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Meantime Coffee Co. opens a second location on Rosemary St.

November 15, 2024 Reyna Drake

The student-owned coffee shop, which has operated in the Campus Y since 2016, has opened its second location in The Innovate Carolina Junction on Rosemary Street.

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The moon is full, the air is cool, and UNC students are thinking of hibernating for the winter

November 15, 2024 Ava Mayo and Foster Foday-Hemingway

Friday night featured a full moon known as the “Beaver Moon,” which is said to mark when beavers begin hibernating for the winter. So we spoke with UNC students about their plans to hibernate.

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Bird enthusiasts urge you to turn your lights out to protect migrating birds

November 8, 2024 Ava Mayo

For a second year, the Town of Carrboro and New Hope Bird Alliance urge locals to switch off lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., easing birds’ journeys by reducing light pollution.

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In the days after Helene, a student radio station became a lifeline

November 1, 2024 Hannah Adams

WASU-FM at Appalachian State University played a crucial role in helping students and local residents get information and support.

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Healing Pines Respite seeks to create community among cancer survivors

November 1, 2024 Matthew Broderick

Healing Pines Respite is a nonprofit organization looking to help women dealing with cancer find a sense of community.

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N.C. State Fair features 73 new food items and two new rides

October 25, 2024 Reyna Drake

The Fair showcases North Carolina’s $111 billion agriculture and agribusiness industry, and it featured some farmers who are trying to recover after Helene damaged their farms.

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Meet the eccentric owner of a unique Carrboro store

October 25, 2024 Matthew Broderick

Surplus Sid’s is popular year-round, but it gets especially busy this time of year, as students look for unusual Halloween costumes.

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UNC students share what they plan to wear – and what they hope to see – on Halloween

October 25, 2024 Sarah Ellis

With Halloween rapidly approaching, students are planning their Halloween costumes. Last year was all Barbie and Ken, what will this Halloween have in store? Carolina Connection’s Sarah Ellis asked students what they are dressing up as and what trends they hope to see.  

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A UNC System initiative is helping fire departments move away from toxic PFAS foams

October 17, 2024 Foster Foday-Hemingway

A recently passed North Carolina law created a statewide program to dispose of fire fighting foams containing PFAS, a group of toxic chemicals that can contaminate drinking water.

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Freestyle rappers create beats – and community – weekly

October 11, 2024 Twumasi Duah-Mensah

UNC Cypher performs in the pit every Wednesday. The freestyle rappers have no pre-written material.

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