Scott Huler, the 2011 Piedmont Laureate, will soon have a new medium to express himself: public transportation.
Muddy Water Watch Workshop
There will be a workshop for residents to learn how to monitor construction that affects Bolin Creek on Monday at 7 p.m. at Carrboro Town Hall.
Cornucopia receives grant
Cornucopia Cancer Support Center will continue its in-home and hospice services thanks to a $9,600 grant from the Home Health Foundation of Chapel Hill Endowment Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation.
Free nature hike
There will be a free spring nature hike along Bolin Creek and the Winmore trails Saturday at 2 p.m.
Obituary: Donald Sutton Patterson
Obituary: Virginia Petty
Red Clay Ramblers at CHHS
The Red Clay Ramblers will perform with the Chapel Hill High School Orchestra on May 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Hanes Auditorium.
Japan benefit
McDougle Middle School will host Kokoro 4 Japan, a benefit for Japan’s disaster victims, on Friday from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
CHHS wins green challenge
Chapel Hill High School has been named one of five winners of the Green Your School Challenge, which encourages teens to use technology to generate awareness and have a positive impact on the environment.
CHHS honors college athletes
Chapel Hill High School recently held its annual signing day event to honor its 28 student-athletes who will continue their education and sporting careers at the college level.
Teachers of the Year
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools faculties have elected their Teachers of the Year.
Phil Blank, May 12, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank
And Baby Makes Three
Sunday’s Mother’s Day/Commencement Exercises at UNC took on a special meaning for Carrboro residents Anne and Nicholas Johnson.
Reusing, Crook’s earn Beard honors
Andrea Reusing of Lantern was named Best Chef of the Southeast and Crook’s Corner was presented with an America’s Classic Award on Monday by the James Beard Foundation.
A mural to give back
When Duke School eighth-grader Sadie Rapp was presented with the challenge of creating a project that would give back to the community, she wasn’t sure where it would take her, though she knew it would have something to do with art.



