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Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt says goodbye
Mark Kleinschmidt knew he had opposition.
Fran Schindler volunteers to sit by the deathbed of those who ask
Fran Schindler lives alone in a yellow townhouse in a quiet Chapel Hill neighborhood. The walls of the 75-year-old’s living room are covered with her own art — three-dimensional mixed media pieces made from driftwood and twisted metal, abstract paintings with splashes of color that might be faces or animals or anything else depending how you look at them.
475 unmarked graves discovered at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
Late Wednesday morning, low notes from a bugle drifted from the gazebo through the trees of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery in a Veterans Day tribute.
Chapel Hill loses two LGBT leaders
LGBTQ advocates say representation in North Carolina's local governments is small, and this year's local elections didn't help. On Nov. 3, North Carolina lost three openly LGBTQ local elected officials, including Chapel Hill’s Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt and Town Council member Lee Storrow.
Family Success Alliance fills gaps in community
When Alecia Gattis thought about her son starting kindergarten in the fall, she felt panicked.
Underground Chapel Hill 'comes out' as the town’s premiere gay bar
With a new name and new management, Underground Chapel Hill “came out” as Chapel Hill’s only gay bar on Friday.
A look inside CHALT, Chapel Hill's first PAC
Chapel Hill residents have worried about Chapel Hill’s development before, but this is the first time they’ve formed a political action committee.
Affordable housing to be built next to cemetery
The Chapel Hill Town Council wants to create an affordable place to live, but some Chapel Hill residents are worried this means there won’t be room left for the shrinking cemetery.
Rain delays Ronald McDonald House expansion
Future residents of the Chapel Hill Ronald McDonald House will be getting a rain check on their new space.
BOCC approves $5 million from bond for affordable housing
In November 2016, Orange County voters will consider a bond referendum to support both living and learning.
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Humans of Chapel Hill for Feb. 24
The Daily Tar Heel Staff Writer Rachel Herzog sat down with Chapel Hill chef Kay Goldstein for Town Talk’s weekly Humans of Chapel Hill feature. The Daily Tar Heel will feature residents from around Chapel Hill on this weekly feature.
Ephesus/Fordham redevelopment draws concern
At their public hearing Wednesday night, the Chapel Hill Town Council was presented with a proposed rezoning of the Ephesus Church Road and Fordham Boulevard Focus Area. According to Town Manager Roger Stancil, the development plan would create new retail and office space in the area bordered by Fordham Boulevard, East Franklin St., Elliott Rd, Ephesus Church Rd., Legion Rd.
Q&A with UNC alumnus Alissa Stribling
Alissa Stribling is a UNC alumnus who credits her elementary school librarian, Ruth Eddy, for her own creativity, resilience and passion for reading. Eddy died in 2011 at the age of 91. Eddy earned her master’s degree in library science from UNC-Chapel Hill in the 1967 and became the librarian at Estes Hill Elementary School in Chapel Hill soon after.
County delays vote on unified animal ordinance
At their meeting Tuesday evening, the Orange County Board of Commissioners discussed proposed revisions to the Unified Animal Control Ordinance — but vague wording discouraged a vote. The proposed ordinance will unify the three existing ordinances for Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro — giving those residents more clarity and quicker service.
Carrboro's first hotel celebrates grand opening
When Kelsey Zyvoloski and her fiance Eddie Di Girolamo get married in October, they will tell their out of town guests to say at Carrboro’s first-ever hotel. During a ribbon cutting ceremony for the hotel, Zyvoloski and Di Girolamo said they were impressed with the hotel’s beauty and are happy to see the revitalized community — and they’re glad their wedding guests can stay somewhere nearby.
