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Stranded in Rodanthe

At 9 a.m. Monday, Martha’s friend Annie pulled up with a young man who hoisted my bags into her truck. As we drove, the storm’s wreckage unfolded along the road: cars swept from the oceanside stood in ...
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A Closer Look at Chapel Hill’s Nonprofits

COMMUNITY NEWS By Adam Powell Correspondent CHAPEL HILL - Chapel Hill is home to many worthwhile charities and nonprofits that serve nearly every local need and concern. The town boasts more than 900 ...
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Town of Chapel Hill Enacts $65 Annual Fee for Non-Town Residents

With Orange County electing to substantially reduce its financial support for the Chapel Hill Public Library, the Town of Chapel Hill itself was forced to step up and meet the obligation. On September ...
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People Love To Plant: Growing participation helps conservation group boost native trees and flowers

Autumn is known for the harvest, but it’s also planting season. The leaders and volunteers of the Tri-County Conservationists, local chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, are leading the ...
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Meet Daniel DeLorenzo: A Guitar Player and His Original Jazz Compositions in Two Albums with a Trio

Jazz is the quintessential American art form. Born from a uniquely American cultural mix and history, jazz began in New ...
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TABLE, Inc. Prepares to Expand Food Assistance as Orange County Families Face Growing Costs

Development continues to reshape communities across Orange County, bringing new housing, expanding local services and ...
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Times Are Tough- Carrboro’s Nonprofits Battle On in Spite of Increased Demand

For nonprofits trying to improve the Carrboro community, 2026 is not a good year. Not for any nonprofits, anywhere.
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A Family Business, Reinvented: How the Bensons Keep Chapel Hill’s Tradition of Independent Places Alive

Some families pass down a house. Others pass down a business. The Williams-Benson family passed down something harder to name ...
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Merrily We Roll Along

Students from grade school to grad school are hurrying along sidewalks and roadways, some on foot and some on bikes, leaving pedestrians and motorists once again cursing the demonstration of local ...
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State Legislature Limits Carrboro’s Authority Over Development

Despite all the work Carrboro has put into drafting a new development ordinance, the state legislature can erase it in an instant, a town contractor said in June. Chad Meadows of Codewright Planning ...
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Sculpture in the Garden Returns: Where Nature Frames Art in Chapel Hill

One of our favorite fall traditions is just around the corner. This September, the North Carolina Botanical Garden welcomes back Sculpture in the Garden, its beloved annual exhibition pairing the work ...
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A Sour Taste in My Mouth

Never keep sour cream in your refrigerator more than six years. It’s a lesson to live by, along with avoiding ground wars in Asia or trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. I have learned this lesson ...