Kirk Ross Staff Writer CARRBORO — Town Manager Steve Stewart isn’t known for overblown hyperbole or prone to wild exaggeration. So when on Tuesday night he called this year and the one ahead two of the toughest he’s faced in 32 years of drafting budgets, it underlined what town leaders are facing, again, as budget…
Congregations examine issues in mental health
Taylor Sisk Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL — Like society at large, faith communities often struggle with the complexities of mental illness – how to know, how to help, what to say. Recognizing the need for better insight, a multi-congregational organization called Faith Connections on Mental Illness convened a forum at Binkley Baptist Church this past…
Women’s art at heart of fundraising success
Good ideas, like art and wine, improve with time.
Obituary: Mary Haynes Spence Wilson
Obituary: Jesse Satia
Service puppies ready to graduate
Elizabeth Jensen Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons Ayla, a golden retriever, can open refrigerators, flip light switches, open and close doors, help take off clothing, pick up dropped objects and phone for help. She learned these skills at Eyes Ears Nose and Paws, a training center for assistance dogs in Carrboro. Gretchen Aylsworth is Ayla’s…
Letter from the Editor
This newspaper has not shied away from admonishing those in the motoring public to hang up and drive. In our first year, we suggested that signs saying as much be posted along the roadsides at the entrances to downtown Carrboro. Having now worked three-and a-half years on Weaver Street and conducted most of my travel…
Sail on
There are some people you think of when you think of Carrboro, and Tom Robinson was one of them. I’ve bought fish from him for the past 20 years or so. And working downtown over the past few years, I’ve found myself in the shop quite often and developed an even deeper appreciation of his…
The facade of saving Bolin Creek
Dave Otto For the past decade, as a founding member of the Friends of Bolin Creek, I have fought tirelessly to preserve the Bolin Creek corridor. For much of that time, I served as chairman and leading advocate for the creation of a “park and preserve†along the creek between Estes Drive and Homestead Road….
Why can’t it happen here?
Steve Peha They say the third time’s the charm. For the last two months, I’ve been writing about a simple idea: Let’s send all Chapel Hill Carrboro City School kids to college. So far, this idea hasn’t found much traction (or opposition, for that matter). But I know this paper gets picked up by thousands…
The manipulation of anger
Chris Fitzsimon The anger and frustration in the country is a central part of the national debate, as both political parties vie desperately to manipulate the unrest to their advantage, testing polls and focus groups with messages that have only the faintest ties to reality. Republicans profess to be the party of limited government as…
Gloria Steinem to host fundraiser for documentary
Gloria Steinem calls it “the best film I’ve ever seen on domestic violence.†To back those words up, Steinem will be traveling to Chapel Hill this weekend to host a fundraiser in support of Private Violence, a feature-length doc from local filmmakers Cynthia Hill and Rebecca Cerese and domestic-violence advocate and survivor Kit Gruelle, in…
Suggestions wanted
The budget process for reviewing community needs is underway, and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and town manager welcome feedback from town residents. The final budget is planned for adoption on June 15. Carrboro residents may email written suggestions to the town’s website at swilliamson@townofcarrboro.org, write to the town clerk at 301 West Main Street,…
Chapel Hill needs event volunteers
The Town of Chapel Hill is seeking volunteers to serve on special events planning committees for the July 4th Celebration and the annual Festifall Arts Festival in October. Special-events planning committees work with a staff liaison to plan, develop and evaluate events. Committees usually meet monthly and may meet more frequently as the event time…
Carrboro Parks Project seeks input
Carrboro Parks Project (CPP) is a nonprofit community organization that works to improve the quality of life in Carrboro through the protection and improvement of parks and recreational facilities. With the help of community members, CPP has been able to complete four projects since 2001. The CPP is currently looking for new members and project…
