Elementary Friday — Cheese Pizza; Pepperoni Pizza; Sloppy Joe on a Bun; Garden Salad; Green Beans; Chilled Applesauce Monday —Chicken Nuggets w/BBQ Sauce & Wheat Roll; Beef Tacos w/Salsa, Cheese, Lettuce & Tomato; Spanish Rice; Sweet Yellow Corn; Fresh Apple Halves Tuesday —Pork Egg Roll; Mozzarella Cheese Sticks w/Marinara Dipping Sauce; Fun on the Run;…
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Considering connector roads
By James Carnahan I disagree with Alderman Dan Coleman’s statement (Citizen, 2/5/09) that Carrboro’s Connector Roads Policy “fails in its stated goal ‘to disperse newly generated traffic and to give a sense of connectivity and unity to the town as it grew.’†I believe the policy will help us realize the stated goals incrementally over…
Letter: Coleman right on roads
Dan Coleman’s comments on the connector road policy are very much on target. It is reassuring to see that the board of aldermen is beginning to recognize that the policy cannot achieve objectives that are intrinsically conflicting. You cannot preserve or enhance “connectivity†of adjacent neighborhoods if you destroy their quiet residential character by opening them…
Balanced effort needed for NC’s children
By Rob Thompson North Carolina’s children are in a tough spot. With a massive budget shortfall this year and an even larger shortfall projected for the next fiscal year, all public programs are on the chopping block – including vital public programs that ensure our children grow up safe, healthy and well educated. Child advocates…
Cliff’s Meat Market honored
Cliff Collins, owner of Cliff’s Meat Market, has received the 2009 Pauli Murray Award in the business category. The award is given annually to a local business that works to create equality, justice and human rights for all citizens. Collins was nominated for reaching out to the Spanish-speaking community. “I don’t doubt that his association…
Coworking catches on
Business at Carrboro Creative Coworking continues to grow. “My very unscientific guess is a 5 percent increase in the past month,†says owner-founder Brian Russell. He attributes part of the growth to time. The shared workspace has been open for several months now and word is spreading. But there’s also the fact that businesses are…
PR nominations sought
The North Carolina chapter of the Public Relations Society of America seeks nominations for its Inspire Awards. Submissions are welcome from public relations, communications and marketing agencies, teams and solo practitioners. Deadline is Feb. 27. Nominate online at www.ncprsa.org.
Investors Title reports $4 million loss in Q4
Investors Title Co. (Nasdaq: ITIC) reported losses of $3.9 million on $12.3 million in revenues during the fourth quarter of 2008. The Chapel Hill-based company reported a net loss of $1.1 million for the year, compared to a net income of $8.4 million for 2007. Investors Title sells title insurance – policies that protect property…
Chapel Hill native an ‘Idol’ finalist
Update: Results — Anoop Desai was not one of the top three contestants voted in from Tuesday night’s performances, but could still make the top 12 if he is chosen by the judges as one of three wild cards. Out of 24 million votes cast Tuesday night, only 20,000 separated Desai and the contestant receiving…
Invest in families to keep kids in school
By Chris Fitzsimon Speaker Joe Hackney presided at a news conference with fellow House Democrats Tuesday to announce that the lawmakers were renewing their commitment made two years ago to improve the state’s high school graduation rate, though Hackney acknowledged that it’s not clear funding will be available for new investments in dropout prevention programs.
Garden entering a new phase in a long history
By Valarie Schwartz The struggles to begin the N.C. Botanical Garden were as troublesome for C. Ritchie Bell as the exotic invasives that now strangle many Southern gardens, but many of the details have burrowed as deeply as kudzu roots. Still, Bell was able to provide an oral history on Feb. 1 in the garden’s…
Chatham rallies against ICE
By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Pittsboro — Gary Phillips recalls a march held in 2006 in support of granting citizenship to illegal immigrants. The march began as a group of some 2,000, he said, and as they moved through neighborhoods toward the courthouse that number had doubled as Latinos gathered the courage to join, coming…
The Carrboro Citizen wins six NC press awards
The Carrboro Citizen won six awards including two first-place awards in the 2008 North Carolina Press Association’s News, Editorial and Photojournalism contest. The awards were presented Thursday evening at the press association’s banquet in Cary. Contributing editor Taylor Sisk won first place for “A few moments with Beulah,†which profiled longtime Carrboro resident Beulah Hackney….
Why are there so few male mentors?
By Graig Meyer Across the Triangle, there are dozens of mentoring programs trying to support young men by providing them with male role models. We know firsthand what newspaper headlines tell us: Too many boys in our society are failing school and falling between the cracks. Like most mentoring programs, the program that I run…
Finding common ground on birth control
By Paige Johnson It was a snow day like no other. With schools and businesses closed, a record number of North Carolinians tuned in to watch the 44th president sworn into office. For many viewers, the day ushered in a belief that we can finally move beyond the entrenched differences that divide us. Two days…