The Carrboro Parks Project and Baldwin Park Community Garden received a $400 grant from Weaver Street Market.
Author: Staff
Ready in 60 Seconds contest
September is National Preparedness Month, and Orange County is participating this year by launching a video contest called Ready in 60 Seconds.
Chapel Hill is bike friendly
The League of American Bicyclists recently announced the Town of Chapel Hill as a bronze Bicycle Friendly Business.
CHCCS SAT scores decline
The average SAT score of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students has dropped nine points this year, compared to 2010 results.
CHHS students named National Merit semifinalists
Thirty-one Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students were named semifinalists in the 57th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
High school homecoming celebrations rescheduled
East Chapel Hill High and Carrboro High schools have rescheduled their homecoming celebrations.
Chefs at the Market
Il Palio chef Adam Rose prepares food for the hungry crowd at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market’s ninth annual chefs event on Saturday. For the event, a group of chefs from eateries throughout the area provided market goers with a free taste of what can be prepared using local ingredients. Photo by Alicia Stemper
FLORA: Sometimes native vines seem invasive
When asked by a Flora reader some weeks ago why I did not focus on vines, I didn’t realize that my response would be to become as compulsively focused as I have been lately.
Retail could replace Lloyd Farms
Roy Lloyd Farm covers 40 acres and encompasses large ponds, beautiful old trees and sprawling pastures.
Jaguars post decisive victory over Wildcats
Photos from the game
Despite errors, Heels win with talent
If Carolina defeats Virginia on Saturday, the mistake-riddled 24-22 victory against Rutgers will serve more as a testament to the Tar Heels’ depth of talent than to the preponderance of errors in a the game.
Phil Blank, September 15, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank
Just Down the Road in Shangri-La
I have the best job in the world in the summer when I hit North Carolina’s backroads that take me to the state’s many community newspapers.
Fire departments voice concern over dysfunctional system
If you live more than 6 miles away from a fire department, your insurance rates are significantly higher than if you were to live within a 6-mile radius of a department.
Hybrid classes defy school board decision
Hybrid cars might be a current trend in the automotive industry, but according to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board, hybrid classes are a trend that shouldn’t exist.






