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Welcome to “Tell Me Something,” a weekly feature that invites local scholars to share a single interesting, insightful, or cool thing they’ve learned in their careers that most people don’t know, which can help us better understand our world or give us new perspectives on common issues. This week, education professor Matt Bernacki discusses UNC’s Center for Learning Analytics – and how...

Trending today: public opinion pollsters are now adding ‘trap questions’ to surveys – not to trick people, but rather to weed out bots. Of course this leads to some fun questions on polls – and some even more fun results. (Aaron adds one bit of wisdom he’s learned from Tom Jensen: in general, at least 5 percent of survey respondents will answer ‘yes’ on an...

Festifall is back in Chapel Hill! Saturday, November 7, come out to 100 E. Rosemary Street (on the corner of Rosemary & Columbia) from noon to 5 pm for the 53rd annual Festifall Arts Market, with over 50 local artisans, live music, and one-of-a-kind art. Aaron welcomes Darien Cropper, Xavi Vallejo, and Kari Willard from Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture to preview this year’s Fest...

In today’s news: it’s Election Day, with many pivotal races on your ballot; and UNC basketball opens its season with a rough Monday. Also: Orange County reports another positive rabies case; Google Fiber work resumes (with restrictions) in Pittsboro; Enbridge agrees to re-route part of its proposed natural gas pipeline in Chatham County; Chapel Hill gets dinged for being too slow to sp...

With just one day to go before Election Day, Tom analyzes the polls and early-voting data to try to predict Tuesday’s outcome. He’s expecting it to be a very good night for Democrats, though just  how good remains up in the air: Democrats are likely to win a “robust” majority in the U.S. House; they stand a good chance of reclaiming control of the U.S. Senate (possibly even...

Trending today is a post-pandemic spike in a crime you might associate with olden times: the good old-fashioned train robbery. (Why? The illicit drug trade has been in decline since the COVID pandemic, so organized crime rings are turning to other crimes to make up the difference.) Also, Victor explains how modern-day train robberies work, and Aaron ruminates on the weirdly specific circumstances...

In today’s news: UNC basketball season gets underway, while early voting wraps up in North Carolina. Also: a former UNC administrator passes away, and Carrboro officials get an earful from residents about a plan to merge the Carrboro and Chapel Hill police departments. And in sports: UNC football comes oh-so-close but falls just short of a major upset of no. 1 Miami; Tar Heel field hockey cl...

Adele McLean   This Week: A native of Hickory NC, Adele McLean is a business executive and consultant who has spent more than three decades helping Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations, and nonprofits solve complex operational challenges. With a business degree and Master of Accounting from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill she has built a career leading organizational...

The Carolina Football Hour on Franklin UNC Football Pre-Game Show is presented by Chapel Hill Tire, Now open Saturdays at their Crabtree and University Place Locations. Who enjoys a scary story? 97.9 The Hill’s Michael Koh and Brighton McConnell host a Halloween edition of The Carolina Football Hour on Franklin, featuring a spooky preview of UNC’s matchup with Miami and revisiting the...

97.9 The Hill’s Deborah Stroman and Brighton McConnell chat on Friday, October 30 about a big weekend ahead with some dramatic games — including the double-header of UNC football hosting No. 1 Miami and the WNBA Finals’ Game 7 on Saturday night. Stroman shares why she believes Carolina has an opportunity to play well, despite Miami’s overwhelming talent, as well as what’s s...

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Friday, October 30, discussing town news and events.  She talked about Halloween activities around Carrboro this weekend before getting into the public meeting at the Drakeford Library Complex on Thursday. The meeting was to get community feedback from residents after a proposed plan to explore merging the Carrboro P...

Voice of the Tar Heels Jones Angell joins Aaron to discuss UNC football and men’s basketball, ahead of two big games: Tar Heel football is hosting no. 1 Miami on Saturday in Kenan Stadium, while Carolina men’s basketball opens their season Monday night against Western Carolina in the Smith Center. (UNC women’s basketball also has their season opener on Monday, in Paris against Ok...

