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Police seek Jack Sprat break-in info

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

The Chapel Hill Police Department seeks information regarding a Friday break-in at Jack Sprat on Franklin Street. The back door of the business was pried open between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m and cash was taken from a secure location inside.

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News brief: WERA celebrates EJ award

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

The West End Revitalization Association has been awarded a National Environmental Justice Achievement Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a grant from the National Institute of Environment Health Sciences. The awards will be acknowledged at WERA’s 14th Annual Fundraising Awards Dinner on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Cutting Board Restaurant, 2699…

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Community brief: Seymour arts and crafts

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

The Seymour Center for Seniors Arts and Crafts Committee will host a holiday arts and crafts fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Forty-five vendors will display handcrafted items for sale, including jewelry, pottery, woodwork, quilts, wreaths, floral arrangements, ornaments and artwork.

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Community brief: Carson 5k for education

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

The inaugural Eve Carson Memorial 5K for Education will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. Pi Beta Phi sorority and Phi Delta Theta fraternity organized the race in order to raise funds for Eve’s scholarship foundation, the Clyde Erwin Elementary School in Onslow County and First Book, a nonprofit that gives books to preschool children…

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Community brief: Butter sculpture demonstration

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

UNC will host a demonstration of the ancient Tibetan Buddhist art form of butter sculptures on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the FedEx Global Education Center. A traditional ceremony presenting the finished sculptures will be held at 1:45 p.m.

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Community brief: Fix-A-Home project

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

The Greater Chapel Hill Association of Realtors will host the Second Annual Fix-A-Home Project on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2105 Neville Road in Chapel Hill. Through Fix-A-Home, Realtors and volunteer workers help those who are physically or financially unable to make needed repairs to their homes or properties.

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Community brief: Pilobolus dance performs

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

More than 1,200 area children will see the internationally renowned dance troupe Pilobolus on Nov. 21 at Memorial Hall on the UNC campus. The show is the third Carolina Performing Arts Student Matinee. More than 20 Triangle schools are bringing students to the show.

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Community brief: A Panoramic Portrait of America

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

McIntyre’s Fine Books will present a screening of the short film State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America on Nov. 20 from 7 to 8 p.m.

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Community brief: Redefining journalism

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

McIntyre’s Fine Books at Fearrington Village and the Media Law Resource Center will present a discussion entitled “Online News–Redefining Journalism?” at 11 a.m., Nov. 22 at McIntyre’s.

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Community Calendar 11/13/08

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

Special Events Latin American Film Festival — Nov. 2 to 21, at different locations in the Triangle and elsewhere. latinfilmfestivalnc.com Seventh Annual Carrboro CD and Record Show — Nov.16, noon-6pm. 40 tables of new and used CDs, records and music memorabilia. Carrboro Century Center. 260-0661. Free

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Noticias en breve 11/13/08

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

Temporada de gripe El departamento de salud del condado Orange da inmunizaciones contra la gripe gratis a los niños en la escuela. Hoy es el último día de la clínica en el departamento de salud en Hillsborough. Con cita. 245-2400

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Huge increase in hotel rooms on the horizon

Posted on November 13, 2008November 17, 2008 by Staff
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For the Record 11/13/08

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

Rough road ahead Listen. This is going to be tough on some people – this thing we’re going to call a recession. There’s a little too much talk of how we can and have weathered one or two before and how the economic buoyancy of the community is going to keep us all afloat. Yes,…

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Happy and sad

Posted on November 13, 2008November 13, 2008 by Staff

By Lydia Lavelle Election day 2008 was an historic day for all Americans. Last week, a Washington Post cartoon by Tom Toles depicted Barack Obama standing in front of a gigantic White House, his luggage strap over his shoulder. The top caption read, “We hold these truths to be self-evident – that all men are…

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Eight great education ideas for the Obama administration

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Staff

By Margot Carmichael Lester and Steve Peha During the final presidential debate, we waited eagerly for the candidates’ responses to Bob Schieffer’s question about education. We weren’t impressed with what we heard. Vague chatter about vouchers and turning retired military personnel into teachers didn’t thrill us.

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