After its reputation as one of the nation’s preeminent basketball programs went slip-sliding away in 2010, Carolina once again shows the sticky resistance of tar on its heels.
Author: Staff
In the footsteps of John Terres
How well I remember naturalist John Terres’ last visit to his beloved Mason Farm, back in 1981.
The doctor’s in the house
Walking into Deb Lederer’s art classroom at Carrboro Elementary School, you’d think you had found a portal to another world.
Council still searching for library solutions
With a vote likely coming on Monday on the idea of permanently moving the Chapel Hill Public Library to University Mall, Chapel Hill’s library plans will pass another milestone.
Board reviews ‘diet’ for Main Street
Carrboro is considering a plan to slim down West Main Street along the road’s four-lane stretch near Town Hall, adding bike lanes and dropping the number of travel lanes for cars from four to two, plus a turning lane.
Transit closes F and J stop
Chapel Hill Transit is temporarily closing, until further notice, the bus stop on West Franklin Street in front of Caribou Coffee because of construction.
Business school drops
UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School plummeted in the Financial Times’ latest Global Master of Business Administration rankings.
BOCC on retreat
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners will go on retreat this Friday.
Activists march at UNC
UNC system students and immigrants-rights activists will march down South Road on Friday in protest of proposed tuition hikes and layoffs in the UNC school system.
Cuts to farm programs
Funds for the Carrboro Farmers’ Market “Truck Bucks†and other programs could quickly dry up if a GOP plan to tap money from the state’s Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund is approved, farm advocates say.
Almore pleads not guilty
Angela Almore, a former nurse at Britthaven nursing home, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on Tuesday in Orange County Criminal Superior Court.
ERB seeks new members
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners seeks volunteers to serve on the county’s Environmental Review Board.
Obituary: Joyce Peck
Obituary: Ruth Barbour
Mt. Carmel breakfast
Country ham, eggs, grits, gravy and stewed apples are among the items on the menu for Mount Carmel Baptist Church’s annual County Breakfast.



