Bruce Rosenbloom, Author at Chapelboro.com

Construction Blocks Lane on West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 15, 2017 | Development

A 21,000-square-foot Target store is coming to Chapel Hill, but not before construction near its proposed location forces a lane of West Franklin Street to close for two weeks. The closure will affect motorists traveling east on...

Bank of America Offers Scholarships to Students at Durham Tech

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 14, 2017 | Higher Education

The Bank of America Foundation is investing in Durham Technical Community College by offering over $23,000 in scholarships and tuition assistance to its civil engineering students. Financial attention from the foundation was...

Summer Detour Set for South Road in Chapel Hill

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 13, 2017 | Development

Planners at UNC-Chapel Hill are taking advantage of the post-graduation lull by executing a utility improvement plan that will affect South Road for months. A portion of that road between Raleigh Street and Stadium Drive will...

Missing Teenager Reported in Chapel Hill

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 13, 2017 | Crime

****UPDATE: Austin was found safe on Sunday, according to police.**** A missing persons report is being disseminated by the Chapel Hill Police Department regarding Nyanna Arie Austin, a teenager who has not been seen since...

UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Receives Award for Excellence in Teaching

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 12, 2017 | UNC

Dr. Jane Thrailkill arrived at UNC-Chapel Hill 17 years ago to confer her love of literature and passion for medical humanities on budding scholars in liberal arts programs. As a published author and public speaker, she has no...

Chapel Hill Wedding Venue Cleared to Operate by Orange County Planners

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 11, 2017 | News Around Town

A property rights dispute between the owner of a 21-acre parcel of land and her neighbors in Orange County may have been settled with the recent approval of a rural special events permit. The dispute began in 2015 when...

Chapel Hill Officials Affirm Support for UNC Center for Civil Rights

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 10, 2017 | Local Government

An advocacy group that also serves as a training vehicle for law students at UNC-Chapel Hill may come screeching to a halt by order of university system officials. That group is the UNC Center for Civil Rights, whose mission was...

New Discipline Policies Adopted at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 8, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Punitive discipline models for students may be falling out of favor at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools as the district prepares to adopt corrective action policies based on restorative practices. Those practices were briefed...

UNC-Chapel Hill Summer Reading Program Selection Focuses on Arab-Americans

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 7, 2017 | Higher Education

The Carolina Summer Reading Program at UNC-Chapel Hill is drawing attention to members of a minority group and their pursuit of the American Dream with its latest literature recommendation. Book selection committee chair Rita...

Traffic Counters Deployed in Hillsborough

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 6, 2017 | News Around Town

Motorists often drive over pneumatic road tubes without thinking twice, but those traffic counters provide valuable information for civil engineers and municipal officials to ponder. That information is being sought in...

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