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School Brief: ECHHS tour

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

East Chapel Hill High School will conduct its annual tour and information session for private school students and their parents on January 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The school holds a tour for private school students because a large number of students in the area who attend private schools until eighth grade enter East…

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School Brief: Youth Council

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

The Town of Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation invites youth in grades 9-12 to join the Chapel Hill Youth Council. The Youth Council provides an opportunity for young people to participate in local government and to learn skills in leadership and responsibility. Members will work with other groups to carry out programs that benefit youth…

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Community Calendar: 01/10/08

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

Special Events Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee will show a 54-minute DVD of a recent keynote talk, “Marisol Jimenez-McGee Addresses Current Situation Facing Undocumented Immigrants,” at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Thu, Jan 17, 7pm. Call 942-2535 for more info.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

Carrboro/Chapel Hill Jan13 The Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist will hold a commemoration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. entitled “The spirit of power and love” on Sunday,  January 13, 2008, 9:30 and 11:15 am.  With Rev. Curtis Gatewood, Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church in Oxford and 2nd VP of NAACP, at The…

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Community Brief: Arts workshops

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

A free workshop on textile art will be part of an exhibit of textiles curated by local artists Anita Wolfenden, Linda Carmel and Nerys Levy at the Carrboro Branch Library. The exhibition features 21 local textile artists and is designed to present the range of possibilities in fiber art — from wool and felt to…

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Winter Farmers’ Market gets started

Posted on January 9, 2008January 9, 2008 by Staff

The Carrboro Farmers’ Market re-opened last week, starting the first winter season in style with the cooperation of the weather and strong interest from market regulars. Winter vegetables were on hand, including purple cauliflower, sweet potatoes and cabbage. Most kinds of meats were plentiful as were a variety of cheeses from Celebrity Dairy and Chapel…

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‘Farmers of Orange’ organize

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer A group of farmers and artisans announced on Monday that they have incorporated as the Farmers of Orange, a new farmers’ market in Northern Orange County. In August, the group appealed to the Board of County Commissioners for control of the Hillsborough Farmers’ Market. The group asked to be recognized…

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Water Talk

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

The Carrboro Branch Library will hold an event entitled “Symposium: Water — Our Most Precious Resource” on Sunday, January 13 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The event will feature presentations by OWASA and other water specialists and was inspired by an art exhibit featuring depictions of water  bearing the same name. For more information call…

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Music Calendar: 01/10/08

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Staff

Thursday Jan 10 Blue Horn Lounge: Mark Wells & Jill Christensen. 10pm The Cave: Early: Blaine Ziglar General Store Café: Club Boheme. 8pm

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Arts Calendar: 01/10/08

Posted on January 9, 2008January 9, 2008 by Staff

Carrboro Photography by Joanna Welborn & Mark Pettit. are we friends? — Jan 3-30. Public reception Fri, Jan 11, 6-9pm. Center Gallery, The ArtsCenter. 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2737, www.artscenterlive.org.

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Persistence brings results for a proud and historic community

Posted on January 3, 2008December 11, 2011 by Staff

Editor’s note: This story is the sixth in a series that examines issues related to environmental justice and to the fight of the Rogers and Eubanks roads community to be relieved of what they allege to be an undue burden. To read the stories in this series and for other resources, go to www.carrborocitizen.com/main/rogers-road Mebane’s…

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More red berries!

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

By Ken Moore If you are expert at using your “owl eyes” while driving, you may spot some red berries that are neither holly nor dogwood. Like holiday lights, these red berries are strung up in tangles and thickets. I’m describing the fruit of one of the species of catbrier, Smilax sp., that folks curse…

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Proposal put forth to expand dual-language classes

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Students at three Chapel Hill-Carrboro elementary schools could have the opportunity to enter the Spanish-English dual-language program next year, under a proposal recently considered by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education. Under the proposal, the program – in which a class comprised equally of native English-speaking students and native Spanish-speaking…

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Recently: Hitting new highs

Posted on January 3, 2008January 3, 2008 by Staff

By Valarie Schwartz It was not as an interloper that I sang during the first rehearsal of the Women’s Voices Chorus on Sept. 3. Being amidst them seemed like a good way to learn how accepting the women were going to be of their new director, Allan Friedman — the first man involved with the…

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CHICLE addresses local immigrant issues

Posted on January 3, 2008January 3, 2008 by Staff

By Kendal Walters Carrboro Commons Writer More than 30 people gather in a room above Weaver Street Market on a Sunday afternoon to watch ¡Salud!/Health, a movie about the Cuban Health Care system. The video draws viewers like Chapel Hill resident and local family practice doctor Carol Klein and Dina Castro, who has experience working…

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