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Blanket Orange County

By Claire Sears | November 14, 2015

Started in 2004 as a holiday project for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Women’s Roundtable, Blanket Orange County has grown into an annual, local tradition of providing comfort and warmth – by way of blanket donations – to those in need throughout the chilling winter months. This year’s drive […]

Sips, Snacks and Shopping for a Cause

By Jessica Stringer | November 13, 2015

Girls Night Out Hosts Cassie Adams and Vicky Adams. Girls Night Out Susan Reda, Julia Smith and Carolyn Miller. Girls Night Out Cresha Cianciolo, Beth Louden and Cynthia Fox. Girls Night Out Deb Levin and Farley Bernholz. Girls Night Out Just a sampling of the one-of-a-kind Vivi Mae Vintage pieces […]

Weekend Best Bets: Cupcakes, Craft Beer and a CD Release

By Schyler Martin | November 12, 2015

Cupcake Wars — Thursday, 4-5pm — Does your child have what it takes to win the Cupcake War? Fourth to sixth graders will face off against fellow decorators to create a delicious work of art. Cupcakes and decorations are provided. Orange County Library, 137 West Margaret Lane; Free; orangecountync.gov Craft Beer, Ice […]

Long Lost WWII Veterans Reconnect 70 Years Later

By Walter Mears | November 11, 2015

An old sailor’s salute to his World War II skipper after 71 years footnotes the long story of H.G. Jones, the son of a North Carolina sharecropper who became an honored historian, author and nationally noted archivist. Now 91 and living in Galloway Ridge, H.G. – the initials stand for […]

Howard the First

By Matt Dees | November 9, 2015

This Thursday, Howard Lee will be one of six presented with the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest honor, for his public service efforts in the community. The story below originally appeared in the July/August 2014 issue of Chapel Hill Magazine. Just about everybody knows that Howard Lee became the first African-American […]

Weekend Best Bets: Bonfires, Baking and Butoh

By Kayla Anderson | November 5, 2015

“Digital Cocoons, Political Polarization and the Path Back to Common Ground” – Thursday, 6pm – The Eve Marie Carson Lecture Series and the Hillard Gold ’39 Lecture Series present Frank Bruni, a New York times Op-Ed columnist, best-selling author and UNC alum for a lecture on bridging politics, media, entertainment and higher […]

Mayors’ Day Out

By Chapel Hill Magazine | November 4, 2015

Congratulations to incumbent mayors Tom Stevens of Hillsborough and Lydia Lavelle of Carrboro who both recently won reelection! We asked them to share their perfect day in the towns they will continue to serve.Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens “A perfect day of small town life in Hillsborough always includes walking, whether […]

Happy Meals for the Ronald McDonald House

By Jessica Stringer | November 2, 2015

Attendees savored bites from La Residence, elements and other eateries while bidding on auction items at A Tasteful Affair. The 25th annual events raised around $100,000 for the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill. Guest judges Sheri Castle, Sylvia Crawley, Kitty Kinnin, and Mick Mixon named winners for Best Entree, […]

Weekend Best Bets: Scary Movies, Spooky Stories and Santa’s Secret

By Claire Sears | October 29, 2015

Voices from the Grave – Thursday, 6–9pm; Friday, 6–9pm – Delve into Chapel Hill’s rich history and learn about the lives of “those who once were,” including CBS news anchor Charles Kuralt, renowned artist Mary Graves Rees and Word War I veteran John Allen, at Preservation Chapel Hill’s Haunted Cemetery […]

5 Events Not to Miss in November

By Schyler Martin | October 28, 2015

Orange County Artists Guild Open Studio Tour NOV. 7-8 and 14-15; Saturdays, 10AM-5PM; Sundays, NOON-5PM orangecountyartistsguild.com More than 80 artists like Alan Dehmer (above) will open their studios to show off their work and talk with visitors about what they do. See a variety of works of art from sculptures […]

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