Illustration by Phil Blank
Atwater Farm, July 1, 1939
‘‘For me, documentary photography is less a matter of subject and more a matter of approach,†wrote Dorothea Lange.
Caution on housing
We ask our leaders to be forward looking about things, to take the next generation or two or seven into account when making decisions.
Come one! Come all!
Perhaps you’ve heard that the town of Carrboro is turning 100 next week.
Letter: Build a Block
The Carolina Library Community is raising $35,000 and 2,000 hours of labor to help build a Habitat for Humanity house this school year.
Letter: Bicycle Friendly City
This fall, Carrboro received the League of American Bicyclists’ Silver Level Bicycle Friendly City award.
Letter: Tablecloths and smiles
Every Tuesday evening, smiles appear on the faces of patients and their live-in caregivers on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit of N.C. Cancer Hospital …
Tar Heels utilize versatility as a weapon
One has only to look at Carolina’s two games against Boston College this season to witness UNC’s valuable versatility.
Everybody’s kid
After attending a panel discussion on teens and substance abuse hosted by the United Church of Chapel Hill in January, discussions with those who know the teen scene led me to six weeks of collecting data and stories.
The once and future Piedmont savanna
The 40-plus walkers accompanying me “in the footsteps of John Terres†around Mason Farm on Sunday saw something there that John never saw.
Board takes first look at budget
The Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday took its first look at the 2011-12 county budget …
Aydan Court still draws concerns
The last time developer Carol Ann Zinn’s Aydan Court project was reviewed in a public hearing, she and then-Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy engaged in a heated colloquy after the mayor and council appeared ready to reject a rezoning request for the project.
A whole new Whirld
Artists have always aimed to expand people’s creative horizons and challenge a culture’s standards and perspectives.
ArtsCenter loses executive director
The ArtsCenter Board of Directors announced last week that board members had voted to restructure the center’s leadership …
Board approves new options for 300 East Main
At it’s meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen cleared the way for additions to the former VisArt Video space at 300 East Main St. …