By Kirk Ross Truth & consequences As promised, there’s been a step-up of immigration raids. This at a time when our junior senator is making the rounds of local law enforcement encouraging the deportation of those apprehended and found to not be here legally. On the surface it all kind of makes sense – an…
Letters to the Editor: 9/13/07
Why I’m Supporting Coleman Last year, as a member of the Roberson Place Neighborhood Association Through-Road Committee, I had an opportunity to meet and work with Alderman Dan Coleman. What struck me immediately about Dan was his true desire and willingness to listen to our neighborhood’s concerns and his in-depth understanding of the historical, financial…
The Mill: 9/13/07
What’s it take to make a world-class giant cookie? Yeah, you guessed it; a lot of dough — 500 pounds in fact. Two Weaver Street Market events – one Saturday in Chapel Hill at Southern Village and another Sunday in Carrboro promise to top cookie records for both towns. Orchestrating the creation of the 10-foot…
Music Calendar: 9/13-9/20
Thursday Sep 13 Blue Horn Lounge: Mark Wells & Jill Christensen. 9pm Cat’s Cradle: Black Lips, The Selmanaires, Gondoliers. 8:30pm. $10 The Cave: Early: Mike Holt w/ Dan Bryk. Late: Opening Flower Happy Bird w/ The Empties. General Store Café: Jazz with Club Boheme. 8pm Local 506: Nightstick, Fire in the Woods. 10pm. Free Nightlight:…
Arts Calendar: 9/13/07
Carrboro Chapel Hill/Carrboro 2nd Friday Art Walk – Visit local galleries to enjoy live music, food & art-related activities. See website for galleries, maps & brochures. 2nd Fridays, 6-9pm. Free. 2ndfridayartwalk.com Paintings & Sculpture by Luna Lee Ray & Joanne Andrews – Through Sept 30. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org Background…
Triangle Yoga to help form ‘mala around the earth’
 Photo Courtesy of Triangle Yoga In celebration of United Nations International Peace Day, September 21, Triangle Yoga will be participating in the Global Mala Project. A “mala†is a set of 108 prayer beads used in meditation, primarily in India and Tibet. The Global Mala Project (www.globalmala.org ) intends to form a human “mala…
Celebrations: Spalt-Stuckey
 Elizabeth Willey Spalt and Andrew Edward Stuckey celebrated their wedding at Wrightsville Beach over the weekend of August 10th, 2007. Elizabeth is the daughter of Allen and Susan Willey Spalt of Carrboro. Andy is the son of Edward and Naomi R. Stuckey of Greensburg, Indiana. They were married Friday evening before immediate family at…
Celebrations: Boyer-Stutzman
Chelcy Elizabeth Boyer and Frederic Daniel Stutzman were married on June 23, 2007, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Boone by the Reverend Cynthia Banks and the Reverend Father John Kirwin. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a dinner reception at the historic Apple Barn in Valle Crucis. The bride is the daughter of…
Community Calendar: 9/13/07
Farmers’ Markets Carrboro Farmers’ Market – Sat 7am-12pm through Dec 22; Wed 3:30-6:30pm through Oct 17. Carrboro Town Commons. 932-1641,carrborofarmersmarket.com. Hillsborough Farmers’ Market – Wed 3-6pm; Sat 7:30am-noon. Apr-Nov. 732-8315.
In which we launch a bucket brigade
Veteran editor-publisher Ken Ripley of the Spring Hope Enterprise (seated, center) is surrounded by the UNC Community Journalism class “Bucket Brigade,†left to right: Laura Davenport, Gregg Found, Kate Newnam, Sam Giffin, Kendal Walters, Marianna King, Elyse Archer, Emily Burns, Cody Braun and Cameron Weaver. Instructor Jock Lauterer is at lower front right. Photo by…
Years later and a war with no end in sight
A modified kiosk, part of an art project in downtown Chapel Hill, on September 11, 2002. Photo Courtesy of Erik Ose Erik Ose With every year that passes, September 11, 2001 recedes further into history. But this year marks the fifth anniversary of another dark time for our country. The first time we memorialized the…
Obituary – Giuseppina Maria “JoJo” Finazzo
Giuseppina Maria “JoJo†Finazzo, 22, died Wednesday, September 5, 2007. She was a native of Durham County and grew up in her family’s Italian Restaurant, Sal’s Pizza. After graduating from East Chapel Hill High School, she received her CAN and was currently working as a teacher’s assistant at Carrboro Elementary School. Her goal was to…
Music with honors
Simeon Holloway introduces members of the B-1 Navy Band during a ceremony honoring the group at the Franklin Street Post Office. Photo by Kirk Ross By Kirk Ross Staff Writer They stood on the steps of the Franklin Street Post Office and received a key to the Town of Chapel Hill. Later, they filed into…
Maybe not so grand, but they’re sticking with the town flag
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer It isn’t all that old. Except in a few places, it’s not so high flying. And if you ask local artists, it isn’t all that grand. But on Tuesday, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to keep the town flag as it is. The fact that the town has…
Fish songs at the ArtsCenter
On Friday and Saturday, September 7 and 8, the ArtsCenter will present The Coastal Cohorts (Don Dixon, Bland Simpson and Jim Wann) performing songs from their popular coastal show “King Mackeral and The Blues are Running†and from their sequel CD “Wild Ponies, More Songs from the Carolina Coast.†The trio recently completed a successful…