Don’t forget the walking tour of campus with author Michael Dirr. The tour is being conducted in conjunction with the “Noble Trees, Traveled Paths: The Carolina Landscape Since 1793†exhibit on display at Wilson Library.
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Master gardeners
The Orange County Master Gardeners will be at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market on April 17 ready to help you solve your gardening and plant conundrums.
Earth week at CCCC
Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro is holding several activities to honor and celebrate Earth Week April 19-23.
Greening your house
Deborah Christie will be at the Bull’s Head Bookshop in UNC Student Stores on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to talk about her new book, Green House: The Story of a Healthy, Energy-Efficient Home, along with a slideshow presentation.
Math teacher honored
Boyd Blackburn, a math teacher at Smith Middle School, has received the 2009 Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Junior High Mathematics Teaching.
Student art on display
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is hosting its annual Visions Art Show at Lincoln Center, the district’s administrative offices. The Visions Art Show, which displays selected student artwork from throughout the year, will be on display in the hallways into May. The community is welcome to view the students’ art during Lincoln Center’s regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Governor’s School students selected
Twenty-one Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students have been selected for the 2010 Governor’s School of North Carolina.
Glenwood featured in mag
Carole Dolber, Glenwood music teacher and Gator Show Choir Director, is profiled in the March/April edition of American Teacher magazine, published by the American Federation of Teachers.
CHS presents musical
The Carrboro High School theater department will present the Tony award-winning musical Once on this Island on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 22-24, at 7:30 p.m. in the East Chapel Hill High School Theater.
Exploring natural gardens
I find myself so blinded by the borders and masses of color and brilliant accents of specimen plants that I seek respite along a shady forested streamside path. While enjoying the brilliance of human-created gardens we must remember to take the time to seek out the subtle beauty of natural gardens near and far.
EMS not meeting goals
Orange County Emergency Services is failing to meet performance goals and will remain unable to do so unless additional resources are allocated to the department, according to a recent EMS report.
Public policy with a passion
Talking to John Quinterno is always an educational experience. He keeps a constant eye out for what’s going on in the local, state and national economy, and the way he explains it all shows his deeper concern for the people behind the numbers.
Board considers changes in pay
On the heels of an appeal from a coalition pushing for an increase in the town’s living-wage policy, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard an extensive report on proposed changes to its pay and promotions policies at a meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall.
FROM THE EDITOR
The now old joke goes like this: There are 10 kinds of people in this world — those who understand binary and those who don’t.
The point and politics of ethics reform
The latest package of ethics reforms announced by Gov. Beverly Perdue Monday won’t clean up all the problems in Raleigh. And it certainly won’t end the skepticism about public officials that was …

