Relocating to Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill and its surrounding area have historically been politically liberal: Barak Obama won the vote over John McCain 72%-27% in the 2008 election in Orange County
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district, which covers most of the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, along with portions of unincorporated Orange County, is recognized for its academic strengths. East Chapel Hill High School and Chapel Hill High School have received national recognition for excellence, with Newsweek currently ranking East Chapel Hill High as the 77th best high school in the nation, and the highest ranked standard public high school in North Carolina . A third high school, Carrboro High School, opened in 2007.
The town also shares with Carrboro a vibrant music scene . Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro a nationally recognized live music club , Local 506 and other Chapel Hill bars (such as the Reservoir and Cave ) often host local, national, and international acts in all genres. Squirrel Nut Zippers, Archers of Loaf , James Taylor, George Hamilton IV , Southern Culture on the Skids, Superchunk , Polvo and Ben Folds Five are among the notable musical acts whose careers began in Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill has also been a center for the modern revival of old-time music with such bands as the The Tug Creek Ramblers, Hollow Rock String Band , the Two Dollar Pistols, the Fuzzy Mountain String band , Big Fat Gap and the Red Clay Ramblers . Chapel Hill was also the founding home of now defunct indie label Mammoth Records, as well as now Durham-based Merge Records. Bruce Springsteen has also made a point to visit the town on several tours. His most recent appearance was on September 14, 2003, at Kenan Memorial Stadium with the E Street Band, marking his fourth appearance overall. U2 also performed at Kenan on the first American date of their 1983 War Tour, where Bono famously climbed up to the top of the stage, during pouring rain and lightning, holding up a white flag for peace.
The Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chambers of Commerce supports a vibrant business community among UNC Chapel Hill’s strong academic presence. The town hosts an array of corporations headquartered in Chapel Hill. Health Insurance Provider Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is one of the town’s ten largest employers at its Chapel Hill headquarters. Technology companies USAT Corp and Realtime Ops have made Chapel Hill their headquarters location. New companies are selecting the town as their base of operations such as the service company Alpha Install.
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