Kelly Fahey, Author at Chapelboro.com

Congressman Price: “Districts Should Represent Communities”

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 31, 2017 | State Government

In the wake of North Carolina Republican Legislators’voting to approve new legislative maps, proponents for redistricting reform are calling for an overhaul of the process that allows for gerrymandering to exist in the first...

Ackland Museum Store to Relocate

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 30, 2017 | UNC

The Ackland Art Museum announced earlier this month that it will relocate its museum store to inside of the museum. The museum store was formerly located on East Franklin Street, but Director of the Ackland Kate Ziglar said that...

UNC Health Care CEO Receives Honors

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 28, 2017 | UNC

CEO of UNC Health Care Dr. William Roper was named to Modern Healthcare’s annual list of 100 Most Influential People in Health Care. Roper, who also serves as dean of the UNC School of Medicine and vice chancellor for medical...

Concert Benefiting Teens with Cancer Coming to Cat’s Cradle

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 25, 2017 | News Around Town

The fourth annual benefit concert for the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation is taking place this weekend at the Cat’s Cradle. The foundation, named after Chapel Hill teenager Sophie Steiner who died of cancer in 2013, supports...

Visitors Spending Up in Orange County Last Year Despite HB2

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 24, 2017 | Business

Domestic visitors to and within Orange County spent 4.4 percent more money in 2016 than 2015, according to Visit North Carolina. Tourists in Orange County spent over $192 million last year, which represents a tax savings of over...

Ephesus-Fordham District Renamed

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 23, 2017 | Development, Featured

Chapel Hill’s Ephesus-Fordham District is being renamed the Blue Hill District. The rebranding comes after the adoption of Form Based Code in 2014 set new guidelines for developers and investors in the area to move forward...

Redistricting May Offer More of the Same

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 21, 2017 | State Government

North Carolina Republican Legislators met last week to discuss criteria for redrawing General Assembly Districts which have been ruled unconstitutional. GOP members of the House and Senate redistricting committee voted that...

Total Solar Eclipse Approaches: Be Prepared

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 18, 2017 | International

On Monday August 21 a historically large portion of the country will be able to witness a total solar eclipse, which means that the moon will totally block out the Earth’s vision of the Sun. If you find yourself in the path of...

Carrboro Aldermen Pass Resolution Regarding Events in Charlottesville

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 17, 2017 | Local Government

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen held a special meeting last night to announce a resolution regarding demonstrations by white supremacists in Charlottesville last weekend. A town hall full of tearful and seemingly shell shocked...

First Orange County Sheriff’s Office Community Appreciation Cookout Set for Tuesday

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Aug 15, 2017 | News Around Town

A series of Community Appreciation Cookouts hosted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office begins today at the Efland Ruritan Club. Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood says he hopes the cookouts will foster goodwill and...

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