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Local celebrities to dance for kids

Eight Chapel Hill notables will perform May 4 at Dancing with the Stars of Carolina to raise money for a new Boys & Girls Club. Published: Apr. 27, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Church fish fry celebrates fellowship

Paul Caldwell watched his sons roll the fish and drop them in the fryer Wednesday. Caldwell, who grew up in a part of Northside that used to be called Potter’s Field, has been providing the fish for First Baptist Church’s anniversary for about 10 years, though, at 72, he’s passed most of the rolling and dropping to sons Chris, 47, and Shawn, 51. Published: Apr. 27, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story

Veterans propose Chapel Hill memorial

The Town Council had questions but approved a concept plan Monday for a veterans memorial at the Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery. Published: Apr. 27, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

140 West: The heart of downtown

Town and business officials call 140 West Franklin Street a bridge that connects the town’s distinctive East and West ends, combines commercial and residential functionality with art and community, and spawns public-private partnerships with an eye to the future. Published: Apr. 24, 2013 11:30 AM | Full story

Community report maps housing, preservation strategy

Northside neighbors and community leaders have a draft housing action report in hand nine months after sitting down together. Published: Apr. 24, 2013 11:38 AM | Full story

Council hopes to streamline meetings

Town Council members hope some new standards will guide their weekly meetings toward more effective decisions and fewer late nights. Published: Apr. 23, 2013 5:00 PM | Full story

WWII veteran Robert Patton dies at 91

A longtime friend remembers Robert F. Patton as an American hero who continued to serve his country long after the war ended. Published: Apr. 20, 2013 3:45 PM | Full story

City schools seek $5.4 million more from county for 2013-14

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will ask Orange County for $5.4 million in additional funding for its $68.7 million 2013-14 budget, as its expense sheet grows to fit the inclusion of the new Northside elementary school. Published: Apr. 20, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Town Council relaxes home stormwater rules

The Town Council amended local stormwater requirements last week to give residents a break on the cost of environmental protection. Published: Apr. 20, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

County gets ball rolling on Community Center

The Rogers Road Community Center is more than just an idea now. The Orange County Board of Commissioners told county staff last week to start planning its construction. Published: Apr. 17, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Report: Baseboard heater started apartment fire

A January fire that left 15 University Gardens residents homeless has been ruled accidental, local fire officials said. Published: Apr. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Mobile spay-neuter service shifts

Todayis the last day POP-NC, a regional nonprofit, will spay and neuter dogs and cats at the Orange County Animal Shelter. Published: Apr. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

PlayMakers dramaturg keeps past present

As a theater scholar and resident dramaturg for PlayMakers Repertory Theatre since 1988, Adam Versenyi has – in his words – a dream job. He writes extensively on the history of theater and also teaches at UNC in the Department of Dramatic Art. Published: Apr. 13, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Carol Folt named as first female chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill

Wearing a Carolina blue blazer, Carol Folt says she’s excited to be UNC-Chapel Hill’s new chancellor and that she has “Tar Heel fever.” Published: Apr. 12, 2013 7:25 PM | Full story

Chapel Hill mulls lower food truck fee

The Town Council asked for more information but leaned toward cutting a local food truck fee Wednesday to attract vendors. Published: Apr. 12, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story

Chapel Hill approves $250 park-and-ride fee

The Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday to levy a $250 park-and-ride fee in three town-owned lots starting Aug. 15. Published: Apr. 11, 2013 2:46 PM | Full story

Expanded Chapel Hill Public Library reopens

The Chapel Hill Public Library reopened Wednesday morning after a $16.2 million expansion that more than doubles its size. Published: Apr. 11, 2013 2:15 PM | Full story

Orange County takes recycling franchise off table

The Orange County commissioners narrowed their options for handling recycling and solid waste to three Tuesday night, discarding a controversial franchise proposal. Published: Apr. 11, 2013 12:58 PM | Full story

140 West in Chapel Hill opens for business

140 West’s modern brick and glass construction replaces a longtime parking lot with a mix of condominiums and ground floor retail and restaurants. It will open with an official public celebration April 26. Published: Apr. 10, 2013 5:48 PM | Full story

Greenbridge: A look back as the town looks ahead

Today, after an uneasy timeline that wound its way through neighborhood conflicts, a national financial crisis, anarchist bomb threats, cost overruns, foreclosure and sale, Greenbridge is still on its way to fulfilling all the promises that were sold with it. Published: Apr. 9, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Artist’s canvas a moving target

The Mobile Mural will travel Chapel Hill’s streets through February 2014 as part of the Downtown Art Program – a five-part series of temporary and performance artists. Published: Apr. 9, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Town declares first Chapel Hill Teen Week

The Town of Chapel Hill has begun a week-long celebration of youth April 8-13 during the First Annual Chapel Hill Teen Week. Published: Apr. 9, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Food truck rules back for seconds

The Town Council will consider tonight whether to cut the cost and increase the locations for food truck vendors to do business. Published: Apr. 8, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Private haulers fear recycling changes

Business owner says small private haulers could be at risk if the county franchises curbside trash and recycling. Published: Apr. 7, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Chapel Hill Public Library begins new chapter

Folks will be able to check out the $16.2 million Chapel Hill Public Library expansion for the first time when the doors open this week. Published: Apr. 6, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Volunteer finds her passion at N.C. Zoo

As a child in the 1960s, Lydia Lewis would go to the zoo and cry. “They were prisons,” said Lewis, who grew up in Camilla, Ga., three hours south of Atlanta. Now, the Chapel Hill resident spends as much time as possible at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. Published: Apr. 6, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Piecing together a culture

Thailand is half a lifetime away for 10-year-old Thalwe, his family’s native Burma an even more distant memory. Published: Apr. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Lee charter school tells state it may seek delay

A charter school approved for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district has officially told the state its may need another year before opening. Published: Apr. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Transit tax levied, but plans unsettled

Although sales taxes went up a half-cent Monday for transit, and vehicle registration fees will soon follow, riders won’t see any big changes for months. Published: Apr. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Judge: UNC failed to protect housekeeper who alleged harassment

A judge ruled Friday that UNC-Chapel Hill did not violate the state whistleblower act but did fail to protect a housekeeper from sexual harassment and retaliation. Published: Apr. 1, 2013 4:58 PM | Full story

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