Chatham Habitat for Humanity will host a homeownership fair at the First Missionary Baptist Church on June 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. to provide resources for families in Chatham County who aspire to own their own homes.
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Fiber Art
Marni Goldshlag will hold an exhibit and reception, “Fiber Art,†at the Pacifica Soft Art Gallery on June 27 from 4 to 6 p.m.
The Frog Prince
Rags to Riches Theatre for Young Audiences will perform The Frog Prince at The ArtsCenter on June 26 at 11 a.m.
Special-needs registry
The Orange County Department of Social Services is updating its section of the Disaster Special Needs Registry and accepting applications in preparation for hurricane season.
Cycling event to benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity
Chatham Habitat for Humanity will hold the first annual Chatham 3RingCycle Event starting at 8:30 a.m. on June 26 at the Central Carolina Community College campus in Pittsboro.
Calling all artists
The Hillsborough Arts Council seeks submissions for a Miniature Art Exhibition in all media.
Fiorentino selected for network
Mariana Fiorentino of Terra Nova Global Properties Inc. in Carrboro has been named to Barbara’s inner circle, an international real estate network. As part of the group, Fiorentino can post, promote and cross-market among other brokers in the network. The inner circle is selective and membership signifies a high level of professionalism, dedication and ability.
Local firm lands gigs
The Splinter Group has been busy this spring. It was recently hired as the agency of record by the Carolina Railhawks soccer team and University Square and was tapped to provide logo and brand development for The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke and a new logo for Duke Gardens.
UPS Store promotes literacy
Customers of the UPS Store at Carrboro Plaza raised $237 during a recent fundraising campaign for the Toys for Tots Literacy Program. UPS Stores nationwide raised more than $1 million. Each $1 donation helped the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation buy books for local kids in need.
Women’s Roundtable
Michelle Blackwood of RBC Bank will present “Leveraging Your Most Precious Asset – Your Time†from 8 to 9 a.m. next Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce offices (104 S. Estes Drive).
A little more incentive
Though it doesn’t get as dead around here as it used to, businesses do note a slow-down in business during the summer months. The folks over at Carolina Brewery have a few things on tap (yes, I said it) to entice diners to the Chapel Hill (460 W. Franklin St.) and Pittsboro (120 Lowe’s Drive) locations.
Obituary: Jennifer Murphy
A very engaging plant
I have a new favorite plant, Indian hemp, Apocynum cannabinum, sometimes called dogbane because the milky sap is poisonous and is unsavory to dogs, who usually like chewing anything.
Carrboro murder case from ’84 solved, police say
The wait to see justice done in the 1984 murder of 7-year old Carrie Ann Wilkerson may be over.
For the victim’s family and members of the Carrboro Police Department, the possibility for closure came Monday, when George Richard Fisher appeared at the Orange County Courthouse and was accused of raping and killing the girl and then setting fire to her mobile home at Rocky Brook Mobile Home Park at the bottom of the hill off South Greensboro Street.
Council passes budget, approves library project
CHAPEL HILL — The Chapel Hill Town Council unanimously approved the town’s annual budget Monday night then quickly pivoted to take up funding for a proposed library expansion, approving $20.41 million in bonds by a 7-2 vote.

