Exploring Your Creative Genius: ‘Part of The Solution’

by Carl Nordgren | Columns, Exploring Your Creative Genius, Town Square

In this week’s show Elana Michelson told us about her new novel ‘Part of the Solution: A Counterculture Whodunit.’ The book sounds so interesting–“first-rate…addictive reading” one reviewer wrote–and its back story is great fun.

Talking Culture: ‘To Sing You, and to Shout’ with Jessica Covil-Manset

by Aaron Keck | Talking Culture

This week, Aaron welcomes poet Jessica Covil-Manset, whose latest collection is “To Sing You, and to Shout.”

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After Losing County Funding, Chapel Hill Public Library Set to Impose $65 Borrowing Fee on Non-Town Residents

by Henry Taylor | Local Government

Chapel Hill Public Library Director Atlas Logan presented a resolution at the Sep. 23 council meeting asking for the fees to be approved.

Viewpoints: Equity Demands That NCDs Be Part of LUMO Rewriting

by Viewpoints | Town Square, Viewpoints

“Viewpoints” is a place on Chapelboro where local people are encouraged to share their unique...

News

Carrboro’s Anderson Park Tennis Courts Closed Until Oct. 12 for Installation of Lights

The Henry Anderson III Park Tennis Courts in Carrboro will be closed until Monday, Oct. 12 for the...

Sports

UNC’s Bella Devey Named ACC Offensive Player of the Week for a Second Time

Following a two-goal performance in No. 1 UNC’s 3-1 win at No. 16 Virginia Friday evening,...

Town Square

On the Porch: Jim Crawford: Metastasized Corruption

This Week: Born into a blue collar and agricultural clan in rural Pennsylvania, Dr. Jim Crawford was the first in his family to graduate from college. Earning his PhD from the University of North Carolina, he taught US and World History at several universities in the piedmont North Carolina for several decades. He served as chairman of the Chatham County board of commissioners. He is a firm believer in American democracy and trusts that the constitution will hold firm now as it has in past crises despite the broken, distempered electorate.

World

Gentle Giant Backpack Declared Winner of Alaska’s Fat Bear Week

After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve.