Native Content: Closing the door on housing discrimination

Closing the door on housing discrimination The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits, a landlord or housing provider, from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to people based on a protected class — a characteristic that can’t be used to discriminate against or in favor of an individual or group.  Orange County enforces this act through the Orange County Civil […]

Native Content: Top 10 tips to stay successful and sane while learning online

Top 10 tips to stay successful and sane while learning online Now that classes at UNC are online through the summer, it’s time to move from surviving to thriving in this new setting. If you’re taking advantage of the all-online UNC Summer School course catalogue to knock out a few prerequisites, folks in the UNC community who […]

WCHL: Cha House

Cha House Unique Taiwanese flavors await at Cha House, a trendy tea house located on West Franklin Street. This cozy shop is the brainchild of owners Ya Huei Chiu, Ya Wen Adkisson and Andy Adkisson. The storefront opened at 318 West Franklin Street in April 2018 and since then, the two sisters and Ya Wen Adkisson’s […]

WCHL: Lo & Behold Naturals

Lo & Behold Naturals Lizzie Chadbourne was a teacher in Baltimore when she first decided to turn her passion for skincare — or “obsession,” as she describes it — into a business. She returned to her home state of North Carolina and created Lo & Behold Naturals, a line of all-natural, plant-based skincare products. “I definitely […]

WCHL: Chapel Hill Toffee

Chapel Hill Toffee From the shelves of Southern Season in Chapel Hill all the way out to Oregon, Chapel Hill Toffee has stolen the hearts and the taste buds of sweet-toothed people nationwide. Karen Graves formally founded the company in 2008, as her homemade toffee became a staple confection at Southern Season. Despite the its remarkable growth in the […]

WCHL: Ice & Lab

 Ice & Lab If you’re looking to check out a cool new spot on Franklin Street, look no further than Ice & Lab, Chapel Hill’s first rolled ice cream shop. The quaint pink storefront at 405 W. Franklin Street is owned and managed by Andy Chen and Nick Ni. The shop offers rolled ice cream – […]

WCHL: Napoli

Napoli What started as a lone food truck three years ago has blossomed into a brick-and-mortar eatery in Carrboro. Napoli, the local Neapolitan pizza food truck complete with a built in wood fired oven, has moved into a new storefront on Main Street. According to Gael Chatelain, who co-owns Napoli with his wife, the idea […]

WCHL: Extraordinary Ventures Gifts

Extraordinary Ventures Gifts The best gifts are made locally, right here in the Triangle. Extraordinary Ventures Gifts — also known as EV Gifts — offers soy candles, bath and body products and jewelry, all crafted by adults with developmental disabilities in Chapel Hill. EV Gifts is part of Extraordinary Ventures a nonprofit dedicated to providing adults across the […]

WCHL: The House at Gatewood

 The House at Gatewood Chef Ron Spada and his wife Jennifer have created a unique dining experience at their new restaurant, The House at Gatewood. Situated in a home previously owned by Dr. Gatewood, a local dentist, the Spadas have created a concept to honor Hillsborough’s history while providing a modern dining experience. “I really like […]