Beth Altshuller Kurtz, 47, of Carrboro, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 11, 2007. She was a former employee of Lowes, and a resident of Carrboro.
Obituary – Melba Davis Ward
Melba Davis Ward, 88, of Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill, died unexpectedly November 7th, 2007 at UNC-Hospitals. The middle daughter of seven children, Melba was born in Bladen County to Rachel Maxwell and Wade Davis on June 22, 1919. She grew up in White Oak, NC and Chapel Hill and graduated from Hardbarger’s Business College in…
Obituary – Dell Hillard
Dell Hilliard, 42, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at UNC-Hospitals. Dell was a wonderful husband, son, brother, uncle and friend to many. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him and everyone who knew him was very lucky.
Obituary – Isabel Patterson Eaton
Isabel Patterson (Pat) Eaton died on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at her home in Chapel Hill. For those who knew her, Pat was a most engaging woman – even when her words were sharp and her stage whispers reached the balcony. Pat had a deep vein of tenderness that could be overshadowed by her sometimes…
Remembering Joe
By Erik Ose Joe Herzenberg With Joe Herzenberg’s death, North Carolina has lost one of its most caring, kind and generous lights. I first met Joe in 1990, as an undergrad. We shared mutual interests in progressive politics, the local political scene and voter registration. Joe was thrilled at the idea of trying to re-awaken…
Community Calendar: 11/15/07
Special Events Bluegrass Experience 36th Anniversary Show – Double feature with Tommy Edwards & Friends Christmas CD release party. Fri, Nov 16, 7pm at The Barn at Fearrington Village. For ticket info, visit www.chatamarts.org or call 542-0394. Alternative Christmas Market – Handicrafts, services & food items benefiting local & global causes of human rights, disaster…
Music Calendar: 11/15/07
Thursday Nov 15 Blue Horn Lounge: Kennebec’s Troy Smith & Jeremy Blackford. 10pm Cat’s Cradle: Buck 65, Bernard Dolan. 8:30pm. $10 The Cave: Late: Galen Kipar Project w/ Western Civ General Store Café: Jazz w/ Tony Galiani Band. 8pm Local 506: Salt To Bitters, Gambling the Muse. 10pm. Free! Nightlight: Michael Hurley. 10pm
Arts Calendar: 11/15/07
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. Bottles & Bowls – Pottery by Bob Meier. Through Nov 30. NC Crafts Gallery, 212 W Main St,…
No recount
News from the Orange County BOE that there will not be a recount. Cam Hill had asked for one and the board met today to consider it.
The grassroots of environmental justice
 Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series that will examine 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 — 35 years of a landfill and now the threat of a waste…
The birth of a movement in rural NC
In 1978, a trucking company intentionally sprayed more than 30,000 gallons of PCB-laced oil along 210 miles of roadways in 14 North Carolina counties – the largest dumping of PCB that had yet been documented in the U.S. It was four years before the EPA and the state of North Carolina began the clean-up, and…
Recently: Tea with Lee draws happy crowd
 By Valarie Schwartz Although Wednesday had been Halloween, eeriness hung in the air Thursday afternoon as I walked into the Estes Street Post Office to find nobody in line and two clerks waiting to serve me — in a place where there is usually a wait. With a little time to kill before going…
Burroughs, incumbents win school board race
Jamezetta Bedford tosses another campaign sign in the trunk. She has served on the school board since 2003 and will retain her seat. By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Newcomer Mia Burroughs and three incumbents were elected to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education on Tuesday. Board Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Mike Kelley and Annetta Streater kept…
Lavelle wins a seat; Broun, Coleman, Chilton returned to board
Lydia Lavelle (left) shares a laugh with her partner, Alicia Stemper. Lavelle was elected to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, receiving the most votes of any candidate By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Lydia Lavelle, a first-time officeholder and resident of the newly annexed northern portion of Carrboro, gathered the most votes in the election for…
‘Free men’ reunion recalls civil rights protests
 Photo courtesy of Jim Wallace UNC News Services Participants in and witnesses to desegregation protests that rocked Chapel Hill in the 1960s will speak in a free public program at 5:45 p.m. Nov. 8 in UNC’s Wilson Library. They will recall their experiences and celebrate republication of John Ehle’s The Free Men, a landmark…