Due to the completion of OWASA’s sewer-replacement project along Bolin Creek, Umstead Drive has reopened from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Estes Drive Extension.
Leaf collection begins this week
Chapel Hill launched its annual leaf collection this week. Collection runs through late February.
Growing it here, growing it now
“We can’t afford to lose collective knowledge,†said Daniel Smith, director and producer of Growing it Here, Growing it Now, of his latest documentary about real food and the gardeners making it grow in two Carrboro community gardens.
Wish Tree Party
UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell will host a Wish Tree Party on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill.
Poe celebration at the library
The Orange County Main Library will host a Halloween event for teens on Monday from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Meeting Room.
Southern Village Halloween party
Southern Village will be transformed into Candy Village for a Candy Land-themed Halloween costume party on Saturday from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the Village Green.
Carrboro resident wins big at fair
Carrboro resident Caroline Fisher won first place at the N.C. State Fair in a handicrafts contest for decorative chicken eggs.
Cheese day at farmers’ market
In honor of American Cheese Month, the Carrboro Farmers’ Market will host Cheese Day on Saturday.
Halloween blood drive
The Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Anna Maria’s Pizzeria and the American Red Cross will co-sponsor the annual Halloween blood drive on Friday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Carrboro Friends receives award
The Friends of North Carolina Public Libraries recognized the Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library as a first-place winner in their annual Frances B. Reid Awards for outstanding Friends groups across the state.
Day of reckoning for UNC football
There is a Carolina football team today, but there is no Tar Heel football program at the moment.
Carrboro field hockey defeats Chapel Hill
The Carrboro High School field hockey team defeated Chapel Hill High School last week in a shootout following two overtime periods, after a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation play.
High school football scores
from around the county.
Diversity Night at FPG
Frank Porter Graham Elementary School held its Diversity Night last week.
Carrboro bike ride
The Town of Carrboro will hold the first Kidical Mass event, a 3-mile bike ride starting and ending at Carrboro Elementary School, on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 3 to 5 p.m.