On Oct. 25, Michael Patrick Harper, 22, of Chesley Lane, Chapel Hill, was arrested and charged with injury to real property, injury to personal property, reckless driving and hit and run.
Walk for animals Saturday
The sixth annual Paws4Ever Walk for Animal Protection will take place Saturday at Southern Village.
Support The ArtsCenter’s Pepsi Refresh Project
Nov. 1 marked the opening of the polls for the Pepsi Refresh Project, giving The ArtsCenter a chance to become one of 15 recipients of $25,000.
Homebrew festival to help food bank
Fifth Season Gardening Company will hold its first Homebrew for Hunger festival Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at the new West End Public event space at 462 W. Franklin St.
Free memory screenings
As part of National Memory Screening Day, the Orange County Department on Aging will give free, confidential memory screenings and information about successful aging on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Seymour Center.
Phil Blank, November 3, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank
Those Other Faces, Halloween 2011
So often we assume we know the people we see every day. And then one day, they appear as someone else.
FLORA: Chasing the ‘peak’
At this time of year, I poke fun at the craze to travel far and wide to view “peak†fall color.
Big decisions ahead for voters
Growth. Economic development. Budgetary woes. A new school superintendent. It’s an even more transitional time in Orange County than usual.
Main Street sewer repair stalled
Attempts to resolve a sewage problem on the south side of Main Street have run into unforeseen difficulties, leaving businesses to rely on a temporary fix that state officials could deem unsuitable early next year.
Aldermen mull deer measures
In an effort to curb the growth of the exploding deer population in town, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on Tuesday voted unanimously to ban the intentional feeding of deer within town limits and scheduled a future discussion to consider allowing bow hunting in town.
Tax options summarized
Even if the quarter-cent sales-tax referendum gets voted down this Election Day, the Orange County Board of Commissioners is committed to improving the county’s schools and economic-development efforts, and might consider implementing a slight increase in the property tax to do so, commissioners said Tuesday.
School board candidates get final chance to express views
The Lake Hogan Democratic Precinct school board candidate forum provided candidates with a last chance to voice their opinions and their proposed solutions to the most pressing issues facing the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
Council approves Dawson Place closure
At the Oct. 26 meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted to approve the closure of the Dawson Place right-of-way located off west Rosemary Street.Â
Info on deer hunting with dogs
Orange County Animal Services has put together an informational brochure about the legal requirements and responsibilities of deer hunting with dogs.