UNC scales back Bingham plans
University officials announced last week that they would scale back a large expansion planned for the school’s Bingham Facility in western Orange County.
Drive-by shooting on Jones Ferry Road
The Carrboro Police Department seeks information regarding a drive-by shooting that occurred near Jones Ferry and Davie roads around 2 a.m. on Friday.
Matyac named extension director
Carl Matyac, who has worked as an N.C. Cooperative Extension agent in Durham, Orange and Wake counties over a 21-year career, has been named Orange County cooperative extension director.
Charles House celebrates 20 years
The Charles House Association and the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill will host a reception celebrating the organization’s 20th Anniversary.
Church collecting school supplies
University United Methodist Church, in partnership with the Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project, is collecting donations of school supplies for children of low-income families until Sunday.
Drumming session at Century Center
Drum Jam with Music Explorium will be held Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center.
Coaches wanted
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department is accepting volunteer coach’s applications for the 2010-11 Youth Basketball Program.
Library dedication
The Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection and the Wayne Trapp sculpture “Embrace the Moment†will be dedicated at a joint ceremony at the Orange County Main Library, 137 West Margaret Lane in Hillsborough on Friday at 10 a.m.
New county-city library cooperation outlined
A new framework for funding and better cooperation and coordination between Orange County library services and the Chapel Hill Public Library are outlined in a memo released this week.
With citizens at the table, a new dialog begins
Facing a 300% increase in sewer rates, Efland families, many living in Habitat communities, want to pay their fair share – but they were unwilling to fund fiscal insolvency created from 25 years of neglect.
Floundering for a response
Race plays a role in determining who receives the death penalty in North Carolina, specifically the race of the victim of a crime.
Seeds of a solution evident in housing crisis
The shadow of the housing crisis is still looming large over North Carolina. With next year’s foreclosure starts projected at above 70,000 and more than two million North Carolinians still lacking quality, affordable housing, the challenge seems insurmountable at times.
Library moving to University Mall
With the decision to proceed with the expansion of the Chapel Hill Public Library now settled, Chapel Hill officials planning the process have passed at least one critical hurdle: finding the library a temporary home.
Live music to continue in downtown Pittsboro
The Town of Pittsboro Board of Commissioners has issued an interim interpretation of the town’s noise ordinance that management of The City Tap says will allow the bar to continue to present live music.
