A little downtime might have come earlier had Mills’ top client, N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, not been faced with a runoff against former state Sen. Cal Cunningham in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
Weaver Street Market rebounds
According to the market’s board of directors report, the co-op saved about $750,000 by changing the discount model. Weaver Street also found savings by reducing the cost of goods, freezing new hires for certain positions and trimming administrative expenses.
More butterfly magnets
Four weeks ago (Flora, 7/8), I featured swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, because of the pair of milkweed leaf beetles that hung around for weeks and weeks. My milkweeds have completed flowering for this year, and those two beetles, who did finally get together, are now gone.
The return of the trolley
In the twilight of the 20th century, the trolleys still crisscrossed the downtown streets of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Two of them, to be exact.
How we used to roll
The old saw about the transient nature of this community goes something like, “After five years, you’re a local and after 10 a native.â€
A once-in-our-children’s-lifetime opportunity in education
In mid-sized, middle-class school districts like ours all around the country, the transfer of power goes beyond the civil and the orderly to the positively uneventful. Most of the time, no one even notices as Dr. Stay the Course replaces Dr. Status Quo.
ArtsCenter reopens after electrical fire
The ArtsCenter will reopen today (Thursday) after being closed for more than a week due to an electrical fire.
No evidence of death penalty discrimination
Chris Fitzsimon writes that, “Race plays a role in determining who receives the death penalty in North Carolina, specifically the race of the victim of a crime.†The claim is that murderers of whites are more likely to get the death penalty than murderers of blacks. What he neglects to state is that 94 percent of the murderers of blacks are blacks themselves, while 72 percent of the murderers of whites are white.
Towns, schools, gear up
Come next week, we’ll have a hectic start to another school year. It always is.
Letter: Co-op concerns
As an active worker-owner with Weaver Street Market cooperative, there is no one who wants to hear good news about The Weave more than me. Provided it is genuine good news. And in that regard, the 2010 Report of the WSM board of directors gives rise to certain concerns.
Gran inauguración
Fourth District U.S. Congressman David Price and Mayor Mark Chilton will be among the guests on hand at Carrboro Plaza this Friday to mark the grand-opening celebration of the Latino Community Credit Union’s Carrboro branch and the new office of El Centro Hispano, located nearby.
‘Campus-to-Campus Connector’ discussion
A Carolina North “Campus-to-Campus Connector†meeting will be held today (Thursday) from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Library. The public is invited to review the draft recommendation for the campus-to-campus connector for Carolina North and share input.
UNC’s Pettigrew found dead
Former track star and UNC assistant coach Antonio Pettigrew was found dead early Tuesday morning. The cause of death has not been determined.
Chatham EDC gets $50,000
The Chatham County Economic Development Corporation has been awarded a $50,000 Golden LEAF Foundation grant for job creation and retention.
N.C. 54 Park-and-Ride lot becomes UNC permitted lot
Starting this week, you’ll have to have a valid UNC permit to park at the N.C. 54 Park-and-Ride lot. On Sunday, the popular lot off N.C. 54 and Friday Center Drive will become a UNC permitted lot.