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Author: Staff

‘Farmers of Orange’ organize

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer A group of farmers and artisans announced on Monday that they have incorporated as the Farmers of Orange, a new farmers’ market in Northern Orange County. In August, the group appealed to the Board of County Commissioners for control of the Hillsborough Farmers’ Market. The group asked to be recognized…

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Water Talk

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

The Carrboro Branch Library will hold an event entitled “Symposium: Water — Our Most Precious Resource” on Sunday, January 13 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The event will feature presentations by OWASA and other water specialists and was inspired by an art exhibit featuring depictions of water  bearing the same name. For more information call…

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Music Calendar: 01/10/08

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

Thursday Jan 10 Blue Horn Lounge: Mark Wells & Jill Christensen. 10pm The Cave: Early: Blaine Ziglar General Store Café: Club Boheme. 8pm

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Arts Calendar: 01/10/08

Posted on January 9, 2008January 9, 2008 by Staff

Carrboro Photography by Joanna Welborn & Mark Pettit. are we friends? — Jan 3-30. Public reception Fri, Jan 11, 6-9pm. Center Gallery, The ArtsCenter. 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2737, www.artscenterlive.org.

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Persistence brings results for a proud and historic community

Posted on January 3, 2008December 11, 2011 by Staff

Editor’s note: This story is the sixth in a series that examines issues related to environmental justice and to the fight of the Rogers and Eubanks roads community to be relieved of what they allege to be an undue burden. To read the stories in this series and for other resources, go to www.carrborocitizen.com/main/rogers-road Mebane’s…

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More red berries!

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

By Ken Moore If you are expert at using your “owl eyes” while driving, you may spot some red berries that are neither holly nor dogwood. Like holiday lights, these red berries are strung up in tangles and thickets. I’m describing the fruit of one of the species of catbrier, Smilax sp., that folks curse…

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Proposal put forth to expand dual-language classes

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Students at three Chapel Hill-Carrboro elementary schools could have the opportunity to enter the Spanish-English dual-language program next year, under a proposal recently considered by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education. Under the proposal, the program – in which a class comprised equally of native English-speaking students and native Spanish-speaking…

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Recently: Hitting new highs

Posted on January 3, 2008January 3, 2008 by Staff

By Valarie Schwartz It was not as an interloper that I sang during the first rehearsal of the Women’s Voices Chorus on Sept. 3. Being amidst them seemed like a good way to learn how accepting the women were going to be of their new director, Allan Friedman — the first man involved with the…

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CHICLE addresses local immigrant issues

Posted on January 3, 2008January 3, 2008 by Staff

By Kendal Walters Carrboro Commons Writer More than 30 people gather in a room above Weaver Street Market on a Sunday afternoon to watch ¡Salud!/Health, a movie about the Cuban Health Care system. The video draws viewers like Chapel Hill resident and local family practice doctor Carol Klein and Dina Castro, who has experience working…

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Collier to suggest remedies for global poverty

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

UNC News Services Oxford University economist Paul Collier, who wrote The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It, will give a free public talk at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at UNC. The speech in UNC’s FedEx Global Education Center will be drawn in part from Collier’s research…

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Everyman’s Library exhibit, program in Wilson Library

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

UNC News Services The gilt floral spines and petite dimensions of the Everyman’s Library book series are familiar to anyone who has frequented used bookstores or explored a dusty attic. Joseph Malaby Dent founded Everyman’s Library in London in 1906 with the goal of publishing 1,000 classic titles in beautiful and widely affordable editions. UNC’s…

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News Brief: Impeachment debate

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

In the tradition of the Lincoln/Douglas Debates, Coalition for the Constitution (www.CoalitionForTheConstitution.com) will host a Debate on Impeachment between Republican Bruce Fein (pro-impeachment) and Democrat Michael Tomasky (anti-impeachment). The debate will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center and will be moderated by UNC professor of leadership and…

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News Brief: UNC reopens

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

The university’s residence halls will reopen at 9 a.m. on Sunday, January 6. Classes begin on Wednesday, January 9. Chapel Hill Transit buses will operate on a reduced service schedule through Sunday, January 6 and resume normal service on Monday January 7.

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News Brief: Water talk

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

The Carrboro Branch Library will hold an event entitled “Symposium: Water — Our Most Precious Resource” on Sunday, January 13 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The event will feature presentations by OWASA and other water specialists and was inspired by an art exhibit featuring depictions of water and bearing the same name. For more information,…

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News Brief: Human Relations Month

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

The Orange County Human Relations Commission, the Orange County Department of Human Rights & Relations and the Orange County Board of Commissioners will host a kick-off ceremony to acknowledge February as Human Relations Month in Orange County. The Human Relations Month Kick-Off will take place at the Carrboro Century Center on Sunday, January 27, 2008…

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