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Massage parlor creates rumors, not complaints

University Massage, the Franklin Street parlor that Mayor Kevin Foy said some suspect offers sexual services, has been the target of a police investigation since the fall.

Updated: Jul. 4, 2008 4:07 AM | Full story

Thorp set to shift from talk to action at UNC-CH

New UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp spent his first day in office getting to know student leaders over breakfast, convening his Cabinet and meeting with top faculty and staff leaders.

Updated: Jul. 2, 2008 1:22 AM | Full story

Transit system brings award to Chapel Hill

Mayor Kevin Foy accepted the Outstanding Achievement Award on behalf of the town of Chapel Hill during the 2008 Mayors' Climate Protection Awards Program.

Updated: Jul. 2, 2008 1:02 AM | Full story

Thorp ready for crash course leading UNC

Holden Thorp's new office will have a significant family presence. Thorp, who becomes UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor Tuesday, will decorate his office with the scribblings and art of his young children.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2008 7:37 AM | Full story

Routine HIV testing urged

An HIV test at the doctor's office could soon be as routine as getting your blood pressure checked.

Updated: Jun. 28, 2008 5:23 AM | Full story

Skeptics question Carolina North's cost

Will UNC-Chapel Hill's satellite campus generate millions or cost the town millions?

Updated: Jun. 27, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Tax discussion is postponed

Triangle Briefs: The Orange County Board of Commissioners deferred discussion of a potential quarter-cent sales tax increase until after their summer break.

Updated: Jun. 26, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Worker brings harassment before council

Chapel Hill man felt 'violated'.

Updated: Jun. 26, 2008 2:21 AM | Full story

Plan 'done hastily,' developer says

The president of Grubb Properties said his company's initial plans to redevelop Glen Lennox failed to respect the community's character.

Updated: Jun. 27, 2008 7:35 PM | Full story

Thieves strike parking lots

Catalytic converters go missing, provoking a commuter complaint about security.

Updated: Jun. 26, 2008 2:21 AM | Full story

Police detonate suspicious package

Triangle Briefs: Local police called in the Durham County Sheriff's Office bomb squad to detonate a suspicious package left in the middle of East Rosemary Street on Tuesday evening.

Updated: Jun. 26, 2008 2:21 AM | Full story

Chapel Hill considers face-lift for popular alley

With stairs aslant and floors uneven, Amber Alley has tripped up many a Franklin Street pedestrian over the years.

Updated: Jun. 25, 2008 5:08 AM | Full story

Man jumps from Chapel Hill eatery

A man jumped Tuesday from the third floor at the Top of the Hill. He had been coming to the restaurant and brewery every couple of months since it opened on downtown's busiest corner 10 years ago.

Updated: Jun. 25, 2008 2:24 AM | Full story

Suspicious package closes intersection

Chapel Hill police officials closed off a busy intersection after a suspicious package was found there Tuesday.

Updated: Jun. 25, 2008 2:24 AM | Full story

Black schools are subject of Web site

A new Web site, LincolnHighAlumni.org, has been created to document the history of Chapel Hill's schools for black students before desegregation.

Updated: Jun. 25, 2008 2:24 AM | Full story

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