Around Town News

The sun sets on a Thursday evening in Chapel Hill with the humidity and the day’s heat still lingering in the air, and, like a sign, people begin to shake out blankets and towels or unfold their chairs and congregate at a central point in Chapel… read more

The financially beleaguered Chapel Hill Museum is set to close its doors. Founded in 1996 and housed in the former public library building not far from the campus on Franklin Street, the museum has relied primarily on volunteers and never has had… read more

Snow is rare enough in Chapel Hill that it still sparks interest when it falls.  Students have always treked to the campus to enjoy random displays of frivolity: snowball fights, snowman construction and cafeteria tray sledding.  Photo by David… read more

A tree in front of Spanky’s at the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets has become a trophy. The town of Chapel Hill topped the tree, already scheduled for removal, after fans celebrating the men’s NCAA basketball championship in April… read more

After years of planning and 10 months of stop-and-go negotiations, the UNC Board of Trustees and the Chapel Hill Town Council agreed this week on how to move forward with nearly 1,000 acres envisioned as a satellite campus called Carolina… read more

UNC Health Care has shelved plans to add about 300 beds to the hospital on the UNC campus and instead will build a 100-bed hospital in Hillsborough. The decision represents a priority reversal dictated primarily by the economic downturn. The… read more

Just as earth finally was about to be turned at Carolina North, the first project on the satellite campus has gone into a holding pattern due to the economic slowdown. The Chapel Hill Town Council was told Monday that Alexandria Real Estate… read more

With Halloween mere weeks away, students are gearing up for another big celebration of one of the great Chapel Hill traditions. But this year, downtown Franklin Street will look different from years past if changes made by town officials and police… read more

Something besides airplanes is finally off the ground at Carolina North. The UNC trustees have unanimously approved the design of the first building for the satellite campus that has been more than a decade in the planning. The Innovation… read more

The University is about to own another piece of Franklin Street – a big one. Through the UNC at Chapel Hill Foundation Inc., it will acquire the 12-acre site that contains University Square and Granville Towers. The move gives UNC substantial… read more