I have been following the discussion about the proposed Bolin Creek Greenway, and found myself agreeing with both sides: paved greenway to provide more accessibility vs. unpaved to preserve more of the natural setting. Recently, my opinion has tipped over to the paved option. Dave Otto provided more support for this option by pointing out…
Phillips team has most knowledge
The Phillips Middle School AVID Team of Taiesha Alston, Maddy Pearce, Hannah Burroughs, Quincy McDuffie, Isriel Settles and Teara Holt won the second annual AVID Black History Month Knowledge Bowl. The Knowledge Bowl was held Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Hargraves Community Center. The event was sponsored by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Graduate Chapter of Alpha…
CHS jazz bands perform
Chapel Hill High School’s jazz band and combos performed at the 33rd annual Carolina Jazz Festival held at UNC. The event is a regional version of the national “Essentially Ellington†Jazz Festival sponsored by Wynton Marsalis of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. The jazz band earned the Outstanding Big Band award and one…
CHCCS Recognized by Triangle United Way
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have been honored by the Triangle United Way for the Best Sustained Campaign Performance in Orange County. The award was presented Feb. 25 at the Triangle United Way’s 2010 Campaign Awards held in the Durham Performing Arts Center. CHCCS was the only school district recognized at the event. CHCCS employees…
Unity Dinner at CHS
Carrboro High School held its second annual Unity Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 25. The dinner was the school’s culminating event for the observation of Black History Month. The CHS Jazz Band, under the direction of Frank Jones, provided entertainment during the meal. After dinner, a program was held in the school’s gym featuring the CHS…
Music and bonanza for charity
Partners in Health and Doctors without Borders will be the beneficiaries of a performance event being co-sponsored by Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill high schools. The event will be held Sunday, March 7 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center and kicks off with a welcome and performance by Chapel Hill…
Teacher awarded grant
Kitty Heller, a teacher at Carrboro Elementary School, was selected to receive an environmental education grant. The award is part of N.C. Beautiful’s Windows of Opportunity Grants and was made possible by a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. These grants reward teachers in the Duke Energy service area and are a reflection of the…
Project to encourage community bonding
Individuals with disabilities and their allies in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, UNC and the Triangle are being invited to participate in a special art and social networking project by artist Park McArthur. The project, Presence Is Progress, is being organized and sponsored by the Town of Chapel Hill’s Public Arts Office. Presence Is Progress was conceived…
NCBG plant sale opens
Thanks to warmer weather this weekend, the North Carolina Botanical Garden’s daily plant sale will open for the season on Saturday. The opening will feature the hardiest spring plants. The garden’s selection of native perennials, ferns and woody plants will continue to expand as the weather warms. Hours for the sale are 9 a.m. to…
Eve Carson memorial garden to be dedicated
UNC will dedicate the new Eve Marie Carson Garden on March 4 at 4 p.m. Named for Carolina’s former student body president, the garden is located on Polk Place, off Cameron Avenue behind the Campus Y. A tribute to Carson, the garden also is intended as a place of honor for all Carolina students, past…
Spring Break transit schedule
From March 6-14, Chapel Hill Transit will be ending weekday services earlier in the evenings on the CM, CW, D, J, NU and V routes due to UNC’s spring break. The U and NU routes will not operate on Saturday, March 6 and 13 or on Sunday, March 7. The U and NU routes will…
Hillsborough seeks lost email addresses
The Hillsborough Police Department has started issuing crime reports by email again. The reports give a snapshot of significant recent reports. Due to a computer failure, many addresses from the previous subscription list were lost and are not retrievable. To subscribe to the reports, send an email with your name to ci.hillsborough.nc.us/contact/police-reports The reports also…
Citizens Police Academy
The Chapel Hill Police Department will begin hosting a Citizens Police Academy on Tuesday, April 6. The academy is a 10-week program designed to introduce participants to the inner workings of their police department. Meeting one night per week, Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., participants will receive information on topics including basic law-enforcement training,…
Community mourns the loss of Tom Robinson
CARRBORO — For four decades, Tom Robinson sold seafood, much of that time out of a little white concrete block shop in downtown Carrboro. While he’s sure to be remembered for that, mostly he’ll be remembered for being Tom Robinson — a sharp-witted, sometimes-acerbic, honest and forthright individual. He was his own man until the end.
Town council hears concerns on cell phones and driving
Beth Mechum Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL — The Chapel Hill Town Council opened a public hearing on cell phone and road safety Monday night, and with it came a flood of anecdotes about what is seen as a growing problem. Council member Penny Rich, who requested the hearing, spoke of an email from a parent…
