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‘You just have to be hungry’: Community fridges address food insecurity in the Triangle

Story by Eliza Benbow Cover Photo by Danielle Hart A new door is opening for…

Dedicated Kubb players seek fellow enthusiasts of this unique backyard sport

Story and photos by Annie Ham NORTH CAROLINA – Whoosh. Clack. Thump. These are the…

Short Films, Long Impacts

Tucked into the heart of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the Cosmic Rays Film Festival offers…

Triangle Sword Guild creates community through recreating Historical European Martial Arts

HEMA, or Historical European Martial Arts, is a multidisciplinary hobby that combines real-weapon dueling with researching European dueling styles across the 12th-19th centuries. For members of North Carolina’s Triangle Sword Guild, it’s not just exercise and learning, it’s also community.

Triangle Sword Guild recreates Historical European Martial Arts

Story by Mila Mascenik Photos courtesy of Andrew Eicher The sound of clashing steel rings…

Non-profit Valley Strong Disaster Relief closes distribution site that aided thousands

Photos by Henry Thomas Non-profit Valley Strong Disaster Relief (VSDR) is shifting its focus toward…

Wings of Promise

For Eli Perl, a Senior at UNC Chapel Hill from Washington D.C., flying was more…

Bar turned distribution center helps thousands of people in western North Carolina

Photo by: Matthew Broderick When Hurricane Helene hit, it decimated the small town of…

NC’s rail service sees record ridership but faces federal funding freeze

Story by Sarah Monoson North Carolina’s passenger rail, NC by Train, saw record ridership in…

Beyond the Ban: How Tik Tok’s Uncertain Future Affects Student Creators

On Jan. 19, 2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sophomore and Tik Tok…

The lasting mental health challenges post-COVID college shutdowns

Graphic of colorful COVID-19 cells. | Graphic by Macon Porterfield Story by Jasmine Baker Cover…

Homegrown fashion designers foster community in Durham

Cole and Spencer pose in front of Manifest Skate Shop in February. | Photo taken…

Delivery continues to drive the Triangle restaurant industry

Delivery orders await pickup at Raising Cane’s in Chapel Hill on Monday, April 1, 2024.…

Pittsboro potter continues to mold clay and lives after 46 years

Mark Hewitt looks over a pot in his workshop. | Photo courtesy of Joshua Dolgoff…

What it takes to get extra pay as a teacher in N.C.

Story by Sofía Basurto Cover by Jane Durden Sofía Basurto Diana Chapman is a senior…

From then to now: A look at the implications of Covid-19 on mental health and beyond

Graphic by Macon Porterfield

60-day break from social media resembles addiction withdrawal

Technology was once perceived as a tool. Today, it presents a challenge of addiction to…

The question of master’s pay for North Carolina teachers

Wake County Schools recently re-implemented the master’s pay system that had been in place statewide…

Keeping it old school: How posters add to the N.C. indie music scene

Artist Ron Liberti making a poster by screen printing. | Photo by Sarah Choi Story…

More than 900,000 N.C. households to lose affordable internet if federal funding is not renewed

A stack of computers waits to be cleaned and sorted for donation at the Kramden…

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UNC Media Hub is a cohort of students from various concentrations within UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media who collaborate to produce top-tier integrated media packages covering stories across North Carolina.