The Neverending Rush To Judgment
We all like to think ourselves superior, but at the end of the day we’re the same rabble who believed that Richard Jewell was guilty.
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U.S. Labor Sec’y: Funds Needed For Unemployed Vets
Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 17, 2013 | News
CHAPEL HILL – The nationwide unemployment rate is slowly dropping but still high, a trend that also applies to specific demographic groups, including America’s veterans. Now, with budget season already upon us, Acting U.S....
Read MoreNews 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...
Read MoreChapel 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...
Read MoreNo. 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...
Read MoreHeels 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...
Read MoreHeels 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...
Read MoreSurprise!
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...
Read MorePlans 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...
Read MoreIn 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....
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