By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Chapel Hill — Saying he was concerned about the amount of mistrust surrounding the university’s intentions to build a new airport, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp canceled plans to ask the UNC Board of Governors to approve an airport authority. Speaking at a Friday morning briefing for the press and…
Aldermen talk parking improvements
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Carrboro — While it might seem difficult to find a parking space in downtown Carrboro, the findings of a recent parking study show that parking is in fact available downtown – just not as close to certain destinations as some might prefer. Based on findings of the study, which was…
University, town hashing out differences on Carolina North
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Chapel Hill — Housing, transportation and stormwater fees were among the topics discussed at a weekend Carolina North retreat by the Chapel Hill Town Council and town planners. During the four-hour briefing and policy discussion at the town’s Operations Center Saturday, council members reviewed negotiations with university planners and officials,…
Manager says savings plan staying on track
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill Town Manager Roger Stancil reported that town departments are just shy of a 5 percent budget reduction target set last fall as economic conditions worsened. In a monthly update at a meeting of the town council on Monday night at Town Hall, Stancil said that…
Recently: Holding on while letting go
By Valarie Schwartz Artists don’t hold things in much, but they do hold onto things. Looking carefully at the art displayed in the yard of Hunter Levinsohn, a longtime Chapel Hill artist, one sees that the materials used to make them are things she could not throw away, like the “Coat of Many Colors†made…
Community Brief: Words to Music: Songwriters Up Close
Chapel Hill’s Deep Dish Theater will host the inaugural event in a new concert series, “Words to Music: Songwriters Up Close,†on Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. The night of performances will feature local musicians Sara Bell, Greg Humphreys and Tom Maxwell. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $12. For more information and…
Community Brief: Nobel winner to speak
Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, will discuss his vision for eliminating poverty worldwide on Feb. 5 at UNC. The free public lecture will be at 11 a.m. in Koury Auditorium at Kenan-Flagler Business School. RSVP to kfbsrsvp@unc.edu to attend the lecture. For updates and information, visit www.global.unc.edu or call 962-2435.
Community Brief: Human Relations Kick-off
The Orange County Human Relations Commission and the Orange County Office of Human Rights and Relations will host a kick-off ceremony for Human Relations Month on Jan. 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center on North Greensboro Street. This year’s theme is “Power of the People: Race and the Environment in…
Community Calendar 01/15/09
Special Events Power of the People: Environmental Justice in Orange County — Jan. 25, 2:30-5pm. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St. Talk by Omega Wilson of the West End Revitalization Association, Inc. A celebratory dance performance will be given by East Baile Latino from East Chapel Hill High School. Free. For more information, call …
Culbreth locked down
Chapel Hill — Culbreth Middle School was locked down for about 30 minutes Tuesday morning after a man was seen in a car in the parking lot with a gun. Police arrested Ronald Marshall Simpson Jr., 36, of 751 Trinity Court, Apt. A-8, Chapel Hill on the scene. According to Lt. Kevin Gunter of the…
MLK Day Events
Rally & March The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Branch of the NAACP will sponsor its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day rally, march and worship service starting at 9 a.m. on Monday at the Franklin Street Post Office in Chapel Hill. This year’s theme is “Environmental Racism†and the keynote speaker will be Rev. Robert Campbell of…
News Brief: Health department receives grant
The Orange County Health Department recently received a $277,000 grant from the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund for continuation of the Youth Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation Program. The program recruits high school students within the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro school systems as peer educators who deliver tobacco-prevention messages in middle and high schools…
News Brief: Chatham tax
The Chatham County Tax Office will offer five presentations to help county property owners learn more about the 2009 property revaluation. Notices of new valuations will be mailed out to property owners in early February.
News Brief: MLK closings
Several local town offices will be closed and services will change on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Closings and changes to service include: • Town of Carrboro offices will be closed. • Town of Chapel Hill offices will be closed. • There will be no Carrboro garbage collection on Monday. Monday’s…
News Brief: Inauguration events
Several local events will celebrate President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration next week. Events include: • The Orange County Barack Obama Inaugural Party will be held at the Carrboro Century Center on Sunday from 5 to 10 p.m. The event will feature student presentations, musical entertainment and a rendition of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a…