by Jim Tynen Raleigh, NC – Two recent news stories show how big transit plans are already causing financial strain in the Triangle, even before all the plans are drawn up. Previous Civitas articles and blog posts have explained why…
Siler City, NC – Chatham County Partnership for Children invites the community to the Day of the Books, a family celebration of literacy, multiculturalism and the arts. Also known as El Día de los Libros, this bilingual festival is built…
by Will Rimer Chapel Hill, NC – More than 10,000 fans cheered and celebrated as the North Carolina men’s basketball team returned home to the Dean E. Smith Center Tuesday evening, a day after beating Gonzaga 71-65 to win the…
by Wallace Kaufman Newport, Oregon – A few days ago I posted a note about the mayor of Baltimore vetoing a minimum wage bill of $15 an hour in order to save jobs for low income workers. She was choosing…
Greensboro, NC – A total of 23 Atlantic Coast Conference football student-athletes have been selected to the 2017 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced today. The 2017 NFF Hampshire Honor…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County has received several reports of residents across the county confused or upset by flyers or phone calls urging them to have their well water or public water tested. In some cases, flyers with testing tubes…
Pittsboro, NC – A Chatham County man used a credit card stolen from a vehicle parked at a county high school to buy items at a local gas station and a Walmart. Hiquan Henderson Cole, 20, of 564 New Hope…
Durham, NC – The Powerade State Games High School Baseball Showcase will take place June 14-18 at the UNC Greensboro Baseball Stadium. The High School Baseball Showcase pits the best 20 underclassmen players from eight North Carolina regions against each…
Indianapolis, IN – Today, NCAA announced that it will reverse its decision to rule out North Carolina as the host state for its sports championships. The NCAA Board of Governors announced in the following statement: In August of 2016, the NCAA…
Chapel Hill,NC – North Carolina will hold a welcome reception for the 2017 NCAA champion men’s basketball team on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Smith Center. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the…