The Payal Dance Academy is coming to the Carrboro Century Center as part of the 2009 Summerdipity series Wednesday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. Payal Dance Academy will perform classical Indian dance style (both contemporary and traditional). Admission is $3. For more information, contact Carrboro Recreation at 918-7364.
Obituary: Antonio Marimpietri
Antonio Marimpietri of Chapel Hill died July 11, 2009. Mr. Marimpietri was born June 8, 1911 in San Panfilo d’Ocre, Italy. He traveled to the U.S. in 1929, served in World War II and made a successful and happy life for himself and his family. He moved to North Carolina in 1991, where he made…
Clyde Camp Jr.
Clyde Camp Jr., 76 years old, passed away after a difficult battle. Clyde was hospitalized at UNC Hospitals for three months and then sent to rehabilitation at Kindred Hospital, where he passed after being there a month. He fought a hard battle with great dignity and constant concern for all his loved ones.
Obituary: Paul Graham Kemp
On Saturday, June 27, friends and family of Paul Graham Kemp will celebrate his life at his Carrboro home, where he passed away peacefully on May 26, 2009, three days after his 51st birthday. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol, and two daughters, Makayla of the home and Cheryl of Burlington, and his…
Obituary: Anne Marie Larkin McJilton
Feisty and fun, with a contagious joy of life, Anne Marie Larkin McJilton lived life to the fullest each day. Possessing an amazing stamina and energy, equal to someone half her age, Anne managed to pack in wonderful times, lots of laughter and last memories for family and friends during her life. Surrounded by family…
Health care comes home
Conventional wisdom puts the political epicenter of the fight for health care reform somewhere near the marbled halls of the U.S. Senate, but in reality the shaking and quaking is a lot closer to the place we call home. Most families are familiar with what a health care crisis looks like, and for them it…
So long, Papa
Antonio Marimpietri passed away this week. If you’re from the Ironwoods neighborhood, you probably knew him as Papa Tony, and not many days have gone by in the past several years when he did not make his rounds through the neighborhood. With an outgoing, congenial personality, Papa Tony made a lot of friends. Not all…
Making sure checkpoints and traffic stops are fair to all state residents
Sarah Preston In recent years, North Carolina has witnessed a number of unfortunate incidents in which law enforcement roadblocks and traffic stops have resulted in unfair or unjust treatment of persons of color, especially persons of Latino origin. Now the General Assembly may be doing something about it.
Overcoming the demagoguery about death and taking steps forward – barely
Chris Fitzsimon The death penalty was front-and- center at the General Assembly Tuesday, as lawmakers debated proposals to prohibit the execution of people with a severe mental illness and to provide safeguards to make it less likely that race will play a role in capital cases. After a heated and emotional debate, the House passed…
Letter: Support Penny Rich
Penny Rich is participating in Voter Owned Elections not simply because she believes that campaign spending should be reigned in, but because she wants to help put government back into the hands of the public. Voter Owned Elections help to ensure that politicians are accountable to the voters and not to well-funded special interest groups…
Immersion in the nature of our communities
By Ken Moore Carrboro’s own Frances Shetley is always smiling about special features of our community. Recently, she was immersed in the Queen Anne’s lace flowering at the entrance to the bikeway, named in her honor, through the woods behind Carrboro Elementary School. A decade ago, Frances envisioned a corridor of wildflowers and native grasses…
Karen language has found new home
By Beth Mechum Staff Writer Speaking the Karen language is often prohibited in Myanmar, formerly Burma, and in the refugee camps in Thailand where many native Karen speakers are forced to live. But the language now has found a home in Carrboro. Karen and Burmese immigrants have been steadily moving to Carrboro (with the biggest…
Election filings slow in first week
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Carrboro Board of Aldermen members Jacquie Gist and Randee Haven-O’Donnell joined newcomer Sammy Slade on the list of candidates for three seats up in this year’s election. But that’s the only race to have at least one candidate per available office, as filing for elections in municipal and school board…
Savoring a Carrboro Fourth of July
By Valarie Schwartz As has become a Fourth of July tradition, last Saturday included a trip out to Bolin Brook Farm in the Calvander community, where the Earnhardt family has for many years hosted a blueberry pancake breakfast for friends and neighbors.
Citizen wins awards
Carrboro Citizen art director Liz Holm has been named the recipient of seven awards in the 2009 North Carolina Press Association Best Ad Contest. Holm received first-place awards for Best Full-color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad (for Glasshalfull), Best Full-color Institutional Ad (Girls Rock NC) and Best Special Section (The Carrboro Citizen Garden Guide).