North Carolina’s journey this season has been awkward at times and often rigorous, but now one game separates the Tar Heels from first place in the final Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season standings.
Faur places fourth at states
Carrboro High School wrestler George Faur placed fourth in the NCHSAA State 2A Wrestling Championship last week.
FLORA: Spring has sprung, and André Michaux is coming to town!
Three weeks ago local woods walker and photographer Dave Otto shared his image of trout lily, Erythronium umbilicatum, flowering down along Bolin Creek.
House Calls, February 23, 2012
This week we respond to questions about syphilis and blood types.
Phil Blank, February 23, 2012
Illustration by Phil Blank
Troup 39, 1959-60
With this year marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of Chapel Hill Boy Scout Troop 39, many old campers are planning festivities this spring.
Yarn bombing hits Carrboro
By Rose Laudicina
Staff Writer
The term “yarn bombing†evokes images of brightly colored balls of yarn falling from the sky, unraveling over buildings and sidewalks, covering the metal, cement and glass structures of a town in a cozy, comfy knit.
Landfill closure confirmed
In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Commissioners set June 30, 2013, as the date to close the county landfill, giving the county and its municipalities 16 months to determine what to do with their trash.
Tracking trash
With the Orange County landfill now officially set to close in June 2013, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has chosen to truck the county’s trash to a waste transfer station in Durham.
Council to consider cell phone ordinance
CHAPEL HILL – Furthering its consideration of a ban on cell phone use while driving, the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday voted 7-2 to schedule possible action for March 12.
Aldermen, Friends spar over library site
CARRBORO – Discussion grew heated Tuesday night between members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and the Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library as the groups squared off on criteria for siting a library in Carrboro.
Seven-story project proposed for MLK
CHAPEL HILL – A new plan is in the works for a seven-story student-housing development at 602 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., the current site of Central Park Apartments.
Dorosin, Rich enter commissioner race
Three more candidates filed this week to run for four seats on the Orange County Board of Commissioners in the May 8 primaries.
Charter school community meetings
The board of the Howard & Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School, a charter school proposed for Chapel Hill-Carrboro, will hold community information meetings today (Thursday) and Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Maple View Agricultural Education Center.
Chapel Hill 2020 meeting today
Chapel Hill 2020 will host a community-planning meeting today (Thursday) from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Estes Hills Elementary School.