Report: Indictments Issued In UNC Football Scandal
A grand jury has reportedly handed down five indictments related to an ongoing investigation of past activity surrounding the UNC football team.
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Democracy, The Power Elite, And The State Senate Race
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 20, 2013 | Aaron Keck
Was the recent State Senate appointment kerfuffle an exception to the rule in local democracy? Or was it closer to the rule than we’d like to think?
Read MorePink Heals! Fire Truck Parade Friday For Cancer Research
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 19, 2013 | Health
A national tour of firefighters battling cancer comes to Chapel Hill for the first time on Friday.
Read More“Neighborhood Night Out” Welcomes Students, Residents
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 11, 2013 | UNC
The annual Block Party is designed to promote good relations between Chapel Hillians and students living off-campus.
Read MoreGreenbridge Beginning To Bring In New Business
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 6, 2013 | Development, News
After a tumultuous first couple years, the new owners of Greenbridge Condominiums say the complex is turning a corner, with new homeowners and new businesses moving in.
Read MoreCHCCS: Professional Dev’t As Alternative To “Merit Pay”?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 1, 2013 | Pre-K - 12 Education
Superintendent Tom Forcella says the district needs to do a better job training its teachers–and paying them as well. Could the two go hand in hand?
Read More“Transit Planners Should Be Concerned” About Long Commutes
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 1, 2013 | Business
Most Orange County workers live outside county lines and most Orange County residents work outside county lines–an old trend that’s growing.
Read MoreChamber: Orange County Tax Base Falling Into “Retail Gap”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 31, 2013 | Business
Orange is the wealthiest county in the state, but residents spend a lot of their money outside county lines.
Read MoreOrange County Wealthy On Average, But Poverty Still Lingers
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 29, 2013 | Business
Orange County is the wealthiest county in the state by per capita income–but our poverty rate is also above the state average, and it’s not just students.
Read MoreIn Orange County, Housing Crunch Is Here To Stay
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 27, 2013 | Development
With 30,000 new residents expected in Orange County by 2025, the much-discussed housing crunch will remain an issue for years to come.
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