NEXT: New Local Advocacy Group Hosts Candidate Forums
Chapel Hill residents: head to the Varsity this Thursday at 7. Carrboro residents: head to the Looking Glass next Thursday at 7.
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Chapel Hill Officials Consider New Purpose for Old Town Hall
Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 18, 2017 | Development
The old town hall in Chapel Hill has hosted the homeless for years, but municipal officials are mulling over plans to repurpose the historic building. A committee was established last year to brief the Chapel Hill Town Council...
Read MoreChapel Hill Frees The Mimosa
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 10, 2017 | Local Government
The Town Council unanimously voted to “opt in” to the brunch bill: restaurants can serve liquor at 10 am Sundays.
Read MoreChapel Hill Officials Vote on Approval Process for Amity Station Development
Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jul 7, 2017 | Development
Town officials in Chapel Hill are mulling over the most appropriate approval process for a plan that would put an apartment complex on West Rosemary Street. That complex is intended by local developer Larry Short to be known as...
Read MoreSecond Candidate Announces Run for Chapel Hill Town Council
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 27, 2017 | Election
Another candidate has entered the race for one of the four seats on the Chapel Hill Town Council up for election this fall. Southbridge resident Rachel Schaevitz became the second candidate to announce their intention to run...
Read MoreChapel Hill Officials Consider Plans for a Mixed-use Center on North Estes Drive
Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 26, 2017 | Development
A planned community may be coming to Chapel Hill, but not before its prospective developer revises a concept plan to which town officials recently objected. That plan was presented to the Chapel Hill Town Council last week by...
Read MoreChapel Hill Moving Meetings from Monday to Wednesday
Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jun 19, 2017 | Local Government
****UPDATE: The council approved moving meetings from Monday to Wednesday this fall to serve as a test period.**** Chapel Hill Town Council meetings have been taking place on Mondays for at least 45 years, according to former...
Read MoreCivil Rights Attorney Announces Candidacy for Chapel Hill Town Council
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 16, 2017 | Election
Allen Buansi is the first candidate to announce a run for one of the four seats up for election this fall on the Chapel Hill Town Council. Buansi announced his candidacy in a news release Friday morning. Buansi, a civil rights...
Read MoreChapel Hill Officials Discuss Designs for Local Light Rail Train Stations
Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jun 15, 2017 | Development
The Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project is picking up steam as the Chapel Hill Town Council considers how to approach the construction of train stops in the area. Gateway Planning Group President Scott Polikov briefed...
Read MoreChapel Hill Officials Approve Redevelopment Guide for West Rosemary Street
Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | May 24, 2017 | Development
After nearly a year of planning and deliberation, the Chapel Hill Town Council has approved a comprehensive guide for developers seeking to build along West Rosemary Street. Speaking in her capacity as a municipal senior...
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