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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Trending today: a report in Bloomberg that finds cottage cheese is making a comeback among American snackers – which delights Aaron, because that makes him a trendsetter. Also, Victor makes Aaron laugh harder than he’s possibly ever laughed in any What’s Trending segment to date. (Inadvertently, maybe, but whatever gets the job done.)

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Saturday, March 22, Chapel of the Cross on E. Franklin Street is hosting its annual ABC Sale, with donated items of all kinds including high-priced treasures. It’s the 60th annual sale and they’re hoping to raise $60,000, with proceeds going to Faith in Action Ministries.

The sale runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Click here for full details.

Aaron chats with organizer Amy Daubert.

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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.

In today’s news: two pedestrians are in the hospital after being struck by a falling hose from a Chapel Hill fire truck. Also: authorities are searching for a 17-year-old suspect who fired on a woman in a domestic dispute; education advocates lobby the General Assembly on four key issues; UNC officials address faculty concerns over rumored hiring freezes and federal funding cuts; UNC men’s basketball gets their fifth straight win; UNC women’s basketball takes a loss but locks up the 5 seed in this week’s ACC tourney; a Carolina softball star tosses a no-hitter; and the Tar Heel baseball team does something they’ve only done three times before.

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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.

It’s Oscar weekend, with the Academy Awards on Sunday – so what’s a good Oscar-themed date night in the Triangle? Brad recommends a play that feels akin to the artistic films that often clean up on Oscar night, while Aaron gets inspired by one Best Picture nominee in particular. (Albeit one he hasn’t yet seen. Still needs that Netflix password.)

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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.

What’s Trending is made possible by Dynamic Electric.

Trending today: the rise of Swig, a new Utah-based fast food restaurant that specializes in “dirty sodas.” (What are dirty sodas? Regular sodas with even more sugary flavorings added to them. You’ll be bouncing off the walls in no time!)

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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.

Aaron is joined by State Rep. Renee Price (D-Orange), one of five members of the new ‘Progress Now’ caucus, recently formed to advance progressive causes (and combat anti-progressive bills) in the State House of Representatives.

Learn more about the caucus at ProgressNowNC.com.

Price discusses the lawmakers’ goals and the bills they’ve already introduced, including two dealing with immigration – as well as some of the most critical pieces of legislation they’re joining forces to oppose.

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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.

In today’s news: UNC sets system-wide rules for campus protests, and Orange County sees a big spike in property values since 2021. Also: Chapel Hill Transit puts seven electric buses back on the roads; redevelopment continues at University Place mall; a shorthanded Tar Heel women’s basketball team takes a loss at Duke; Carolina men’s basketball gears up for a must-win game against Miami; and a Tar Heel lacrosse star earns national honors.

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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.

This week in history, the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge launches North Carolina into the center of the American Revolution. Also: the Twenty-Second Amendment limits presidential terms; Ben Franklin invents the lightning rod; a beloved children’s author is born; and a new cinematic experience allows children to “make all the noise they want.”

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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.

Trending today: Victor makes his triumphant return to Trends, with a study that finds that more people will buy stray bananas if they’re accompanied by a picture of a banana with a sad face. Also, Victor and Aaron bicker over how often people actually consume the entire bunch of bananas, when they buy one.

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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.

In today’s news: a Chatham County nonprofit wants to build a domestic violence shelter, and UNC women’s basketball gears up for Duke. Also: flu season continues to spike in North Carolina; lawmakers advance several bills in the General Assembly, some bipartisan and some more polarizing; Pittsboro officials make a push for public art downtown; a new ice cream shop opens at University Place; UNC Hospitals get national recognition; the Tar Heel baseball and softball teams each get big wins; five Tar Heel athletes earn individual honors; and PlayMakers Repertory Company announces its next mainstage season, led by a classic play about a would-be tyrant who pays a steep price for abandoning his allies in a single-minded quest for power and personal glory.

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