An estimated 20-30,000 teachers and supporters gather in Raleigh to protest for higher teacher pay and more funding for public education; county commissioners pass a new ordinance governing flag displays.
School districts statewide will be closed Wednesday as teachers rally in Raleigh for higher pay and more funding for public education. CHCCS teachers Sally Merryman and Brian Link came on to discuss the rally, the issues, and the community’s support for educators.
Borderless Friends Forever is a nonprofit that finds local host families for high school students from around the world who come to the US for study-abroad programs.
Free Spirit Freedom co-founders Renee Price and Thomas Watson discuss an upcoming reunion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the integration of Orange County public schools.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce CEO Aaron Nelson discusses the state of Chapel Hill’s business community; a local restaurant becomes the first to be trained as “dementia-friendly.”
“Floraffiti” returns to Chapel Hill/Carrboro; the “Ramblin Rose Triathlons” launch their 13th season; and a Duke professor offers troubling insights on the freedom of speech in a world where lies spread faster than the truth.
Has The Cave been saved? WCHL news director Blake Hodge chats with musician Melissa Swingle, who says she’s part of a new ownership team that’s reopening the Franklin Street bar.
Local band The Pinkerton Raid has a new album out and they’re going on tour (with a show Saturday 5/5 at the Cats Cradle). Jesse James DeConto, Tony Sali, and Jon Depue stopped by to chat – and play four songs live in studio.