Cliff Collins lost his first Cackalacky banner to theives. This one flies slightly higher over his Main Street grocery store. Cackalacky is the brand name of a local hot sauce and condiment company as well as slang for the Old North State. Photo by H. Page Skelton, Sr.
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Citizens sought for rights program
The Orange County Office of Human Rights and Relations is looking for ten county residents to engage in a comprehensive civil rights and human relations training program. Through the Community Civil Rights Educator Program, residents will learn about fair housing, landlord-tenant information, predatory lending, employment discrimination, Title VI, wage and hour information, hate crimes, violence…
The memories you want to forget are the hardest ones to lose
UNC News Services Painful, emotional memories that people would most like to forget may be the toughest to leave behind, especially when memories are created through visual cues, according to a new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “When you’re watching the news on television and see footage of wounded soldiers…
News briefs: 8/23/07
Back-to-school donations encouraged News Talk 1360 WCHL and University Mall will sponsor the Communities in Schools of Orange County School Supply Drive on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the mall’s annual “Back to School Day.†The drive is collecting book bags, calculators, crayons, folders, glue, markers, notebooks, paper, pencils, pens, rulers and…
Of wildflowers and drought
Common Tall Goldenrod at Mason Farm Biological Reserve. Photo by Ken Moore By Ken Moore Goldenrods – particularly the Pineywoods Goldenrod, Solidago pinetorum, a welcome sign of approaching fall – have begun coloring up the roadsides in spite of the drought. It was one of the first plants carried over to England, where it quickly…
Land & Table Briefs: 8/23/07
When chefs shop The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will hold its sixth annual “Chefs Who Shop the Carrboro Farmers’ Market†event on September 8. Six chefs who regularly shop at the market will create Southern fare-inspired dishes using ingredients available at the market.
School Profiles
Carrboro Elementary, PreK-5 Emily Bivins, Principal 400 Shelton Street Carrboro, NC 27510 (919) 968-3652 www.chccs.k12.nc.us/carrboro 547 students Teacher of the Year: Deborah Lederer-Hughes Visiting International Faculty (VIF) teacher Helen Crompton was named VIF’s Outstanding Cultural Ambassador. Crompton teaches fifth grade and is originally from England.
School briefs: 8/23/07
District unveils new web presence The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have unveiled a new web presence for 2007-08. The web page remains at the same address, www.chcs.k12.nc.us. The revamp follows several months of work on the part of the design committee, the superintendent’s cabinet and the district’s web architect, Scott Latimore. The project completely reorganizes…
Smith named Y director
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Former WTVD sports anchor Drew Smith has been named as the new development director for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA. Smith recently returned to Chapel Hill from Sarasota, Fla., where he worked as a news anchor and a reporter for about a year. Before moving to Sarasota, Smith had spent 15…
Community Briefs: 8/23/07
Gallagher honored James Gallagher, Ph.D., was honored as a leader in gifted education by the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. Gallagher is a former director and current senior scientist emeritus of the FPG Child Development Institute. He received the 2007 Harry Passow Leadership Award at the Council’s 23rd world conference. The international award…
Community Calendar: 8/23/07
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 Southern Village Farmers’ Market – Thu 4-7 pm through Aug 30 at Market Street on the Village Green. Hillsborough Farmers’ Market – Wed 3-6pm; Sat 7:30am-noon. Apr-Nov. 732-8315.
The Mill: 8/23/07
Let it rain Suddenly, on Tuesday, the wind kicked up and in swirls along Main Street, rippling the awnings, signs and potted flora. Dead leaves from parched trees and bushes and all kinds of other debris got kicked up. A crape myrtle in front of the Bank of America building lost a good-sized branch. Then…
Music Calendar: 8/23/07- 8/30/07
Thursday August 23 Blue Horn Lounge: Mark Wells & Jil Christensen. 9pm Cat’s Cradle: The Wailers, The Movement. 8:30pm. $26 The Cave: Early: Schnitzel. Late: $5. Mad Tea Party. Local 506: Amy Cook, Mary Johnson. 9pm. $5 Reservoir: Colossus, Worn In Red, Constrictor. 10pm Weaver Street Market: Dom Casual. 6pm
Arts Calendar: 8/23/07
Carrboro Artist’s Reception – The Mirror of the Noonday Sun. Come celebrate this new collection of paintings by Eduardo Lapetina. Mon, Aug 27, 5:30-7:30pm. Works on display through Oct 1. Panzanella, 200 N Greensboro St, Carr Mill Mall, Carrboro. 929-6626, panzanella.com Ceramics by John Svara – Local potter’s works on display through Aug 31. NC…
For the Record: 8/23/07
Editor’s note: Following is the official summary of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority’s year-round water conservation rules. An in-depth look at the rules and the reason for them are available on the OWASA website at owasa.org/pages/yearroundconserv03.asp Conventional spray irrigation is limited to three days per week between 8:00 pm and 9:00 am and to…