Flowing hummocks of clover filling the highway median south of town. Photo by Ken Moore By Ken Moore “Grass is the most abused of all plants!†decried Steve Warner, a cherished older friend of mine, an Ohio landscape architect who many years ago retired down on a farm on the White Oak River near Swansboro….
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Rites of Spring
Suzanne Kennedy (left) and Sara Beaman perform a sword dance while Amy-Jae Rignola Crawford looks on during “The Rite of Spring,†a performance at Forest Theater by the Devoted Bellydance Collective. The collective held two shows last weekend to benefit the Orange County Rape Crisis Center and the to aid the Arbor Day Foundation’s efforts…
Town looks at tax and no-tax options for new budget
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen received twin budget proposals Tuesday night, one with no tax increase and another with a plan for raising the tax rate by 2.86 cents, a hike of slightly more than 4.5Â percent. In presenting his proposal, Town Manager Steve Stewart noted that the town has…
Fire station moves ahead
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer With a new lease agreement with the university and the state worked out, plans are moving forward for a new northern fire station, including a design charrette this month to seek public input. Tuesday night, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard a review of the plans so far and gave…
Redistricting plan ready for review
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer This Thursday, for perhaps the final time this year, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education will revisit redistricting and consider a plan that would move nearly 500 students to a new elementary school when it opens in the fall of 2008. The board is redistricting in order to move students…
School budgets a concern
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County schools superintendents Neil Pedersen and Shirley Carraway warned that the school districts could see major cuts if they don’t receive funds requested in their annual budgets. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County boards of education met with the Board of County Commissioners on Monday night…
Former mayor pro tem John D. Boone dies
By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Carrboro lifelong resident and longtime community activist John D. Boone Jr. died last Saturday at UNC Hospitals. He was 78. Boone had retired as head of the purchasing department at UNC. He was a member of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen from 1972 to 1987and also served as mayor pro…
Lights installed
New solar-powered signal lights were installed last week at Ephesus Elementary School on Ephesus Church Road and at Estes Hills Elementary and Phillips Middle schools on Estes Drive. The town also plans to install lights at Culbreth Middle School. The improvements are funded with $21,000 of sidewalk and street improvement bonds approved by voters in…
Police want help with string of burglaries
The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a string of residential burglaries in the West Cameron Avenue area. Incidents include: Someone entered the residence at 210 Ransom St. through the front door on April 20 at 6:32 a.m., but left without taking anything when the resident called out. Between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on…
Town appoints new representatives
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen recommended that the county approve the appointment of Margo Lester as Carrboro’s representative to the Orange County Human Relations Commission. The board also approved the appointments of Carly Apple, Mary Rabinowitz and Ryan Elting to the town’s Environmental Advisory Board.
News briefs: 5/3/07
Banner gone The Cackalacky banner on the side of Cliff’s Meat Market at 100 W. Main Street in Carrboro was stolen last week. The Cackalacky Classic Condiment Company is offering a free case of Cackalacky – a $60 value – to the person who returns the banner to Cliff’s, no questions asked. The banner cost…
For the Record
Retrograde in health care A new study from the university’s Sheps Center confirms that North Carolina is falling further behind when it comes to health care. The percentage of uninsured North Carolinians grew to 1,314,238 people, a rise from 15.3 percent of the population in 2000 to 17.2 percent in 2005. The center produced maps…
Land (and jobs) for tomorrow
By Abdul Rasheed It’s encouraging to see the positive attention generated by a proposal in the General Assembly that could lead to the most important environmental initiative in the history of our state. Those of us involved with the project call it “Land for Tomorrow.†Others refer to it as the land-use plan in House…
Exile on Jones Street
By Kirk Ross Maybe we should all go pro. When it comes to sports, this is that time of year I most dislike. This is when those thin walls that separate college and professional athletics come down and we start seeing dollar figures instead of majors and year in school in the descriptive clauses of…
Letters to the Editor: May 3
Return our banner Hi, Carrboro Citizen. We would love to enlist you for some help with the recovery of our stolen Cackalacky banner. The banner was removed from the side of Cliff’s Meat Market last week. It cost us $300 to have made. We are offering a free case of Cackalacky (a $60 value) to…