By Colin Austin Fear is on the rise in North Carolina. This was the topic of most concern at El Foro Latino 2008, a statewide gathering of Latino leaders held earlier this month near Asheville. Fear of leaving your home, fear of being separated from family and fear of law-enforcement officers. Participants at El Foro…
Drought requires big-picture thinking
By Grady McCallie For those of us living in communities with water restrictions, the current drought is a wakeup call. As with all droughts, there’s no telling for certain when it will end. But even after rains and full reservoirs return, a central lesson should stay with us: Rapid growth in total demand for water…
Another lesson from the lottery
By Chris Fitzsimon On July 28, 2006, the day before the 2006 short session of the General Assembly adjourned, lawmakers passed House Bill 2212, which set up the Lottery Oversight Committee. Gov. Mike Easley signed it two weeks later. The law requires the panel to meet at least four times a year to review how…
On the ballot
The Orange County Board of Elections released sample ballots for the May 6 Primary. The ballots for the Carrboro district will have the following choices. Democratic Primaries Presidential Preference Hillary Clinton, Mike Gravel, Barack Obama, none US Senate Kay Hagan, Duskin C. Lassiter, Jim Neal, Howard Staley, Marcus W. Williams
Election Brief: Group to back tax
After an organizational meeting last week at Town Hall in Carrboro, a group of citizens has formed a organization to help drum up support for the proposed 0.4 percent land transfer tax, which is on the May 6 ballot. The group, Citizens for Schools and Parks, have launched a website at www.4schools4parks.com.
Election Brief: Early voting to start
Early voting begins Thursday April 17 for the May 6 election. Unregistered but eligible voters can register at early voting sites with identification showing their name and current address. Doing this means that you can only vote at the early-voting site. Registered voters can change registration information but not party affiliation. Vote early in Carrboro…
Election Brief: Senate debate
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, EmPOWERment Inc. and the League of Women Voters will host a North Carolina Senate District 23 Primary debate between incumbent Sen. Ellie Kinnaird and County Commissioner Moses Carey. The debate will be at 7 p.m. at Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Debate questions will…
Election Brief: Voter reg deadline
The registration deadline for those who want to vote in the May 6 election falls on April 11. To vote in Orange County, you must be: • a U.S. citizen and resident of North Carolina and this county for 30 days before the election; • at least 18 years old on or before the next…
Election Brief: Ellie Fest 2008
“Ellie Fest 2008†is a celebration of state Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird’s contributions to the state of North Carolina and a rally for her re-election campaign. It will be held on Sunday, April 6 from 2 to 5 pm at the Carrboro Town Commons. Music will be provided by Tim Stambaugh, Jimmy Magoo and Saludos Compay….
Election Brief: Rally for Moses
Women for Carey, a group supporting county commissioner and North Carolina Senate candidiate Moses Carey, are holding a “Rally for Moses†on April 13 at the Big Barn in Hillsborough from 4 to 6 p.m. The event is free to the public and will feature live music by the Baron Tymas Jazz Trio, the St….
Election Brief: Commissioner forum
The Orange County Democratic Women will sponsor a County Commissioners’ Forum at the Chapel Hill Museum at 523 East Franklin St. on Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. Orange County Commissioner Alice Gordon will explain the role and responsibility of the county commissioner and the voting changes made in electing each one. After she speaks,…
General Store Café ready for reopening
By Emily Burns Staff Writer Vance Remick, co-owner of the General Store Café in Pittsboro, felt that the Café had grown so much it was losing that “laid-back feel.†Expansion, he said, will restore it. On April 3, the Café will kick off a four-day grand opening event to celebrate its new 6,000-square-foot addition, located…
It was a lovely spring day and Tulia Henao, all of 5 years old, couldn’t think of a better way to spend part of it than a trip to the newly reopened Maple View Ice Cream Store on Weaver Street. She is accompanied by her poodle, Clavelle. Photo by Kirk Ross.
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It has been noted in this newspaper that the former Triem manufacturing center at the bottom of the hill on South Greensboro has a good deal of graffiti. Make that had. The outside walls throughout have been repainted in a thick, flat gray.
Hello Deli
At press time, it was unclear exactly when the newspapers pasted over the windows were going to come off and Neal’s Deli would be open for business. Word has it as any day now. First clue could be the smell of pastrami wafting o’er the corner of Main and Greensboro.