Chapel Hill’s Umstead Park and the adjacent Tanyard Branch greenway trail will be closed through December for an OWASA sewer-replacement project.
Film festival seeks submissions
Filmmakers are invited to submit their short films (under 20 minutes) for the sixth annual Carrboro Film Festival.
Chatham Transit unveils service
Beginning Aug. 1, Chatham Transit Network will introduce a new countywide curb-to-curb service.
Fracking Bewareness event
A “Fracking Bewareness†event will be held at Fearrington Barn on July 19 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Clean Jordan Lake wins grant
Clean Jordan Lake has won a $3,400 grant from the BoatUS Foundation to increase its number of volunteers to help remove trash from the shoreline of the lake.
Call for Festifall artists
The Town of Chapel Hill seeks artists for the 39th annual Festifall, celebrating the area’s cultural arts on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 1 to 6 p.m. along West Franklin Street.
Native American music
There will be a musical performance by Native American style flutist Mark Holland and Autumn’s Child on Saturday, July 23, at 7 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center.
Phil Blank, June 30, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank
Val Lauder Interviews Old Blue Eyes, 1948
Val Lauder, who retired this spring at 85 after teaching feature writing at the School of Journalism & Mass Communication for 31 years, had an illustrious career as a reporter and columnist for the Chicago Daily News.
BIG CITY: File under hmmm
by Kirk Ross
For some folks, the summer doldrums are starting. Others are hitting the road or the beach.
Letter: Court time
The state budget cuts will have many unintended consequences, but I’d like to alert the community to one that may be under the radar.
Letter: Thanks, Gov
Thank you, Gov. Perdue, for standing on the right side of history by vetoing the voter ID bill.
Returning team reminiscent of 2009 Heels
The 2009 North Carolina team showed what a combination of experience and talent can accomplish in today’s college basketball.
Out of the mainstream
Joe Hackney
Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools will eliminate 500 jobs soon and have declared it a victory.
Chapel Hill won’t charge library fees, for now
The Chapel Hill Town Council voted 7-2 on Monday not to charge non-Chapel Hill residents of Orange County to use the Chapel Hill Public Library.