Town crews will be removing a large dead tree on Cameron Avenue between Pittsboro and Mallette streets Thursday and Friday.
Construction to start on food processing center
The public is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
Prevent underage drinking
Safe Homes Breakfast, sponsored by the Northern Orange Partnership for Alcohol and Drug Free Youth, will be held this Saturday from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Orange County Parks and Recreation Building, 300 West Tryon Street in Hillsborough.
Volunteers sought
Volunteers are needed to help with the 4th annual Project Homeless Connect Orange County on Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hargraves Community Center in Chapel Hill.
Donors needed at OWASA blood drive
On Oct. 29, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Anna Maria’s and the American Red Cross will sponsor a Halloween Blood Drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room at the OWASA Administration Building, 400 Jones Ferry Road.
Carrboro leaf collection
Carrboro begins its annual leaf collection on Nov. 1. Collection is in residential areas only.
Obituary: Barbara Maddrey
Get involved
If you’re not happy with the way things are going – or if you want something good to continue – help the Carrboro Board of Aldermen do the right thing by joining an advisory board.
Award-winning architecture
Two of Weinstein Friedlein Architects’ recent projects took awards in the North Carolina American Institute of Architects 2010 design competition.
Free small-business seminars
The Small Business Center at Durham Tech is offering several free workshops for small business owners – and owner wanna-bes. “Edge of the Box Thinkingâ€, 6 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 4, will provide strategies to engage effectively and influence employees, suppliers, stakeholders and customers to accelerate business success.
Hair & makeup for a cause
The Beehive (102 E. Weaver St., thebeehive-salon.com) will host its third annual Halloween at the ’Hive fundraising effort on Oct. 31, from 4 to 7 p.m.
Holiday office parties
Halloween officially starts the countdown to the winter holidays, though I have already spied a few horns-o-plenty and Christmas décor on the shelves of some local stores. That means it’s time to start planning your holiday office party.
FPG needs your vote
Frank Porter Graham Elementary School needs online votes to win a grant to help fund the school’s Arts in Action program.
CIS golf tournament on Monday
Communities in Schools of Orange County will sponsor a Captain’s Choice scramble golf tournament on Monday at The Governor’s Club.
After-school programs to celebrate
The 10 Community Schools After-School Programs in Chapel Hill-Carrboro elementary schools will celebrate “Lights on After-School†today (Thursday) from 2:30 to 6 p.m.
