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UNC head coach Mack Brown was joined by several of his players at the Annual ACC Kickoff in Charlotte on Thursday. Brown and the Tar Heels discussed several topics, read their comments below:
UNC head coach Mack Brown was joined by several of his players at the Annual ACC Kickoff in Charlotte on Thursday.
A release by the local government on Thursday said starting Monday, August 12, most of the town-owned stations will charge users 20 cents for each kilowatt hour, as well as processing fees.
The Town of Chapel Hill announced it will begin charging a minor fee at its public electric vehicle charging stations in August.
Karsen Kitchen, a member of UNC’s Class of 2025, is one of the six crew members announced Wednesday for Blue Origin’s upcoming New Shepard 26 flight to the Kármán line, which is the border between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.
Karsen Kitchen, a member of UNC's Class of 2025, is one of the six crew members announced for Blue Origin's next flight to the edge of space.
“There’s still a little bit more site work to do to connect the skate spot to the parking lot there,” said Bell. “So, there’s still some work going on, but the surfaces are complete for the skate spot.”
The Town of Hillsborough announced its new skate spot at Cates Creek Park is finished with construction and open to skaters on Tuesday.
UNC and women’s golf head coach Aimee Neff have agreed on a three-year contract extension which will keep her in Chapel Hill through the 2026-27 season.
UNC and women's golf head coach Aimee Neff have agreed on a three-year contract extension which will keep her in Chapel Hill through 2027.
Former NCAA champions Ashley Hoffman and Meredith Sholder will take the field with Team USA in field hockey.
A sizable contingent of current and former Tar Heel standouts is headed to Paris for the Summer Olympics, which begin on June 24.
The Town of Chapel Hill announced it will begin charging a minor fee at its public electric vehicle charging stations next month, ending the free service of supply to EV drivers.
The Town of Chapel Hill announced it will begin charging a minor fee at its public electric vehicle charging stations in August.
The Celtic FC Foundation donated $10,000 to PORCH, a Chapel Hill-based company dedicated to fighting food insecurity.
Both Manchester City and Celtic have been giving back to the Chapel Hill community prior to taking the pitch in Kenan Stadium.
A rising senior at UNC is preparing to take flight in the coming months — and is set to make history.
Karsen Kitchen, a member of UNC's Class of 2025, is one of the six crew members announced for Blue Origin's next flight to the edge of space.
The family of Mildred Council, the titular country cooking icon and original owner of the restaurant on 408 West Rosemary Street, announced on social media Wednesday that the business’ last day of operations in its current form will be Saturday, August 17.
Mama Dip's Kitchen in Chapel Hill is preparing to close, with the Council family working on a new iteration of the business.
As the Town of Chapel Hill prepares to redevelop the land at 828 Martin Luther King Blvd., next to the popular Bolin Creek Greenway and less than two miles from the University of North Carolina campus, some community members and environmental lawyers say a draft cleanup plan fails to adequately protect the public from arsenic, cobalt, and other toxic metals that were detected in the greenway in 2013.
via Inside Climate News
As the Town of Chapel Hill prepares to redevelop land, the public has an opportunity to share thoughts on the draft cleanup plan and options.
Even with her chance to make history, Kitchen will not be the first person in her family to take part in a Blue Origin flight. Her father, Jim Kitchen, was a passenger on the New Shepard 20 flight in March 2022 to space. Jim is a professor in the UNC business school and a local entrepreneur.
Karsen Kitchen, a member of UNC's Class of 2025, is one of the six crew members announced for Blue Origin's next flight to the edge of space.
The UNC men’s basketball team will once again play a competitive non-conference schedule in the 2024-25 season.
The UNC men's basketball team will once again play a competitive non-conference schedule in the 2024-25 season.
The Starbucks location at 103 East Franklin Street has officially closed its doors as the business moves to a larger storefront across the street.
The 103 East Franklin Street Starbucks temporarily closed its doors Sunday as the business moves to a larger storefront across the street.
According to Orange County land records, the land was transferred in May from one company called Mama Dip’s Properties LLC to another called Mama Dip’s Family Properties LLC. The property was not sold for any listed amount, but its status on several realtor sites is listed as ‘pending’ or ‘not available’ as of Thursday.
Mama Dip's Kitchen in Chapel Hill is preparing to close, with the Council family working on a new iteration of the business.
