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News Around Town: Great Art! Great Food! Sidewalk Construction!

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 16, 2013 | News

CHAPEL HILL – In downtown Chapel Hill, construction began on Friday, April 12, to put in a new sidewalk on the east side of Henderson Street between Franklin and Rosemary. Traffic won’t be affected and businesses will...

Chapel Hill, Carrboro To Merge In Historic Vote

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 1, 2013 | News

ORANGE COUNTY – The towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have been separate entities for more than a century, but that’s all going to change this week—as the Town Council and the Board of Aldermen will officially vote to...

No. 1 Tar Heels Split Two With Clemson

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 1, 2013 | Sports

CHAPEL HILL – The No. 1 UNC baseball team split a doubleheader with Clemson on Monday, losing 5-4 in 11 innings in the nightcap after clinching the three-game series with a 6-2 afternoon win. It was a busy Easter Monday...

Heels Hoping Nova Doesn’t Go

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 21, 2013 | Sports

KANSAS CITY – The NCAA Tournament begins for Carolina on Friday night, when the eighth-seeded Tar Heels take on ninth-seeded Villanova at 7:20 in Kansas City. Many Carolina fans are already looking ahead to the round of...

Heels Hoping Nova Doesn’t Go

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 21, 2013 | Sports

KANSAS CITY – The NCAA Tournament begins for Carolina on Friday night, when the eighth-seeded Tar Heels take on ninth-seeded Villanova at 7:20 in Kansas City. Many Carolina fans are already looking ahead to the round of...

Surprise!

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 15, 2013 | Aaron Keck

So my Facebook feed exploded yesterday after they announced the new pope. Most of my Facebook friends are lefties—that’s what comes from seven years in grad school and half a decade in Chapel Hill—and naturally they’re none too...

Plans On Hold (For Now) For Park At Chapel Hill Redevelopment

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 14, 2013 | News

CHAPEL HILL – Plans are on hold—at least temporarily—for the redevelopment of an apartment complex on Ephesus Church Road, as Town officials prepare to discuss rezoning. “The applicant had (seen) that the Town was...

In Chapel Hill, March Madness Is Big Business

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 14, 2013 | News

CHAPEL HILL – March Madness is officially under way in Chapel Hill, with the Tar Heels set to begin ACC Tournament play Friday night—and across town, local restaurants and sports bars are preparing for a big weekend....

Economist: Rosy Picture For NC, US In Next Five Years

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 13, 2013 | News

CHAPEL HILL – The unemployment rate is still high and the recovery is still slow, but one prominent Triangle economist says the outlook for the next five years is very, very good. “Despite everything that’s...

Snow Still In Wednesday Forecast (But Not Much)

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 4, 2013 | News

CHAPEL HILL – Old Man Winter is hanging on for at least a couple more days in the Triangle, with snow returning to the forecast for Wednesday—but National Weather Service meteorologist Barrett Smith says there won’t be...

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