The Human Services Advisory Board of Orange County is accepting applications for funding for the 2011-12 fiscal year from …
Chapel Hill council retreat
The Chapel Hill Town Council will meet Feb. 4 and 5 to discuss the council’s goals for the coming year.
Chief Blue to speak
Newly appointed Chapel Hill police Chief Chris Blue will be the guest speaker for the first Friends of Downtown meeting of the new year on Jan. 27.
Friends of Bolin Creek to develop transit plan
Friends of Bolin Creek has voted to develop its own transportation plan to protect the Bolin Creek watershed.
Rabid raccoon found in Chapel Hill
A raccoon found in Chapel Hill tested positive for rabies on Wednesday at the State Laboratory of Public Health.
Brush truck breakdown
The Town of Hillsborough’s brush truck is out of service for maintenance.
Legislative breakfast on mental health
N.C. Assistant Secretary Beth Melcher will discuss the future of the state’s mental health system this Saturday at the 33rd Annual Legislative Breakfast on Mental Health at the Friday Center.
County seeks nursing home board members
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is looking for residents interested in serving on the county’s 12-member Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee.
Haw River winter hike
Beat cabin fever with a guided hike on the Lower Haw River State Natural Area this Sunday at 1 p.m.
Green movement to be performance topic
Environmental justice, social ecology and collective responsibility in this climate-changing era will be the topics of a multimedia performance piece Friday and Saturday in Gerrard Hall on the UNC campus.
School board to review superintendent applications
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will hold special meetings on Feb. 21 and 25 to review applications received in conjunction with the superintendent search.
Chapel Hill Public Arts awarded grant
Chapel Hill Public Arts, in conjunction with the Street Scene Teen Center, has been awarded a grant for the Between the Lines program.
Movie at CHHS
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation will host a screening of Race to Nowhere on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Hanes Auditorium at Chapel Hill High School.
School board hosts legislative breakfast
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education was joined by local and state elected officials for the district’s annual legislative breakfast on Friday.
Phil Blank, January 13, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank