Maurice Jones: Town Manager, Chapel Hill
What does it mean to manage a town? Is it even possible? A town would seem, by its very nature, to be unmanageable: too many moving parts, too many moving people. That’s why the job is not for everybody and why, when you get a good one, you can count yourself very lucky indeed. Chapel […]
Orange Slices – February 9, 2021
Jim Merritt The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. — W.E.B. Dubois There are a few things to know about Chapel Hill resident, Jim Merritt, in order to understand the kind of man he is. In 2008, Jim Merritt was appointed to the Chapel Hill Town Council after sitting council member […]
Orange County Tourism
In an area like Chapel Hill, where the tourism industry isn’t as obvious as it is in, say, Orlando or Las Vegas, Aspen or Nashville, many wonder what our local tourism actually looks like around campus and throughout Orange County. That’s a reasonable question. We’re known as a college town area, after all, and in […]
Seeking Unity Globally and Locally
It’s not news, of course, that our long and divisive election cycle happened to take place amid a devastating pandemic, compounding our difficulties and intensifying our tragedies. Many of those you talk to, no matter their political allegiance, seek a spirit of peace and unity; they seek a path we can travel together, into our shared […]
21 Things to Get Excited About in 2021
It’s a new day in the Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough communities. Get out and try something new. Thank you for following safety guidelines – wearing a mask and maintaining six feet of physical distance – as we all work to keep our campus and communities safe.
Orange Slices: The Carolina Inn
The Carolina Inn, a colonial-revival-style structure on the western rim of the UNC campus in the heart of Chapel Hill, is the sort of place people go to celebrate the important milestones, the moments we tend to measure the rest of our lives by.
Orange Slices: Food Loves Us Here so Let Us Love it Back
When I relocated to North Carolina fifteen years ago, I was excited about many things, but food topped the list.
Orange Slices: North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea Trail
The North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) is 1,175 miles long (that’s the distance from Portland, Maine to Atlanta).
Orange Slices: Collection of Characters
A food blogger, a historian, a hippie, and an activist walk into a bar – a joke which, in these Covid days, has not aged well. But if such a thing could happen it very well might happen in Chapel Hill.
The Holidays in Chapel Hill & Orange County
From the popular 12 Days of Christmas at The Carolina Inn, to holly walks, holiday craft sales, lantern walks and even a winter wonderland with goats, there is something for everyone as you plan your holiday celebrations.
