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Chapel Hill's East Franklin Street is changing, not dying

UNC and Chapel Hill are making substantial investments in the 100-block of East Franklin St. If the approved projects are built, East Franklin will be much more vibrant five years from now, and if the town council commits to adding more housing in this section of downtown, we’ll see the number of year-round residents and employees rise as well. (Triangle Blog Blog)

UNC Ethics Bowl team wins national title!

Carolina's record of winning national championships extends beyond athletic competitions. On Feb. 25, the UNC Ethics Bowl team brought another trophy back to Chapel Hill after winning the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. The Ethics Bowl is an academic competition in which teams of students present, defend, and probe arguments about ethical dilemmas. (UNC.edu)

Carolina-NC State labs team up to bust clots

The ultrasound catheter behind SonoVascular’s unique procedure works in tandem with microbubbles and thrombolytic drugs to break up clots better. The developers of the underlying ultrasound technology are Prof. Xiaoning Jiang of North Carolina State University and Professor Paul Dayton of the UNC-NC State biomedical engineering joint department. (UNC.edu)

What is NC’s top fast food joint? One news site says it's Chapel Hill's Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen

North Carolina’s best fast food restaurant, according to MSN, is the iconic breakfast drive thru Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen. It’s a butter-filled wonderland every morning at this legendary Chapel Hill restaurant. Located on Franklin Street, Sunrise serves biscuits that create their own traffic patterns, as biscuit-seeking drivers often wait in lines spilling into the road. (Yahoo! News)

UNC-Duke rivalry heats up, boosting business at longtime Tar Heel store

Classic Carolina, a Tar Heel institution, is gearing up for another UNC-Duke clash. The store, which has been a provider of UNC apparel for over 30 years, is brimming with excitement as fans flock to get their Carolina blue gear. Krystal Chellani, who took over the store after a family tragedy, says the spirit of UNC is more than just a business to her. (WRAL.com)

Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership Sees Leadership Change, Names New Executive Director

The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership announced Jeri Lynn Schulke as its latest executive director, moving into the role Rebecca Mormino was named to six months prior. Schulke served as the nonprofit’s director of arts and culture since August 2022 and stepped in as its interim executive director between Gladdek’s departure and Mormino’s hiring. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC Named Fulbright Scholars “Top Producer”

For the 14th time in the 15 years, UNC has been recognized as a university that produces a large number of Fulbright Scholars. The recognition, from the U.S. Department of State, follows the awarding of grants to 10 undergraduate students, nine graduate or doctoral students and four alumni from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for 2023–24. (Carolina Alumni Review)

Chapel Hill downtown building boom creating traffic, parking headaches for small businesses

The building boom in downtown Chapel Hill is having some unintended consequences for small businesses near Franklin Street. Several business owners located near what the town calls the "Innovation District" -- an area of rapid construction off Rosemary Street -- say construction and street closures have led to traffic and parking headaches. (WTVD)

Deloris Jordan, longtime UNC School of Social Work board member and supporter, honored by MLK Center

Deloris Jordan accepted the Coretta Scott King Soul of the Nation Award on Jan. 13 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change’s 2024 Beloved Community Awards gala. Jordan, a North Carolina native and mother of , is known to recent viewers of ESPN’s 2020 "The Last Dance" docuseries and the 2023 film "Air." (UNC.edu)

‘Tireless and fearless’: UNC community mourns loss of epidemiology professor

“Do what you like, what’s important and what’s right.” Dr. Adaora "Ada" Alise Adimora shared these words as her guiding motto when she was interviewed on the podcast "A Different Kind of Leader" in December, 2022. As a world-famous physician epidemiologist, advocate, teacher, mentor and mother, she did just that. On Jan. 1, she passed away. (Daily Tar Heel)
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