Sofia Lesnewski

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Rachel Raper, director of the Orange County Board of Elections, gives a presentation at the Chapel Hill Public Library on April 24 to educate county residents about the new voter ID law.

How is Orange County responding to the N.C. voter ID law?

Senate Bill 824, requiring photographic identification to vote, will take effect starting in 2020. The Orange County Board of Elections is taking steps to get IDs for as many people as possible.

Made of repurposed materials, The Honeysuckle Tea House, located on 8871 Pickards Meadow Rd, Chapel Hill, grows the products used in many of their beverages. The HoneySuckle Tea House, along with their other farm locations is also used as a provider of natural ingredients like tea leaves, blueberries and honey that is then used at other venue locations including the Honeysuckle Meadery and Wine Bar and the Looking Glass Cafe.

Honeysuckle employees speak out about what they describe as mistreatment at work

By Sofia Lesnewski

The complaints center around the elimination of breaks, distrust of staff by management and the gradual replacement of locally-sourced products with cheaper alternatives.

The proposed site plan for the Orange County Veterans Memorial. Phase II of construction is now beginning, with the Town of Carrboro voting to contribute $25,000. Photo courtesy of the Veterans Memorial Committee.

Orange County Veterans Memorial construction enters phase II after receiving funding

By Sofia Lesnewski

Carrboro recently voted to contribute $25,000 to the construction of the Orange County Veterans Memorial. While most members of the Board of Aldermen feel that the memorial will recognize the over 6,000 veterans in Orange County, one member believes that the memorial reflects similar sentiments of Silent Sam.

Donation boxes for Go With the Flow's Menstrual Product Drive and Benefit are located around Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. Photo courtesy of Allison De Marco.

Help Go With the Flow make period products more accessible

By Sofia Lesnewski

The third annual Go With The Flow benefit will be happening Saturday evening, hosted by the Orange County Social Club.

Tarish Pipkins, known as the master puppeteer Jeghetto, performs a puppet show at 109 E Franklin Street on Sunday, April 14, 2019. The pop up art gallery coincides with Arts Everywhere 2019.

Local artist Jeghetto presents pop-up puppets exhibit on Franklin Street

By Sofia Lesnewski

“...For the local government to give open spaces that are just sitting and let local artists utilize them, I think that’s a very big step in activism and people coming together."

North Carolina 16th District Senator Wiley Nickel in the North Carolina Legislative Building, Wednesday April 10, 2019. Senator Nickel is one of a group of North Carolina Senators sponsoring a bill that would allow for DACA recipients to receive in-state tuition.

DACA recipients could get in-state tuition if this bill passes the N.C. Legislature

By Sofia Lesnewski

A new proposed bill in the North Carolina Senate would allow DACA recipients to pay in-state tuition at UNC-system schools, allowing more affordable access to post-secondary education.

DTH Photo Illustration. An opioid response bill, S.B. 546, was recently introduced  in the N.C. Senate. The bill introduced a plan to broaden syringe exchange programs and decriminalizing the use of drug testing equipment in addition to other features of the bill.

What to know about the recently filed Opioid Epidemic Response Act

By Sofia Lesnewski

A new bill in the N.C. Senate aims to help people get treatment for opioid addiction by making medication more accessible and allowing the state to subsidize supplies for treatment programs.

The town of Chapel Hill is providing the Peoples Academy, an opportunity for people to take classes this fall in order to learn and connect more with their community.

Want to get involved in the Chapel Hill government? This may be the academy for you

By Sofia Lesnewski

This five-week program, run by the Town of Chapel Hill, hopes to increase engagement between citizens and town government.

(Left to right) Dominika Goazdazinka, Ashley Heger and Allison De Marco make a list of the crowd's causes at the Carrboro Century Center. The goal of Monday's workshop was to educate community members how to make a difference in society.

Orange County residents and organizations discuss food security, homelessness

By Sofia Lesnewski

At the Charity and Justice Community Workshop held at the Carrboro Century Center on Monday, community members explored the ways to respond to human need, especially efforts that can be contributed in the Orange County community.

DTH Photo Illustration. A student points at Mandarin script on a practice worksheet in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Monday, March 18, 2019. Glenwood Elementary resolved to expand their Mandarin immersion program and phase out other tracks, prompting redistricting for current kindergarteners whose parents did not want them to participate.

The movement to recall three CHCCS school board members has ended. Here's why:

By Sofia Lesnewski

After the resignation of Margaret Samuels, the creation of Stop the Recall, and much back and forth, the movement to recall three members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education has come to an end.