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It’s Pride Month, the Hurricanes are in the Stanley Cup finals, and Brad is a little sick. What’s a date night recommendation that combines all three? Staying at home and watching Heated Rivalry seems like the obvious choice, but Aaron does manage to come up with a second idea that gets you out of the house – assuming you’re not feeling under the weather, that is.Are you looking for romantic...

Trending today: Victor wants to get excited about hermit crabs – so why is he starting with Pope Leo’s statement on AI? The important thing is that Aaron’s able to figure out the connection before Victor has a chance to reveal the big twist. Human ingenuity for the win!Want to know what folks are talking about on social media? Every weekday on 97.9 The Hill’s “This Morning with Aaron Keck,”...

Aaron chats with Triangle Crawl Space Solutions owner Stephan Hearn about the importance of crawl space maintenance. This particular conversation focuses on the role of crawl spaces in the home-buying and home-selling process – Hearn says they work with realtors on a regular basis – but crawl space maintenance is also a good regular preventive measure to avoid annoying problems and costly repairs...

In today’s news: the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board votes to shut down Glenwood Elementary after the upcoming school year. Also: Orange County Commissioners finalize a budget plan for the coming fiscal year, with a 4.22-cent property tax increase, a 4.5 percent per-pupil increase in school spending, and a three-year phaseout of county funding for the Chapel Hill Public Library; Hillsborough’s...

This week in history: the shopping cart is invented by an enterprising supermarket owner; the Griswold v. Connecticut case strengthens the legal right to privacy; Harriet Tubman joins the Union Army in the Civil War; and Claudette Colvin stands up (or sits down) against bus segregation in 1955, several months before Rosa Parks.97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local...

Trending today: a steep drop in the price of high-end wine – the sort that people collect as investments, rather than drink. (Victor’s fine with that; he’s not that big a fan of the collector economy in the first place, regardless of what’s being collected.)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...

When you’re dealing with minor ailments, what’s the threshold for calling a doctor or going to urgent care? Aaron discusses that question with physician assistant Reshma Sherpa – who says you can deal with most minor illnesses yourself, but it’s generally a good idea to take that next step if your symptoms are getting worse or not going away after several days.Conversation presented by Wake Med...

In today’s news: the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board will decide tonight which of three elementary schools to close. Also: Orange County Commissioners are slated to finalize next year’s budget at tonight’s meeting; the Carrboro Town Council approves a budget that dips into the town’s fund balance to avoid a tax increase; state lawmakers override one gubernatorial veto and approve a bill to...

Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, June 2nd, discussing their most recent meeting. He discussed conversations surrounding the budget, its effects, future projections and the thought process behind recent changes. Additionally, they covered the continuing conversation of data centers in Hillsborough.Mayor Mark Bell of HillsboroughConversations With...

Welcome to “Paying it Forward,” a monthly interview series made possible by Piedmont Health. In this series, we hear from the folks at Piedmont about the importance of community health centers – and why they chose a career in community health.This month, Aaron welcomes Piedmont’s chief pharmacy officer, Kelly Stout. A UNC grad originally from Alamance County, Stout says she came upon Piedmont via...