Local Lore: The Bunker Beneath UNC
With the successful testing of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy and a Tesla roadster currently on a path...
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Victor Lewis
Local Lore: Hinton James
Hinton James Hall is traditionally home to Carolina first-years, housing almost a thousand students each semester. HoJo is more than just an old building with a bustling interior, however, and the dorm home to first-years is...
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Pittsboro Man Wins Big on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Michael Rodriguez, a Pittsboro resident, used his talents to take home over $52,000 in cash and...
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Local Lore: Duke Stone
What does Duke University have in common with Princeton? Gothic architecture, although not the...
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A Southern Snow Day
North Carolina and inclement winter weather go together like contact lenses and lemon juice. It’s...
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Local Lore: Sutton’s Drug Store
Gone are the times when local drug stores pulled triple duty as soda fountains and burger joints,...
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Local Lore: The Carrboro Farmers Market
From the first known markets on the banks of the Nile in the Bronze Age to Boston’s famous farmers...
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Local Lore: Morehead Planetarium
Morehead Planetarium opened in 1949, as the first planetarium in the South and the sixth built in...
Read MoreHoliday Happenings In Chapel Hill This Week
From movies featuring Nazi-summoned elves and a loose-cannon Santa Claus and back-to-back local parties in Chapel Hill’s favorite community basement to the annual Festivus Airing of Grievances and family-friendly Christmas fun,...
Read MoreA Blue-Blooded Birthday Gift
Emotions runs high when the Carolina faces off against Duke. Whenever the oldest – and arguably best – rivalry in college basketball heats up, there’s always someone fanning the flames. The yelling doesn’t stop until the buzzer...
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