COLUMN: Nearly 1,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes, representing more than 200 universities and more than 100 countries, are participating in the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, according to an NCAA Olympics Dashboard tracking current, former and incoming athletes at the organization’s member schools.
Nearly 1,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes, representing more than 200 universities and more than 100 countries, are participating in the 2024 Summer Olympics in France
UNC Head Football Coach Mack Brown 🗣️
" It makes it exciting for our players to go to a Cal or a Stanford or a Dallas that maybe they haven’t been to before. It makes it fun for fans, but at the same time, you have to think about: what does it change in recruiting, what does it change for your academic schedule, and how much more difficult is it for the parents to get to see their sons play? "
Here's only some of what he had to say about the expansion of the ACC, for more comments tap below:
UNC head coach Mack Brown was joined by several of his players at the Annual ACC Kickoff in Charlotte on Thursday.
Brad can’t wait for his upcoming trip to Las Vegas – so where can you go to recreate the Vegas experience locally? Brad goes straight for gambling opportunities, while Aaron thinks outside the box for a local version of Vegas’ spectacular glitz and lights.
🎧Listen: https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/date-night/date-night-vegas-in-chapel-hill
Check out the events happening around our community this weekend.
Listen to and add this awesome summer playlist to your music library!
For more of our playlists like this, go to https://chapelboro.com/newmusicmonday
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating a car crash that left one person dead early on Friday morning. According to state troopers, the crash occurred around 5:40 a.m. on Interstate 85 North, near the interchange with Orange Grove Road in Hillsborough.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating a car crash in Hillsborough which left one person dead early on Friday morning.
COLUMN: Mack Brown needs to lower expectations but doesn’t seem to know how.
At the ACC Kickoff, Mack Brown had an opportunity to downplay the fifth Tar Heel team of his second stint at UNC and just couldn’t do it.
UNC head coach Mack Brown was joined by several of his players at the Annual ACC Kickoff in Charlotte on Thursday. Brown and the Tar Heels discussed several topics, including ACC expansion and the team’s quarterback competition heading into Week 1.
Check out highlights from the Tar Heels below!
UNC head coach Mack Brown was joined by several of his players at the Annual ACC Kickoff in Charlotte on Thursday.
Chapel Hill Town Manager Chris Blue spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, July 25, sharing town news and events.
🎧Listen: https://chapelboro.com/news-on-the-hill-with-andrew-stuckey/conversations-with-the-mayors/chapel-hill-828-mlk-update-fc-series-revisited-national-night-out
“We will not close the restaurant until the property is sold — and of course, we don’t know when that will be,” said Council in 2023. “We have two things: the property and the brand, and we want to keep Mama’s legacy going.
Mama Dip's Kitchen in Chapel Hill is preparing to close, with the Council family working on a new iteration of the business.
The district is continuing to take community questions and feedback on the infrastructure projects proposed upon the approval of the bond referendum. CHCCS will hold public information sessions on August 1, August 7, and August 8.
The CHCCS school board narrowed its focus to a facilities plan for three new elementary schools, if the $300 million bond referendum passes.
The artist or team selected for the mural will receive a $6,000 stipend and the goal is to begin installing the piece as early as September. The application period for the parking deck “Porch” column project is open through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30.
While the Town of Chapel Hill is preparing for a new public art project, the Town of Carrboro just put the finishing touches another.
The Italian restaurant 411 West in Chapel Hill has closed its doors for the next month to address utility and building repairs.
Forbes has named UNC one of its 10 “New Ivies,” a group of schools that approach the quality and prestige of an Ivy League institution while producing “smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types,” according to a release.
Forbes has named UNC one of its 10 "New Ivies," a group of schools which approach the quality and prestige of an Ivy League institution.
COLUMN: This Just In – “People come and go so quickly here,” said Dorothy Gale of Kansas.
I envy the biographers and historians who will write the behind the scenes of how all of this went down, but the bottom line is that suddenly the political races that seemed stagnated by an elderly incumbent president are now awash in donations and organizing energy.
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UNC’s academic year wrapped up with several weeks of contentious demonstrations against the war in Gaza, culminating (but not ending) with a tent encampment that drew a forceful response from campus police. Organized by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the encampment went up on April 26 and lasted through the weekend, but police broke it up on the morning of April 30 – arresting three dozen people – citing violations of campus rules. Tensions escalated afterward, though, leading to a standoff that afternoon where protestors removed a U.S. flag from a pole and replaced it with a Palestinian flag. UNC officials later issued a statement defending the police response, though the statement drew some pushback – in part because it attempted to justify the morning’s action by citing the flag incident, which didn’t take place until the afternoon. UNC’s statement also included details about a spike in antisemitic incidents on campus; there’s no direct evidence tying those incidents to the encampment itself, though they did occur around the same time. Amidst those concerns, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck welcomed UNC graduate student and SJP organizer Hashem Amireh for a wide-ranging conversation. To listen or read the full conversation, visit Chapelboro.com.
