We turn the “Live and Local” hour over to the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance, coming May 3-6! Ellis Dyson and the Shambles stop by and play three songs off their latest album.
An undocumented resident takes sanctuary in a Chapel Hill church; a garbage truck takes out a pedestrian bridge on Rosemary Street; Orange County cuts the ribbon on its new solid waste and recycling facility.
A vague threat sends police to Chapel Hill High School; Silverspot hosts the director of a documentary that’s getting international buzz; a musical night out to benefit the fight against AIDS.
Rebecca Tippett of Carolina Demography stops by to discuss the latest census numbers – which show an overall increase in NC’s population, but significant declines in many individual counties.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Rachel Valentine of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center stopped by to discuss their upcoming events – and what you can do to help.
A documentary screening at the Varsity Theatre will focus on finding the right answers for mental health treatment; Chapel Hill hosts its state-legislative delegation.