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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...

Sun Bowl Presents UNC Football A Chance to Change Recent Postseason History

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 29, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

In each of the last two years, the UNC football team has allowed late-season losses to bleed over into postseason play—leading to back-to-back embarrassing failures in bowl competition. After November losses to Duke and NC State...

No. 9 UNC Rides Jackson’s Hot Hand to Victory Over Monmouth

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 28, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

By now, the rest of the ACC should be on high-alert. UNC wing forward Justin Jackson has turned himself into arguably the Tar Heels’ most dangerous weapon. The junior poured in 28 points and six three-pointers on Wednesday in...

No. 6 Kentucky Outlasts No. 7 UNC in Classic Thriller Behind Monk’s 47 Points

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 17, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Just months removed from one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, the seventh-ranked UNC men’s basketball team experienced a bit of déjà vu on Saturday during an adrenaline-fueled 103-100 loss to No. 6 Kentucky...

Service Arrangements Announced for Late First Baptist Church Pastor JR Manley

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 14, 2016 | Featured, Obituaries

As condolences and memories continue to be shared, the final arrangements have been made for the service honoring the life of the late former First Baptist Church of Chapel Hill Pastor Dr. JR Manley, who passed away on Sunday....

U.S. Soccer Selects Tobin Heath as Female Player of the Year

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 14, 2016 | Featured, National, Soccer, UNC Sports

Following an incredible year on the pitch, the U.S. Soccer Federation voted Tuesday to name former UNC midfielder–and current national team star–Tobin Heath as its Female Player of the Year. Heath received 40 percent...

Orange County Adopts Firearm Safety Ordinance

Posted by Staff | Dec 13, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

The Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance drafted by The Orange County Firearm Safety Committee at the board’s meeting last week. The committee comprises eight members, with advisers from the board, sheriff’s...

Police Seize 58 Grams of Heroin in Chapel Hill

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 13, 2016 | Crime, Featured

Over 58 grams of heroin were seized by the Chapel Hill Police Department on Monday afternoon from a hotel rendezvous that put the life of a Pittsboro resident in jeopardy. According to police reports, the victim contacted a...

Chapel Hill Police Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect Who Used Bus as Getaway Vehicle

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 13, 2016 | Crime, Featured

Chapel Hill Police have arrested a 58-year-old Durham man in connection with a bank robbery last week. Police say Alvin Lennon was arrested without incident around one o’clock Monday afternoon and charged with one felony count...

San Francisco Symphony Cancels UNC Performance Over HB2

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 12, 2016 | Arts, Featured

The San Francisco Symphony has canceled two scheduled performances at UNC’s Memorial Hall in April 2017 due to the state’s House Bill 2. A flood of cancellations impacted the entire state following the North Carolina General...

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