This year’s Back to School Bash wants to fill the book bags of over 100 less-fortunate kindergarten through 12th grade students with school supplies — and they’re going to need help. The bash is planned for Aug. 9 from 12:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. at the Chapel Hill Faith Tabernacle at 800 Rogers Rd.
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Community Brief: Belgian exchange
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools teachers Robin McMahon and Kathleen Rhodes recently traveled to Belgium for the National French Teachers Conference. McMahon, a teacher at Smith Middle School, and her Belgian Exchange colleague, Jean-Claude Labeye presented a session on creating successful exchange programs.
Community Brief: Co-rec Softball
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks 208 Fall Softball Standings are as follows. 1. 300 East Main Street 3-0 2. Cliff’s Meat Market/T-Roy’s Towing 3-0 3. Ghost Riders 3-0 4. Cozart-Seagroves 2-1 5. Armadillo Grill 1-2 6. Bread & Butter 0-1 7. Fearrington 1-2 8. Pink Floyd 1-2 9. Sluggers of Catan 0-3 10. Toof Haus…
Community Brief: Radio race talk
Carrboro’s Community Radio, WCOM 103.5 FM, will host a program from 9 a.m. until noon on Monday entitled “Carrboro talks about race.†The program will start a dialog about race relations in Carrboro and will discuss potential problems and solutions. Listeners are welcome to visit the station or call in at 929-9601. For more information,…
Community Brief: Chatham park grant
Chatham County Parks and Recreation Department won a $500,000 grant from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund to build a multi-purpose county park in the northeastern part of the county. The Chatham County Board of Commissioners matched the funds. The 66-acre park will be off Big Woods Road. Construction will probably start in 2009…
Community Brief: Native American welcome
The UNC American Indian Center will host “a Welcome Extravaganza†for the Carolina American Indian Community and Friends on the lawn of Abernethy Hall, at South Columbia and Cameron at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 21. The public is invited. Live music by Willie Lowery, Rebekah Revels, native students and a drum group is scheduled, along…
Community Brief: Hoop Jam
The Hoop Path Tribe of Carrboro will host a free hoop jam on World Hoop Day (August 8, for those not in the hoop loop) at the Carrboro Town Commons from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free hoops will be given to early birds under 12! Community hoops will be made available for adults and…
Community Brief: CHS Trainers
Carrboro High School is accepting applications for the positions of head and assistant trainers. Candidates must be NATA certified. Please contact CHS athletic director April Ross at 918-2200 ext 25023 for details and an application.
Gene Roberts never got too big for his britches
Jock Lauterer Everyone needs a hero. Gene Roberts is mine. Arguably the most decorated living Tar Heel journalist, the 75-year-old Roberts started small before becoming a national figure. But even when he reached the top, he never turned into what my mama used to call “Mr. Big Britches†— never forgetting or denigrating his humble…
Letter: Headline misleading
As a tenant at Abbey Court, I appreciate the stories you have published about tenant-management conflicts in my neighborhood. However, the headline of your most recent story (“Abbey Court ownership says towing policy eased,†July 31, 2008) is somewhat misleading: It is not the towing policy that Mr. Ken Lucas claims to have relaxed, but…
Business subsidies: Expansion with no new accountability
Elaine Mejia During the mad rush that was the last few weeks of the recently adjourned legislative session, one bill was passed easily and quietly that should have drawn dissent and jeers. Lawmakers quietly and overwhelmingly continued their policy of aggressively pursuing large corporations by offering them tens of millions of dollars to expand in…
Reviving a failed health care proposal
Adam Searing Pat McCrory, Republican candidate for governor, is proposing health reforms that he says would help implement his belief that all North Carolinians deserve “affordable, high quality health care.†The goal is admirable, although it’s hard to find a politician anywhere these days who thinks our health system is fine and people should keep…
The Eater
Now serving BUNS, the new specialty burger joint adds its wide-ranging menu to the quick, cheap-eats options in downtown Chapel Hill, filling the huge void left by the departure of Hector’s. Beef, turkey, tuna and veggie burgers ranging from $3.98 for a single to $6.99 for a Tar Heel Triple. Fries, chili and Caesar salad…
Land & Table Brief: NCBG events
The N.C. Botanical Garden will host several events for the public in August. On Aug. 9, the garden will host “Knowing and Growing Carnivorous Plants†from 1 to 3 p.m. Staff will teach about the conditions that support Southeastern pitcher plants and how to grow them. Participants will create and take home a portable bog…
Land & Table Brief: Free Fridays
OWASA will waive the fee for boat users on University Lake on Fridays until Aug. 15. There is still a fee for renting an electric trolling motor. For a waiver, bring in a recent bill to prove you are an OWASA customer. If you have OWASA service but not a bill, bring identification that can…