It’s Halloween weekend! So what’s a Halloween-themed date night? Brad recommends a Dracula-themed ballet in Raleigh, while Aaron plugs several events this weekend – plus one Halloween-themed idea that you can actually do any time of the year. (The further away from Halloween the better, in fact.) Are you looking for romantic date-night ideas in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the grea...

Trending today: Elon Musk’s Grok AI has single-handedly produced a film adaptation of The Odyssey. (Surprise: it’s not good.) Michael Koh wonders if we’ll ever see an entirely AI-generated movie on the big screens; Aaron assumes we will, if only for the novelty of it. (Also: Michael has lots of AI puns – and Aaron encourages Elon Musk to go all in on AI filmmaking, and focu...

Aaron welcomes two guests from one of our community partners, Paynter Law in Hillsborough. Paynter Law firm manager Ella Feathers returns to the studio – accompanied by Callan Hazeldine, who recently became Paynter’s newest personal injury attorney following work with North Carolina Legal Aid, the Southern Environmental Law Center, and the State Court of Appeals. They’re here to...

In today’s news: UNC football gears up for Miami, and Pittsboro stops Google Fiber work after several utility line cuts. Also: advocates push back against proposed state constitutional amendments as early voting continues in North Carolina, with turnout already past 38 percent in Orange County (second-highest in the state, with Chatham at no. 1 and Durham at no. 3). And in sports: UNC women&...

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news, we hear about residents at Elliott Woods Apartments being forced to relocate for renovations. Chatham County continues to grapple with how to handle possible Data Center development, Chapel Hill small businesses navigate local barriers, and more. In sports, women’s soccer closes their regu...

Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, October 29, discussing town news and events. She talked about the upcoming Halloween weekend, featuring subdued celebrations compared to previous years in Chapel Hill. She also reflected on the Chapel Hill Police Department’s role in the Faith Hedgepeth investigation and trial, as well as its impact...

This week in history: Halloween arrives (though Scott and Aaron aren’t fans) and Juliette Gordon Low founds the Girl Scouts. Also: aviation pioneer Beryl Markham flies across the Atlantic; Orson Welles terrifies America; and the Supreme Court mandates immediate school integration. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrb...

Trending today: Airbnb hosts rebel after Airbnb bans them from requiring guests to clean up after themselves. Aaron and Michael agree that the new rules are an improvement – though Aaron points out that there will inevitably be tradeoffs. (Also, Aaron realizes that he has a catchphrase.) Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning...

Donovan Livingston is reaching the end of his term as Chapel Hill’s poet laureate, but he’s going out with a bang – and a mixtape. He’s produced a “community mixtape” with the help of residents, and it’s being released at a farewell party on Friday, November 13, from 6-8 p.m. at Epilogue Books & Chocolate Brews on Franklin Street. Click here for more i...

In today’s news: residents at Elliott Woods and Chase Park in Chapel Hill sound the alarm after being displaced by renovations. Also: Orange County’s early-voting turnout numbers surpass the 2022 midterm, still with three days left to go; advocates in Chatham push back against data centers and natural gas pipelines; local small businesses navigate a difficult economic climate; a Tar He...

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. Included in this edition of the news we hear more on the implications of proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall. We hear from Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson on a future town park being named after local icons, and more. In sports, the basketball team got a narrow win against Charlotte in their final tune-up befo...

Vice-Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Amy Fowler spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 28, discussing county news and events. She talked about the recent groundbreaking for the Jamezetta Bedford Crisis Diversion Care Center. She also talked about the county’s newly hired Tax Administrator, and the process around making that hire. She discussed the upco...

    97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro.com Sports Reporter Michael Koh spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 28. He discussed UNC Men’s Basketball after the conclusion of the the exhibition season. He talked about the rebounding woes that have plagued the last two exhibition matchups. He previewed new players on the roster to keep an eye on, looked at the...