Smith Middle School with host the 19th annual 4 C’s Basketball Camp July 7-11. The camp is designed for rising fifth- through seventh-grade boys and lasts from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. For more information, contact 918-2145, ext. 21905.
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Sports Brief: Volleyball drop-in
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a Volleyball Drop-In on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., beginning March 11 and running until May 22 at Grey Culbreth Middle School. $3 per participant, no pre-registration necessary. For information, call 918-7364.
Sports Brief: Jaguar lacrosse
The Carrboro High School men’s lacrosse team brought its record to 1-1 with a 9-5 win over Orange High on Friday night at home. Coaches Pete Procopio, Kelsey Kihlstrom and Paul Bonnici juggled their young line-up and taught on the fly as the Jaguars went ahead early and never trailed in a hard-fought game. The…
Sports Brief: Pee Wee rankings
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks 2007-08 Pee Wee Basketball regular season is over. In the West Division, the Sonics clinched the title with a record of 8-1. They’re followed by the Pacers, 7-2, the Spurs, 3-6, the Rockets, 2-7, and the Hornets who went 0-9.
Paper, pencil and chalk
 By Steve Peha & Margot Carmichael Lester If we knew we could improve education by buying every learner a laptop, many communities might be so inclined. But it doesn’t appear that this would make a significant difference in student outcomes. We take it for granted that kids with computers at school are better off than…
Carrboro’s Creative Coworking in the works
By Katie Spencer Carrboro Commons Writer Freelance web designer Brian Russell’s vision to create a shared workplace for freelancers and other creative types is moving toward a concrete Carrboro reality. The idea to open what he called a shared office space with a coffee shop atmosphere was first mentioned publicly nearly a year ago. Russell…
Practice your voting
Carrboro’s Erica Eisdorfer has long been known in book circles around here and not just because she’s managed the Bullshead Book Shop on campus for so many years. Her name got a little wider circulation this week after Amazon.com named her new work, The Wet Nurse’s Tale, one of the top ten finalists in the…
Thrift store finds
What: Harry Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs, The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart and Cool Water by the Sons of the Pioneers (all LPs). Where: Club Nova Thrift Shop, Main Street Carrboro Cost: Couple bucks each
Ride with us
Nice weather for a bike ride, and The Citizen is getting in on the act with a series of short films of town and local bike paths shot from the handlebar viewpoint. Visit www.carrborocitizen.com/mill to keep up with the series.
Water Watch: Wednesday, March 5
LAKE LEVELS University Lake: 1‘ .5†below full Cane Creek Reservoir: 14‘ 9.5†below full PRECIPITATION THIS MONTH Jones Ferry Water Treatment Plant: 1.65†Cane Creek Reservoir: 1.83â€
Cell phone photos: 3/6/08
Alan Schepers and Megan Culler of Chapel Hill (formerly of Carrboro) at the labyrinth at Community Park.
Carrboro’s Creative Coworking in the works
By Katie Spencer Carrboro Commons Writer Freelance web designer Brian Russell’s vision to create a shared workplace for freelancers and other creative types is moving toward a concrete Carrboro reality. The idea to open what he called a shared office space with a coffee shop atmosphere was first mentioned publicly nearly a year ago. Russell…
Paper, pencil and chalk
Steve Peha & Margot Carmichael Lester If we knew we could improve education by buying every learner a laptop, many communities might be so inclined. But it doesn’t appear that this would make a significant difference in student outcomes. We take it for granted that kids with computers at school are better off than those…
Sports Brief: Basketball camp
Smith Middle School with host the 19th annual 4 C’s Basketball Camp July 7-11. The camp is designed for rising fifth- through seventh-grade boys and lasts from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. For more information, contact 918-2145, ext. 21905.
Sports Brief: Volleyball drop-in
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a Volleyball Drop-In on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., beginning March 11 and running until May 22 at Grey Culbreth Middle School. $3 per participant, no pre-registration necessary. For information, call 918-7364.
