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Fire causes $50,000 damage to Gerrard Hall

An early-morning fire Saturday damaged Gerrard Hall, a 19th-century building at UNC where U.S. presidents, famous poets and Hollywood stars have taken the stage. Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

School board member's son killed while jogging

A sergeant with the Maryland State Police was fatally injured Friday morning as he jogged on a rural road northeast of Hillsborough. Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Brother of Carson suspect shot dead

The younger brother of one of the Eve Carson murder suspects was shot to death Saturday night at a party that left another teen dead and two others injured. Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Agenda

The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a budget work session Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill. The commissioners will hold a mini-retreat Friday at 9 a.m. at Camp Chestnut Ridge Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Recycle cardboard at curbside

Residents of Orange County who have curbside recycling now may include corrugated cardboard with the items they place at the curb for collection. Corrugated cardboard has three layers with a wavy inner layer. In order to recycle corrugated cardboard Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Squirrel wars

It is now Year Four. It started out innocently enough. Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

2 stores planned downtown

Vintage clothing, pharmacy coming. Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Businessman, schools advocate Rashkis dies at 90

Falling leaves fluttered in the wind as chilled mourners listened to Rabbi John Friedman read from Ecclesiastes. Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

'The Laramie Project'

School play tackles themes of sexuality, violence. Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Blogbits: Airport issue's 'absence' from ballot surprises some

Here are some recent posts to the OrangeChat blog. Read and comment on more local news at blogs.newsobserver.com/orangechat/home Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Dance troupe presents matinee for students

Internationally renowned dance troupe Pilobolus will entertain more than 1,200 area children at 11 a.m. Nov. 21 in Memorial Hall at UNC. Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Chemistry professor to give commencement speech

Award-winning chemistry professor Valerie Ashby will deliver the December commencement address at UNC, Chancellor Holden Thorp has announced. Published: Nov. 12, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

In Review

Top local stories published in The News & Observer. Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Local jeweler sets a shining example

Travis Kukovich, owner of William Travis Jewelry, has been honored as one of the top jewelry designers in the country. Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Police Blotter

Carrboro Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Roland Giduz, making news

These are the four places Roland Giduz has lived other than his beloved Chapel Hill: Fort Bragg, France, New York City and Cambridge, Mass. Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

'Americans are ready'

Obama's victory recalls bygone era of racial division. Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Orange officials vote to restrict tethering

Final vote on whether to limit pet tying to three hours a day will take place Nov. 18. Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Schools plan leaves no place to perform

Construction plan delays development of Carrboro High School auditorium. Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

I vote we trash signs for good

The signs are coming down. Slowly but surely the political signs for president-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are disappearing from lawns and neighborhoods. But for a while, the signs became a bellwether for how divided we are as a country a Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Election Day brings few surprises

Democratic Rep. David Price defeated Republican B.J. Lawson to hold onto his seat in North Carolina's 4th Congressional District. Published: Nov. 9, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

People watching people

Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Police Blotter

Carrboro Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

UNC researcher Roberts dies at 58

Joanne Erwich Roberts, a longtime researcher at UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, died Saturday at her home. Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Nine candidates vie for open spot on council

The Town Council heard presentations Monday from nine candidates to replace the late council member Bill Thorpe, who died of heart failure in September. Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Town's efforts spook visitors, shrink Halloween

CHAPEL HILL -- The horses never made it. Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Restaurant draws attention with toons

UNC caricatures a constant source of wonder at Spanky's. Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Downtown Parking Findings

A new parking study says downtown Chapel Hill needs more public parking. Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Parking planned for University Square

CHAPEL HILL -- Dick Mann says there's only one thing he can say for sure UNC wants in a redeveloped University Square property downtown. Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

Ending the 'Age of Explosions'

The old blessing goes, "May you live in uninteresting times," but it's too late for that. Our times have gotten all kinds of interesting. Published: Nov. 5, 2008 12:30 AM | Full story

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