Walker Livingston is a 2023-24 assistant city & state editor at The Daily Tar Heel. She has previously served as summer city & state editor. Walker is a sophomore pursuing a double major in journalism and media and American studies, with a minor in data science.
Boliek was chairperson of the BOT from 2022 to 2023. He is running against five other Republicans in the primary for state auditor.
Dhruva Chellani opened Classic Carolina, a UNC apparel shop on Franklin Street, in 1993 with his family in mind. On Sept. 6, Dhruva and his son Kris Chellani were killed in a car accident – three days before the planned reopening of Classic Carolina.
Tailei Qi spoke in court for the first time since his arrest. He pleaded for new counsel and said the second medical evaluation was not necessary. Judge Allen Baddour urged Qi not to speak without conferring with his counsel — Qi spoke to the judge anyway.
Following the Aug. 28 shooting on UNC's campus, some community members said communication from the Town of Chapel Hill and the University was disorganized. While the Chapel Hill Police Department and UNC Police both responded to the shooting, the case falls under the sole jurisdiction of UNC Police.
"For those of us here in Chapel Hill, we see how inconvenient and scary flooding can be even in our community," Kelly Moser, a senior attorney and leader of the Water Program for the Southern Environmental Law Center, said. "It will be multiplied for rural communities, communities of color and lower wealth communities."
"He would want us to keep doing research here at Carolina that will change the world, that is exactly what we're going to do," Theo Dingemans, the chair of UNC's Department of Applied Physical Sciences, said. "We will dearly miss him."
Businesses on Franklin Street, like Epilogue and The Purple Bowl, sheltered students and community members during the three hour campus lockdown on Monday. Epilogue offered free food and tea to its customers.
After a major fire in late July, Mediterranean Deli has received aid from local business owners and the community at large. The process of rebuilding has already begun, and Med Deli will continue to operate in the bottom of Lenoir Dining Hall and fulfill catering orders in the meantime.
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed three bills concerning LGBTQ+ youth: House Bills 547 and 808 and Senate Bill 49. These bills have not yet returned to the legislature for a potential veto override, but are likely to be overridden due to the NCGA's Republican supermajority.
Members of the Chapel Hill community — small business owners, local government officials and organizations such as the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership met on July 23 to discuss the fire that occurred the day before at Mediterranean Deli, a popular restaurant on West Franklin Street.
