🌱 Why one Chapel Hill bar is keeping Sycamore beer on tap
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In today's newsletter:
- Why one Chapel Hill bar is keeping Sycamore beer on tap
- How a Chapel Hill teen turned cardboard into Carrboro’s newest tradition
- What’s still alive in the ex-provost’s transparency lawsuit against UNC?
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 54 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 56, low: 52.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. North Carolina bar continues selling Sycamore beer, but condemns child rape allegations against co-owner (wbtv.com) — A Chapel Hill bar, Goodfellows, is keeping Sycamore beer on tap while publicly condemning serious criminal allegations against one of the brewery’s co-owners. To support workers and the community, the bar plans to donate part of Sycamore sales to the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, even as many other North Carolina outlets drop the brand. 
2. ‘So Much Fun': Community's First ‘Cardboard War' Brings Out Creativity and Whimsy (chapelboro.com) — A Chapel Hill High School student helped turn Carrboro Town Commons into a playful “Cardboard War” arena, drawing families and several Chapel Hill residents into safe, foam-free combat. Participants crafted homemade armor and weapons, battled through multiple rounds, and are already planning bigger builds for what organizers hope becomes an annual, creativity-driven community tradition.
3. Judge dismisses portion of ex-provost's lawsuit against UNC (carolinajournal.com) — A Superior Court judge has thrown out two of former provost Chris Clemens’ claims against UNC–Chapel Hill but allowed a key open-meetings allegation to move forward, keeping scrutiny on how trustees conduct business. The case centers on whether Chapel Hill’s flagship university followed North Carolina transparency laws in closed sessions and electronic communications, with both sides sharply disputing what the law allows.
4. Are Clouds Too Sticky? Antitrust Authorities Probe Lock-in Pricing Complaints (jdsupra.com) — A UNC–Chapel Hill economics professor’s research on egress fees is helping shape how U.S., U.K., and EU regulators think about lock‑in tactics by Amazon, Microsoft, and Google in the cloud market. For Chapel Hill readers in tech, startups, or academia, the probes could influence future pricing, data portability, and AI infrastructure options your organization relies on.
📸 Around Chapel Hill
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A 2025 Holiday Sketch Show — Live Calendar
Mettlesome, 800 Taylor St Suite 9-156, Durham
7:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Ultimate Game vs Carolina Friends School
Carolina Friends School , 4809 Friends School Rd , Durham -
Storytime and Playtime
Drakeford Library Complex , 203 S. Greensboro St. , Carrboro
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Senior Game Day At Covenant Place
Covenant Place , 103 Culbreth Rd , Chapel Hill
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Ms. Thompson Retirement Parade
Elizabeth Seawell Elementary School , 9115 Seawell School Rd , Chapel Hill
7:50 am -
Winter Tree Trek with a Treecologist
North Carolina Botanical Garden , 100 Old Mason Farm Road , Chapel Hill
1:00 pm -
Jam Session Series - Zumba
Drakeford Library Complex , 203 S. Greensboro St. , Carrboro
7:00 pm -
Center Theater Company's production of The Christmas Carol
Center Theater Company , 300-G Main Street , Carrboro
7:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Excursions - NC Museum of Art & State Farmers Market Restaurant
Carrboro, NC Calendar , 301 W Main St , Carrboro
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Housing and Human Services Advisory Commission
Carrboro, NC Calendar , 301 W. Main St. , Carrboro
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(Cancelled) Housing and Human Services Advisory Commission
Carrboro, NC Calendar , 301 W. Main St. , Carrboro
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Winter Music Concert
Morris Grove Elementary School , 215 Eubanks Rd , Chapel Hill
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Newly adopted shelter dog on the run near Dairyland and Marion’s Ford.
Could be in the woods anywhere around here. Please reply if you see her. She will not come up to any person. Very nervous. 919 608 2001. (Nextdoor Union Grove Church) - Drones in Polks Landing at Night Time.
At least 3 every night for over a month. One comes so close that I can see it from the windows at the top of my house. Looks like they hover around… (Nextdoor Polks Landing)
- The Scion Group posted a job opening for Porter, Part-Time in Chapel Hill. Apply here.
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Cart Attendant in Chapel Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chapel Hill here.
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