At 9 a.m. Monday, Martha’s friend Annie pulled up with a young man who hoisted my bags into her truck. As we drove, the storm’s wreckage unfolded along the road: cars swept from the oceanside stood in ...

Jazz is the quintessential American art form. Born from a uniquely American cultural mix and history, jazz began in New ...

For nonprofits trying to improve the Carrboro community, 2026 is not a good year. Not for any nonprofits, anywhere.

This article was paid for by Crane Janitorial Supply and does not necessarily reflect The Local Reporter's views. Crane Janitorial Supply opened its Raleigh location in April 2026, offering janitorial ...

Development continues to reshape communities across Orange County, bringing new housing, expanding local services and ...

With Orange County electing to substantially reduce its financial support for the Chapel Hill Public Library, the Town of Chapel Hill itself was forced to step up and meet the obligation. On September ...

Carrboro’s Century Center is so energy inefficient that “you might be better off taking it down and starting from scratch,” town staffer Aaron Kienow said.

COMMUNITY NEWS By Adam Powell Correspondent CHAPEL HILL - Chapel Hill is home to many worthwhile charities and nonprofits that serve nearly every local need and concern. The town boasts more than 900 ...

Autumn is known for the harvest, but it’s also planting season. The leaders and volunteers of the Tri-County Conservationists, local chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, are leading the ...

Chapel Hill doesn’t shy away from hard conversations. A couple of years ago, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni spoke to East Chapel Hill Rotary ahead of the release of The Beauty of Dusk, his ...

It’s a long cinematic journey from Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1903) to Black Panther (2018), from blackface to Black Power, onscreen. Where and when these and other films have played over the years—the movie ...

It’s hard to cross the James Taylor Bridge on a steamy July day and not get nostalgic for the music James Taylor created, knowing that much of it was based on his childhood in what was then the sleepy ...