Carrboro is one of 11 municipalities in North Carolina that have been awarded grants to promote active lifestyles in their communities and influence state policy as it relates to physical activity and health.
Exhibit on basketball and American culture
Basketball as an artistic window into American culture and communities will be the topic of a free public program on Sept. 23 in Davis Library on the UNC campus.
Strowd Roses grants
The Strowd Roses Foundation has announced $78,500 in grants to local nonprofits for the third quarter of 2010.
Chatham to honor Grand Trees
The Grand Trees of Chatham, Chatham County’s tree board, will present its first annual “grandest trees” awards on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro during the Chatham County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Celebrate Recovery
Everyone is invited to Celebrate Recovery on Sept. 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Freedom House in Chapel Hill.
Weather station installed on ECHHS roof
East Chapel Hill High School has joined the WeatherBug Network, with the installment of a real-time, live weather station on top of the school this summer.
College fair
Students and parents are invited to a college fair on Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Dean Smith Center on the UNC campus.
Lunch Menus
Friday 9/17 Soft Chicken Tacos; Hamburger on WW Bun; Chicken Salad on Lettuce; Lettuce & Tomato; Baked Beans; Mexcali Corn; Fresh Grapes. MORE.
Redesigning Chapel Hill
Town halls across this land are full of well-intentioned, thoughtful reports, and the one on North Columbia Street is no different. We do this kind of thing well; but Chapel Hill, like so many of those other places, could stand to work on its follow-through.
After Joe-Pye
“After Joe-Pye weed comes Pluchea.†That was the declaration from gardening friend Sally several weeks ago when Joe-Pye weed flowering heads of purple gave way to seed heads of shades of brown.
Carrboro dedicates new fire station
The colorful combination of red fire trucks, Carolina Blue skies and a very green structure marked the dedication of Carrboro’s first new building in four decades on Tuesday.
Town picks a new bank, delays Smith Level vote
Just before a break in a lengthy meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, Mayor Mark Chilton looked out at those assembled, smiled and said, “The bankers are getting quite a civics lesson.â€
Local businesses support county sales-tax option
Local business leaders say they are supportive of a proposed quarter-cent sales tax that the Orange County Board of Commissioners last week voted to allocate for economic development, schools, emergency services and libraries, should voters approve the tax in November.
Maximizing returns on economic development investments
Conventional wisdom in economic-development circles clings to a recruitment model. Rather than build an economy from their own resources and talent, states and communities enter a zero-sum game competing to lure businesses with a variety of incentives.
Local coalition to join march on Washington
State NAACP head William Barber traveled to Chapel Hill Tuesday night to help rally support for a march on Washington, D.C. planned for next month.