Aaron welcomes Dr. Meri Harper from the Chapel Hill Children and Adolescents’ Clinic, for a conversation about the importance of breastfeeding. Dr. Harper specializes in supporting lactation and helping new parents who are struggling with breastfeeding.

Conversation presented by the Chapel Hill Children and Adolescents’ Clinic. Visit ChapelHillChildrensClinic.com.

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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Trending today: Victor and Aaron spar over when and whether it’s polite to be wearing headphones in public. (Aaron is pro, Victor is anti, but they’re not really that far apart.) Also, Victor and Aaron have doppelgangers, and Aaron unfairly stereotypes Trader Joe’s.

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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This Saturday, March 7, Chapel of the Cross on East Franklin Street is hosting its annual ABC Sale. Now in its 61st year, the ABC Sale (“ABC” stands for Attics, Basements, and Closets) is a massive sale of all kinds of donated items that raises tens of thousands of dollars each year for important local causes.

Aaron chats with Amy Daubert, who’s co-chairing this year’s sale.

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In today’s news: UNC chancellor Lee Roberts says the university is scrapping a policy that would have allowed secret recording of faculty. Also: Durham County considers a townhome proposal; Chatham school officials plan for growth; Chapel Hill says no (for now) to a Fourth Amendment resolution; a Hillsborough woman fights off an armed robber; PlayMakers and DPAC announce next year’s lineups; and early voting turnout spikes in Orange and Durham Counties – especially Durham. Primary election day is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 3. And in sports, it was a good weekend to be a Tar Heel: big wins for UNC men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, and men’s soccer.

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With Brad recently back from a cocktail conference in Chicago (and the Olympics still visible in the recent rearview), he asks: where can you go here, to appreciate people performing at the top of their craft? Brad and Aaron both turn to the arts, with Aaron recommending Last Fridays in Hillsborough and Brad plugging this weekend’s Carrboro Film Festival.

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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Trending today: “Our Cow Angus,” a stunt by the MSCHF art collective. They bought a cow and presold hamburgers – but now they say they’ll save the cow if enough people cancel their orders. Don’t you want the cow to live??! (Also, Victor really, really, really hates Damien Hirst, and Aaron does his best Susan Sontag impression to expound on the concept of camp.)

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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Theater lovers: head to Carrboro and catch Center Theater Company’s production of the classic musical “The Secret Garden,” which opens Friday, February 27 and runs through March 15 in the former ArtsCenter site at 300 E. Main Street.

Visit CenterTheaterCompany.com for tickets and more information.

Aaron welcomes two cast members: Cassandra Clare, who plays Lily, and 10-year-old Ada Manie, who plays Mary Lennox. (Ada also shows off her incredible voice with an a cappella rendition of one of the show’s songs.)

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In today’s news: the latest on the campus debate over where to site UNC men’s basketball: the current Dean Dome, or a new arena? Also: the UNC Board of Governors approves a controversial new definition of “academic freedom” and the first tuition hike for in-state students since 2017; the Chapel Hill Town Council approves a major new housing development along Weaver Dairy Road despite neighbors’ stormwater concerns; early voting continues in the 2026 midterm primary; and election observers look for signs of a resurgent youth vote. And in sports: UNC women’s basketball hits a school-record 16 three-pointers in a big win at Virginia; Hubert Davis praises Caleb Wilson as Carolina men’s basketball gears up for one more game without him; and a Tar Heel track star wins gold at the ACC championships.

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 in history: the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge in North Carolina helps spark the Revolutionary War. Also: the derisive word “bunk” is coined in response to a long, rambling speech from a Buncombe County lawmaker; and a British man patents a game that eventually becomes popular when it gets a better name. (Also: Aaron remembers his experience being in the U.S. Capitol for the State of the Union in 2000, and Scott promises to dig into the etymological origins of the word “tennis.”)

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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Trending today is a surprisingly positive statistic: even though many of us have numerous streaming-service subscriptions, the average American is actually paying less for TV today than they did twenty years ago. (Also, Victor apparently hasn’t been to Southpoint mall in decades.)

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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