By Beth Mechum, Staff Writer Roy Williams, head coach of the UNC men’s basketball team, is a national figure, but one that North Carolinians call their own. That’s why it’s just perfect that Algonquin Books is the publisher of Williams’ first (and he says only) book, Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court,…
Rum’s ready to Rumble
By John Holt, Correspondent From Alexandria, Va. to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to Baltimore, Md., Matt Rum has grown and exceled in each spot. A Chapel Hill resident from 1995 to 2005, Rum attended McDougle elementary and middle schools before moving to Baltimore. He now has earned a full scholarship and will play basketball at…
Voller returned to office in Pittsboro
By Taylor Sisk, Staff Writer PITTSBORO – Randy Voller won a third term as mayor of Pittsboro Tuesday night, saying a burgeoning diversity in the community makes this a pivotal moment in defining the town’s future, one that he hopes to shape with smart growth and inclusion. Voller received 392 votes to challenger Bill Crawford’s…
Letter: A town divided, but how?
With the outcome as close in Chapel Hill as it was, there’s little doubt that the town was divided as to which candidate it preferred for mayor. But please take the rest of the speculation as to what the close vote means with an extra large grain of salt.
Letter: A ‘yes’ vote
Unlike its big sister to the east, Carrboro did not see a close race. And labels, well, we throw them around here quicker than you can say tie-dye or Birkenstock, and they’re pretty meaningless. Politics in Carrboro is still small-town, a place where the person who wins the mayor’s race is likely to be the…
Weaving sale to benefit Guatemala
The 23rd annual Mayan Weaving Sale, supporting aid to Guatemala, will be held this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Church of Reconciliation at 110 North Elliott Road in Chapel Hill. This year’s sale is again dedicated primarily to the work of Rosario Diaz Vicente, a nurse, midwife, organizer of weaving and…
Energy assistance program taking applications
The Orange County Department of Social Services will be taking applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from Nov. 2-13 at its Chapel Hill and Hillsborough locations, 2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill and 300 West Tryon Street in Hillsborough. Eligibility for the program is based on income, family size and amount of…
Alcohol and drug-free teen luncheon
The Coalition for Alcohol & Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill & Carrboro invites you attend its fall luncheon meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Squid’s Restaurant, 1201 15-501 Hwy. Bypass in Chapel Hill. This meeting is an opportunity to report to the community on the many coalition initiatives and…
Dambisa Moyo to speak
Dambisa Moyo, economist and New York Times best-selling author of Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa, will speak Nov. 11 at UNC. Her address is part of the Business Across Borders series hosted by the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, the economic-development and…
Obituary: James Page Jr.
Obituary: Irma Crawford
Obituary: Verlia Mangum
Obituary: Phirtu Singh
Obituary: James Crabtree
Two newcomers will join school board
By Kate Griesmann, Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL — The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board of education will have two new faces and one familiar one taking seats at the table this term, as a little more than 25,000 votes were cast Tuesday in the school board race. Michelle Brownstein was the top vote-getter with 6,861,…