The Carrboro Django Reinhardt Festival Returns for Its 5th Year
The Carrboro Django Reinhardt Festival is a fantastic semi-annual event that offers a solid crash course in gypsy jazz. The festival’s fifth edition is set for March 20-22, 2026, mostly at Cat’s Cradle Back Room, with a cast of great musicians from as far away as The Netherlands.
Recount Set for District 2 Commissioner Race in Orange County; 25 Votes Separate Bronson and McKee
The closest race in Orange County from March’s primary elections is headed to a recount....
Refugium: Jinkies, Jonquils!
If you’re reading this and you’re not out in a garden enjoying daffodils, then well, I don’t know what to tell you. The chill that rimes the morning, the donning and shedding of layers to keep pace with prevernal energy flows, the anticipation and outright joy that follows the time change and we get our hour back and we’re not driving home in the dark.
Kimberly Jones: Rural Public Schools Don’t Want a Handout. They Want Access to Opportunity
Former teacher of the year Kimberly Jones, once a rural area public school student, says state lawmakers should offer the same opportunities to rural students that are offered to those from wealthier
UNC-Founded Eats2Seats to Create Entrepreneurial ‘Third Space’ with New Franklin Street Headquarter’
Growing from a class project to a nationwide business, Eats2Seats recently celebrated the decision to keep its headquarters local.
Chansky’s Notebook: One-and-Done in Charlotte
UNC men's basketball went one-and-done at the ACC’s crown-jewel event this year, bucking program history and raising postseason questions.
‘Tough Luck’: Live and Local with Quietknot!
Ian Ferguson of Quietknot stopped by Live & Local this week, following the release of his new album “Tough Luck.”
States Sue the Trump Administration to Challenge Policy Requiring Colleges to Collect Race Data
Democratic state attorneys general are challenging a policy that requires colleges to prove they aren’t considering race in admissions.
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