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

At 9 a.m. Monday, Martha’s friend Annie pulled up with a young man who hoisted my bags into her truck. As we drove, the storm’s wreckage unfolded along the road: cars swept from the oceanside stood in ...

Jazz is the quintessential American art form. Born from a uniquely American cultural mix and history, jazz began in New ...

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 ...

COMMUNITY NEWS By Adam Powell Correspondent CHAPEL HILL - Chapel Hill is home to many worthwhile charities and nonprofits that serve nearly every local need and concern. The town boasts more than 900 ...

Autumn is known for the harvest, but it’s also planting season. The leaders and volunteers of the Tri-County Conservationists, local chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, are leading the ...

With Orange County electing to substantially reduce its financial support for the Chapel Hill Public Library, the Town of Chapel Hill itself was forced to step up and meet the obligation. On September ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Physics and astronomy experts debate the nature of the universe, its origins, and its ultimate fate. While scientists agree that the universe is expanding, it isn’t expanding from anywhere, and it’s ...

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 ...