Dana Stidham and Will Raymond took the oath of office to join the OWASA Board of Directors on July 28.
Author: Staff
A Southern Season sold to local capital fund
Having grown from an 800-square-foot store and a staff of one in December 1975 to 60,000 square feet and more than 300 employees, A Southern Season certainly has seen some changes.
Chatham seeks committee members
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners seeks 12 members for its Human Relations Advisory Committee; the deadline for applications is Sept. 9.
New parking on Franklin Street
A new municipal parking lot providing 48 spaces is now open at 427 W. Franklin St.
New traffic signal on Homestead
Construction crews are installing a new traffic signal at the intersection of Homestead Road and Weaver Dairy Road Extension; it’s expected to be in operation by Aug. 15.
School history exhibit opens
The Orange County Historical Museum has opened a new exhibit, “Schoolhouses, Students and Slates: 19th Century Education in Hillsborough and Orange County.â€
Police investigate campus break-in
UNC police are investigating a breaking-and-entering and larceny in the Student and Academic Services Building North.
Backpacks, school supplies needed
Bring school supplies and backpacks to the Hargraves Recreation Center this week through Friday to participate in a drive to provide school supplies to children of the Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods.
Carrboro High students receive scholarships
Teon Dolby and Benjamin Rose were awarded the Chapel Hill and Carrboro peacemaking scholarships for their excellent performances at Carrboro High School.
Phil Blank, July 28, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank
Physics 45
“Physics 45, Photography: A course that has been retired, and the instructors who taught it … are all retired as well, into the darkroom in their basement or into that ‘Darkroom in the Sky.’â€
The fragility of small and local
The recent announcements of the closings of two small, locally owned and operated businesses is a somber wake-up call that even in our relatively insulated community, the poor economy is taking a real toll.
BIG CITY: Big-boxing us in
By Kirk Ross
The Town of Chapel Hill could raise a considerable sum of money if it added a fee that charged developers every time they used the phrase “big-box.â€
Letter: Meter man overzealous
It was a balmy Saturday morning in Chapel Hill, a relaxed time for farmers’ markets and yard sales.
Letter: Unfair redistricting
Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Orange County and Democratic women are redistricting targets, with extensive gerrymandering and districts placing Democrats against each other.


