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On the Porch: Adele McLean: A Plan to Beat Poverty

Posted by Staff | Nov 1, 2026 | On The Porch, Town Square

This Week:

A native of Hickory NC, Adele McLean is a business executive and consultant who has spent more than three decades helping Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations, and nonprofits solve complex operational challenges. With a business degree and Master of Accounting from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill she has built a career leading organizational change, improving performance, and helping teams tackle difficult problems. Today, Adele is applying that same business mindset to exploring how communities can use data, measurement, and collaboration to create greater economic opportunity for everyone. Adele served on the BOD of the United Way of Chatham County and as consultative counsel to the former Director of United Way to support the development of the Bold Goal. Adele is an active volunteer with the Salvation Army, where she provides financial mentoring and budgeting workshops to community members. In partnership with others, she is helping develop the strategic business case for a Chatham County Community Resource Center to improve access to coordinated community services.

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100 Years of Kenan Stadium: Mrs. Bunting’s Secret Stuff

Posted by Staff | Oct 29, 2026 | 100 Years of Kenan, Football, Sports, UNC Sports

Reporter Andrew Jones goes through his memories of UNC’s thrilling upset win against No. 4 Miami at Kenan Stadium in October 2004.

The Jupiter Ball Returns to Morehead Planetarium and Science Center this November

Posted by Staff | Oct 28, 2026 | Sponsored, Town Square

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is pleased to announce the return of the Jupiter Ball. The signature Chapel Hill gala revives a proud 25-year history to benefit the “Science for All” initiative with a premier evening of celebration and philanthropy.

The Governor’s Column: It’s Too Expensive — Let’s Start Acting Like It All Year Round

Posted by Staff | Oct 27, 2026 | The Governor’s Column, Town Square

If you saw your gas prices drop a few weekends ago and wondered what happened, you’re not the only one. On October 8, the average price of gas in North Carolina was $4.10 a gallon; today, it’s $3.45, the lowest in the nation.

100 Years of Kenan Stadium: Breaking and Entering

Posted by Staff | Oct 27, 2026 | 100 Years of Kenan, Football, Sports, UNC Sports

District Attorney Jeff Nieman remembers when he had a memorable night at Kenan Stadium following one of UNC’s most dramatic wins ever.

The Changemakers: ARtx, With Ladson Brearley and Rakesh Khan

Posted by Staff | Oct 26, 2026 | Sponsored, The Changemakers, Town Square

This month on “The Changemakers” join for a discussion with Ladson Brearley and Rakesh Khan of ARtx, a company working at the intersection of engineering, technology, and construction to make infrastructure smarter, stronger and more sustainable.

On the Porch: Talking News with Dan Kane

Posted by Staff | Oct 25, 2026 | On The Porch, Town Square

This Week:

Dan Kane is an award-winning investigative journalist for the Raleigh, NC newspaper The News & Observer. Kane, with whistleblower Mary Willingham, is credited for unearthing substantive academic fraud regarding student-athletes who were directed towards phony classes, according to allegations. Kane also covered NCSU, legislative corruption, and the formation of the state lottery. His reporting on NC’s secretive personnel law exposed how the state kept much information about state employees from public scrutiny, which led to a new state law to expedite information-gathering about the pay and performance of state employees. He is a 1983 graduate of Saint John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.