Orange County has petitioned the Town of Carrboro to change the zoning on a parcel of land in Carrboro from residential to fringe commercial so it may be purchased as a future library site
Save Chatham bookmobile
Recently, at a Literacy Council fundraiser luncheon, four renowned authors spoke eloquently about the importance of libraries and reading in their lives …
MS Awareness Week
March 14-20, 2011 is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Resourceful Tar Heels open NCAA Tournament in Charlotte
When Carolina started the basketball season 4-3, probably few people imagined the Tar Heels would earn a No. 2 seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
Students draw inspiration from Frida Kahlo for play
It’s not often you hear a group of 9 and 10-year-olds discuss the inspiration they draw from art.
Spring books sales
There are a few well-know signs of spring, and books sales at the local libraries are among them.
Agreement clears way for hotel, parking deck
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen agreed Tuesday night to lease a large number of parking spaces at a new parking deck in the 300 East Main Street project.
Residents split on county sales-tax proposal
At a public hearing on Tuesday, county residents were split on whether the county should hold another ballot referendum on a quarter-cent sales-tax increase.
Protesters disrupt town council meeting
Protests interrupted Monday night’s Chapel Hill Town Council meeting …
Council to move forward with Community House review
The Chapel Hill Town Council on Monday decided to delay finalizing proposed guidelines for a homeless shelter …
Weaver Street update
Work continues on the yearlong project to replace Weaver Street’s collapsing roadbed and the 80-year-old sewer line beneath it.
Changes to CVS plans detailed
Representatives of Hart-Redd, a company that wants to build a 24,000-square-foot commercial building on the northwest corner of Greensboro and Weaver streets, showed updated plans for the project at a community meeting at Carrboro Town Hall Monday night.
School board to revisit Morris Grove redistricting plans
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is set to vote tonight (Thursday) on a plan that would move students from Morris Grove Elementary School to other district elementary schools to ease overcrowding at Morris Grove.
Biomass testing to resume
UNC is conducting a test burn of wood pellets over the next two weeks to study whether it’s feasible to convert the university’s co-generation plant to biomass.