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🌱 A council meeting unravels onstage at Chapel Hill's library

Chapel Hill, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Chapel Hill! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • A council meeting unravels onstage at Chapel Hill's library
  • Big trucks roll into Chapel Hill for a free family afternoon
  • Bandido's sets a December goodbye after three decades in Chapel Hill

Also on today's calendar: Kilometers For The Kids 10K, 5K and Fun Run and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 70, low: 41.
  • Friday: Breezy and cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. On Air Today: ‘The Minutes' at Bulldog Ensemble Theater (chapelboro.com) — A town council meeting goes awry in “The Minutes,” coming to Chapel Hill Public Library for a special performance Saturday, November 14, at 7:30. Durham's Bulldog Ensemble Theater is staging the Tracy Letts dark comedy, with its Hayti Heritage Center run continuing through Friday and tickets available at BulldogDurham.org.
   

2. Big Trucks, Bright Future: Touch-a-Truck in Chapel Hill Nov. 15 (triangleonthecheap.com) — Kids can explore fire trucks, excavators, buses and police vehicles at a free Touch-a-Truck event Sunday, Nov. 15, at Chapel Hill High School. Running noon to 4 p.m., the event also offers a chance to meet operators, with donations supporting Camp Ignite and the Chamber's leadership scholarship fund.
   

3. Chapel Hill Staple Bandido's Announces December Closure, Final Day of Business (chapelboro.com) — Bandido's Mexican Cafe will close Dec. 11, ending more than three decades in Chapel Hill's Amber Alley. The restaurant thanked customers for years of celebrations and family gatherings, while Carolina Dining Services confirmed that its locations at Lenoir Dining Hall and the Beach Cafe will close the same day.
   

4. ‘Heart of campus': UNC-Chapel Hill breaks ground on first new dorms in two decades (cbs17.com) — UNC has broken ground on its first new residence halls in two decades, adding about 730 beds near Cobb Drive and Raleigh Street. The nearly $160 million project supports growing undergraduate enrollment, with Jackson Hall and a second, unnamed dorm expected to open for the fall 2028 semester.
   

5. Denis, Brown each score 14 to send North Carolina past scrappy Wyoming 76-63 (wral.com) — North Carolina held off a late Wyoming rally in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, winning 76-63 to stay unbeaten at 3-0. Isaiah Denis and Terrence Brown led the Tar Heels with 14 points apiece, while a strong second-half stretch built the cushion UNC needed despite shaky free-throw shooting.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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