Alyssa Potter, Author at Chapelboro.com

Barn of Chapel Hill Underway Despite Community Concerns

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jul 20, 2016 | Development, Featured

The Barn of Chapel Hill is officially moving forward after a series of permit hearings that led to citizen concern. Many community members felt that the “event barn” was a euphemism for a “party barn,” and worried about...

Ground to Door: Local Farms Deliver Harvest, Use Community Supported Agriculture Model

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jul 14, 2016 | Featured, Health

Organic. Non-GMO. Grass-fed. These are a few of the dozens of terms coined in the last few decades to describe a push toward healthier food. And in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area, there are now dozens of farms with an...

Orange County Sheriff’s Office Seizes Cocaine in Ongoing Drug Investigation

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jul 11, 2016 | Crime, Featured

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office seized five kilograms of what was suspected to be cocaine HCL in Carrboro on July 6, according to authorities. During an operation with other local, state and federal agencies, the Orange...

UNC Launches Eat Fish, Choose Wisely Website Ahead of July 4th Weekend

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jul 1, 2016 | Health

Resources to help those enjoying North Carolina’s Free Fishing Day in the Triangle area this Fourth of July will be provided in a new initiative to help people understand health advisories about eating fish in local waterways....

UNC Basketball Coaches Remember the Late Pat Summitt

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jun 28, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell recalled her friendship with the late Pat Summitt on and off the court in a press conference on Tuesday. Summitt, the renowned women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee,...

Carrboro Police Searching for Missing Teen

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jun 28, 2016 | Featured, Safety

Carrboro Police are searching for a missing teenager. Officials are trying to locate 17-year-old Cristina Louise Harrison, who was last seen at Talullas on West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill Sunday night. She was last seen...

Citizens Voice Racial Equity Concerns at Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board Meeting

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jun 24, 2016 | Pre-K - 12 Education

To combat racial inequities in education, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are seeking a superintendent willing to align their priorities with that of the local citizens and school board. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’...

Orange County to Launch Food Waste Composting Program

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jun 15, 2016 | News Around Town

Your weekend just got a little greener—the Carrboro Farmer’s Market will partner with Orange County Solid Waste Management starting June 18 to launch a pilot program offering a free food waste drop-off for local residents and...

Orange County Firearm Safety Committee to Hold First Meeting

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jun 15, 2016 | Local Government

Orange County Firearm Safety Committee’s first meeting will be held at the Link Government Services Center on Wednesday, June 22. The center is located at 200 S. Cameron St. in Hillsborough and will start at 7:00 p.m. There was...

Orlando Shooting Illuminates Concerns with Blood Ban

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jun 14, 2016 | National

Thanks to technological advances, the world is rapidly progressing every single day. But for the LGBTQ community, policies from nearly four decades ago have remained stagnant. More than 40 people died and more than 50 were...

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