Illustration by Phil Blank
Carl Sandburg in Chapel Hill
Carl Sandburg, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, author and historian, was a Midwesterner by birth, but he chose to be a North Carolinian for the last 22 years of his prodigiously productive writing life.
FLORA: Keeping up with the fall
Beggar ticks, or hitchhikers, on pants legs are a sure prelude to fall.
A radical departure
Check out the 1966 Yackety Yack and see if you can identify the progressives.
Carrboro candidates discuss development
Candidates for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen talked development, where it should go and what it ought to look like at a forum hosted by the Carrboro precincts of the Orange County Democratic Party on Monday.
Chapel Hill hopefuls talk economy, housing
Economic development and housing affordability, with an emphasis on Northside and nearby neighborhoods, were highlights of a Chapel Hill Town Council candidate forum on Tuesday.
Council postpones decision on alley closure
Struck with indecision and confusion and left with too many lingering questions, the Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday postponed a decision on a request to close and reconstruct the Dawson Place right of way.
Sanitation 2 file complaint against town
Kerry Bigelow and Clyde Clark, the Town of Chapel Hill Public Works employees fired last October for alleged insubordination and dereliction of duties, have filed a civil summons with Orange County Superior Court against the town and Town Manager Roger Stancil.
County, Carrboro revisit library
The Orange County Board of Commissioners will revisit discussions about the Southwest Branch of the Orange County Library in a joint meeting with the Carrboro Board of Alderman today (Thursday).
Occupy Chapel Hill-CarrboroÂ
The Occupy Wall Street movement sweeping the country has made its way to downtown Chapel Hill.
Greenbridge development sold
Greenbridge Condominiums, which has been tied up in the foreclosure process by Bank of America, has been sold to a group of investors.
Part of Umstead Drive open
The section of Umstead Drive between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Umstead Park has reopened to traffic.
Food-processing center to open
The Piedmont Food & Agricultural Processing Center will celebrate its grand opening on Oct. 21 at 2 p.m.
Buses to the football game
The Tar Heel Express will provide shuttle service on Saturday for the UNC football game against Miami, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m.
BIG CITY: Not sold on sales tax
I’m not sold. Not yet.



