Heba Bhat, a freshman at East Chapel Hill High School, received top honors for the essay she submitted to the National DNA Day Essay Contest.
Author: Staff
Teacher named Kenan Fellow
Katherine Jiang of Glenwood Elementary School has been named one of 47 members of the 2012 Class of Kenan Fellows.
Students sweep Chinese contest
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students placed in the recent N.C. Chinese Writing Contest sponsored by the Confucius Institute at N.C. State University.
Students honored at tech challenge
Chapel Hill High School and McDougle Middle School students placed in the State Technology Student Association Competition held April 3-5 in Greensboro.
CHS honored at quiz bowl
Carrboro High School earned fifth place in the State Quiz Bowl Tournament held at N.C. A&T University on April 16.
Phillips places at math contest
Three Phillips Middle School teams performed well in the Regional State Mathematics Contest on March 24.
Culbreth teacher honored
Emily Quadrio of Culbreth Middle School has received N.C. State University’s Outstanding Service Award …
Phil Blank, April 21, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank
Jeff’s Campus Confectionary, 1966
As I look back on the Franklin Street of my boyhood and recall the shops on the 100 block, I see faces – faces of longtime personalities who anchored those businesses.
The earnest season
There are many discernible periods in the cycle of our local governments.
Caveat emptor! Buyer beware!
My mother-in-law was a real estate agent in California. So when it came time for my husband and me to buy a home …
Letter: Look for sensible solutions
I don’t live in Carrboro, but I accept that Carrboro needs an easily accessible library.
Letter: Don’t destroy early education
The other week, I received a phone call from a citizen who asked when more child-care subsidy slots would be available.
Letter: Community Dinner success
Thanks to everyone who played a part in making the 14th annual Community Dinner a resounding success.
Public workers are easy prey
It is clear from Wisconsin to Ohio to North Carolina and places in between …


