Articles by Anika Anand

Students and Orange County residents have already begun fundraising to help victims of the catastrophic magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti last week.

Here are a few of many organizations and individuals around campus and Orange County who have dedicated themselves to helping Haitians in need.

Paulette Bekolo

It’s been nine days since the state’s indoor smoking ban went into effect, but Chapel Hill’s Hookah Bliss is still open for business.

Its owner, Adam Bliss, has been fighting the legislation, which prohibits smoking in most restaurants and bars, since it was passed last May.

When Kathy Buck received the phone call from police saying her store had been broken into, she thought, “Oh no, not again.”

Buck, who has owned Purple Puddle, a florist and gift shop, for 22 years, said this is the third time in five years she has dealt with a break-in. So far, she said she has paid almost $1,000 out of pocket for damages.

Buck is one of seven owners whose business was broken into since Nov. 18. In a news release, Chapel Hill Police Department Lt. Kevin Gunter said there have been 11 break-ins since Nov. 18 and nine of those appear to be related. Two businesses were broken into twice.

La comunidad latina ha perdido uno de sus mejores defensores.

El Centro Latino, un grupo de apoyo y un centro de recursos para los latinos de Carrboro, anunció la terminación de sus servicios el miércoles debido a una disminución en fondos, un cambio en liderazgo y la recesión económica, según a una publicación de la presna.