Kidzu Children’s Museum, located at 105 E. Franklin St., announced it will temporarily move down the street to University Square in mid-June.
Orange County home-schoolers could get the chance to play on public school sports teams if two bills pass the North Carolina General Assembly. House Bill 253 would allow home-schooled students to participate in the athletic program of the public school they would normally be enrolled in based on residency.
New state legislation might leave Chapel Hill unable to provide residents with town-sponsored internet services if passed.House Bill 129, otherwise known as the broadband or level-playing field bill, was filed Feb. 16 and passed through the House of Representatives Monday.
Past and present Carrboro residents voiced their opinions on the proposed location of a Orange County Public Library branch at a crowded public hearing Tuesday night.With the bulk of the opposition for the 210 Hillsborough Road site coming from surrounding neighborhood residents, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen requested more information on how a freestanding library could impact local traffic flows before the board makes its decision April 19.
Muriel Williman likes to open a can of worms during her compost classes — literally. Williman, the education and outreach coordinator for Orange County’s Solid Waste Department, will hold a class today at 3:30 p.m. at the Carolina Campus Community Garden demonstrating how to build a compost pile.
Although Chapel Hill Town Council members took no action on a petition to reduce the area’s deer population, some say the issue is still one that needs to be addressed. At the council’s Monday meeting, the town sustainability committee presented town officials with a petition to develop a policy to reduce the deer population to about 10 deer per square mile and increase cooperation with UNC in culling the herds.
Carrboro could face serious financial difficulties if the state reduces the budget deficit by shifting more responsibilities to local governments, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen said at a meeting Tuesday.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners wrestled with options of how to frame agendas and meetings more efficiently Tuesday night. In other business, County Attorney John Roberts presented the latest draft of an ethics policy that would apply to senior staff members, including department heads and employees that are appointed by the board rather than elected.
Orange County is applying to extend the life of its landfill, further delaying a solution for the area’s messiest problem. The Orange County Department of Solid Waste Management is in the process of submitting a permit modification to the state that could extend the Eubanks Road landfill’s life to January 2016 from an earlier 2012 deadline.
Now that the Town of Chapel Hill has decided to create a committee for hearing concerns, it needs to figure out what that will look like. UNC already has a model.
Téa Bowers, 6, writes with a quill as her aunt Jan Oldenburg watches. The Burwell School in Hillsborough held its Colonial Kids Day Saturday afternoon, where children could participate in quilting, churning butter and other activities.
114 Pineoak Court suffered fire damage Sunday night, resulting in $150,000 worth in property damage (check w/ writer on this).
The Jones Ferry Rd. PTA had a closing sale Friday. Nancy O'Keith, of Apex, was browsing for deals. "I come up here often to go through their stuff," she said. "They have the greatest books."
The motorcade on its way to Memorial Hall.
Secret service was on the roof of Memorial Hall.
The line continues for the Jimmy Fallon show in Memorial.
Sophomore David Hill participated on Wheel of Fortune. His mom made him this humorous shirt after he accidentally answered a puzzle as "the moon shape of a palm tree" instead of "the cool shade of a palm tree."
Audience members of the Chapel Hill town meeting on Thursday night wore red t-shirts to show their support for the Chinese dual language program.
Senator Kinnaird and Representative Insko talked to members of student government (and other students) about education at the state level, including budget cuts, employment and the move to online education.
