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Chapel Hill Wedding Venue Cleared to Operate by Orange County Planners

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 11, 2017 | News Around Town

A property rights dispute between the owner of a 21-acre parcel of land and her neighbors in Orange County may have been settled with the recent approval of a rural special events permit. The dispute began in 2015 when...

Hillsborough, Owners of Colonial Inn Agree to Settlement Dropping Eminent Domain Proceedings

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 10, 2017 | News Around Town

The Town of Hillsborough and the owners of the Colonial Inn have agreed to a settlement over eminent domain proceedings regarding the town’s historic property. Officials said in a release that mediation on April 14 ended with...

NATJA Comes To Orange County Next Week

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 10, 2017 | News Around Town

NATJA is the North American Travel Journalists Association – and they’re bringing more than 80 attendees to Orange County.

Traffic Counters Deployed in Hillsborough

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 6, 2017 | News Around Town

Motorists often drive over pneumatic road tubes without thinking twice, but those traffic counters provide valuable information for civil engineers and municipal officials to ponder. That information is being sought in...

Chatham EDC President Named to TBJ’s “40 Under 40”

Posted by Staff | May 5, 2017 | News Around Town

The president of Chatham Economic Development Corporation, Kyle Touchstone, has been named as one of the Triangle Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” Leadership Award winners. After becoming president of Chatham...

Litter Clean-Up in Northside Neighborhood on Saturday

Posted by Staff | May 5, 2017 | News Around Town

If you’re free this Saturday, come by and help keep Northside beautiful. Volunteers will be meeting at the Chapel Hill Public Housing office — located at 317 Caldwell Street — at 9 AM on Saturday, May 6, to...

Organizers Attempting to Raise $75,000 by End of May for Orange County Veterans Memorial

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 5, 2017 | News Around Town

A lofty fundraising goal has been set for the Orange County Veterans Memorial. A campaign is now underway seeking to raise $75,000 by the end of May to go toward the memorial, which is set to be built adjacent to the Southern...

Northside Festival Celebrates Community, Honors Chapel Hill Freedom Fighters

Posted by Staff | May 4, 2017 | News Around Town

On Saturday afternoon, it was hot and humid. But that didn’t stop some people from dancing in the blocked-off portion of the road between Roberson Street and Graham Street. “I done got too old to do that; I’ll watch them. It’s...

Partnership to End Homelessness Continues Work in Orange County

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 1, 2017 | News Around Town

The dire effects of unsheltered living on impoverished people are often ignored, but the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness is paying attention and taking action. Speaking in her capacity as the homeless program...

Northside Festival Closing Portion of Rosemary Street Saturday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 28, 2017 | News Around Town

A portion of Rosemary Street will be closed for a community festival on Saturday. Officials say Rosemary between Roberson and Graham streets will be closed from 8:30 Saturday morning until 4:30 in the afternoon. The road will be...

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