By Ken Moore As the pink-colored redbuds are now giving way to the pure-white dogwoods, your eye may catch some yellow tints produced by another native tree that flowers before the emergence of its leaves. Sassafras, Sassafras albidum, common throughout eastern North America, has a really special plant heritage. As Paul Green describes in Paul…
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Democrats discuss transfer tax referendum
By Rich Fowler Staff Writer Pros and cons of a proposed 0.4 percent land transfer tax got an airing last week at a forum sponsored by seven Orange County Democratic Party precincts. The forum, held Thursday at the Homestead Community Center, featured Sen. Ellie Kinnaird and County Commissioner Mike Nelson in support of the transfer…
Tax supporters meet
With one group already formed and actively campaigning against the proposed transfer tax, a new group in support of the bonds was scheduled to hold an organizational meeting Wednesday evening. Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton is one of the organizers of the group, tentatively called Citizens for Schools and Parks. Once formed, the organization must register…
Downtown zoning proving trickier
Request for Center Street property leads to quest for broader changes By Kirk Ross Staff Writer On paper, a request to alter the zoning on a 65-by-135-foot lot downtown is termed a minor modification. But after a lengthy discussion Tuesday night at Town Hall of the implications, it was determined it could have a major…
UNC students protest the Iraq War on March 20. This month marks the five-year anniversary of the war and subsequent occupation of Iraq.
St. Paul AME planning major project — and a move
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Rogers Road neighborhood could see major changes over the next several years, with the possible addition of a church, affordable housing, recreation areas and an elementary school. St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church has purchased more than 20 acres of land on the corner of Rogers and Purefoy roads…
Music Calendar: 03/27/08
Thursday March 27 Blue Horn Lounge: John Craige 10pm Cat’s Cradle: Badfish, Scotty Don’t, High And Mighties. 8pm. $18 The Cave: EARLY: Shame Train LATE: Atlantic Crossing, $5 General Store Café: Jazz with Bo Lankenau 8pm Local 506: The Moaners, Bellafew, Bibis Ellison. 9pm Nightlight: Remora, M Coast, Diplomat, Keith John Adams. 9:30pm. $6 Reservoir:…
Obituary – Betty June Hayes
Betty June Hayes, former Orange County Register of Deeds, passed early Wednesday morning at the Duke In-Patient Care Facility hospice in Hillsborough. She was born in Wink, TX, May 27, 1929, to Hardee Boyett and Annie Robbie Plott Boyett. Betty June came to Hillsborough with her mother when Mrs. Boyett returned to help her aged…
News Brief: Ellie Fest 2008
“Ellie Fest 2008†is a celebration of state Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird’s contributions to the state of North Carolina and a rally for her re-election campaign. It will be held on Sunday, April 6 from 2 to 5 pm at the Carrboro Town Commons. Music will be provided by Tim Stambaugh, Jimmy Magoo and Saludos Compay….
News Brief: County commissioner forum
The Orange County Democratic Women will sponsor a County Commissioners’ Forum at the Chapel Hill Museum, at 523 East Franklin St. on Thursday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. Orange County Commissioner Alice Gordon will explain the role and responsibility of the county commissioner and the voting changes made in electing each one. After she speaks,…
News Brief: Woman and child conference
The UNC Horizons program will present its fifth annual conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 17 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. The conference is titled, “Breaking the Bonds of Addiction and Trauma: Implications and Treatment for Women and Their Children.†The conference is…
News Brief: Cancer screening
Free screenings for head and neck cancer will be offered in the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at UNC Hospitals from 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 23 as part of Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week, which is sponsored by the Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation. The screenings are offered on…
News Brief: Transfer station meetings
Olver, Inc., on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, will hold two transfer station siting public-information sessions over the next two weeks. Olver is the consulting firm hired by the county to establish criteria, conduct the search and advise the commissioners on the selection of a site.
News Brief: Bike plan
The Town of Carrboro will hold a public meeting to collect input on a comprehensive bicycle plan that will guide future bicycle improvements in Carrboro from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on April 10. The meeting will be held in the Carrboro Elementary School cafeteria, at 400 Shelton St. The town asks that community members stop…
Arts Calendar: 03/27/08
Carrboro El Sur Comes South — Pedro Lash with Los Artistas & local sonideros; Center Gallery. Kardelen (Snow Drop) — Works by Pelin Yazar Canez, Orhan Alpaslan, Asuman Dogan, Atanur Dogan and Nihal Kececi to celebrate International Women’s Month. The ArtsCenter. Main St. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org Mixed media by Chief — a tribute to the artist’s…
