It was around this time last year that we made a commitment to begin publication of The Carrboro Citizen. And though it took until spring to gear up and actually start printing, this is a good time to thank the many people who have kept us going. To start, on the back page of this…
No Child Left Behind: Upon closer inspection
Steve Peha & Margot Carmichael Lester No Child Left Behind is up for reauthorization. Those in favor of NCLB say it’s improving public education; those against say it’s ruining public education. Upon closer inspection, neither position seems right. And the fact that we have but two extremes to choose from indicates that we have closed…
A choice no one should have to make
Louisa Warren Soaring crude oil prices don’t just mean an increase at the fuel pumps; they also will result in bigger utility bills for many North Carolinians this winter. Some of us can afford to cut the bigger check and avoid draping ourselves in blankets and wool socks indoors. But for the more than 200,000…
The Oak Avenue Traffic Calming Report
By Chris Frank The citizens of south Oak Avenue have good news and bad. What’s good for some is bad for others. Or, “One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.†Closely following the “Town of Carrboro Residential Traffic Management Plan for Speed Control,†a neighborhood group of us jumped through the hoops toward the goal…
Raging Grannies are fearless activists
By Meghan Cooke Correspondent Sitting at a picnic table in front of Weaver Street Market, Lori Hoyt sipped on ice water and chatted about her grandchildren, church and friends. But this 73-year-old from Carrboro is not the average grandmother. She’s a Raging Granny. Hoyt, a retired social worker, is a member of the group of…
Board of Trustees honors alumni
UNC News Services The UNC Board of Trustees on Wednesday presented four alumni with the William Richardson Davie Award, the board’s highest honor. Chancellor James Moeser and the trustees honored the following recipients at a Carolina Inn dinner: Rep. Joe Hackney of Chapel Hill; Mike Overlock of Greenwich, Conn.; Ken Thompson of Charlotte; and Patricia…
News briefs: 11/21/07
Innovation Center Alexandria Real Estate Equities and UNC staff members will present drawings of the proposed Innovation Center for the Carolina North campus to the community at a meeting Nov. 29, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road. The public is invited to attend this meeting. Free parking…
School briefs: 11/21/07
Colonial Day at Rashkis Elementary On Nov. 15., Rashkis Elementary School students celebrated the first Rashkis Colonial Day. Fifth graders recently completed their study of the American colonial period. As part of the colonial unit, students wrote reports, made presentations and created other projects.
Music Calendar: 11/21/07
Wednesday Nov 21 Cat’s Cradle: Jon Shain, Kenny Roby, Jule Brown, Michael Holland, Big Medicine, Edsel 500. 7:30pm. $10 Nightlight: Film Extravaganza: Troma presents Aiden Dillard’s Meat Weed America. 9:30pm. $3 Thursday Nov 22 The Cave: 30th Annual Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner & Open-Mic. 5pm
Arts Calendar: 11/21/07
Carrboro Emma’s Kids Art Exhibit & Fundraiser – Works by kids dying of AIDS in Glendonald, Meyerton, South Africa are sold to help the kids. Through Dec 1. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St, Carrboro, 918-7385. NC Car Yard Series – Works by Linda Margolin & Barnett Parker. Through Nov 30. Nested, 118-B E…
UNC, Duke, State cooperate on energy
UNC News Services UNC, NC State University, Duke University and RTI International have joined to form the Research Triangle Energy Consortium (RTEC), combining their research strengths to focus on “solving the technical, environmental, economic, societal and public policy problems related to the use of energy,†according to the operating agreement. “We can do things together…
Study shows African-Americans add $44.7 billion to state economy
UNC News Services North Carolina’s growing African-American population contributes more than $44.7 billion to the state’s economy through its purchases and taxes – $22,272 per black resident – while costing the state budget $4.5 billion – or $2,498 per black resident – for health care, education and corrections, according to a new report by researchers…
Obituary: Allan T. Slatt
On November 11, 2007, Allan T Slatt, recently of Cary, NC, departed this life to rejoin his beloved wife, Louise. At her death in 2002, they had been married 60 years. Mr. Slatt was 92 years. The only child of Gustav and Anna Nielsen Slatt, recent arrivals from Sweden, Mr. Slatt was born in 1915…
Community Briefs: 11/21/07
Pajama donation The North Carolina chapter of the Pajama Program recently donated more than 200 new sets of children’s pajamas to the Orange County Department of Social Services’ holiday programs. The department donated the pajamas to low-income, at-risk children in Orange County. The Pajama Program is a national not-for-profit organization that provides new pajamas and…
Community Calendar: 11/21/07
Special Events Potluck Dinner & Open-Mic – 30th Annual. 5pm, Thanksgiving Day at The Cave. 452 1/2 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill. www.caverntavern.com. Country’s Largest Vegetarian Thanksgiving – Hosted by the Triangle Vegetarian Society. Thanksgiving Day, 12:30-4pm at Café Parizade, 2200 W Main St, Durham (Erwin Square). For tickets, menu, and raffle info, visit www.trianglevegsociety.org/thanksgiving07.