Chapel Hill loses a favorite gathering spot
Expansion plans cause the McDonald's on West Franklin Street to remove all of its outdoor seating.
Sept. 28, 2006
Breast-feeding challenge Saturday
Breast-feeding mothers and their children in the Triangle are invited to participate in the sixth annual Quintessence Foundation Breastfeeding Challenge from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday in the N.C. Women's Hospital lobby.
Sept. 28, 2006
Cancer hospital names chief doctor
Dr. Richard M. Goldberg, associate director of clinical research for the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named physician-in-chief of the N.C. Cancer Hospital.
Sept. 28, 2006
Drug coalition to plan initiatives
The Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro will plan its yearly initiatives at noon today at Squid's Restaurant, 1201 N. Fordham Blvd. in Chapel Hill.
Sept. 28, 2006
Wolfe memorial to be dedicated
A Thomas Wolfe Memorial will be dedicated Tuesday at UNC-Chapel Hill, honoring the school's most celebrated literary alumnus on what would have been his 106th birthday.
Sept. 28, 2006
UNC dean to serve as vice chancellor
UNC-Chapel Hill has appointed Michael R. Smith vice chancellor for engagement in addition to his duties as dean of the School of Government.
Sept. 28, 2006
County official wins productivity award
Rob Taylor, Orange County's recycling programs manager, received the Ralph W. Ketner Employee Productivity Award from the N.C. Association of County Commissioners.
Sept. 27, 2006
Chicken parts deposited on car
A Chapel Hill woman found several pounds of chicken parts dumped on her car Monday morning, said Chapel Hill police spokeswoman Jane Cousins.
Sept. 27, 2006
Free demonstration to teach composting
You can compost at home or in your apartment or condo.
Sept. 27, 2006
Opera preview sweeps listeners off their feet
Don Giovanni, the Italian name for womanizer Don Juan, wore a green Polo shirt and khakis as he tried to persuade blue-sundressed Zerlina to leave her man, Masetto, and go with him.
Sept. 26, 2006
Town, gown leaders hope to learn from UW-Madison
When the University of Wisconsin-Madison created a master plan for its campus in 1995, the map outlining the changes didn't even recognize the neighborhoods outside the university's borders.
Sept. 26, 2006
Quiet acres may give way to soccer fields
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But town has promises to keep.
Sept. 26, 2006
Bus riders can see how long the wait is
Chapel Hill Transit riders may still have to wait for the bus, but at least now they'll know for how long.
Sept. 26, 2006
Sprint forgives phone fraud debt
Long-distance company Sprint has agreed to waive nearly $7,300 in charges assessed to EmPOWERment Inc., a nonprofit that promotes and develops affordable housing in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Someone hacked into EmPOWERment's phone system in May and
Sept. 26, 2006
Sex assault, media subject of panel
The Orange County Rape Crisis Center will host a panel on sexual assault and the news media at its annual meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Siena Hotel, 1505 E. Franklin St.
Sept. 26, 2006
Getting there turned out to be half the fun
Organizers of Orange County leaders' trip to Madison say one of their goals was to create an environment where participants could get to know one another better.
Sept. 26, 2006
Group aims to buy plot, keep it green
Carrboro's mayor supports the private effort to raise money for a public space.
Sept. 25, 2006
A word to the wise: Watch out for owls
An owl has it in for the joggers of Chapel Hill.
Sept. 23, 2006
OWASA now owns 74-acre tract
The Orange Water and Sewer Authority completed the purchase of about 74 acres next to University Lake and Morgan Creek this week.
Sept. 23, 2006