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Part 3 of asking the staff which non-winning T-shirt design from last year was their favorite!! Join this years 2nd annual T-Shirt Design Contest presented by The ArtsCenter for a chance to win $979. Click the link in our bio to learn more or go to https://chapelboro.com/tshirtdesign The ArtsCenter . . . #WhatsTrending #chapelhill #warmingup #designcontest #localmusic #localradio #indiemusic #HappeningNow #tshirtdesigncontest #979thehill #graphicdesign #chapelhillnc #chapelboro #musicforfolkswholovemusic #unc
Part 2 of asking our staff which non-winning T-shirt design was their favorite from last years T-Shirt Design Contest!! Enter this years T-Shirt Design Contest, presented by The ArtsCenter, for a chance to win $979!! The theme this year is music! For more information click the link in our bio or go to https://chapelboro.com/tshirtdesign . . . #artistsoninstagram #contest #entertowin #money #tshirtdesign #music #radio #chapelhill #unc #checkitout #winner #fun #musicshirt
Asking the staff at WCHL which of the many amazing non-winning T-shirt designs from last year was their favorite! Enter this year’s 2nd Annual T-Shirt Design Contest presented by The ArtsCenter, for a chance to win $979!! Click the link in our bio or go to https://chapelboro.com/tshirtdesign . . . #tshirts #tshirtdesign #entertowin #money #moneygiveaway #979 #chapelhill #nc #radio #happeningnow #music #art #artistic
Show us your love for our music with our 2nd Annual T-Shirt Design Contest, presented by The ArtsCenter! When you submit your design, you'll get the chance to win $979 in cash along with getting your design printed on 97.9 The Hill T-Shirts! This year’s prompt is "music for folks who love music!" Find inspiration in our music catalog – which includes alternative, indie, and local hits you’ll want to hear more of – or show us how much you and others in our community love our music in your design. April 30th is the last day to get your submission and then the top 5 designs will be voted on by the public. The voting period will be from Monday, May 6th through Friday, May 10th. The first 100 people to vote will get a free t-shirt with the winning design! Submit your design here: https://chapelboro.com/tshirtdesign . . . . . #entertowin #designcontest #chapelhillnc #chapelboro #979thehill #wchl #franklinstreet #unc
Our Hometown Heroes Luncheon all came together with the help of Southern Vintage Table 💚 If you're looking to outfit your graduation party, summer get-together, or birthday bash, head to southernvintage.com (or click the link in our bio) to rent vintage China and tableware ☕ . . . . . #southernvintagetable #vintage #beachparty #picnic #teaparty #chapelhillnc #chapelboro #wchl #979thehill
"Music for Folks Who Love Music" is the theme for our 2nd Annual T-Shirt Design Contest, presented by The ArtCenter! Find inspiration in our music catalog – which includes alternative, indie, and local hits you’ll want to hear more of – or show us how much you and others in our community love our music in your design. We will start taking submissions on April 1st until April 30th and the winner will get $979! . . . #localmusic #localradiostation #hometownradiostation #musicforfolkswholovemusic #chapelhillnc #chapelboro #wchl #979thehill
Tune into the UNC Women's Basketball Pre-Game Show with Matt Krause at 12:30 p.m. for exclusive insights and expert analysis you won't want to miss! 🏀🔥 #UNCWBB Radio: 97.9 FM /1360 AM Stream: https://listen.streamon.fm/wchl
Be a part of the festivities this weekend! Check out these events and plenty more at https://chapelboro.com/calendar 🗓️ Friday: ➡️ Singles Party at The Plant Saturday: ➡️ Alamance County Visitors Bureau presents "Cheers for Chocolate Festival" at the Holly Mill Mall ➡️ Chapel Hill Farmers' Market presents "Chapel Hill Farmers' Market" at University Place Sunday: ➡️ Radius Pizzeria's New Sunday Hour St. Patrick's Day Fun at Radius Pizzeria & Pub ➡️ High Street Design presents The Bazaar at Carrboro Town Commons . . . . . . . #downtownchapelhill #chapelhillnc #franklinstreet #localevents #eventsnearme #chapelboro #979thehill #wchl
