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Carrboro remains Lovetown finalist

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Staff

By Susan Dickson
Staff Writer
As the selection of towns in the running to become the setting for Lovetown USA is whittled down, Carrboro remains among the finalists, and producers plan to come to town next week.

Lovetown USA is a new reality show produced by the Oprah Winfrey Network and the BBC that seeks to guide singles on the quest for love over a 30-day period, while examining the effects it can have on a community.

Producers are looking for a picturesque town with a population of about 15,000 and a strong sense of community, and contacted town officials last month expressing interest in Carrboro.

On Tuesday, producers will host a town hall-style meeting at Carrboro Town Hall from 6 to 8 p.m.; all residents are invited.

“They want to have a conversation with the community,” said Annette Stone, Carrboro’s economic-development director.

Stone said producers want to find out if Carrboro is a place where they’ll be accepted, adding that they also want to hear from businesses that have services that might be employed during production.

Producers are also still looking for applicants who would like to be on the show. Stone said they’ve received about 20 applications from Carrboro singles thus far.

“[Producers] say Carrboro’s one of the most unique places they’ve come across,” she said. However, “It doesn’t do them any good if we’ve got all this character and we don’t have any applicants.”

For an application, visit townofcarrboro.org/ecd/default.htm

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