CholaNad, a Franklin Street Indian restaurant, is “temporarily closed” after its owner was arrested by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office on attempted murder charges earlier this month.
Here's what we know:
After Chatham County residents voiced privacy concerns for Pittsboro’s Flock Cameras, the town recently met to clarify its policies around the surveillance technology and data collection.
Read more here:
Kani Xulam – a Kurd and scholar – is walking the 746 miles from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national memorial to King’s birthplace, while calling attention to the oppression of Kurdish people.
Here's what he had to say during his stop at WHUP in Hillsborough:
Sometimes there *is* good news to share! It was neat to learn about Xulam's story and his impact on the people he meets while on journeys like this.
On the latest "Economics with Aria," host Aria Allen dives into how interest rates can impact affordable housing efforts in our community.
Listen to the episode on Spotify here, or on your preferred podcast platform:
I wrote about Dianna Russini, the constant pressure female reporters face to prove they aren't sleeping with sources (plus the pressure we do get from sources to get involved with them), and why all of this is so uncomfortable to talk about.
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One small step closer to Matt Damon… We bought a goose! 🪿
Give us a honk next time you fly down E. Franklin while tuned in to 97.9 The Hill! You might even hear yourself on the radio… 📻 🚙
UPDATE: Local law enforcement issued an “all clear” after a gunfire investigation near Carrboro High School Tuesday, which had caused the campus and nearby schools to raise their level of security.
Here's what happened:
Carrboro High School is under a lockdown on Tuesday afternoon after hearing the sound of gunshots near or on the school campus.
Here's what we know as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday:
This week, Chapel Hill is resuming talks for a proposed hotel development the intersection of Rosemary Street and Columbia Street.
Check out our story here:
Kenan Stadium saw the most yellow its stands have ever seen this weekend, as the Savannah Bananas visited the UNC campus and played in front of thousands of fans.
Check out our photo gallery from the event, as taken by Chance Bragg and Mike Benson:
UNC recently put the finishing touches on a significant renovation project to one of the oldest buildings on campus.
Read the latest on the South Building roof replacement project here:
Really proud of this piece and excited that I had the chance to put it together! 🛹
Lots of great coverage on Chapelboro of yesterday's introduction of Michael Malone as the new Carolina men's basketball coach. I'd recommend starting with Michael's piece on the press conference itself ⬇️
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UNC’s athletics department announced it will hold an introductory press conference for new men’s basketball head coach Michael Malone in the Dean E. Smith Center.
Here’s where and when to tune in:
Been a busy 24 hours for the Carolina program...check out some of the (potentially) outgoing movement:
According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, UNC intends to hire former NBA head coach Michael Malone to the same position in Chapel Hill. Malone last coached in 2025 with the Denver Nuggets.
Here's what we know:
North Carolina Democratic Party First Vice Chair Jonah Garson is poised to join the state Senate through an appointment to succeed Graig Meyer.
Here are the details:
EXCLUSIVE: Carrburritos, a popular Carrboro burrito restaurant, will soon take over the Carr Mill Mall suite previously occupied by Grata Diner. The space is most famous for being the former home of Elmo’s Diner.
Here are the details:
March was basically Ryan Gosling In Space Month for me this year... 🚀
Here were my #FavoriteFirstWatches from the past month:
- First Man (2018)
- It Was Just An Accident (2025)
- The Alabama Solution (2025)
- Project Hail Mary (2026)
What did y'all watch?
Sophomore guard Lanie Grant, who helped lead UNC to back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in 2025 and 2026, will enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens Monday, Apr. 6. Grant made the announcement on social media Wednesday evening.
Here are the details:
Time again for the big ol' business roundup. Give it a scroll sometime this week to be reminded of / learn about what opened and closed these last few months ⬇️
Mebane is currently Orange County’s smallest municipality, but it’s growing the fastest.
Check out highlights from a recent meeting between the Orange County’s Board of Commissioners and Mebane about the future of the city and its growing population:
This is the FCC Chairman, who is ostensibly a non-partisan industry regulator, openly bragging about conducting a political purge of the media.
"Countries heavily reliant on US aid see a 10.5% increase in maternal mortality following a switch from a Democratic to a Republican administration—about 44.7 additional deaths per 100 000 live births."
gh.bmj.com/content/11/3...
Answer: it is a flagrant violation of federal law. Full stop. End of conversation (under 18 U.S.C. § 592, which bans armed federal forces from election sites).
see @brennancenter.org info here:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
I really think @michaelkohwchl.bsky.social nailed this. The overwhelming sentiment I heard last night was gratitude for Hubert Davis as a person + representative of the program.
Multiple things can be true: HD was a good steward of UNC MBB's ethos... while also having head coaching shortcomings.
