UNC unveiled a program today to help students gain green jobs. Developing Energy Leaders through Action (The DELTA acronym is fitting for obvious reasons) will offer more than 60 internships for undergraduate and graduate students with energy companies, local and state government and within the campus itself. D.L. AndersonUNC’s FedEx Global Education Center features a […]
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Bio: Joe Schwartz is a former INDY Week staff writer who works for soccer.com in Hillsborough. He's been a Gooner since he fell for Thierry Henry in 2005, and he still believes in Arsène Wenger.Email: [email protected]
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Chapel Hill offers reward in on-loan sculpture heist
The Town of Chapel Hill is calling for the safe return of “our missing little girl” after someone pilfered a $16,000 sculpture from the lawn of the Chapel Hill Museum on Franklin Street. Courtesy of the Town of Chapel Hill“Landing,” a sculpture by Florida-based artist Cecilia Lueza, went missing from the Chapel Hill Museum earlier […]
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Pedersen: 2010-11 school year will be my last with CHCCS
As expected, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Neil Pedersen announced tonight that his 19th year at the helm will be his last. Pedersen, the longest serving head in the 101-year history of the district, will step down June 30, 2011. Courtesy of CHCCSCHCCS Neil Pedersen will close the book on his tenure in 2011. Pedersen […]
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UNC’s Performance Studies program nurtures theatrical experimentation
It would be sufficient for UNC’s Performance Studies program, tucked within the Department of Communication, to only focus on the art. It would be easy for them to put on a few productions a year, teach classes along the way and return home to a life of comfort. But they don’t strictly adhere to the […]
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Smoking ban 1, Hookah Bliss 0
Adam Bliss was drained from defying the statewide smoking ban for four months, facing $6,400 in fines, dwindling revenue and a $3,900 property tax bill when he snuffed the flame on Hookah Bliss at the end of April. A new store, a head shop dubbed Smoke Rings, replaced it at 418 W. Franklin St., this […]
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RailHawks owners discuss search for new investors
The Carolina RailHawks ownership group is looking for a new minority investor, the team announced today, citing a need to expand sales and marketing efforts to double the paid attendance and make the club profitable. YCJ/Andy MeadThe Carolina RailHawks have spent heavily in the last two years to bring in a host of new players. […]
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Google humbled by response to fiber program, launches new Web site
Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill/Carrboro were among 36 municipalities in North Carolina and almost 1,100 nationally to apply for Google Fiber, the company announced today. Durham residents turned out in droves to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in March to try to woo Google. The tech giant rolled out plans in February to build a […]
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Chapel Hill’s Pedersen to retire?
A longer version of this story is on our Triangulator blog. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board Chairman Mike Kelley says he’s taking a deep breath. Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate coordinator Graig Meyer is trying to avoid speaking in the past tense. The superintendent is referring all questions to a prepared statement. The signs all point to […]
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Is Pedersen ready to call it a career in Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools?
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board Chairman Mike Kelley says he’s taking a deep breath. Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate coordinator Graig Meyer is avoiding speaking in the past tense. Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public Schools Foundation director Kim Hoke sees a contract that hasn’t been renewed. The schools’ spokesperson isn’t speaking and the superintendent is referring all questions to […]
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro superintendent considering retirement
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Neil Pedersen released a statement today addressing recent speculation about his impending retirement, saying he will announce a decision at the school board’s July 22 meeting. Courtesy of CHCCSSuperintendent Neil Pedersen is mulling his future. Pedersen has served at the CHCCS helm for 18 years, which makes him the longest […]