Recently: A vintage fundraising event
Music Calendar 9/25/08
Thursday Sept 25 ArtsCenter: Seth Walker. 9:30pm, $12-14 Blue Horn Lounge: Tain Collins. 9pm Cat’s Cradle: Black Kids, The Virgins, Magic Wands. 8pm, $15 adv/$17 day of The Cave: EARLY: Truckstop Coffee. LATE: Pistolero, Resist Not. Local 506: The Broken West, Hammer No More The Fingers. 9:30pm, $8 Milltown: Jimmy Winchell, Andrew Deutch. 10pm, Free…
Halloween questions haunt town council
Rich Fowler Staff Writer Chapel Hill’s Halloween celebration has gotten too big, too expensive and too difficult to manage, according to a report by Chapel Hill Chief of Police Brian Curran and Parks and Recreation director Butch Kisiah. The Chapel Hill Town Council heard Curran and Kisiah’s report on plans for taming the celebration at…
News brief: Chatham social services closure
Chatham County Social Services offices in Pittsboro will be closed to the public and will not have phone service from noon to 1 p.m. on Oct. 3 because of a scheduled move of employees. In addition, the child support office will be closed the entire day. During the time the phones will be disconnected, residents…
News brief: Fire department recognized
Orange County Emergency Services recognized Carrboro Fire-Rescue on Friday for becoming the first fire department in Orange County with all firefighters certified at the Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) level. The initiative to certify all Carrboro firefighters began more than a year ago. EMT-Bs must attend an accredited State of North Carolina training program with…
News brief: Low-cost rabies vaccination
The Orange County Animal Services Department will offer low-cost rabies vaccination clinics in recognition of the second annual World Rabies Day, Sept. 28. Clinics will be offered on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Orange County Animal Shelter on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Chapel Hill and from 1 to 3 p.m….
Noticias en breve 9/25/08
Elecciones Elecciones Cuidadanos, ya mismo empieza el voto por adelantado- cuando uno puede registrarse para votar y votar a la vez. Del 16 de octubre al 1 de noviembre. Lunes a sábado. Horario de 9a.m. a 4p.m. en: la biblioteca de la ciudad de Chapel Hill; el municipio de Carrboro; la biblioteca del condado de…
Obituary: James Roger Gooch
James Roger Gooch, 83, passed away on Sept. 19th at his home in Chapel Hill surrounded by his family. Jim was a sixth-generation Chapel Hillian and the son of Blanche Pendgraft Gooch and Charles Gooch.
Obituary: Frances O. Watson
Frances Oakley Watson, age 87, died Sept. 14 at The Methodist Retirement Home at Croasdaile Village in Durham after an extended illness. For most of her life, she lived in Carrboro, where she retired from the UNC Hospital after 25 years of service. She was an active member of Carrboro United Methodist Church for over…
Community brief: Strowd Roses grants deadline
The Strowd Roses Foundation has announced an application deadline of Oct. 31 for its last quarterly round of grants for 2008. Applicants must be tax-exempt nonprofit organizations or individuals whose projects operate in, or primarily to, benefit residents of, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Complete guidelines and application forms are available at www.strowdroses.org or by writing…
Community brief: Hillsborough Handmade Parade
The First Annual Hillsborough Handmade Parade will be held Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. on Churton Street in downtown Hillsborough. The parade, organized by the Hillsborough Arts Council and themed “The Waters of the Eno and Her Creatures,†will feature a walking theatrical performance with giant puppets, stilt walkers, musicians and other performers. All are…
Community Calendar 9/25/08
Special Events “Are you Ready for the Green Economy? Town of Carrboro Green Jobs†— Sept. 27, 7am-noon. Green workers discus green jobs and changes in economy. Carrboro Farmers’ Market. 960-6720, 918-7319. Asthma Walk — Sept. 27, 10am, registration 8am. NCSU Centennial Campus. 832-8326, www.asthmawalk.org
The Eater 9/25/08
Land & Table brief: Bolin Festival
The fifth annual Bolin Creek Festival will be held Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Umstead Park in Chapel Hill. The festival hosts fun events to teach kids and their families about stream conditions. Local art will be featured. Bands Club Boheme, Skeedaddle and Project Mastana will perform and refreshments will be…
