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Author: Staff

Phillips to present plays

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

The Phillips Middle School Drama Department will present two one-act plays Friday through Sunday in the school’s auditorium. Students will perform Sorry, Wrong Number and The Hitch Hiker. Friday and Saturday’s performances will begin at 7:30 p.m., while the Sunday performance will start at 3 p.m. Tickets are $3 and will be sold at the…

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MILL: Farm tour

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Staff

Outstanding in the field One of the finest tours available in the Piedmont is somewhat self-guided and only happens once a year. But with the combination of a little preplanning and a healthy curiosity, you can learn a lot about the work of some of the most productive and innovative farmers in the land. This…

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MILL: Notes from a Carolina spring

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Staff

(This column was orginaly published April 2) You may not have had time to notice, but the landscape has taken a sudden shift from dull and near monochromatic to Technicolor and then some. Of course, if you’ve been watching closely this should be no surprise — buds have been swelling and it was just a…

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MILL: Old stones tell their tales

Posted on April 19, 2009April 19, 2009 by Staff

Photos by Mitch Virchick By Mitch Virchick One of the few certainties in the trajectory of our lives is that we eventually return to earth. The ground will rise up to claim our remains. If we are fortunate, our legacies survive, for a time, in our accomplishments, in the pages of books and journals, in…

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Police seek rape suspect

Posted on April 16, 2009April 16, 2009 by Staff

Carrboro Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a rape that occurred in the Prince Street area last week.

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Farm tour

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Staff

The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association will host its annual Piedmont Farm Tour on April 25 and 26. The event features more than 40 farms in Orange, Chatham, Durham and Alamance Counties, including eight new farms this year, and is the largest sustainable farm tour in the country. Buttons for the tour are $25. For a…

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East principal Dave Thaden announces retirement

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After three decades as an educator in Chapel Hill, much of that as the first and only principal at East Chapel Hill High, Dave Thaden announced this week that he’s stepping down. Thaden cited his 30-year mark and a need to focus on his health as the reasons for this…

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Erasing lines, breaking down barriers

Posted on April 16, 2009April 16, 2009 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Once city lines are drawn, they become fences, says Mark Dorosin of the UNC Center for Civil Rights, fences that isolate communities and deny their residents basic amenities. Dorosin and the center aim to help communities break down those fences. The UNC Center for Civil Rights was founded in 2002…

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Recently: Getting lost in the shuffle

Posted on April 16, 2009April 16, 2009 by Staff

By Valarie Schwartz This story needs to be heard — really — I wish you could hear this story. As I climbed the steep steps to the second floor of the Ballet School of Chapel Hill, I could hear it — the sounds of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE) calling me into the studio….

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Homestead fire station on track

Posted on April 16, 2009April 16, 2009 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen endorsed plans for the new fire station on Homestead Road on Tuesday, with construction still targeted to begin this summer. During a work session, the board heard an update on the project design from architect Ken Newell. The $3 million fire station is the town’s…

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County to sell four buildings

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Staff

The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted last week to sell four county surplus properties. The properties are the Clerk of Court Annex, 112 N. Churton St., Hillsborough; the Graham Building, 118 N. Churton St., Hillsborough; the Homestead Community Center, Homestead Road, Chapel Hill; and the old ABC store, N.C. 49, Cedar Grove. The board…

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Cistern stolen from community garden

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Staff

A new cistern was stolen from the Growing Healthy Kids Community Garden on James Street last week. The cistern, which cost about $1,000, is a 2,600-gallon tank that would have been used to collect and store water for the garden. A new cistern will have to be purchased for the garden. The garden is used…

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Teens damage speed bump

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Staff

Two teenagers were arrested over the weekend for damaging a speed bump at East Chapel Hill High School. According to Chapel Hill Police reports, Karsten William Bench, 18, and William Mundy Laundon, 17, were spotted using a sledge hammer to damage the speed bump. Bench was cited and released on Saturday; Laundon was cited and…

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Rabid raccoon found in Orange County

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Staff

A raccoon found in Orange County tested positive for rabies last week at the State Laboratory of Public Health. The raccoon was submitted after residents in the vicinity of N.C. 86 and Phelps Road saw their three dogs chase the raccoon up a tree in their yard, then surround the raccoon after it fell from…

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Greenbridge, activists look beyond ugly incident

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer As Chapel Hill Police continue to investigate a hoax email and pointedly worded fliers circulated this week, officials with the Greenbridge project say that, moving forward, they want to see more positive dialogue. Likewise, members of UNC-NOW, a partnership of community and campus groups that says the project is emblematic…

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