Emma Cooke, Author at Chapelboro.com

Chapel Hill Signs Finalized DEQ Agreement for 828 MLK Boulevard Coal Ash Site

The Chapel Hill Town Council recently finalized a decade-long effort for finding a solution to the coal ash at 828 MLK Jr. Boulevard.

Posted by Emma Cooke | Mar 18, 2025 | Business, Instagram

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is giving away free ice cream for a year as part of its grand opening next week.

The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently rejected a proposed senior housing community located at Morrow Mill Road.

The future Hillsborough Station is currently set to be completed in 2027, but the town might have to wait a little longer to see it.

The Public School Forum of North Carolina recently issued its top priorities for the General Assembly to improve the state’s public schools.

The Chapel Hill Town Council recently reviewed a feasibility study for an everywhere-to-everywhere greenway network.

Posted by Emma Cooke | Feb 15, 2025 | Arts

The Uproar Festival of Public Art returns this August to showcase large-scale, bold works of art outdoors in Orange County.

Posted by Emma Cooke | Feb 12, 2025 | Health, Instagram, UNC

About a third of UNC students struggled with food insecurity last fall, but a meal swipe donation plan could help address the issue.

Posted by Emma Cooke | Feb 7, 2025 | Housing, Instagram

Orange County is a place people want to raise their families, and manufactured housing allows a lot of low-income housing families to do that.

The Chapel Hill Town Council recently reviewed two proposed housing developments at 200 South Elliott Road and along 15-501 South.