Officials are looking to stabilize Chapel Hill Transit's fuel costs amid swings in prices and an uncertain economic environment. The free local bus system might start purchasing fuel requirements up to a year ahead of time through fixed-price contracts said Brian Litchfield assistant director of Chapel Hill Transit.
Chapel Hill Town Council member Matt Czajkowski is formulating a plan to protect cyclists on roads. The proposal involves adding a section of questions to the state driver's license exam.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce is now first in the state to offer discounted health care directly to its members. The chamber is attempting to provide a health care option to employers who struggle to insure their employees by allowing members to seek coverage directly from the chamber.
In a television interview before last week's election former Chapel Hill mayor and civil rights figure Howard Lee was asked if Barack Obama's race would impede his chances of becoming president.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will consider becoming one of the first in the nation to adopt a set of guidelines ensuring fairness consideration in decisions. The board will review the final draft of a proposed social justice goal at its meeting tonight.
A record-breaking 80000 revelers showed up to celebrate Halloween on Franklin Street last year. And even though the town of Chapel Hill is aiming to downscale celebrations this year the attendees will most likely still number in the tens of thousands.For those not keen on crowds drunks or mounted police several alternative festivities are taking place in and around Chapel Hill Friday ranging from late-night live music to kid-friendly daytime events.
With his recent endorsement of Pat McCrory for governor Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton joins the list of Democratic politicians backing the Republican Charlotte mayor's candidacy. But in an area known for its left-leaning politics — 90 percent of Orange County residents voted for Democrat Mike Easley in the 2004 governor's race — Chilton's decision has provoked mixed responses.
During World War II an American serviceman exchanged a series of letters with his wife. The letters are rich in details pertaining to both field conditions and affairs on the home front. And of course they are also highly personal.
The Occaneechi Native Americans had always felt distanced from their Orange and Alamance County neighbors. They faced discrimination from whites and they were not accepted by the black community. As a people they were racially and ethnically distinct yet there was no national identity for them to embrace.
