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Science Education Specialist Amy Sayle spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 14. She discussed upcoming celestial events visible in the night time Chapel Hill sky in the next month. She discussed the moon’s phase, some highly visible planets in the sky, opportunities presented by our October late sunrises, and more. She previewed an upcoming residency she will...

This week, Aaron welcomes Ellis Anderson of No One Mind, who just released their new album “Soft Work/Hard Dreams.” They’re celebrating with an album-release show at Cat’s Cradle Back Room this Friday, October 16, at 8 p.m. Visit NoOneMind.com for more on the band and the new album, and visit CatsCradle.com for tickets to Friday’s show. Ellis Anderson stopped by 97.9...

Trending today: new findings about life forms – and parts of our body – that are light-sensitive in fascinating ways. Those new discoveries are helping us understand other things as well, like why birds decide to migrate. (Turns out it’s basically just seasonal affective disorder. Birds – they’re just like us!) Also, Aaron wonders if people were just depressed all the...

In today’s news: early voting begins this week, and get-out-the-vote efforts are underway – including a concert at the site Cat’s Cradle is developing as a third venue. Also: the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial continues with fingerprint testimony; police seek a driver who crashed a stolen car into a Chapel Hill house; state officials urge residents to report price-gouging gas stati...

Nature’s Select Lawn Care Services Area Manager for the Piedmont Region Jeremy Warren spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, October 13. He discussed Nature’s Select’s biological approach, which is personalized to each lawn’s soil. He talked about key treatments and maintenance as we transition into the colder season. He also welcomed a new Chapel Hill...

Pittsboro Mayor Kyle Shipp spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, October 13, discussing town news and events. He recapped the town board of commissioners meeting this week, which saw discussion of the design plan for Chatham Park’s South Village. He also discussed some recent challenges with Google Fiber contractors, previewed some upcoming town events, and more.  ...

  Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, October 13, discussing town news and events. He recapped this week’s town board of commissioners meeting, which included an update on the Churton Street Projects, which would considerably upgrade infrastructure south of downtown. He also revisited last weekend’s Flush Fest, which is an annua...

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, Aaron welcomes UNC education professor Constance Lindsay to discuss the importance of faculty diversi...

Trending today: a Canadian outfit called the Atlantic Seafood Sauce Company (don’t think too hard about the acronym) effectively ruins a town by abandoning its facility without cleaning up an enormous amount of rotting fish sauce. Victor and Aaron ask: who’s responsible for holding businesses accountable when they do damage to surrounding communities? Also, Aaron adds a corollary to hi...

This month, UNC is marking America’s 250th birthday with a 10-day series of public events. “America 250 at Carolina” runs from October 14-23 with lectures, conversations, live performances, and more. Highlights include live performances by Dawn Landes on Wednesday the 21st and Mike Wiley on Friday the 23rd. Click here to see the full lineup of free events. Aaron chats with UNC hi...

In today’s news: the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial continues, and a local nonprofit cuts the ribbon on four affordable homes. Also: road work is shutting down a portion of I-40 during the overnight hours this week; Orange County Commissioners will keep discussing how to reform the county’s property tax revaluation system; and Durham officials discuss the city’s rising minimum liva...

Singer-songwriter Leah Moore stopped by Live & Local last week, following the release of her debut EP “Home to Myself.” Visit LeahMooreMusic.com. “It’s very genre-eclectic,” Moore says of the EP – which includes just four songs, but a wide range of musical styles. “I wanted the songs to have the production treatment that I felt was right for each one, (rather than) being the most cohesiv...

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news. In this edition of the news, we hear more on the results of a property tax revaluation audit from the Orange County Commissioners. We check the rest of the local government meeting schedule, learn of an overnight road closure on I-40, and more. In sports, UNC Football finally gets a signature win under head coach Bill Belichick, the...

Sandra Blefko, OCS Family and Community Outreach Coordinator and Marlyn Valeiko, Language Access & Community Specialist for Orange County, spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, October 12. They discussed “Empoderando: Conectando con Nuestra Cultura,” a community event coming up at Orange High School on Wednesday night from 6-8 p.m. They discussed what people ca...

Welcome to “Paying it Forward,” a monthly interview series made possible by  Piedmont Health . In this series, we hear from the folks at Piedmont about the importance of community health centers – and why they chose a career in community health. October means Halloween and Halloween means candy, so this month’s installment of Paying It Forward focuses on dental health. Dentist Jasmine Dennis joins...

Aaron welcomes Laing and Alex Mavrogenis of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, which is calling for community support as they deal with major cuts in federal funding. Those cuts are jeopardizing some of their programs, including their popular “Safe Touch” program that’s been teaching about consent in local schools for 40 years. Visit OCRCC.org for more on the Orange County Rap...

Trending today: filling in for Victor, Michael Koh complains about spam calls – specifically, AI-generated female voices that are deliberately designed to sound sultry and flirtatious. (Also: jobs that AI actually should take over, and baby girl names that make your kid sound like an old lady.) Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This...

In today’s news: Orange County gets an audit on last year’s controversial property revaluation, with recommendations for reform. Also: Hillsborough’s town board will discuss the future of Churton Street; Gov. Josh Stein signs a bill temporarily suspending the state’s gas tax; and immigrant rights advocates sound the alarm after ICE arrests an Orange County teen. And in spor...

  Join Dr. Deborah Stroman on “If You Only Knew” for stimulating sports and society discussions with some of the biggest influencing forces in sports and sports business. From athletes to owners, “If You Only Knew” covers all the bases with informative and engaging content from endzone to endzone. This week Dr. Stroman is joined by Dwight Hollier, Senior Associate Athletic Director Student-At...

Steve Rao This Week: Steve Rao is a partner at State Federal Strategies , a government relations and lobbying firm, focused on assisting technology companies on their government sales strategies, and is also a Political Analyst on PBS Carolinas Statelines and Black Issues Forum , and hosts the Leaders and Legends Podcast on Radio Nyra , the Triangle’s largest growing South Asian Radio Statio...

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. 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell and Michael Koh host on Saturday, October 10, as UNC football is up north to face the No. 25 Pitt Panthers. Carolina’s loss to Notre Dame featured some competitive fight from the Tar Heels —...

97.9 The Hill’s Deborah Stroman and Brighton McConnell chat on Friday, October 9, about the ACC Tipoff event in Charlotte earlier in the week. Stroman shares her takeaways from attending it and chatting with ACC women’s basketball coaches and players, including themes of the conference losing some star power and being concerned of retaining its best players. She also details how the co...

97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey presents the afternoon news, including the latest on the Hedgepeth Murder Trial. We also hear from Chatham County Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores as part of our Candidate Introduction series. In sports, we get a preview of UNC Football’s weekend road matchup with Pitt, and more. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news...

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Friday, October 9. They discussed the latest on the Bolin Creek Trail Plan, which was a major topic of conversation at this week’s meeting of the Carrboro Town Council. Also from the council meeting, more on a proposed curbside composting program from the town, and more. She also previewed upcoming ev...

Voice of the Tar Heels Jones Angell joins Aaron to preview Saturday’s Tar Heel football game at Pitt – as well as Friday’s preseason basketball exhibition, the earliest exhibition on the calendar in Carolina men’s basketball history. UNC football is riding a two-game losing streak and the Panthers will be yet another difficult opponent, but the Heels are also seeing noticea...