UNC Paused Plans to Move the Dean Smith Center. Now What?
UNC leaders plan on providing more context to any renewed discussions around the complexity of keeping the Dean Smith Center’s status quo.
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Development
Local Affordable Housing, New Sidewalks and Water Treatment Projects Receive New Federal Funding
U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee’s office highlighted recent federal funding secured for the upcoming fiscal year for local governments and utilities in her district, including millions of dollars for projects in Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Pittsboro.
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Chapel Hill Passes Amendments to LUMO, Plans to Expand Missing Middle Housing in Town
Chapel Hill recently passed amendments to its Land Use Management Ordinance that could make it easier to expand housing options in town.
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UNC Announces Phase 1 Planning for Carolina North Project, Makes $8M Spending Request
UNC leadership announced its early steps and vision for creating a mixed-use development on hundreds of acres of its Carolina North property.
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Top Stories Of 2025: Union Grove Farm’s Agritourism Plans Spark Legal Challenge, Community Criticism
Over 2025, Union Grove Farm became the center of a controversy which made its way from the complaints of locals to local courts.
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Pittsboro Seeks Community Input on the Future of 28 Acres Downtown
Community members have the opportunity to weigh in on the future of several sites in downtown Pittsboro which could be up for redevelopment.
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Soccer Fields and Open Space: Orange County Explores Potential Uses for Millhouse Road Site
Orange County is starting to make headway on a piece of land it has owned for two decades along Millhouse Road.
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Pittsboro Split Vote Approves Small Area Plan for Chatham Park’s South Village; Public Pushes Back
Pittsboro recently took a key step in defining what Chatham Park’s South Village will look like, approving the development’s Small Area Plan.
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Carrboro Adopts Downtown Area Plan, Passes Resolution Supporting Immigrant Communities
The Carrboro Town Council approved its Downtown Area Plan on Tuesday night, as well as a resolution in support of its immigrant community.
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UNC Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Business School Expansion Building; Set to Open in 2026
The UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School community gathered Friday for a celebration of the nearly complete Steven D. Bell Hall.
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