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Obama campaign opens local headquarters
The Obama for President campaign has landed. This week, organizers working for Barack Obama, a U.S. Senator from Illinois and frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, started operating out of the former location of Shorty’s on Franklin Street. More staffers and volunteers are expected to arrive soon to help gear up support in the area…
The Mill: 03/20/08
Attention market goers: Please note that the Carrboro Farmers’ Market is now open at 7 a.m. There’s plenty on hand (see “What’s at the Market,†page 10) and a lot of farmers who long to see you in the morning light. A statewide hat tip to Carrboro resident James Evans, who helped make it a…
Music Calendar: 03/20/08
Thursday March 20 Blue Horn Lounge: Blake Tedder. 10pm Cat’s Cradle: Ingrid Michaelson, Bob Schneider, Cary Brothers, Joshua Radin, AM, Chris Denny. 7:30pm. Sold out. The Cave: Early: The Woos. Late: Hege V, Hwyl, $5. Local 506: Dub Trio, Foreign Islands, Grappling Hook. 9pm. $8 Nightlight: Icarus Himself, The Nothing Noise, The Men. 9:30pm
Board studies proposed conservation rules
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After receiving an update on water-conservation efforts among Carrboro and its neighbors, the town’s Board of Aldermen discussed how best to build conservation into the town’s ordinances. An interlocal work group made up of officials from Carrboro, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Chapel Hill and Orange County have formed…
News Brief: Family house opens
SECU Family House, a 40-bedroom hospital hospitality house for adult critical care patients and caregivers at UNC Hospitals, will open its doors to its first patients and families on March 31. SECU Family House will provide housing to thousands of pre- and post-surgical patients from the transplant, oncology, burn, eating disorders and trauma units, making…
News Brief: Candidate speaks
Senator Kay Hagan, Democratic candidate for the United States Senate, will speak on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro. The event, which is sponsored by the Chatham County Democratic Women, will be open to the public and free of charge. There will be…
News Brief: TTA Easter hours
Triangle Transit will not operate bus and shuttle routes on Friday, March 21st in observance of the Good Friday holiday. Triangle Transit offices will also be closed. Triangle Transit will resume regular Saturday service on Saturday, March 22nd.
News 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….
Chapel Hill seeks to improve safety along Fordham Boulevard
Safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists at the intersection of Fordham Boulevard and Manning Drive and at the intersection of Old Mason Farm Road and Fordham Boulevard should be finished by August. Kumar Neppalli, engineering services manager for the Town of Chapel Hill, reported on the progress of the project to the Chapel Hill Town…
Obituary – Wei-Lee Kuo
Wei-Lee Kuo, 46, of Chapel Hill died Saturday, March 15, 2008 peacefully after a battle with ovarian cancer. The former Taiwan native was a dedicated wife, mother, and friend to many. As a talented artist and an interior designer specializing in office space design, she worked for Alfred Williams & Company and Closet by Design….
Obituary – Charlie A. Carden, Sr.
Mr. Charlie A. Carden, Sr., 97, of Greentree Drive in Hillsborough, died Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Greensboro Commons in Greensboro after a brief illness. Mr. Carden was born February 17, 1911, to the late George and Gertrude Carden. He was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II,…
Community Brief: Flea market
The Orange-Hillsborough Relay For Life is holding its Annual Multi-Group Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 5th at the Hillsborough Suntrust Bank at 260 South Churton Street in Hillsborough. Treasures are waiting to be discovered. Concessions and baked goods will also be available. For more information, contact Dawn Berry at…
Community Brief: Record show
The Carrboro Century Center will host the Sixth Annual Carrboro CD and Record Show on Sunday, April 6 from noon until 6 p.m. About 40 tables of new and used CDs, vinyl records and music memorabilia will be on display for sale and swap. Admission is free.
Community Brief: Library book sale
The Friends of the Library will hold a book sale from Thursday, March 27 to Saturday, March 29. Thousands of books in all categories will be available, but particularly in art, history, biography and fiction, along with classical music CDs. Pre-K through 12th-grade teachers with identification are entitled to a 50 percent discount. Proceeds will…