Special Events UNC Friends of the Library Book Sale — Thu, Mar 27, 5-8pm: Friends of the Library preview; Fri, Mar 28, 9am-8pm: Public sale; Sat, Mar 29, 9am to noon: $3 per bag. American Legion Building, 1714 Legion Rd, Chapel Hill. Benefit the University Library Endowment. 962-4207 or www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2008/BookSale.html for more info. Fishy Fourth…
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Recently: Want not for books, whatever your desire
By Valarie Schwartz Ours is a book-crazy community. Why not? It’s the stock-in-trade for many who live here — scholars, professors, writers — creating a booming business for used-book sellers and local libraries as people move, downsize or otherwise clear out their old books. Bibliophiles mark their calendars for the months when the public libraries…
Correction: 03/27/08
A story last week on the Board of Aldermen meeting should have noted that planning board members serve three-year terms and that the term for a seat vacated when Lydia Lavelle was elected to the Board of Aldermen expires in January 2009.
Letter From the Editor: Free Tibet
I have not heard back from my congressman, who I wrote to several days ago concerning the violence visited upon protesters in Lhasa and other places in Tibet. I do not expect much help to come from the United States government in this area. Officialdom abandoned Tibet long ago in pursuit of the markets and…
Buckhorn Village: Diving for dollars?
By James Carnahan Last chance for citizens to speak to the Orange County Commissioners about Buckhorn Village is Tuesday, April 1 (no fooling). The project seems to have a lot of momentum, but is its approval in our best interests? The potential revenues are being touted as clean & easy dollars, but I think nothing…
The politics of tuition
By Chris Fitzsimon Tuition at University of North Carolina campuses is the subject of the latest skirmish between Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and state Treasurer Richard Moore in their battle for the Democratic nomination for governor. A Moore television ad accuses Perdue of “leading the charge†for tuition increases in her position as chair of…
Transfer Tax Q&A
Why is this option before the voters? In 2007, the state Legislature passed a law to overhaul the way Medicaid is paid. Before, counties were responsible for paying part of Medicaid expenses. Under the new law, the state takes on the county’s share of Medicaid, and in exchange counties have to reduce their sales taxes…
Greenhouse renovation benefits elementary students
By Morgan Siem Carrboro Commons Writer Visitors to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School might notice a change of scenery at the “Home of the Lions.†Along the sidewalk of painted lion paws is the greenhouse, which until last week was in obvious disrepair. Now it is ready to welcome classes of young scientists after being…
School Brief: Book victors
Battle of the Books teams representing the four middle schools in our district faced off on March 7 to determine the district champion for 2007-2008. First place went to Phillips Middle, who will now represent CHCCS at the Piedmont Regional Battle of the Books at Randolph Community College in Asheboro on April 18. Team members…
School Brief: Latin workshop
Smith Middle School Latin teacher Great Moseley has been selected to attend the Classical Summer School program at the American Academy in Rome and Cumae, June 16 through August 9. The first part of the workshop will take place in Rome, while the “Vergilian Society†portion will be held in Cumae. As a participant, Moseley…
Only in Raleigh …
By Frank Heath Sports Columnist It seems likely that only on this past Sunday, at NC State’s home arena, the RBC Center, could one have witnessed such a scene. There, in plain view, a sea of light blue-clad fans screamed their heads off for a team from North Carolina clad in State red uniforms, as…
Local coffee shop has eyes everywhere
By Katie Spencer Carrboro Commons Writer In the green mountains of Honduras, Chapel Hill resident Hunter Barbee found the familiar logo of his favorite coffee shop. And it wasn’t Starbucks. It was Carrboro’s own Open Eye Cafe. Barbee, 22, was touring a coffee farm in the small highland village of Copan with a group that…
Land & Table Brief: Green workshop
Central Carolina Community College will host the workshop Green and Passive Solar Case Study and Design Lab at the Pittsboro Campus. It includes an exercise to determine optimal lot siting for green building and an exercise to design or modify a home plan to optimize renewable energy and more. The workshop is from 9 a.m….
Land & Table Brief: Garden Tour
The Chapel Hill Garden Club will hold its Spring Garden Tour Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, April 13, from noon to 4 p.m. The tour is self-guided and includes 10 private gardens. Refreshments, exhibits, a raffle, live music, demonstrations and plant sales will be held at the Botanical Garden….
Land & Table Brief: Market times
At the Carrboro Farmers’ Market, springtime hours are in effect — 7 a.m. to noon. The return of the Carrboro Wednesday Market is just around the corner: Mark your calendar for April 9. The Hillsborough Farmers’ Market is now open Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to noon at 128 N. Churton Street and Wednesdays from 3-6…
