This week Chapel Hill is swimming in a sea of Carolina blue as UNC students and their families make the trek back to school. Let's give them a warm welcome and make it a Great Week to be a Tar Heel.
More Guardians of the Hill are walking and biking along Franklin Street and surrounding areas. They’re part of a new downtown unit staffed around the clock – day and night.
We're getting closer to Back to School season, but there's still time to have a bit of fun before UNC and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ramp up. Come hang out with us at National Night Out and celebrate community, 50 years of Chapel Hill Transit, and public safety partnerships.
Thursday, August 1, marks five decades of safe, convenient, reliable, and fare-free public transportation for community members and visitors in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Don't let the summer thunderstorms rain on your parade. Grab the umbrella and take advantage of free parking downtown this weekend to visit your favorite haunts. Brush up on your flood safety tips. Get ready to browse Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation’s Fall program. And more!
We made it through weeks-long hot weather advisories and we're storming through to August. Find a new trail to explore at our Parks and Recreation facilities, catch the Tar Heel Express to the Manchester City vs. Celtic soccer match, or hop a trolley to discover downtown businesses.
The Chapel Hill Police Department charged a man following shots fired in the 100 block of East Franklin Street just before 6pm. There are no reports of injuries.
The Town of Chapel Hill has closed one section of Community Center Park because of elevated levels of lead, cadmium, and petroleum compounds discovered in the soil. The Town is working with environmental experts to determine next steps.
We're storming through July and breezing towards an international soccer match, a bus tour of Parks and Recreation facilities, and another Family Fun Friday at Chapel Hill Public Library.
International soccer is coming back to Chapel Hill this month. Manchester City will meet Celtic FC at Kenan Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, as part of the 2024 FC Series. This message includes information about shuttles and parking on game day.
Start July off with a bang at our July 4 Celebration at Southern Community Park. Continue the month with Parks and Rec month celebrations and the Library’s Family Fun Friday or Moth Madness. Read about these opportunities and more in this issue of TOWNnews!
A production company will film a television show in downtown Chapel Hill and on the UNC campus from Monday, July 8 through Wednesday, July 10. Most of the filming will happen on campus, with one morning of filming on Franklin Street.