Peak's departure leaves some angry
The departure of Peak Fitness from the Triangle has been less than smooth, and as the gym chain closes facilities in the area, many members are scrambling for refunds, answers and resolution that may not come.
New fees kick in today
Today marks the start of the new fiscal year for local governments in the Triangle, which means new or higher fees go into effect for a variety of services.
Accord reached on Carolina North
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees unanimously approved an agreement with the town Thursday that will regulate the development of the Carolina North satellite campus over the next 20 years. It was an agreement 20 years in coming.
'Famine' shutters Varsity
The Varsity Theater, a mainstay of downtown that has lured generations of college students and townies across its sticky floors for mainstream movies and obscure art-house flicks, is going dark.
Fire officials say no fire near UNC-Hospitals
Fire officials are leaving the scene of the incident on the UNC health affairs campus after determining there was no fire.
Victim of rabid fox retains wit
One day after she was bitten by a rabid fox, Patsi Furr feels fine enough to joke about her up-close encounter with nature gone wild.
Probe finds no fault in student's death
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools found no evidence of carelessness or foul play following the death of a Chapel Hill High School football player in August, according to a report made public Tuesday.
3 speak against trash transfer station
More than a dozen people lined up to speak Monday against locating a trash transfer station on Millhouse Road, but Mayor Kevin Foy allowed only three of them to speak because the issue was not on the agenda.
Chapel Hill OKs Carolina North plan
The Town Council approved 3 million square feet of development in one fell swoop Monday night, giving UNC-Chapel Hill the go-ahead to build its satellite campus north of downtown.
'Cue isn't all that's hot on Hog Day
If there was a commonly agreed upon strategy for enjoying Saturday's Hog Day festivities, it was to drink lots of water and pray for cloud cover.
Council to wait on waste site until Sept.
The Chapel Hill Town Council will not discuss offering land off Millhouse Road for a possible trash depot Monday night, its last meeting before summer break.
Pease to run for Chapel Hill Town Council
Gene Pease, a veteran of community boards and CEO of several companies, is running for Chapel Hill Town Council.
Foy denies making promises on waste
Mayor Kevin Foy said Wednesday that he never promised to keep a trash transfer station off town land on Millhouse Road if Rogers Road residents objected.
New gym to honor Peak Fitness contracts
Peak Fitness customers whose Chapel Hill gym is closing this month will be able to transfer their memberships to a second club in town that is being sold, that club’s new owner said Friday.
Herrera won't seek re-election in Carrboro
Carrboro Alderman John Herrera, the board's mayor pro tempore, said that he would not run for re-election and support Sammy Slade.
Chapel Hill High basketball coach's job saved
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board has approved a teaching position for the basketball coach at Chapel Hill High School.
Orange commissioners support transfer station site
In a split vote Tuesday, the Orange County commissioners kept open the possibility of siting a solid-waste transfer station on Millhouse Road, about a mile from the current garbage dump.
Defense gets more time in Carson trial
A federal judge agreed Monday to delay the federal trial of Demario Atwater, one of two suspects charged with murdering Eve Carson, the former UNC-Chapel Hill student body president.
Waste plans battle boundaries
Emily Eidenier Pearce wrote the book on Rogers Road. And not even she is sure where to draw the boundaries of the historic Rogers Road community.
Chapel Hill Girl Scout wins Gold Award
Charlotte Ann Pate of Chapel Hill has been awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.
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