Every fourth Saturday of the month, the multi-purpose room beside the Eno Arts Mill gallery turns into a classroom. Folding tables and chairs and slew of donated art supplies fill the space for three hours of individual and collaborative art.
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When an emergency is happening on UNC’s campus, students, faculty and staff get an Alert Carolina text message delivered directly to their phone number, but how can Chapel Hill residents get those same safety notifications?
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Students for Justice in Palestine has been part of more than a half-dozen protests at UNC since the October 7th. At the protests, many participants wore masks, which has become a point of contention for university officials.
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Local robotics teams, the Eastbots and Carrborobotics, qualified to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship this week in Houston, Texas.
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“Accessibility is unfortunately one of those things that we don’t think about until we’re forced to,” Moore said, “and life can change on a dime, and you can go from able-bodied to not able-bodied in a heartbeat and everything changes. And you are forced to figure out how to live within those confines and how to adapt to this repeated shut out of the places you’ve always been, of the places you’ve always gone that you just can’t go anymore.”
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Monday, April 1 will kick off the Hillsborough Climate Challenge – a full month of events highlighting sustainable activities for Hillsborough residents.
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According to Starbucks’ store manager Daniel Reutzel, the new location is expected to open between mid-July and August 1st, before the new school year starts at UNC. Reutzel said Starbucks has been “looking into” the new location for at least two years, and he is excited to expand.
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Over the weekend, Chapel Hill High School’s gymnasium looked a lot different than usual. Large metal structures, orange circular disks and large scoreboard screens turned the main court into a robotics playing field – no basketballs allowed, safety goggles required.
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With more demand for property and land in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, small businesses are being priced out. This year, during 97-9 the Hill’s annual Forum on The Hill series, FRANK Gallery, The Gathering Place and The Purple Bowl came in to talk about the stages of change they have experienced as a result.
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The City of Greensboro has opened the state’s first “Safe Parking Site” for homeless people. It’s intended to be a place where anyone can stay in their cars for free overnight or during the day, without being hassled and asked to move.
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