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Author: Staff

Yard sale ahead

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Staff

By Valarie Schwartz For the drivers behind me on Saturday mornings, I need a bumper sticker that reads: Brakes for Yard Sales. There’s nothing like finding a treasure among another’s junk to provide a lift from the doldrums. But this Saturday and Sunday brings a sale with no true junk, only great deals on exciting…

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Moeser to step down at end of school year

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Staff

It was not one of Carolina’s better-kept secrets; the only question was when the announcement would come. The answer to that was yesterday, and during his annual State of the University address James Moeser served notice that he will step down as chancellor on June 30, 2008. In a message to the campus community released…

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A late-summer flower for the shade

Posted on September 27, 2007September 27, 2007 by Staff

While our Carrboro Citizen editor keeps us informed of the political wilderness within the Legislative Building on the north side of Jones Street, there is a natural wilderness in action across the street, beside the Museum of Natural Sciences. On the legislative side, weekly irrigation and mowing maintain emerald-green short turf accented here and there…

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Shopping center wins OK

Posted on September 27, 2007September 27, 2007 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After hearing from residents of Lincoln Park and after a lengthy discussion and debate, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen gave final approval Tuesday night to the Shoppes at Jones Ferry. The final vote was 6 to 1, with Alderman Joal Hall Broun the lone dissenter. Plans for the project, located…

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Music Festival Sunday

Posted on September 27, 2007September 27, 2007 by Staff

  By Susan Dickson Staff Writer To a first-time attendee, the Carrboro Music Festival might seem a bit overwhelming. Best not to try to attend everything. Because with more than 150 shows on 22 stages, there’s way too much fun to be had. As of Wednesday afternoon, the weather forecast for Sunday is sunny, with…

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Music Festival Schedule

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Staff

Archer Graphics 1 – Storm Front: Carolina Blues 2 – Killer Filler: Surfy, instrumental 3 – Lithium Dove: alt-Rock 4 – Ronnie Parks & Tim Forbes: Original Carolina Rock 5 – Off The Road Band: Americana 6 – The Lids: 50’s – 70’s Rock

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Musical Memory: Stories of past festivals

Posted on September 27, 2007September 27, 2007 by Staff

Firehouse rock The morning of Fete ’99 dawned seriously misty. Our foul-weather plan consisted of crossed fingers and a few extra tarps. The fete committee, chaired that year by Berkeley Grimball, met early and decided to forge ahead. Berkeley was pacing at home when Carrboro Fire Chief Rodney Murray’s voice came in on the walkie-talkie….

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A short history of the festival

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Staff

Gerry Williams Festival Coordinator The Music Festival began in 1998, when then-Carrboro resident Elizabeth Boisson and the Carrboro Arts Committee suggested to the mayor and board of aldermen that we join the handful of American communites that celebrate the summer solstice through participation in the International Fete de la Musique. After deciding to go ahead…

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District projections include three new schools

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools could see two new elementary schools and a new middle school in the next 10 years, according to the district’s updated 2008-18 capital investment plan, which was approved by the school board last week. The plan outlines the district’s anticipated capital needs through 2018, including new…

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School brief: Carrboro High Open House

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Staff

The Carrboro High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association will hold an open house on September 27 at 6:30 p.m. Parents will meet in the gym, then visit their children’s classes and teachers in order to learn about individual course expectations and requirements. The meeting in the gym will last about half an hour, while each class visit…

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School brief: Strategic plan meeting

Posted on September 27, 2007September 27, 2007 by Staff

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will hold a meeting on September 27 to collect input for the district’s new strategic plan. In addition, school officials have created an online survey for community members to respond to three questions: What is the one area in which the district needs to improve in order to be considered a…

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School brief: School improvement meetings

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will meet with School Improvement Teams over the next month to review School Improvement Plans. All meetings will be held in the Lincoln Center Boardroom. The Hospital School, Glenwood Elementary, Scroggs Elementary, Frank Porter Graham Elementary and Estes Hills Elementary will deliver their presentations at the first session, which…

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School brief: Elementary school naming meeting

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Staff

The committee created by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education to solicit potential names for the new elementary school will hold its first meeting October 1st at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Center. The district’s 10th elementary school is under construction at the corner of Eubanks Road and Dromoland Road and will open in the…

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Tax to be on the ballot in May

Posted on September 27, 2007September 27, 2007 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Board of County Commissioners presented land transfer and sales tax options to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County boards of education at a joint work session on Tuesday. The board earlier this month voted to put a tax referendum on the ballot next May. Commissioners decided not to put…

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News brief: Election forum

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Staff

The League of Women Voters will sponsor an election forum for Chapel Hill mayor and town council candidates Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at Chapel Hill Town Hall.

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