Executive Director Ed Camp says repairs will be finished and the building re-opened by Tuesday.
Author: Staff
Sunflowers all about
I’ve enjoyed a couple dozen varieties of giant sunflowers, Helianthus annuus, scattered about my fenced-in veggie garden for the past month. The sunflower heads of various sizes and colors looking down from six-to-eight-foot stems are a colorful and exciting addition.
Big dig on Weaver Street
Get ready for one of the biggest things to happen downtown since the Baptists moved. Unlike the transformation of Carrboro Baptist Church to the Century Center, though, most of this project will be unseen.
Library funding negotiations move forward
As the staff at the Chapel Hill Public Library start making plans to set up a workable temporary location at University Mall, town and county officials have drafted a framework for coming to a long-term agreement over funding and service sharing.
Welcome to the recovery — not
As many have pointed out, massive unemployment is growing acceptable among the people calling the shots.
N.C.’s shameful treatment of the innocent
The state of North Carolina condemned seven men to die who were later exonerated and has denied them any compensation. We owe them.
County seeks input on sales tax uses
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Aug. 17 on potential uses for funds from a proposed one-quarter cent sales tax increase.
Deal clears way for UNC hospital in Hillsborough
Plans for a major new UNC medical center across from the Durham Tech campus in Hillsborough are moving forward now that an agreement has been reached between UNC and Alamance Regional Medical Center.
Waking to a diverse environment
It was the evening of July 19, and the young people who would be participating in the next day’s rally in support of the Wake County schools’ diversity policy had gathered in Pullen Baptist Church to review march procedures and learn some of the chants and songs to be sung.
Obituary: Pickens Miller
UNC scales back Bingham plans
University officials announced last week that they would scale back a large expansion planned for the school’s Bingham Facility in western Orange County.
Drive-by shooting on Jones Ferry Road
The Carrboro Police Department seeks information regarding a drive-by shooting that occurred near Jones Ferry and Davie roads around 2 a.m. on Friday.
Matyac named extension director
Carl Matyac, who has worked as an N.C. Cooperative Extension agent in Durham, Orange and Wake counties over a 21-year career, has been named Orange County cooperative extension director.
Charles House celebrates 20 years
The Charles House Association and the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill will host a reception celebrating the organization’s 20th Anniversary.
Church collecting school supplies
University United Methodist Church, in partnership with the Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project, is collecting donations of school supplies for children of low-income families until Sunday.


