If you spot a man strolling through a Chapel Hill neighborhood with his nose in a hardcover, don't worry about him. He knows ...

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 ...

Courtney Howell has 2 bachelor degrees from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, and an MBA from Louisiana State University. She has written for a local news media in Hawai’i and for LSU. This reporter ...

Cheryl Wilder’s new poetry collection, Singing Riptide, opens with a poem that equates learning to forgive with the process of forging steel. She knows both are exacting. strength; wear-resistant ...

CHAPEL HILL – On Tuesday, Sept. 1, and Wednesday, Sept. 2, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios hosted the G20 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHAPEL HILL — The 2026-2027 season of performances from Carolina Performing Arts (CPA) is themed around wonder. Across genres, traditions and disciplines, each event helps audiences experience wonder ...

Cyclists tend to be skeptical about the safety value of paint. Spray-on bike lanes, for instance, can’t stop badly piloted cars from hitting people. But in part as a response to the rise in cyclist ...

For nonprofits trying to improve the Carrboro community, 2026 is not a good year. Not for any nonprofits, anywhere. “Many are contending with simultaneous and compounding pressures, including much ...

Multiple area women’s tennis players have earned individual NCHSAA state championships in recent days, as Carrboro’s Ryan Hanes became the 4A state champion in a victory over her Carrboro teammate ...

CARRBORO –Selling CDs and vinyl online is Gerry Williams’ primary business, but selling in person offers something besides money — the chance to talk about his passion. “Being a guy who’s been ...