The Chapel Hill Town Council’s recent decision to charge drivers using town-owned park-and-ride lots has the Carrboro Board of Aldermen debating parking fees in its downtown.
Published: May. 15, 2013 11:30 AM | Full story
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Ancient followers of the philosopher Aristotle would take walks together and debate questions of science and ethics. They called themselves the peripatetic school, referring to the Greek word for walking.
Published: May. 14, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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Parents, teachers, children and some old friends gathered Thursday at Frank Porter Graham Elementary to celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary. For many, it was also goodbye.
Published: May. 12, 2013 12:46 PM | Full story
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Construction has started or will start soon on four major projects in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
Published: May. 11, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners pushed back a pending countywide revaluation Tuesday night to Jan. 1, 2017.
Published: May. 11, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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The Board of Aldermen put 120 Brewer Lane at the top of its list last week for siting the county’s new Southern Branch Library
Published: May. 9, 2013 1:54 PM | Full story
The U.S. Postal Service will stay at the Timberlyne Shopping Center, a postal official said Friday.
Published: May. 7, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Sharon Collins was talking with a customer about a graduation party when she heard Kool and the Gang outside her Carrboro business’s front door.
Published: May. 7, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The Launch business incubator is one piece of an economic plan, but it shows what the town, county and university can do together, officials said at an open house Wednesday.
Published: May. 4, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
OWASA plans to keep its water and sewer rates at the same level through June 2014, officials said last week.
Published: May. 4, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The Orange County Board of Commissioners want town leaders to consider two recycling options.
Published: Apr. 29, 2013 10:39 AM | Full story
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
Three weeks after Alderman Sammy Slade proposed the Carrboro Board of Aldermen discuss using eminent domain at the Collins Crossing apartments, board members showed little interest in the idea in pursuing the idea.
Published: Apr. 25, 2013 5:57 PM | Full story
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
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
For four hours last weekend, the Carrboro Bike Coalition transformed West Weaver Street into a playground.
Published: Apr. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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
About 65 people marched down Jones Ferry Road on Friday to protest rent increases at a Carrboro apartment complex that is home to many Latino immigrants and Burmese refugees.
Published: Apr. 12, 2013 7:08 PM | Full story
. The Board of Aldermen added four new sites this week to the list of potential locations for county’s future southwest branch library
Published: Apr. 12, 2013 1:27 PM | Full story
Saying she’s not afraid to speak her mind or take a minority position, Carrboro Alderwoman Lydia Lavelle announced Wednesday she’s running for mayor.
Published: Apr. 11, 2013 7:25 PM | Full story
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
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
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
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will consider the question of using eminent domain Tuesday night
Published: Apr. 9, 2013 1:43 PM | Full story
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
Commentary: I’m not the only student who can claim to have done the Harlem Shake. However, I’m one a select few who can say that I’ve done the dance with the president of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim.
Published: Apr. 9, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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
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
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
The past few years of planning and revising paid off in the end for Belmont Sayre developer Ken Reiter, who can finally make his vision for 500 N. Greensboro St. a reality. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the Shelton Station conditional-use permit.
Published: Apr. 5, 2013 12:14 PM | Full story
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