Plans for the Inter-Faith Council’s Community House, a combination transitional shelter and health care center, will get its first official review Tuesday night.
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Changing strategies, leadership presents challenges
This is the third in a series on new economic development in Orange County. You can read the rest of the stories at carrborocitizen.com/main/ecdev
Trees for sale
BIZ Beat : Buy lo-ho-ho-cal!
’Tis the season to give. And not just to the people on your list, but also to local businesspeople. Rather than a nicely wrapped gift, all they want is your business.
Changing old perceptions a big task in new economic-development push
Call it the Southern Orange 80/20 rule, a kind of informal target for the mix of residential to commercial tax base.
Elizabeth Edwards dead at 61
Elizabeth Edwards, who rose to national prominence as the wife of a presidential candidate but will be remembered here as an author, mother and advocate for health care reform, died Tuesday morning at her home in Chapel Hill surrounded by friends and family.
For local economic development, ‘collaboration’ the new buzz word
Proponents of a nascent effort to create a new means of economic development in Orange County may not agree on everything, but all will accede that their task would have been easier if the sales tax had passed.
Friday holiday traditions
Bill Friday started a Christmas tradition in 1986 after retiring from 30 years as president of the UNC system.
Residents call for new superintendent to close achievement gap
Local community leaders and students told school board members they’d like to see at the helm of the district an accessible superintendent who will work to close the minority achievement gap.
Portrait of a mystery
For more than 20 years, artist Edie Cohn has kept a collection of portraits safely stashed away in an acid-free box on a shelf in her Durham studio.
Council mulls UMall library deal
Over the weekend, there were rumblings of a possible deal with University Mall owners Madison Marquette and the Town of Chapel Hill that would move the public library to the Dillard’s space.
Council studies University Square plans
A major redevelopment project on the University Square/Granville Towers property received its first formal review before the Chapel Hill Town Council Monday night.
Inmate in custody after escape in UNC police car
Bernard, an inmate at Pasquotank Correctional Institution near Elizabeth City, is in custody after escaping in a stolen UNC Police vehicle while receiving medical care at UNC Hospitals on Tuesday.
This Jaguar’s no powder puff
When Carrboro High School senior Clarissa Johnson straps on her helmet and takes to the football field, her family doesn’t worry about her getting hurt or being tackled by opponents.
Proposed Obey Creek process draws fire
Residents on the south side of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and members of Neighbors for Responsible Growth strongly protested a proposal by the town to move ahead with a Development Agreement process for the Obey Creek project on U.S. 15-501 at a Chapel Hill Town Council meeting on Monday.






