Starting this week, you’ll have to have a valid UNC permit to park at the N.C. 54 Park-and-Ride lot. On Sunday, the popular lot off N.C. 54 and Friday Center Drive will become a UNC permitted lot.
Category: News
Update on ArtsCenter fire
Executive Director Ed Camp says repairs will be finished and the building re-opened by Tuesday.
Big dig on Weaver Street
Get ready for one of the biggest things to happen downtown since the Baptists moved. Unlike the transformation of Carrboro Baptist Church to the Century Center, though, most of this project will be unseen.
Residents, police seek Abbey Court changes
The largely immigrant resident population at Abbey Court Apartments has certainly faced its share of obstacles over the years, from conflicts with management over parking issues and towed cars to disagreements regarding a nearby day-laborer station where workers, many from the complex’s immigrant community, wait to be picked up for construction jobs.
Library funding negotiations move forward
As the staff at the Chapel Hill Public Library start making plans to set up a workable temporary location at University Mall, town and county officials have drafted a framework for coming to a long-term agreement over funding and service sharing.
County seeks input on sales tax uses
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Aug. 17 on potential uses for funds from a proposed one-quarter cent sales tax increase.
Deal clears way for UNC hospital in Hillsborough
Plans for a major new UNC medical center across from the Durham Tech campus in Hillsborough are moving forward now that an agreement has been reached between UNC and Alamance Regional Medical Center.
UNC scales back Bingham plans
University officials announced last week that they would scale back a large expansion planned for the school’s Bingham Facility in western Orange County.
Drive-by shooting on Jones Ferry Road
The Carrboro Police Department seeks information regarding a drive-by shooting that occurred near Jones Ferry and Davie roads around 2 a.m. on Friday.
Matyac named extension director
Carl Matyac, who has worked as an N.C. Cooperative Extension agent in Durham, Orange and Wake counties over a 21-year career, has been named Orange County cooperative extension director.
New county-city library cooperation outlined
A new framework for funding and better cooperation and coordination between Orange County library services and the Chapel Hill Public Library are outlined in a memo released this week.
Library moving to University Mall
With the decision to proceed with the expansion of the Chapel Hill Public Library now settled, Chapel Hill officials planning the process have passed at least one critical hurdle: finding the library a temporary home.
Live music to continue in downtown Pittsboro
The Town of Pittsboro Board of Commissioners has issued an interim interpretation of the town’s noise ordinance that management of The City Tap says will allow the bar to continue to present live music.
County EMS gets help from volunteer squad
Several months after the release of a report highlighting the need for additional resources for Orange County Emergency Services, county EMS and the South Orange Rescue Squad have launched a cooperative effort to improve emergency services.
Pedersen announces retirement after 18 years
Looking back on his years at the helm of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Superintendent Neil Pedersen said he is pleased with the work that he’s done, but that there’s still a long way to go.