Henry Taylor

‘Everybody’s fighting the cold’: Helene survivors struggle to find housing for the winter

December 31, 2024 Henry Taylor

FEMA and charities have brought hundreds of campers to Western North Carolina to serve as temporary shelter. But there’s no long term solution after the storm damaged 73,000 homes.

Pittsboro’s annual ‘Death Faire’ encourages people to embrace death, rather than fear it

December 20, 2024 Henry Taylor

The yearly festival in Chatham County is a celebration of people who have passed away … and a space for attendees to reflect on their own mortality.

Efforts to restore western N.C. continue as Cooper requests billions more in funding

October 25, 2024 Henry Taylor

While North Carolina has made substantial progress repairing the damage from Helene, the aftermath of the storm provides important lessons on how to better prepare for the next storm.

Carolina Connection Podcast: Early voting is underway in N.C.

October 21, 2024 Madeleine Ahmadi and Henry Taylor

With weeks remaining before the 2024 election, many eyes are on North Carolina. Carolina Connection’s Henry Taylor and Madeleine Ahmadi discuss how the presidential campaign is playing out in the state and how North Carolinians feel about casting votes that may hold more power than in previous elections.

GOP sues to stop digital OneCards from being used as voter IDs

September 13, 2024 Ava Mayo and Henry Taylor

Though a growing number of UNC students have transitioned to digital ID cards on their phones, the suit argues that the state voter ID law allows only for physical cards.

After a semester of work, UNC students unveil a robotic barista

April 26, 2024 Henry Taylor

After a semester of collaborative work, a UNC class of students from various fields is preparing to unveil “BrewBot,” a robotic arm that can serve coffee, lattes, and tea.

UNC’s Long COVID Recovery Clinic helps patients cope with lingering symptoms

January 14, 2024 Henry Taylor

A UNC clinic is working to help long COVID patients cope with their symptoms, while trying to get to the bottom of what causes some people’s symptoms to linger for months or years.

Mead, or honey wine, is making a resurgence in North Carolina

January 14, 2024 Henry Taylor

Mead is the oldest alcoholic drink, but it has long since fallen out of fashion. Now the drink is becoming popular again as more meaderies open their doors.

After a contentious campaign, Mayor-elect Jess Anderson turns her attention to housing, other issues

November 10, 2023 Henry Taylor

Chapel Hill Mayor-Elect Jess Anderson says she’s trying to build bridges following what she says was the most contentious election in recent memory.

UNC Researchers use funding from NASA to create urban heat maps

November 3, 2023 Henry Taylor

Some specific parts of cities are much hotter than others, sometimes by up to 6 degrees Fahrenheit on average. Xuewei Wang is a data scientist with UNC’s Data-Driven Envirolab, a group that has been working to create “heat maps” of urban areas.