The Chapel Hill Town Council approved a special-use permit that will allow the new owners of The Courtyard on West Franklin Street to make major changes to the property.
Police seek help
CH Police are looking for a suspect in counterfeit check fraud cases.
Ephesus-Fordham meeting
Development scenarios for the Ephesus Church-Fordham initiative will be presented. The plan will determine solutions for the existing transportation network and define future land uses for the area.
The superintendent we need
On Nov. 29 and Dec. 15, our school board will seek input from members of the community about what we should be looking for in a new superintendent.
FROM THE EDITOR
Thanks a bunch
When the Frost is on the Punkin
Editor’s note: The staff of this newspaper wishes you and yours a very happy and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday. The editor, recalling the many holidays past when this poem was read aloud and the soothing effect it had on even the most annoying relatives, suggests you gather the young ones around a senior member of your tribe with good eyesight and a resonate voice and let it rip.
Thanksgiving explorations
Here we are observing another Thanksgiving. Folks remaining here at home most likely have family and friends joining them for the seasonal tradition.
Fighting poverty, building buildings
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As you might expect heading into Thanksgiving week, the offices of the InterFaith Council for Social Services in downtown Carrboro are hopping.
Carrboro Film Festival ‘best ever’
Some 400 people turned out for the 5th annual Carrboro Film Festival, which, according to co-chair Jackie Helvey, was the “best ever.â€
County to extend timeline for ordinance changes
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to revise the timeline for implementation of the first phase of the Unified Development Ordinance after hearing concerns from residents that the public needs more time to provide feedback.
High school sports reports
Carrboro excelled on Friday in its 49-28 defeat of the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes, extending its postseason through the Thanksgiving holiday.
‘Imperative that we finish with a win’
The worst thing that could happen to the North Carolina football program at this point is to have the NCAA levy sanctions against the school, given the price the program has already paid.
Portrait of a mystery
For more than 20 years, artist Edie Cohn has kept a collection of portraits safely stashed away in an acid-free box on a shelf in her Durham studio.
Council mulls UMall library deal
Over the weekend, there were rumblings of a possible deal with University Mall owners Madison Marquette and the Town of Chapel Hill that would move the public library to the Dillard’s space.
Letter: Dead space
In listening to all this talk about the new CVS project on Greensboro and Weaver streets, I am dumfounded as to why no one is talking about the site CVS currently occupies next to Harris Teeter behind Carr Mill. What is to become of this space?