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Internationally Acclaimed Carrboro Artist Dies of Cancer

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 22, 2017 | Arts

A local artist has died, but his work lives on in some of the most prominent galleries and exhibits around the world. Jesse Kalisher was a photographer who received his first camera from his father, Simpson, on his sixth...

Gourmet Burger Bar Coming to Downtown Chapel Hill

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 22, 2017 | Business

Sumptuous gourmet hamburgers and select craft beers are coming to Franklin Street in January with the arrival of Hops Burger Bar in Chapel Hill. The restaurant has roots in Greensboro, North Carolina, where two of the acclaimed...

Target Store Opens for Business in Chapel Hill

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 20, 2017 | Business

A new discount store in downtown Chapel Hill is hitting the mark with its amenities and location. Target Corp. opened its latest outlet yesterday below Carolina Square on Franklin Street. Store Manager Ryan Kelley explained that...

Orange County Representative Gives Synopsis of State Legislative Session

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 19, 2017 | State

The North Carolina General Assembly stopped in its tracks last month, but Rep. Graig Meyer (D, NC-50) is claiming that state policymakers have much more ground to cover. Meyer and his colleagues agreed to hold two special...

Chapel Hill Officials Consider New Purpose for Old Town Hall

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 18, 2017 | Development

The old town hall in Chapel Hill has hosted the homeless for years, but municipal officials are mulling over plans to repurpose the historic building. A committee was established last year to brief the Chapel Hill Town Council...

Chapel Hill Police Issue Alert as Unlawful Vehicle Entry Reports Mount

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 16, 2017 | Crime

Larceny-theft rates are increasing along with average daily temperatures in Chapel Hill as thieves take advantage of summertime complacency among vehicle owners. According to Ran Northam, a municipal safety communications...

Local Outreach Program Brings Natural Wonders to UNC Children’s Hospital

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 12, 2017 | Health

The road to recovery for hospital patients does not run through the great outdoors, but a local outreach program wants to change that by bringing pieces of the natural world to the pediatric ward. Wonder Connection is a...

North Carolina Lawmakers Pass Standing Orders Against Opioid Misuse

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 11, 2017 | Health

State lawmakers have ratified a bill to help prevent heroin and other opioids from coursing through the veins of North Carolina. House Bill 243 targets the misuse of certain controlled substances by establishing laws that...

Students at Durham Tech Partner with NASA on Stratosphere Studies

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 9, 2017 | Higher Education

Students at Durham Technical Community College have been cleared to support aerospace engineers at NASA through a program that is truly out of this world. The High Altitude Student Platform launches every year from the Columbia...

UNC-Chapel Hill Appoints New Director to Southern Studies Center

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 9, 2017 | Higher Education

The states below the Mason-Dixon line in America are rich in heritage and notable for change, but a local university department that studies them is also changing. The Center for the Study of the American South at UNC-Chapel...

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