By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen gave final approval to The Alberta project, a 46,360-square-foot residential and commercial project slated for the corner of Roberson Street and Sweet Bay Place. At its meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, the board voted unanimously to give the four-story project a go-ahead after the…
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Recently: Critters suffer too
By Valarie Schwartz The drought has started making me droop. By the time you read this, maybe we will have had rain. Rain might save some withering plants, push the dirt around on our cars and settle the dust on the roads, but it comes too late for many things, and will be no more…
Get creative with planting this fall
A variety of plants — from flowering annuals and perennials to kitchen herbs, tomatoes, peppers and even a few stalks of corn — are easily grown on a sunny deck or patio. Photo by Ken Moore By Ken Moore Fall is for planting, a time when one can get a spade into the soil and…
Schools improve on ABC scores
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer More Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools met state standards for growth this year than last year, according to the 2007 ABCs report released last week. All district schools met state standards for expected growth, which is measured by tracking students’ scores on state reading and math exams. In 2006, Frank Porter Graham…
University submits request for first building at Carolina North
Update: This article has been updated (Friday evening, Sept. 14, 2007) to clarify that the university has submitted a letter asking for expedited review of a Special Use Permit for the project. University officials have submitted a letter to the town saying they’ll ask Chapel Hill for expedited review of its special use permit for…
Chatham to hold information sessions on land transfer tax
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a series of information sessions on the proposed 0.4 percent land transfer tax, which is on the ballot this November. The board has scheduled five community meetings; Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. at North Chatham School, 3380 Lystra Road; Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at…
News briefs: 9/13/07
Joint alcohol operation Thursday, September 6, the Chapel Hill Police Department, Carrboro Police Department and the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency conducted a joint alcohol enforcement campaign. Officers visited bars, restaurants and retail stores in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Two establishments — Monterrey Mexican Restaurant in Chapel Hill and Han Dee Hugos 70 in…
Land & Table briefs: 9/13/07
Free composting demonstration The Community Center Learning Garden will host its semiannual composting demonstration on Saturday, September 15 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Learn about composting outdoors with manufactured or homemade bins and indoor composting with worms. The demonstration is free and open to the public with no registration required. The Orange County Solid Waste…
Jaguars starting to score points, but defense struggling
Talbdeen McClain rounds the corner in a run against Orange High. Photo courtesy of Kim Ringeisen By Taylor Sisk and Kirk Ross Staff Sports Writers The Carrboro High School football Jaguars took a giant leap forward this past Friday night, scoring early and ending the first quarter tied with the Orange High School Panthers 13-13….
Sports brief: 9/13/07
Field Hockey The Chapel Hill High Lady Tigers defeated the East Chapel Hill Lady Wildcats at home Monday in a thrilling match. ECCHS scored in the first half and CHHS’s Taylor Wahrenbrock scored in the second. Two overtimes went scoreless before a penalty shootout. Liz Passannante scored the final goal while Tiger goalkeeper Alyssa Stefanadis…
Eye on the ball
 Above, first-seed Jaguar tennis player Julia Holt returns a backhand during the Jaguars’ match with Raleigh Charter High School last Thursday at Carrboro High School. Â
Pirates of the past
Frank Heath I was not present last Saturday for UNC’s thrill-a-minute 34-31 loss to East Carolina, but I can imagine Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville must have been a pretty loud and frenetic place, packed to the gills with 40,000 screaming Pirates fans. That’s because the last time North Carolina lost to ECU, I had the…
Fall Gardening Tips: 9/13/07
(Editor’s note: During fall gardening season we’ll be providing tips from the experts. This week’s tips come from Richard Quinn of Fifth Season in Carrboro.) Tip 1: Find a way to collect rainwater. “Even though it’s not raining right now, it will eventually.†Rain barrels are a good way to collect and use rainwater to…
Extreme gardening in times of extremes
Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) By Johnny Randall North Carolina Botanical Garden Natural plant distribution and abundance are largely dictated by the climatic extremes rather than by averages. Our current extreme and killing drought will likely cause a habitat shift in many areas: The plants that can tolerate the drought will remain and possibly expand their territories…
Women’s Center program for girls receives boost
 Teens Climb High members. Photo Courtesy of The Women’s Center By Susan Dickson Staff Writer For more than a decade, minority middle school girls in Chapel Hill and Carrboro have been coming together after school to talk about the many issues that young women face as they enter adolescence. Teens Climb High – a…