My plan to follow up on exotic invasives this week will have to wait. It’s been side-tracked by Joe-Pye.
CORRECTION
A story about Sparrow’s Pool in last week’s issue of The Citizen contained a few historical errors. “Mrs. Bob†Sparrow, as she was known to the community, ran the pool.
Letter: The spirit of 116 Old Pittsboro Road
We were very pleased to read about plans for the property at 116 Old Pittsboro Road in last week’s Citizen. As members of the Carrboro Greenspace, we believe that the Carrboro community should feel very fortunate to have such a vital piece of land under the stewardship of the Kendalls.
Letter: Goal: zero trash
How inspiring it was to read recently about one couple who set a target of producing zero trash for an entire year. Amazingly, their one-year anniversary arrived and they only have a shoe box size of non-recyclables or trash.
Locally Grown features Moving Midway
The summer-long series of free live concerts and movies, Locally Grown, will feature Moving Midway today (Thursday) at sundown.
HOPE Gardens Festival fundraising dinner
The HOPE Gardens Festival will be held on Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. at 2200 Homestead Road.
UNC Board of Visitors adds new members
Four Orange County residents were recently elected to the UNC Board of Visitors.
Friends of Downtown meeting
The Franklin Hotel will host the Friends of Downtown on July 29 with refreshments at 9:30 a.m. and a meeting at 10 a.m.
Jus Patrick performs
Singer/songwriter Jus Patrick will perform at the Carrboro Century Center on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Summerdipity Series.
Poll says smoking ban supported
A UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health poll indicates that a recently enacted statewide smoking ban is supported by 72.2 percent of adults in the state.
Pittsboro Express to continue
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners announced on Monday that it would continue funding the express bus route connecting Chapel Hill and Pittsboro.
Hillsborough meeting on rail station
The Hillsborough Board of Commissioners will hold a public meeting on Monday to discuss plans to build a rail station on a 20-acre site off of Orange Grove Street, which could also serve as a police station and municipal meeting place.
Merchant’s group founder resigns
After a series of group email exchanges, downtown gallery owner Jesse Kalisher resigned as president of the Carrboro Merchant’s Association, a group he founded two years ago to promote Carrboro as a cultural destination.
‘Hello summer, goodbye cold. Come join us with friends, family and tales of old.’
Tucked away in the hills off South Greensboro Street, down a dirt path and across a wooden bridge over a creek, sits an old empty swimming pool. Dappling sunlight comes through the thick canopy of trees, and the echo of the chatter of Carrboro youth of years past is almost audible.
Economy slows Carolina North, AHEC move likely in 2011
Basic economics have changed the timeline if not the strategy for UNC’s Carolina North project, even as the likelihood has increased of the departure of the Medical Air operations next year.