Emma Cooke

4 days ago | chapelboro.com | Emma Cooke

Two businesses recently opened their doors in Chapel Hill’s Governors Village, offering experiences for a variety of ages — a sensory gym for kids and a wine boutique for adults. Celebrating its grand opening May 21, Minds of Every Kind Sensory Gym offers an inclusive environment where children with disabilities can play, learn, and thrive.

4 days ago | chapelboro.com | Emma Cooke

A new statewide transport program is seeking to improve adoption rates for North Carolina shelter dogs by moving them to areas with higher demand — with two local county facilities taking part. From BISSELL Pet Foundation, the North Carolina Intrastate Transport Program launched last week and aims to address how dog adoptions are declining nationwide, with many healthy dogs waiting in shelters for more than 30 days.

1 week ago | chapelboro.com | Emma Cooke

https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/28152750/High-School-Schedule-Update_WRAP.mp3For Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, a new class schedule will soon go into effect for all of its high schools. The Board of Education recently heard an update on the implementation of the block schedule for the upcoming school year.

2 weeks ago | chapelboro.com | Emma Cooke

https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2025/05%20-%20May/22/Survivors%20Reunion_WRAP.mp3Orange County Emergency Services recently celebrated National EMS Week to honor the work of local responders. The county kicked off the occasion with the third Cardiac Arrest Survivors Reunion. The bi-annual event celebrated those in Orange County who survived cardiac arrests in the last two years and the local law enforcement, firefighters, and EMS workers who resuscitated them.

3 weeks ago | chapelboro.com | Emma Cooke

The United Church of Chapel Hill recently dedicated $120,000 to the Marian Cheek Jackson Center, working to advance racial equity and community empowerment. The donation comes from the congregation’s Pillars of Promise Capital Campaign proceeds, and it notes the center’s dedication to preserving Black history and promoting community education in Chapel Hill.