The Chapel Hill Town Council will hold a business meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. To see the agenda, go to townhall.townofchapelhill.org.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
The Orange County Board of Commissioners has directed County Manager Frank Clifton to negotiate a new share of funding for the Chapel Hill Public Library.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story |
One of the great benefits of living in a college town is the never-ending slate of public events that are free or cheap to attend.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story |
Proposed budget cuts brought out a crowd to Thursday's Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board meeting.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story |
CARRBORO
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story |
I don't actually plan on really learningMandarin Chinese, but I thought that prior to my 10-day tourist tripit would be fun to learn enough to order a beer, find the bathroom, and maybe ask a 5-year-old her name.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the 13th annual Community Dinner celebrating Orange County's cultural diversity held on Sunday, March 7.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Chapel Hill conductor and composer Benjamin Keaton has been selected to receive Opera America's most prestigious award, the Trustee Award, for 2010.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

For those who want informative and well-reasoned updates about Chapel Hill government and politics, Citizens For Responsible Government has expanded its Web site ( www.cfrgch.org) to include Hot Topics, a new section focused on items of current and pertinent interest.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

What's the difference between John Fox and Roy Williams? Jake Delhomme is no longer the Panthers quarterback. How many interceptions do you have to throw away before you put in your backup quarterback?
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Study after study demonstrates that phoning while driving increases crash risk. Many authors conclude that phone use increases crash risk fourfold and such behavior is equivalent to driving while intoxicated.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

The honors-track issue opens up some broader questions.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Four years ago, my husband gave me an iPod for our wedding anniversary.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

"Lord, I ain't longing for this world," Granddaddy said. "Oh Lord, oh Lord, you know I ain't longing for this old world."
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

A recent study by the Orange County Health Department and UNC student groups found 10 contaminated wells and 24 out-of-compliance septic systems in the Rogers Road neighborhood.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

The new garden dedicated recently at UNC was the culmination of two years of emotional work led largely by students. It is a tribute to Eve Carson, the student body president gunned down on a neighborhood street in March 2008.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

State regulators have issued a second violation notice for a treated wastewater spill at UNC's animal holding and research facility in rural Orange County.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Every football Saturday, Rameses, the four-footed, blue-horned mascot of the UNC football team, trots onto the field with the Tar Heels, just as his predecessors have done for 86 years. He's probably the best-known non-human resident of Chapel Hill.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Sunday
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Schizophrenia. Few illnesses invoke such fear and stigma.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Preserve Jr. Golf: The Preserve at Jordan Lake will host a clinic for junior golfers -- and any child who wants to learn golf -- from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 28.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Today's Best Shot comes from Mary Sonis of Chapel Hill: "The female Spotted Salamanders are now laying their eggs. This particular female has just completed her egg laying. She will leave the pond and return to her underground burrow until next year.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Why can't they figure out how to keep wastewater contained at the university's animal holding and research facility?
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

The Board of Aldermen unanimously endorsed a petition that calls for UNC to stop using coal by 2015, more than three decades before the university's 2050 goal.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

That sound you hear is tearing paper.
Published: Mar. 21, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

CARRBORO
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.To see the agenda go to www2.chccs.k12.nc.us.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

Town leaders may head to court to force the owner of the Colonial Inn to pick up the pace on repairs to the 19th century building.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

By next year, northern Chapel Hill could have a direct connection between N.C. 86 and U.S. 15-501 for both bicycles and motor vehicles.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

In the United States, I simply tilt a handle, turn a knob, or press a button for clear, cold drinking water.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story

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