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Hey, kids! Meet your neighbors

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Staff

The Town of Chapel Hill and the university to which it plays host are encouraging students living off campus to participate in the annual Good Neighbor Initiative.

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Puppet workshop

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Staff

If you’re getting ready for the annual Hillsborough Handmade Parade next month, you may want to brush up on your puppet making.

The Hillsborough Arts Council is offering such a workshop this Saturday and next from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Hillsborough United Church of Christ on the corner of Davis Road and Old N.C. 86.

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Local dinner

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Staff

The fine cooks of Carrboro United Methodist Church will be serving up dinner made from some of the freshest foods in our area. The Community Family Feast, which takes place on Aug. 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., features an emphasis on locally grown and produced foods.

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Wachovia awards grant to Community Home Trust

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Staff

The Community Home Trust was announced last week as the receipt of a $2,500 grant award from Wachovia. The grant will be used to support the long-term maintenance of Community Home Trust homes.

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Chatham Habitat celebrates completion

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Staff

Chatham Habitat for Humanity will celebrate the completion of the Westmont community in Siler City today (Thursday) from 6 to 7 p.m.

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Update on ArtsCenter fire

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Staff

Executive Director Ed Camp says repairs will be finished and the building re-opened by Tuesday.

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Sunflowers all about

Posted on August 5, 2010August 25, 2010 by Staff

I’ve enjoyed a couple dozen varieties of giant sunflowers, Helianthus annuus, scattered about my fenced-in veggie garden for the past month. The sunflower heads of various sizes and colors looking down from six-to-eight-foot stems are a colorful and exciting addition.

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Big dig on Weaver Street

Posted on August 5, 2010August 5, 2010 by Staff

Get ready for one of the biggest things to happen downtown since the Baptists moved. Unlike the transformation of Carrboro Baptist Church to the Century Center, though, most of this project will be unseen.

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Residents, police seek Abbey Court changes

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Susan Dickson

The largely immigrant resident population at Abbey Court Apartments has certainly faced its share of obstacles over the years, from conflicts with management over parking issues and towed cars to disagreements regarding a nearby day-laborer station where workers, many from the complex’s immigrant community, wait to be picked up for construction jobs.

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Library funding negotiations move forward

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Staff

As the staff at the Chapel Hill Public Library start making plans to set up a workable temporary location at University Mall, town and county officials have drafted a framework for coming to a long-term agreement over funding and service sharing.

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Welcome to the recovery — not

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Staff

As many have pointed out, massive unemployment is growing acceptable among the people calling the shots.

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N.C.’s shameful treatment of the innocent

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Staff

The state of North Carolina condemned seven men to die who were later exonerated and has denied them any compensation. We owe them.

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County seeks input on sales tax uses

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Staff

The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Aug. 17 on potential uses for funds from a proposed one-quarter cent sales tax increase.

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Deal clears way for UNC hospital in Hillsborough

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Staff

Plans for a major new UNC medical center across from the Durham Tech campus in Hillsborough are moving forward now that an agreement has been reached between UNC and Alamance Regional Medical Center.

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Waking to a diverse environment

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Staff

It was the evening of July 19, and the young people who would be participating in the next day’s rally in support of the Wake County schools’ diversity policy had gathered in Pullen Baptist Church to review march procedures and learn some of the chants and songs to be sung.

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