Through non-profit Musical Empowerment, UNC students teach music to underserved children in the Chapel Hill-area.

Ashlyn Rhyne

News

N.C. Botanical Garden provides educational tours of grounds

By Jackson Fromm | November 14

The N.C. Botanical Gardens give tours of the gardens on the second Saturday of every month. Guests saw carnivorous plants, learned about native plants to the area and toured the garden on a drizzly November morning.

Virginia Van de Riet

Lifestyle

Piedmont Laureate kicks off spoken word competition to encourage student poets

By Jackson Fromm | November 5

The 2023 Piedmont Laureate Dasan Ahanu is helping youth in Durham, Orange and Wake counties find their voices through spoken word poetry. In collaboration with various art organizations, Ahanu launched a spoken word competition for local high school students.