Emily Quadrio of Culbreth Middle School has received N.C. State University’s Outstanding Service Award …
Phil Blank, April 21, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank
Jeff’s Campus Confectionary, 1966
As I look back on the Franklin Street of my boyhood and recall the shops on the 100 block, I see faces – faces of longtime personalities who anchored those businesses.
The earnest season
There are many discernible periods in the cycle of our local governments.
Caveat emptor! Buyer beware!
My mother-in-law was a real estate agent in California. So when it came time for my husband and me to buy a home …
Letter: Look for sensible solutions
I don’t live in Carrboro, but I accept that Carrboro needs an easily accessible library.
Letter: Don’t destroy early education
The other week, I received a phone call from a citizen who asked when more child-care subsidy slots would be available.
Letter: Community Dinner success
Thanks to everyone who played a part in making the 14th annual Community Dinner a resounding success.
Public workers are easy prey
It is clear from Wisconsin to Ohio to North Carolina and places in between …
Parking deck, hotel closer to reality
Representatives of Main Street Partners told the Carrboro Board of Aldermen that they’re inching closer to a summer start for the major redevelopment of 300 East Main Street.
Town manager to retire
Carrboro Town Manager Steve Stewart announced on Wednesday that he plans to retire this year.
Carrboro’s big dig continues
The clanking of large shovels and the rumble of road rollers are still shaking up Weaver Street.
Chapel Hill town manager asks for review of town services
Another year of cost cutting has Chapel Hill Town Manager Roger Stancil convinced that the town needs to restructure the way it builds its budget.
DENR to hold public meeting on contaminant
The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will hold a public meeting on April 28.
County allocates tax funds
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to dedicate any funds raised from a quarter-cent sales-tax referendum to schools and economic development.