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Author: Staff

Tapping the boards

Posted on September 20, 2007September 20, 2007 by Staff

By Valarie Schwartz Robin Vail and I both did our parts for me to attend a Footnotes Tap Ensemble rehearsal before its upcoming show Saturday, but we could not know that someone would lock me out of the dance studio. With sore knuckles (from much fruitless banging on the door), I write this with assistance…

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School board considers new budget process measures

Posted on September 20, 2007September 20, 2007 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The school budget process could run a little more smoothly next year under changes proposed by school officials. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will consider changes to the annual budget process tonight (Thursday). The school board will present anticipated budget drivers and the budget process timeline to the Board…

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Aldermen seek changes at day labor site

Posted on September 20, 2007September 20, 2007 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Loitering, drinking, public unrination and crude and offensive comments to female passers-by have sparked a crackdown at a site on the corner of Jones Ferry Road and Davie Road routinely used by day laborers. Neighbors have long complained that the corner across Davie Road from the Kangaroo Express convenience store…

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News brief: Chatham water restrictions intensify

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Staff

The Chatham County Utilities Department has announced “danger level” water restrictions will take effect in northeastern Chatham County on Monday. Under the mandatory restrictions, nearly all uses of county water for lawns, grasses, groundcovers, landscaping, pools and car washes are banned until further notice. Water customers violating restrictions will not receive a warning before penalties…

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News brief: Hispanic Heritage event

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Staff

Century Hall will host an event for Hispanic Heritage Month on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. Excerpts from David Riker’s film La Ciudad will be shown, followed by a bilingual discussion facilitated by advocates Estefania San Juan (El Pueblo) and Dr. Luke Smith (El Futuro). This event is co-sponsored by Carrboro Cybrary, Carrboro Recreation…

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News brief: Women’s Center book sale

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Staff

The Women’s Center will hold its first-ever book sale on Saturday, September 22. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. indoors at the Women’s Center, 210 Henderson Street, Chapel Hill. The sale was organized after the center received an anonymous donation of several hundred books. The sale includes rare and popular books…

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News brief: Police seeking information

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Staff

Police are calling for information about a shooting that occurred nearly a year ago. Around 1:40 a.m. the morning of November 1, 2006, the victims were walking on Merritt Mill Road when they were approached by two black men and a black woman. One of the individuals had a handgun. They hit the victims, searched…

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News brief: Park project progresses

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Staff

Work on water lines for the Southern Community Park will close at least one lane of Dogwood Acres Drive next week and limit sidewalk access along U.S. 15-501, Chapel Hill parks officials announced. The waterline installation, which will also require one southbound lane of the highway to close for part of the day when the…

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News brief: Election forums

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Staff

The Sierra Club will sponsor a public forum for Chapel Hill Town Council and mayor candidates on Tuesday. The forum will focus on environmental issues and will be held at the Chapel Hill Town Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at 7 p.m. The League of Women Voters will sponsor an election forum Wednesday,…

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Tar Heels looking for an Oompa Loompa stretch

Posted on September 20, 2007September 20, 2007 by Staff

By Frank Heath Sports Columnist Watching this evolving young UNC football team week by week reminds me slightly of a scene from Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, where Mike Teavee decides he is going to transport himself over the television airwaves to the (slight) protestations of Mr. Wonka. Each time Carolina’s red-shirt freshman quarterback T….

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Coaches’ Reports: 8/20/07

Posted on September 20, 2007September 20, 2007 by Staff

Carrboro High Men’s Soccer (Via Romain Morales) A strong Cardinal Gibbons team proved too much for the young Jaguars, as CG defeated CHS 5-0 Monday night. CHS held even possession for the first 25 minutes until giving up a soft goal. The aggressive CG team continued the pressure, but the CHS defensive backs (Ben Berozlheimer,…

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Brief: Ready to BioBlitz?

Posted on September 20, 2007September 20, 2007 by Staff

From 6 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29 to 6 a.m. the following day, local families will join scientists and natural historians for a BioBlitz – an inventory of animal and plant life – at Mason Farm Biological Reserve, part of the North Carolina Botanical Garden at UNC. The BioBlitz – a joint project of the…

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Brief: Farm tour

Posted on September 20, 2007September 20, 2007 by Staff

The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s second annual Eastern Triangle Farm Tour will be held September 22 and 23. The tour will visit 17 farms in the Triangle area from 1 to 5 p.m. both days. The farm tour kickoff will be held tonight (Thursday) at 6 at Whole Foods Market on Wade Avenue in Raleigh….

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Brief: Giant cookie nets dough

Posted on September 20, 2007September 20, 2007 by Staff

The record-breaking cookie events sponsored by Weaver Street Market and Immaculate Baking Company last weekend earned $2544 for the ArtsCenter — another possible record for a single bake sale item in support of the arts. Paul Borron won the drawing for Clyde Jones artwork donated for the event.

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Brief: Garden sculptures

Posted on September 20, 2007September 20, 2007 by Staff

The North Carolina Botanical Garden opened its 20th annual sculpture show Friday night amid a much-needed rain. The invitational show runs through Nov. 16 and will feature work by approximately 30 North Carolina artists. The sculptures come in a variety of media — from stone to stainless steel, concrete to clay, chain-sawed wood to recycled…

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