A Resolution Honoring Joey and Freddie Shelton
Author: Staff
Achievement gap reality check
The achievement gap is the most serious educational challenge we face in our schools. To many, it seems intractable. But after decades of attempts throughout the nation to deal with this issue, important lessons have emerged that form the basis of a viable and lasting solution.
Legislation would rein in home foreclosure scams
In these tough times, it seems as though the American dream of homeownership is under attack from every quarter. Predatory loans, declining home values, harmful mortgage servicing practices and lost jobs have driven foreclosures to record highs.
The right play
The fate of the latest incarnation of the video poker industry in North Carolina is now in the hands of the state House after the Senate voted 47-1 Monday night to ban Internet sweepstakes parlors. The parlors are spreading quickly across the state as a way to get around the 2006 ban on traditional video poker machines.
Chapel Hill Museum to close
The Chapel Hill Museum board of directors announced this week that the 14-year-old museum will close.
Road work in downtown Hillsborough
Starting June 21 and continuing through the end of October, road work will occur on West Margaret Lane in Hillsborough, which may also lead to heavy traffic on Churton Street. The town expects one lane of Margaret Lane to be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays due to ongoing construction of a new…
Tyler named interim director
Janice Tyler will take over the Orange County Department on Aging after serving as head of the Senior Centers Administration for 23 years.
Courthouse input
Residents interested in the rebuilding of the Chatham County Courthouse can provide input at a community forum next Tuesday or can complete a brief survey.
Garden festival and fundraiser
The HOPE Gardens Festival will be held this Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. at 2200 Homestead Road. The festival is a fundraising cookout dinner to support local food, music and community.
Eat for art
Ten percent of purchases at participating Carrboro cafes and restaurants today (Thursday) will go to The ArtsCenter’s Keep Arts Centered campaign.
Police compete in quiz bowl
The Carrboro and Chapel Hill police departments will face off in the 1360 WCHL Community Quiz Bowl today (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at The ArtsCenter.
Krishna Festival to Century Center
A group of bhakti yogis will perform exotic temple dances of India with traditional kirtan music and mantra meditation on Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center.
Sustainable art at Bolin Creek
Durham artist Al Frega completed the installation of his individually designed benches, bike racks and trail entrance markers on the Bolin Creek Greenway on Wednesday. Frega uses cast-off materials in his art.
ChathamArts presents Junebug
ChathamArts will present the Academy-Award nominated Indie hit Junebug on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Fearrington Barn.
Salatin to speak at CCCC
Joel Salatin, a Virginia alternative farmer and agricultural writer, will speak at the public forum “Local Food to the Rescue†at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County campus on Wednesday.
