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Flyleaf Books Hosts ‘Straight Talk With Real Muslims’

Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2016 | Featured, News Around Town

Dozens packed into the back room of Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill on Sunday to learn more about Islam. The event, Straight Talk with Real Muslims, featured a diverse panel that shared their personal experiences and knowledge...

UNC Basketball Begins ACC Tournament at Noon Thursday

Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC basketball team is the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament. Their first game will be Thursday at noon in the quarterfinal round. The Tar Heels will play the winner of the No. 9 Syracuse and No. 8 Pittsburgh. That game...

SNL Mocks Racists For Donald Trump

Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Saturday Night Live skewered Donald Trump and racists for Donald Trump on their March 5 episode. The cold open of the episode began with a mock-CNN report. A quick spoof of Donald Trump, portrayed by Darrell Hammond, kicked...

County Commissioners Rename Senior Center

Posted by Staff | Mar 6, 2016 | Local Government

The Board of Orange County Commissioners has approved the renaming of the Central Orange Senior Center to the Jerry M. Passmore Center. “How fitting to recognize Jerry with this honor, while he’s still living,” said Janice...

Carolina-Duke Notes

Posted by Staff | Mar 6, 2016 | Sports

(From UNC Sports Information) • The Tar Heels win the ACC regular season outright with a 76-72 win at Duke. • Carolina is now 25-6 overall, 14-4 in the ACC and 6-5 on the road (6-3 in ACC road games). • UNC is the #1 seed in the...

Orange County Invites Public Comment On Transportation

Posted by Staff | Mar 5, 2016 | Local Government

The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization is asking for the public to comment on the MPO’s draft goals. These goals influence policy and decision-making for the organization, which is responsible...