By Kate Griesmann Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL — For the last two years, Nakeizha Robinson, 11, has missed more days of school than she attended. Instead of sitting in math class or going to lunch, three days a week Nakeizha, a sixth-grader from Greenville with end-stage kidney disease, could be found hooked up to a…
Community celebrates MLK
By Beth Mechum Staff Writer While most of the community took the day off, more than 100 citizens gathered on a chilly morning in front of the Chapel Hill Post Office, or Justice Plaza, as speakers, presenters and musicians made their way to the podium to express their thankfulness for the memory of Martin Luther…
Carrboro loses Barnes Street case
CARRBORO — Northwest Property Group, which wants to build a shopping center at the intersection of Jones Ferry Road and Barnes Street, has won an appeal in its case against the Town of Carrboro.
Board discusses long-range plans
By Beth Mechum Staff Writer The Board of Aldermen met at Town Hall Tuesday night to further discuss a long-range water-supply plan and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2035 Long Range Transit Plan. Both plans had been presented to the board last year and the aldermen had resolved to meet again to parse out some of the…
UNC Notes
Frank Heath In college basketball, how quickly paradigms can shift. As recently as two weeks ago, ESPN announcers had the UNC basketball team penciled in for a slot in the NCAA Elite Eight. Now, following early league losses to Clemson and Georgia Tech, the Tar Heels found themselves battling for their postseason lives Wednesday night,…
Letter from the editor
While we were putting out the most recent issue of The Citizen, the true extent of the destruction in Haiti was just becoming evident. Photos from far above were showing widespread damage – mile after mile of collapsed structures in a heavily populated area.
The more things in Raleigh change the more they stay the same
Chris Fitzsimon Nobody talked directly about North Carolina’s sputtering economy and budget problems at meetings of two high-level panels Jan. 14, but the anxiety wasn’t far from the surface. And neither were signals that make it hard to imagine any serious reform proposals emerging from either group for quite a while.
Shame on you, Mother Blue
Bill Sommers Recently, unsuspecting N.C. residents have found their mailboxes awash with Blue Cross Blue Shield mailings that shed manufactured crocodile tears on the “horror†of a relatively small public program included in the Obama Health Plan proposal, calling it a “vast expansion in the government’s role,†while praising its own righteous stance for “health…
Saving money and improving health care quality
Adam Searing With the health reform debate in full force, it’s time to take a close look at what these bills will do – not only to expand coverage and contain costs, but also to improve the quality of our health care. To begin with, reforms in both the House and Senate bills now under
Local biz owners forecast
Margot C. Lester Enough about last year. What does 2010 have in store for the local economy? “I think at best that it will be a year of very slow growth,†says Brad Broadwell, Orange County’s economic development officer. “Some exceptions for moderate growth potential can be found in the areas of health care and…
Walk Carrboro
The Carrboro Merchants Association, now in its second year, held a get-together at founder Jesse Kalisher’s gallery on Friday to announce the second edition of its Walk Carrboro map. Mayor Mark Chilton was on hand for the unveiling and said he hopes the map and the Walk Carrboro effort, along with the increase in downtown…
Big boxing: Senator, shopkeepers spar over Costco
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Carrboro — Sen. Ellie Kinnaird’s push for a Costco for Carrboro has some shopkeepers fuming over what they say is a slight against them that she’s used in making her argument. Meanwhile, town officials say it is very unlikely a store will be sited here. Kinnaird, who met with Costco…
Blood needed
Recent bad weather across the country on the heels of the holiday season has drastically decreased the Red Cross’ blood supply in its Carolinas Region. Type O negative and type B negative blood supplies have dropped to emergency levels, and help is needed. Since type O negative blood can be used for any patient when…
Felony charges leveled
On Friday, Jan. 15, Chapel Hill Police investigators charged Corey Scott Shepherd of Wake Forest with 19 counts of felony breaking and entering, one count of felony larceny and 20 counts of misdemeanor damage to property. Shepherd was arrested at Chapel Hill Police headquarters and is suspected in a rash of area business break-ins that…
Route adjustments for Chapel Hill Transit
Chapel Hill Transit implemented a schedule adjustment to the F route (p.m. only) on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Additional afternoon trips also will be added, starting at 2:45 p.m. The bus stop at the Newman Center will be closed for about 18 months due to construction on Pittsboro Street. A temporary bus stop is at 210…