Be a part of the festivities this weekend! Check out these events and plenty more: https://chapelboro.com/calendar🗓️ Saturday: ➡️ Chapel Hill Farmers' Market presents "Chapel Hill Farmers' Market" at University Place ➡️ Friends of the Alamance County Public Libraries presents "Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale" at Alamance County Public Libraries Sunday: ➡️ Flyleaf Books presents "Poetry Reading and Open Mic" at Flyleaf Books ➡️ No Shame Theatre presents "Theatre Open Mic" at Carrboro Century Center . . . . . . . #downtownchapelhill #chapelhillnc #franklinstreet #localevents #eventsnearme #chapelboro #979thehill #wchl
Be a part of the festivities this weekend! Check out these events and plenty more here: https://chapelboro.com/calendar 📆 Friday: ➡️ Cosmic Rays Film Festival at the Chelsea Theater ➡️ Book Club at the End of the Universe Party at Fly Leaf Books Saturday: ➡️ Chapel Hill Farmers' Market at University Place ➡️ Egyptian Festival at Archangel Raphael and St. John Coptic Orthodox Church Sunday: ➡️ Westend Bazaar at 427 W. Franklin Street ➡️ Motorco Rock-N-Shop Market at Motorco Music Hall . . . . . . . #downtownchapelhill #chapelhillnc #franklinstreet #localevents #eventsnearme #chapelboro #979thehill #wchl
Welp, that's all folk! Today marks the last day of the #ForumOnTheHill panel series we had a week full of hour-long discussions with community members on a wide range of topics including housing, education, and economic development just to name a few. However, there's still time to re-listen to the conversations you may have missed on our website at Chapelboro.com/forumonthehill.
🏠 Step into our new and improved 97.9 The Hill Chapelboro.com radio station with our News Director Brighton McConnell with our exclusive Forum on the Hill Tour. If you have not had a chance to stop by here is a video to show you where all of the broadcasting operations take place. As you continue to tune into our Forum on the Hill panel series, check back on our social media pages for updates on how our main on-air studio is coming along we are so excited to share the final product with you , thanks for listening and visiting us! #ForumOnTheHill
🏠 Step into our new and improved 97.9 The Hill Chapelboro.com radio station with our News Director Brighton McConnell with our exclusive Forum on the Hill Tour. If you have not had a chance to stop by here is a video to show you where all of the broadcasting operations take place. As you continue to tune into our Forum on the Hill panel series, check back on our social media pages for updates on how our main on-air studio is coming along we are so excited to share the final product with you , thanks for listening and visiting us! #forumonthehill
In this episode of What's Trending, Victor discusses all things sloths 🦥 With anecdotes about imaginary sloths who can move up to 35 mph and facts about real-life ones that are 4 meters tall and sleep underground, this episode will either make you a bigger fan of sloths or absolutely terrified of them. To listen to more "What's Trending" segments, visit https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/whats-trending-with-victor-lewis/whats-trending-sloths-the-size-of-cars Photos Credits: Bruce Dale Heinrich Theodore Frank . . . . . . #whatstrending #aaronkeck #victorlewis #podcast #podcastclips #sloth #slothlove #paleoburrows #slothmemes #slothnation #comedy #podcastshow #talkshows #memes #funnyvideos #chapelhillnc #chapelboro #979thehill #wchl #hometownradiostation #localradiostation #radioisntdead #nationalgeographic #bbc
In this episode of What's Trending, Victor discusses all things sloths 🦥 With anecdotes about imaginary sloths who can move up to 35 mph and facts about real-life ones that are 4 meters tall and sleep underground, this episode will either make you a bigger fan of sloths or absolutely terrified of them. To listen to more "What's Trending" segments, visit https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/whats-trending-with-victor-lewis/whats-trending-sloths-the-size-of-cars Photos Credits: Bruce Dale Heinrich Theodore Frank . . . . . . #whatstrending #aaronkeck #victorlewis #podcast #podcastclips #sloth #slothlove #paleoburrows #slothmemes #slothnation #comedy #podcastshow #talkshows #memes #funnyvideos #chapelhillnc #chapelboro #979thehill #wchl #hometownradiostation #localradiostation #radioisntdead #nationalgeographic #bbc
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