Millhouse Road removed from consideration for future waste facility By Taylor Sisk, Staff Writer “Sometimes the best strategy is to punt,†said Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs, and with those words he raised a motion at Monday night’s meeting that the county ship its garbage to Durham County’s transfer station for a three- to five-year…
Board wants help for Club Nova
By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen say they’re worried about the future of Club Nova and other local programs, in light of the crisis in the state’s mental health system. Club Nova, a clubhouse designed to promote rehabilitation and reintegration into the community for individuals living with mental illness,…
More concern over Bolin Creek greenway plans
By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Various members of town staff and advisory boards have been planning a greenway along Bolin Creek for more than a decade, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen was presented with a review of the Bolin Creek Greenway conceptual plan at Tuesday’s…
Kleinschmdit sworn in
New Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt was sworn in Monday night along with returning council members Laurin Easthom and Ed Harrison and newly elected council members Gene Pease and Penny Rich. Kleinschmidt, who won by a slim, 106 vote margin, took pains to thank everyone who worked on his campaign and said the closeness of…
A promising outcome
The county’s “punt†on solid waste – using Durham’s transfer station for three to five years while working on a new solution – is a significant and positive shift in the approach to what to do after the landfill closes. That the commissioners added an exemption from a potential future waste facility for the community…
A unique moment
The Town of Chapel Hill has had some rather hefty accolades thrown at it of late. Just this week, the Daily Beast named it the smartest college town in America. Last month, the Triangle was named by the same publication as the smartest place in America. Chapel Hill also has hit the top of the…
UNC Should Show Way To Clean-Energy
By Giles Blunden UNC is the biggest producer of greenhouse gases in Orange County. According to Carbon Monitoring for Action, a group that tracks this information internationally, the coal-fired power plant on UNC campus produced 312,000 tons of CO2 last year. While it is great that the plant is a cogeneration plant producing both heat…
Resolution on climate change
[Editor’s note: Following is a resolution on climate change passed Tuesday night (December 8) by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen.] A resolution to take responsibility in a socially just manner for carrboro’s portion of co2 in the atmosphere; toward getting the atmosphere back to a safe level below 350 ppm of co2 WHEREAS, If humanity…
How to develop a good teacher
By Chris Fitzsimon State lawmakers heard a mixed evaluation of the university system’s performance in training teachers Tuesday from the director of a massive study of teacher development and performance. The report also gave generally positive reviews to the National Board Certification, much to the chagrin of the anti-everything right that has been trying to…
Carrboro a magnet for resale stores
By Jacki Huntington Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons The typical thrift shopper is not so typical. At Club Nova’s thrift shop at 103 West Main St., where shoes go for less than $3, the crowd is, according to co-manager Ed Hudgins, a roughly even blend of races, ages and genders. The thrift shops themselves are…
Campus blood drive set for Fetzer Gym
Campus and local community members are invited to give the gift of life this holiday season at the 11th annual winter Carolina Blood Drive. The drive will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Fetzer Gym on the UNC campus. Parking will be free in the Cobb Deck off…
Holiday recycling schedule
Curbside recycling will not be collected on Friday, Dec. 25. The make-up recycling day is Saturday, Dec. 26. Solid Waste Convenience Centers will be closed on Dec. 24 and 25. Centers will resume normal hours on Dec. 26. The Orange County Landfill and all associated services, including hazardous waste collection, electronics recycling and mulch sales,…
Winter stories
Storytellers and musicians will entertain children of all ages on Dec. 10 at the Friends of the Library’s 17th annual Winter Stories program in UNC’s Wilson Library. The event begins with refreshments in the lobby at 5 p.m. and continues with music and tales from around the world in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room at…
Chapel Hill High School alumni run
The fifth annual Chapel Hill High School Alumni Run will be Sunday, Dec 27 at 1 p.m. at the CHHS track. In addition to the main 5K Alumni Run/Walk, there will be a Munchkin Ramble for up-and-coming runners, raffle prizes, food following the run at the Lake Hogan Farms clubhouse and lots of time to…
Santa to visit Franklin Street
Franklin Street’s Varsity Theatre will be showing the 1947 classic Miracle on 34th Street beginning Friday, Dec. 11. After the Saturday and Sunday matinee shows (1:00 and 3:20 p.m.), The Varsity invites moviegoers to visit with Santa upstairs in the party room. More information on The Varsity’s events is available on the theater’s website, varsityonfranklin.com