Board members Jean Hamilton and Lisa Stuckey attended their last Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meeting last Thursday night. Hamilton and Stuckey did not seek re-election to the board for the upcoming term. Board Vice Chair Mike Kelley presented Hamilton and Stuckey with certificates and gifts to honor their service. Hamilton received a…
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East Chapel Hill December concerts
East Chapel Hill High’s Holiday Concert season is coming up soon. The choral concert is Friday, Dec. 4, the band concert is Tuesday, Dec. 8 and the orchestra concert is Thursday, Dec. 10. All concerts are at 7:30 p.m. and are held in the East auditorium for $5 at the door.
Project Graduation needs volunteers
Project Graduation takes place on June 12, but work is already underway to create this free, all-night non-alcohol and substance-free celebration of music, games, door prizes, scholarships, food and more. Some volunteers will be needed beginning in the next few months, while others won’t be needed until the night of the event. In the past,…
Fifth annual orchestra concert
The Chapel Hill High School Orchestra will hold its fifth annual Philharmonic Foundation Benefit Tea on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Maple View Agricultural Center at 3501 Dairyland Road. Admission is $8 (adults) and $5 (students), available at the door or from orchestra members. There also will be a silent…
Chapel Hill soccer loses in finals
Senior all-state forward Matt Risher scored in the first minute of sudden death overtime to lift Waxhaw Marvin Ridge to a thrilling 2-1 victory over Chapel Hill in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3-A men’s soccer championship Saturday afternoon at WakeMed Soccer Park. Chapel Hill, which finished 19-8-1, had an unusual trip to…
Legislators call for investigation of BCBSNC over mailings, robo calls
Following is a letter from several state legislators sent to state Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and Attorney General Roy Cooper calling for an investigation into Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s recent mailings on health care reform legislation: Dear Attorney General Cooper and Commissioner Goodwin: In an apparent effort to maintain its dominance and…
Campbell to speak at White House
This Friday, Rev. Robert Campbell will travel to the White House to tell the story of his Rogers-Eubanks roads community to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Biz Beat: The bead goes on
Margot C. Lester, columnist The Bead Store opened its doors last week, rising from the ashes of the Original Ornament, which closed unexpectedly in August. Former manager Evan Smith has returned to run the store and has rehired some past employees. Eager to have an open store for the holiday season, Carr Mill Mall manager…
Commissioners hear objections to Millhouse transfer site
By Taylor Sisk, Staff Writer Though the Orange County Board of Commissioners isn’t scheduled to vote on the county’s future solid-waste disposal options until its Dec. 8 meeting, commissioners heard plenty about one of those options at Tuesday night’s meeting.
Caution, optimism on mental health care change
By Taylor Sisk, Staff Writer As the number of people with mental illness going without care in North Carolina continues to rise, there’s been a recent shift in how the state will be provisioning those services.
Turnaround at Abbey Court
By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Once the grounds for protests, conflicts and general distrust between residents and owners, Abbey Court Apartments in Carrboro is now home to a thriving after-school program and budding trust for a community. In July of last year, the mostly Hispanic residents of Abbey Court were at odds with management over…
Concern raised over greenway plans
By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer About 10 Carrboro citizens, led by local attorney Dickson Phillips, voiced some concerns about the proposed Bolin Creek Greenway concept plan at the Greenways Commission meeting Monday night. Most of the issues dealt with the proposed plan of a creekside route instead of an upland forest route or a route…
Board approves new downtown parking lot on South Greensboro
Temporary spaces to be in place for holidays By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Those who frequent downtown Carrboro have seen the makeshift parking lot on Greensboro Street across from GlassHalFull and next to Open Eye Café. The space was designated for the 91,575 square-foot Roberson Square project, but the downturn in the economy has stalled…
An open letter to the school board
By Steve Peha Dear Board Members, On Election Day, I made an effort to speak with at least one supporter of each candidate running for the school board. Each time I met a supporter, I asked, “What will your candidate do to make our schools better?†Every person I spoke to assured me that his…
No more benefit concerts: It’s time to change the tune on health insurance
By Nan Warshaw and Alex Maiolo In January 2008, Drew Glackin, multi-instrumentalist and bassist for the Bloodshot Records’ band The Silos, died at 44 of an extremely treatable disease because, like so many working musicians, he couldn’t afford (or thought he couldn’t afford) health insurance. To ease the financial burden on his family, Drew’s band…