Unless the Arizona Highway Patrol wants to set up outside a Celtic Women concert in Phoenix and start yanking people named, say, McCain, the uneven enforcement of the law among races will be pretty clear.
Early-vote totals low
Early-vote totals finally cracked the 1,000 mark this week, as election officials ready precincts for Tuesday’s primary and school board elections.
Schools unlikely to receive full funding
Several commissioners urged school board members to dip into their capital funds, which are allocated for facilities, for operations costs.
Crowd walks out of Tancredo speech
“Believe me, this is a lot better than last time I was here,†Tancredo said as the protesters left.
Safe routes to school meeting
The Town of Carrboro will hold an open house to discuss a Safe Routes to School Action Plan for McDougle and Carrboro elementary schools this Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Carrboro Elementary School cafeteria. The open house is an opportunity for parents, faculty and interested citizens to discuss ideas on improving options…
Board to discuss homeless shelters
The Chapel Hill Planning Board will consider a town council petition to prepare development standards for homeless shelters for council consideration. The meeting will be held in the council chambers at Town Hall on Tuesday at 7 p.m. A copy of the planning board agenda for the meeting will be posted on the town’s website…
Census takers in Hillsborough
Census takers will begin blanketing the Hillsborough area on Saturday to collect information from households that have not returned census forms. The census takers, who are hired locally and trained by the Census Bureau, also will verify that housing units identified as unoccupied are vacant. The enumerators will ask only the questions that appear on…
County receives $150,000 to protect farmland
Orange County has received a $150,000 grant from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation (ADFP) Trust Fund to help the county protect 153 acres of farmland in the Schley community. The county hopes to conserve another portion of the Breeze family farm with an agricultural conservation easement, which will enable farm activities to continue…
Senior center to host workshop series
The Central Orange Senior Center will host an informational series of workshops throughout the month of May. Workshops include: • Making the Decision to Stay at Home or Move: What are the Real Options? May 3; • Essential Legal Steps, May 10; • Long Term Care Financial Planning, May 17; and • What You Need…
Carrboro to host teen talent show
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will host a teen talent show on May 28 at the Carrboro Century Center. Auditions will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on May 20 at the Century Center. Contestants must perform the same act at both the audition and the performance. Acts with inappropriate language, actions or…
Philharmonia to perform concert
The Chapel Hill Philharmonia, a nonprofit orchestra, will perform a concert on May 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Hill Hall on the UNC campus. Cissy Yu, pianist winner of the Youth Concerto Competition, will be featured in the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto #1 and guest conductor Yoram Youngerman will lead the orchestra in…
Volunteers needed for Jordan Lake cleanup
Volunteers are needed for the first Clean Jordan Lake event on May 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clean Jordan Lake is a new nonprofit corporation founded to remove trash and prevent further trash accumulation on the lake’s shore. The cleanup will focus on the shoreline near the B. Everett Jordan Dam. The U.S….
Women’s center to host family-law workshops
The Women’s Center will offer free family-law workshops every Tuesday in May. The workshops will be facilitated by licensed North Carolina attorneys and are open to women and men. Workshops will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Women’s Center at 210 Henderson St. Full descriptions and facilitator information can be found on…
Really Terrible Orchestra concert
The Really Terrible Orchestra of the Triangle (RTOOT) will present its spring concert on May 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Hill Hall on Cameron Avenue on the UNC campus. RTOOT musicians range in age from single digits to past retirement and come from all over the Triangle area. The performance will feature composer Don Gillis’…
BRMA to host improv night
The Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program will host an Improv Comedy Fundraiser on May 6 at DSI Comedy Theater in Carrboro. Featuring program director Graig Meyer as “Mr. Diplomat,†the show will also include members of the DSI Comedy Actors. Tickets are $20 and proceeds go to help send BRMA students to summer camp. The show…
