by Admin | Nov 20, 2024 | NEWS
Chapel Hill baker Tonya Council is celebrating a delicious achievement: Her Cream Cheese Pound Cake has been named one of Oprah’s Favorite Things for 2024, a highly anticipated holiday gift list. The cake, known for its rich, buttery flavor with a hint of lemon,...
by Admin | Oct 30, 2024 | NEWS
The Chapel Hill Historical Society ended its 2024 program series in October with the annual Community Treasures award ceremony on November 9th. This ceremony, recognizing individuals who make our community a better place to live, is one of their most popular and...
by Admin | Oct 25, 2024 | NEWS
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners and Carrboro Town Council recently voted to name the new building at 203 S. Greensboro Street the “Drakeford Library Complex” in honor of Bob Drakeford, Carrboro’s first Black mayor, who passed away in 2022. This...
by Admin | Sep 10, 2024 | NEWS
Fourteen months after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the university reports significant drops in enrollment for Black and Hispanic students. Last year, Black students made up 10.5% of new enrollees,...
by Admin | Jun 21, 2024 | NEWS
Our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Orange County, North Carolina Embracing diversity and supporting Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and their owned businesses are crucial steps in fostering a more inclusive and equitable community....
by Admin | Jun 13, 2024 | NEWS
Juneteenth, short for “June Nineteenth,” marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the freedom of all enslaved people, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end of slavery in the United...
