The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service celebrated local restaurants’ participation in the Restaurants Giving Ten Percent (RSVVP) program last week.
School board talks Common Core
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education discussed student outcome data and received an update on the new Common Core curriculum.
District National Merit Semifinalists named
Fifty-one Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools high school students have been named 2013 National Merit Semifinalists.
CHCCS earns graduation achievement awards
State Superintendent June Atkinson and State Board of Education Chair Bill Harrison recognized the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district with two graduation achievement awards.
CHHS presents Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Chapel Hill High School’s Honors Theater IV class will present Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? tonight (Thursday) through Sunday.
Jags trounce Tigers
The Carrboro High School football team annihilated the Chapel Hill Tigers.
Takin’ in Tift
Tift Merritt performs for a crowd of nearly 4,000 concertgoers who came out for the Cradle in the Commons event last Friday.
Alabama Ave. property rezoned
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen on Tuesday voted unanimously to rezone three parcels of land at the intersection of Alabama Avenue and Jones Ferry Road.
Charterwood approved
The Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday voted 5-4 to approve the Charterwood project.
Chapel Hill to regulate taxi fares
Exactly how much taxis can charge has become a little clearer following the Chapel Hill Town Council’s vote to approve an ordinance regulating taxis in town.
Board of health considers smoking ban
The Orange County Board of Health is considering proposing a rule that would further limit places where smoking is allowed in Orange County.
Hiking trail draws concern
An estimated 28 miles of the Mountains to Sea Trail are planned to run through Orange County.
CH to share Rogers Road costs
Chapel Hill Town Council members did not specify how much funding they would provide for the Rogers Road neighborhood.
Shuttle to the music festival
Chapel Hill Transit will provide a free shuttle from the Carrboro Plaza Park and Ride to the Carrboro Music Festival.
Trustees ask Thorp to stay
The UNC Board of Trustees passed a resolution on Sept. 19 requesting that Chancellor Holden Thorp reconsider his decision to step down.