By Katie Spencer Carrboro Commons Writer Freelance web designer Brian Russell’s vision to create a shared workplace for freelancers and other creative types is moving toward a concrete Carrboro reality. The idea to open what he called a shared office space with a coffee shop atmosphere was first mentioned publicly nearly a year ago. Russell…
Paper, pencil and chalk
Steve Peha & Margot Carmichael Lester If we knew we could improve education by buying every learner a laptop, many communities might be so inclined. But it doesn’t appear that this would make a significant difference in student outcomes. We take it for granted that kids with computers at school are better off than those…
Sports Brief: Basketball camp
Smith Middle School with host the 19th annual 4 C’s Basketball Camp July 7-11. The camp is designed for rising fifth- through seventh-grade boys and lasts from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. For more information, contact 918-2145, ext. 21905.
Sports Brief: Volleyball drop-in
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a Volleyball Drop-In on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., beginning March 11 and running until May 22 at Grey Culbreth Middle School. $3 per participant, no pre-registration necessary. For information, call 918-7364.
Sports Brief: Jaguar lacrosse
The Carrboro High School men’s lacrosse team brought its record to 1-1 with a 9-5 win over Orange High on Friday night at home. Coaches Pete Procopio, Kelsey Kihlstrom and Paul Bonnici juggled their young line-up and taught on the fly as the Jaguars went ahead early and never trailed in a hard-fought game. The…
Sports Brief: Pee Wee rankings
The Carrboro Recreation and Parks 2007-08 Pee Wee Basketball regular season is over. In the West Division, the Sonics clinched the title with a record of 8-1. They’re followed by the Pacers, 7-2, the Spurs, 3-6, the Rockets, 2-7, and the Hornets who went 0-9.
Slew of last minute filings
A quick Web update: The last day of filing season for the May 6 primaries and school board election saw a number of races turn from non-competitive to contested. Among the filings: • Neloa Jones and Mary Wolff joined Bernadette Pelissier in the Democratic primary for the lone at-large county commissioner seat. • Wolff’s husband,…
Splendor in the grass
By Ken Moore I’m lucky to live where neighbors have not legislated against hanging laundry out to air dry. In addition to saving electricity and having sun-fresh clothes, I soak up some natural Vitamin D and have the opportunity to enjoy the late February blooming yard. Many of you have a blooming yard, but you…
Recently: Following her heart after saving one
By Valarie Schwartz When, in the summer of 2004, Maggi Grace learned that the life of her uninsured partner of one year depended upon heart surgery that would cost $200,000, she responded with both reactions to the fight-or-flight response. When fighting with the medical community didn’t work (her logical approach resulted in cold negative responses),…
Buckhorn Village plan draws praise, ire
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer County residents were both strongly opposed to and in support of the proposed Buckhorn Village development at a packed Board of County Commissioners public hearing Monday night. Several residents who live close to the site of the planned development, which is near I-85 and Buckhorn Road at the site of…
Teens take charge
Students, most of them from Cissy O’Neal’s ninth grade social studies class at McDougle Middle School, took up the temporary roles of mayor, members of the board of aldermen and concerned citizens offering their opinions to the board at the annual Town Hall Day for Teens Monday at Town Hall. Wendell Rogers, the recreation supervisor…
Board approves Roberson Square
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After a long negotiation over parking, a five-story condominium, office and retail project on South Greensboro street won approval Tuesday night from the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Construction could begin as early as this summer for the 91,575-square-foot Roberson Square project on the site of the old Andrews-Riggsbee hardware store.
Cheating scandal rocks high school
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Chapel Hill High School Principal Jackie Ellis said school officials are investigating a cheating incident that students say involved a stolen master key and that dates back several years. Four Chapel Hill High School students will be suspended and receive zeros on mid-term exams as a result of an incident…
Woman completes 100 trips around the sun
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Madeline Clara Smith spent the first part of her 100th birthday in a way any of us would have it. “I’ve been on the phone all morning,†she said in a voice that was surprisingly strong and unmistakably that of a true Mainer. As the calls from family members kept…
News Brief: Census jobs
The US Census Bureau is hiring census workers for Chatham County. About 300 workers are needed in the next three weeks and can earn from $13.75 to $15.25 per hour. Most of the available positions are part-time and temporary. Potential workers must take a basic skills test and agree to work about 20 hours a…