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School brief: Emerson Waldorf to hold annual Holiday Faire

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Staff

Emerson Waldorf School will hold its annual Holiday Faire on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair, which will be held on the school’s campus on New Jericho Road, will feature crafts, puppet shows, games, food, music and more. In addition, students, led by the Paperhand Puppet Intervention, will present a holiday pageant…

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Carrboro High Basketball Schedules

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Staff

Men’s  Varsity Nov 30     at Bartlett Yancey 7:30pm Dec 4     Graham at Home 7:30pm Dec 7     at Cummings 7:30pm Dec 11     Orange High at Home 7:30pm Dec 14     at Durham School of the Arts Dec 27-29 Holiday Tournament in Clayton Jan 4     Raleigh Charter at Home 7:30pm Jan 8…

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Fearrington Barn to be scene of wonder, amusement

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Staff

The long tour of readings in support of his latest book, Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, is behind him, but author Daniel Wallace is not putting his feet up — not yet anyway. This weekend, Wallace and a handful of co-conspirators have banded together for “A Feast of the Five Senses,” specifically a show…

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The holiday spirit

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Staff

Chris Fitzsimon The news is always full of heartwarming stories this time of year, somebody helping a stranger, going the extra mile to help people less fortunate. Then there’s the North Carolina “Education” Lottery, which teaches us all a much different lesson, even in this holiday season. Lottery revenues continue to fall short of initial…

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Corrections & Clarifications: 11/29/07

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Staff

Occasionally I make a mistake that’s just breathtaking. I knew the chances were good that someone would get left out of the advertiser appreciation ad we ran last week, but through the magic of cut and (not) paste I managed to leave out one of our oldest and best advertisers.

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Letters to the Editor: 11/29/07

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Staff

Coal. It’s dirty and unsustainable: the first and foremost air polluter in the U.S. Why, then, are there plans to build an 800-megawatt coal generator in Rutherford County’s Cliffside Coal Plant? The new Duke Energy  generator would use conventional, pulverized coal technology. Such technology does not allow for capture of carbon dioxide and emits a…

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Community Calendar: 11/29/07

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Staff

Special Events SHAC Benefit Show – Music fundraiser event with Mary Johnson, Miriam Chicurel, & Shannon O’Connor. Fri, Nov 30 at 7:45pm. The ArtsCenter, 300 E Main St, Carrboro. Tickets: $14 at the door or $12 in advance at CD Alley or Jennifer_lee@med.unc.edu. Proceeds go to UNC Student Health Action Coalition. www.med.unc.edu/shac/. Holiday Shoppe Craft…

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Music Calendar: 11/29/07

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Staff

Thursday Nov 29 Blue Horn Lounge: Randy Whitt & Anthony Lener. 10pm Cat’s Cradle: Will Hoge, Hoots & Hellmouth, The War. 9:30pm. $10 The Cave: Early: Blake Tedder. Late: Blue Moon Revue, TBA General Store Café: Bo Lankenau. 8pm Local 506: Dry Heathens, Bull City, The Pneurotics. 9pm. Nightlight: Lylas, Kellie Shae Hicks. 9:30pm

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Arts Calendar: 11/29/07

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Staff

Carrboro Elementals of the Carolina Seasons – Paintings by Karen Sorensen from The Gallery of Maya. Through Dec 9. Main Street Gallery, 405 E Main St, Carrboro, 967-7005. Works by the Chatham County Arts Guild – Through Dec 12. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787, www.artscenterlive.org Works by Paul Friedrich – Through Dec…

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IFC feeds families

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Staff

Catherine Mitchell, a freshman at UNC-Chapel Hill, checks the list of groceries for a local mother and her two children at the IFC Food Pantry on West Main Street in Carrboro. Photo by Emily Burns By Emily Burns Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Every year, the Inter-Faith Council for Social Services’s Holiday Meals program provides hundreds…

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New sign points to a great man

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Staff

Three of Paul Green’s children, Byrd Green Cornwell, Betsy Green Moyer, Paul Green Jr., and his grandson, Paul Green III get their picture taken at the unveiling of the Paul Green historic marker just south of town on U.S. 15-501.  By Valarie Schwartz PAUL GREEN 1894-1981 Playwright, teacher, & humanitarian. Awarded Pulitzer Prize, 1927. His…

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Damaged sewer line sends waste into storm drains

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Staff

A corroded cast iron drainpipe leaked sewage from Wendy’s into a drainage ditch on Old Pittsboro Road. Photo by Kirk Ross By Kirk Ross Staff Writer A corroded pipe that runs from Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers to the sanitary sewer underneath Greensboro Street leaked an as yet undetermined amount of sewage that found its way…

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County seeks new transfer site

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to re-launch the search process for a new solid-waste transfer station site. In addition, commissioners decided to contract with a consulting firm to identify and evaluate potential transfer station locations. Earlier this month, the board reopened the search for a waste…

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Time to harvest a Carolina Bay wreath

Posted on November 21, 2007November 21, 2007 by Staff

Wreath of bay leaf branches woven into grape vine. Photo by Ken Moore By Ken Moore Back in the mid 1970s, UNC botany professor Dr. C. Ritchie Bell got an idea while teaching an Economic Botany class. In addition to teaching, Dr. Bell liked to cook, and he discovered that the leaves of a native…

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Land & Table briefs: 11/21/07

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Staff

Preservation photos The Orange County Historic Preservation Commission and the Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County are sponsoring a photography competition. The theme this year is “Heritage Corridors” and includes photographs of old roadbeds, scenic byways and street landscape scenes throughout Orange County.

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