The Carrboro Town Council has a work session this Tuesday. Work sessions allow council to discuss a single topic in-depth. (There’s no public comment at work sessions, but the public is welcome to come and watch.) I read through the packet and immediately got excited: the agenda item for Tuesday’s discussion is to “discuss possible […]
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Chapel Hill Rear View: A look back at Chapel Hill in 1974
Erik Martin, who grew up in Carrboro and lives there today, is fascinated with Chapel Hill’s history. Martin recently started a new weekly blog looking back at Chapel Hill, week by week, in 1974. You can read and subscribe to Chapel Hill Rear View here. New posts go up on Sundays or Mondays about the […]
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The price of doing business on Franklin Street?
Today we are publishing the third in a four-part series written by students at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism. They spent the past semester digging into one of Chapel Hill’s great mysteries: What happened to Que Chula’s chairs? Read part one and part two. By Joseph Cole, Michael Batrouni, Andy Zhao On a recent […]
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In Chapel Hill, A Community Responds (Or Do They?)
Today we are publishing the fourth in a four-part series written by students at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism. They spent the past semester digging into one of Chapel Hill’s great mysteries: What happened to Que Chula’s chairs? You can read part one and part two and part three here. By: Samantha Chavis and […]
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Daily Digest: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
There’s a two-hour delay for the CHCCS schools today due to “potential for ice and slick spots” so I am writing this update while overseeing piano practice simultaneously. Huzzah for multi-tasking. Carrboro Town Council kicks back off tonight for their 2025 season: The CTC meets for the first time in 2025 at 6:00 PM in […]
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¿Qué pasó a Que Chula’s chairs?
Today we are publishing the second in a four-part series written by students at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism. They spent the past semester digging into one of Chapel Hill’s great mysteries: What happened to Que Chula’s chairs? Part One: The journey of Que Chula’s chairs: symbols of Mexican culture and resilience By Lulu […]