By Susan Dickson Staff Writer More than 40 years ago, Lincoln High School closed its doors to students. But the memories of the tight-knit community that the school once housed have not been forgotten. Students have not attended Lincoln High since 1966, when schools were integrated and the all-black high school closed. But the building…
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School briefs: 8/20/07
District collects community input with meeting, survey 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…
Exile on Jones Street: 9/20/07
Kirk Ross Shameful shambles As those of you following theses kinds of things know, irony is dead, replaced by stark realities and painfully obvious absurdities. So, no, it was not ironic to see front-page headlines the other day laying out so clearly the state of the state 2007. Topping the page, naturally, was the shiny…
What they’re saying about Cat
Editor’s note: Jock Lauterer’s recent column about George “Cat Baby†Cannada garnered quite a response. The article was passed around via email to locals and ex-pats alike. Following are some of the responses from here and points elsewhere.  Jim Greenlee Appreciated so much the Cat-Baby article! As a member of Carrboro Baptist Church in those…
Letters to the Editor: 8/20/07
True Blue Nice rant, Frank. You are a true Heel. Carl Rowe New Bern
Headlines
By Chris Fitzsimon The special session of the General Assembly is over, state lawmakers are back home, and the executives and stockholders of Goodyear and Bridgestone Firestone are no doubt celebrating, toasting their lobbyists and looking forward to their millions in cash grants from the state treasury of North Carolina. Say what you want about…
The Mill: 8/20/07
Odd thing, fly-overs. Seems to be a trend at Kenan now. Off and on for the past few years, we’ve had the F-15s roaring through town during the State-Carolina game. Last week, it was Apache helicopters swooping in just before kickoff for the Virginia game. In this town, such displays always engender debate. While the…
Arts Calendar: 9/20/07
Carrboro Paintings & Sculpture by Luna Lee Ray & Joanne Andrews – Through Sept 30. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org Background Music for Birds – Mixed media paintings by Renee Seaman Treml. Through Sept 30. NC Crafts Gallery, 212 W Main St, Carrboro. Mon-Sat 10am-6 pm, Sun 1-4pm. 942-4048, www.nccraftsgallery.com Turned…
Music Calendar: 9/20/07 – 9/27/07
Thursday Sep 20 Blue Horn Lounge: Taz Halloween w/ Robert Griffin & Stu Cole. 9pm The Cave: Early: Days Difference. Late: Future Kings of Nowhere w/ The Wigg Report. General Store Café: Jazz with The Tony Galiani Band. 8pm Local 506: Bryan Scary & the Shredding Tears, Arizona, Morning State. 9pm. $8
Community Calendar: 9/20/07
Farmers’ Markets Carrboro Farmers’ Market – Sat 7am-12pm through Dec 22; Wed 3:30-6:30pm through Oct 17. Carrboro Town Commons. 932-1641, www.carrborofarmersmarket.com. Hillsborough Farmers’ Market – Wed 3-6pm; Sat 7:30am-noon. Apr-Nov. 732-8315. Fearrington Village Farmers’ Market – Tue 4pm through Nov 20. 8 miles south of Chapel Hill on US 15-501, Fearrington Village, Chapel Hill. 542-4000,…
Obituary – Joan Elizabeth Byrne
Joan Elizabeth Byrne, 68, of Chapel Hill passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at UNC-Hospital in Chapel Hill. Byrne was born on December 12, 1928, in Queens, NY to Charles and Elizabeth Mullet Lang. Byrne and her husband William lived in the Governors’ Club in Chapel Hill for the past 12 years and met…
Obituary: Morris W. Rosenberg
Morris W. Rosenberg, 87, veteran foreign correspondent and Bureau Chief for the Associated Press, died of prostate cancer at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on September 15, 2007. Rosenberg graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in journalism in 1940, and was elected to the NC Journalism…
Rising Seniors
New center a buzz of activity since opening Joan Hiskey, center, participates in a strength and mobility class for seniors at the newly opened senior center on Homestead Road. Photo by Isaac Sandlin By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Over the past few months, county seniors have been quietly settling into their new senior center, which…
Three are in, but is Kinnaird really out?
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Carrboro Alderman John Herrera announced Wednesday that he’s joining Orange County commissioners Moses Carey and Mike Nelson in the race to succeed Sen. Ellie Kinnaird. But Kinnaird, who has made it no secret that she is interested in seeing a woman replace her, said Wednesday afternoon that she is not…
Alderman charged with assault
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer A confrontation with a cross-country race volunteer at Hank Anderson Park Wednesday evening resulted in misdemeanor charges of assault with a deadly weapon against Carrboro Board of Alderman Dan Coleman. Coleman allegedly bumped his car into the legs of Amanda Kotecki, who was holding traffic back at a crosswalk while…