Linda’s Bar & Grill, Chapel Hill Watering Hole for Decades, Closes Its Doors
“Linda’s means everything to me and I’ve given everything back to it that I can,” Owner Christopher Carini says. “At this point, my only play is to take care of my people and try and find someone who might love it in the future.”
Cortland Gilliam Named New Poet Laureate of Chapel Hill
Gilliam will serve in the role from 2023 to 2024 and will be Chapel Hill’s second-ever poet laureate.
Orange County’s Christmas House Helps Local Families
Christmas House volunteers gather each year to collect and sort thousands of new toys, books, and coats to distribute to hundreds of local school children throughout Orange County.
15 Minutes: Sid Keith, 67, Owner of Surplus Sid’s in Carrboro
“Like I said—if I couldn’t be slightly creative in some way, I would have gone stark raving mad a long time ago.”
Chapel Hill Weighs Redeveloping a Site That Sits Atop a Coal Ash Pit Despite Warnings
Residents worry as Chapel Hill makes plans to build atop a 60,000-ton coal ash deposit.
Op-Ed: Here’s Why We’re Not Celebrating Google’s Continued Hiring in Durham
Google should not be celebrated for hiring workers of color in the South if they are paying these workers less than anywhere else in the country.
The Gathering Place Unites Tabletop Gamers
The Gathering Place in Chapel Hill is a welcoming gaming haven for tabletop fans and the curious.
More Chapel Hill Coverage
Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro Recertify as Living Wage Employers
The two towns were recertified by Orange County Living Wage (OCLW), a local nonprofit organization that currently holds employers in Orange County to a 2022 living wage standard of $15.85 an hour for workers.
Beloved Chapel Hill Author Sarah Dessen Takes a Look Back
With her daughter away at summer camp, Dessen agreed to speak from her vacation on a North Carolina beach about the Netflix adaptation of her 2009 novel, Along for the Ride, which came out in May.
With Overturn of Roe v. Wade, Orange County Mayors Pledge Support for Abortion Access
Together, the Orange County mayors signed off the statement with a promise of their shared commitment to building communities where everyone feels safe, welcome, and has the ability to thrive.
Crook’s Corner Teases Its Revival with an Afternoon of Honeysuckle Sorbets
Reopening rumors were further stoked, earlier this month, when a semi-cryptic sign appeared on its door. It read: “HONEYSUCKLE Is Almost In Bloom. You Know What That Means.”
Orange County Farmers’ Markets Aim to Make Fresh Food More Accessible
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market is collaborating with Piedmont Health Services to present the second annual Farm to Clinic pop-up market on Monday, June 6 and Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market is introducing its first ever pop-up market on Monday, June 13.
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