Sidewalk construction has begun on the south side of Culbreth Road between Cobble Ridge Drive and Rossburn Way.
Author: Staff
House Calls, September 27, 2012
This week we respond to questions about exercise-induced asthma and organic foods.
Roberson’s Sawmill, 1930s?
This week’s photograph captures an early Carrboro sawmill tableau of stern-faced working men and a barefoot boy posing stiffly in front of stacks of neatly sawn lumber.
BIG CITY: Obey Creek: a slippery slope
I watched with great interest the presentation by East West Partners on the latest concept plan for Obey Creek.
The social justice of public transit
The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently placed a referendum on the November ballot for a half-cent sales tax to support public transit.
‘Lucky duckies’? Not hardly
Romney’s remarks about the “entitled†47 percent were made at a fundraiser where the entry fee, at $50,000 a plate, was very nearly equal to the median household income in this country.
An organized offensive effort
North Carolina’s new high-octane, fast-moving offense may be unsettling to some fans, but it is producing results.
FLORA: What are lichens
Lichens are pioneer plants, colonizers on boulders and other bare surfaces, slowly developing layers of soil particles for the establishment of larger plant communities.
Downtown walking discussion
Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership will continue its series of Dream Up Downtown walks on Oct. 4.
Spay and Neuter Day
The Orange County Animal Services Department, in collaboration with Pet Overpopulation Patrol of North Carolina, will hold a “Spay Neuter Day†on Wednesday.
County awards arts grants
The Orange County Board of Commissioners awarded $30,482 in arts grants to 10 nonprofit organizations and six schools last week.
WISE grants expanded
Chapel Hill homeowners are eligible for a limited time to receive up to $2,350 from Chapel Hill Worthwhile Investments Save Energy (WISE) toward qualified home energy upgrades.Â
Inter-Faith Council honors donors
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service celebrated local restaurants’ participation in the Restaurants Giving Ten Percent (RSVVP) program last week.
School board talks Common Core
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education discussed student outcome data and received an update on the new Common Core curriculum.
District National Merit Semifinalists named
Fifty-one Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools high school students have been named 2013 National Merit Semifinalists.