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Part 2 of “Wicked” is out this week – so what’s a Wicked-themed date night? Aaron and Brad both recommend different approaches to defying gravity – though Aaron insists Brad’s suggestion has more to do with embracing gravity than defying it. (Also: Aaron recommends a wicca-themed Durham bar, and Brad takes ‘wicked’ in a Bostonian direction.)

Are you looking for romantic date-night ideas in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the greater Triangle community? Memorable restaurants, cultural experiences, special events, great places to get outdoors? Every Friday morning at 8:30, Aaron Keck and his husband Brad Bednar go on 97.9 The Hill and offer their recommendations during “Date Night” on This Morning with Aaron Keck. Click here to listen back to all their past segments – and tune in to This Morning every Friday at 8:30 to hear “Date Night” live on the air.

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In today’s news: Chapel Hill police search for a missing teen, and the Triangle continues to reel from this week’s federal anti-immigrant crackdown. Also: UNC names a new CEO of the university health system; Chapel Hill reopens a pair of trails after four months of post-Chantal repairs; Chatham County officials confirm a rabies case in a skunk; and UNC starts offering new graduate programs in data science. In sports: UNC women’s basketball gets a road win; Tar Heel men’s soccer wins their first-round NCAA tournament game; Carolina women’s soccer and field hockey gear up for their own NCAA tourney games today; UNC football looks to beat Duke on Senior Day; the Chapel Hill High School boys’ soccer team heads to the state final; and a legendary UNC coach gets inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Our coverage of the federal immigration enforcement activity was much more extensive on Friday morning. Click here for Aaron’s conversation with Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood; and click here for Aaron’s conversation with UNC Law professor Rick Su.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck recaps the day’s news, from local government to business developments to UNC sports. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s daily news reports, which you can hear live during “This Morning with Aaron Keck” every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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This week’s federal anti-immigrant crackdown in the Triangle has consumed much of our attention and thought in the last five days. What should we know about the legal issues involved? Aaron chats with UNC law professor Rick Su, whose expertise is especially timely: he specializes in both immigration law and federal-state-local relations in American government.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

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We never actually get to today’s trend: Victor starts to set up a trending article by expressing his dislike of autograph collection (specifically, buying autographed items without having had the experience of interacting with the signer directly), but Aaron jumps in with a counterpoint related to modern abstract-expressionistic art. (It makes sense, trust me.) Also, Victor loses a friend.

Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning with Aaron Keck,” Victor Lewis scours the Internet for the day’s top trending stories, from weird news to wacky crimes to odd business ventures and everything in between. Click here to listen back to all our past What’s Trending segments – and tune in to “This Morning” on 97.9 The Hill every weekday at 7:45 to hear What’s Trending live on the air.

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PlayMakers Repertory Company is back on stage this week with the classic comedy “You Can’t Take It With You,” open through Sunday, December 7. It’s a play that dates back to the 1930s, but its themes remain salient and relevant even today – despite (or because of) the wackiness of some of its characters.

Aaron chats with Ray Anthony Thomas, who’s in the cast as family patriarch Martin Vanderhoff.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

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All eyes this week are on federal immigration authorities, who have been conducting enforcement operations in the Triangle. That has sparked a major backlash from local residents and town and county officials – and even local law enforcement: Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood issued a joint statement this week with the Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough police chiefs, urging residents to know their rights and reiterating their own commitment to “protect and serve all community members,” particularly the most vulnerable.

Sheriff Blackwood joins Aaron to discuss the situation, how his office is handling it, the conversations he’s had with residents, and what everyone can do to preserve our community as one that’s both welcoming and safe for everyone.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

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Henry Lister of the United Church of Chapel Hill and Amy Bourret of Bull City Fair Trade spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 20. They discussed this weekend’s upcoming Alternative Gift Market, which will be at the United Church of Chapel Hill at 1321 MLK Blvd. on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. They talked about the advantage of giving “gifts that give twice,” their “God’s Bidding Silent Auction,” and more.

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Kent Nickerson of the band Brother Kent stopped by Live & Local last week, following the release of the band’s new album “Fancy Stuff.”

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“It took almost a year,” Nickerson says of the album. “I think it was the 28th, last November, when we recorded the initial tracks. (But) I wasn’t really happy with my performance. So through the spring I went back into the studio: we did the recording down at Hondo Creek with Mike Nicholson, and I went back a couple times to work on stuff. (And) I decided I wanted a friend of mine from New York, Karen Dahlstrom, who’s a great singer-songwriter, to add some harmonies. So it was a process.”

The finished product is the band’s second full-length album, their first since 2023’s “What They Say Ain’t True.” The title may be “Fancy Stuff,” but the songs themselves are straight down the line, with Nickerson’s signature twang driving an Americana sound that Brother Kent accurately self-describes as “equal parts The National and The Band.”

“I just walk around and make up songs,” Nickerson modestly says of his writing process. “I do work a lot harder now on finishing them and editing, I think I’ve gotten a lot better at that.”

If you want to catch Brother Kent live, they’re playing at Yonder in Hillsborough at 8:00 p.m. Friday, November 21.

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Kent Nickerson of Brother Kent stopped by Live & Local to discuss the album. He also played one song live: the album’s closer, “Halfway Home.” Listen:

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Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 20, discussing town news and events. She discussed the latest on federal immigration action in the community, which as seen no documented cases of arrests in Orange County so far. She also updated the latest from the town council, which included proclamation, a LUMO vote being put off until January, a change to a housing development that will add money to the town’s affordable housing fund, and more.

Conversations With the Mayors is an ongoing series on “News on the Hill” where host Andrew Stuckey visits with the local government leaders who help shape our communities in Chapel Hill and the surrounding area. Each Tuesday he visits with Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell; Wednesdays feature a conversation with Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford; Thursdays feature Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson, and Fridays include a conversation with Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee. You can listen to previous “Conversations With the Mayors” here.

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This week in history marks the debut of two famous mice: Mickey Mouse in 1928, and the computer mouse in the late 1960s. Also: Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address – and issues a proclamation fixing the date of Thanksgiving, thanks in part to a delay in the Gettysburg ceremony.

97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every Thursday morning, local historian Scott Washington joins 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck for “History Matters,” a look back at notable events and significant figures from this week in history, ranging from pioneers to writers to inventors to civil rights champions and more, locally, nationally, and beyond.

Click here to listen back to the full History Matters archive – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” Thursday mornings at 8:30 on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

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