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News briefs: 8/16/07

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

Back to school day The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools PTA Council will sponsor its annual “Back to School Day” on Saturday, August 25 at University Mall. Students and parents are invited to the gathering, which will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the mall on Estes Drive. Representatives from each of the district’s…

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Dinner with Eco Farm

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

At right: Cindy and John Soehner and a waving Tulia of Eco Farm. Panzanella will host a local farm dinner on Tuesday, August 21, featuring dishes created with ingredients grown at Eco Farm in Chapel Hill. The event is from 5:30-9 p.m. The restaurant will provide a special menu using ingredients grown by Cindy and…

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Land & Table Briefs: 8/16/07

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

Tree pruning workshop The International Society of Arboriculture Southern Chapter, in partnership with Elon University Botanical Garden, Duke Energy, Alamance County Cooperative Extension and the Bartlett Tree Expert Company is presenting a basic tree climbing and pruning workshop. A registration fee of $35 per person includes lunch. The workshop will be held at Yeager Hall…

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For the Record: 8/16/07

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

Paging David Price One of the outcomes of the recent changeover in control of the House of Representatives is that Fourth District U.S. Congressman David Price (D-Chapel Hill) now holds the purse strings for the Department of Homeland Security. Well, sort of. Price is the chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the DHS…

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Thinking ahead requires looking back

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

By Chris Fitzsimon The stage is being set behind the scenes for a special legislative session on transportation. Gov. Mike Easley and legislative leaders have been meeting to figure out how to build a consensus on how to raise new revenue for road improvements. And unless something changes dramatically in the near future, roads are…

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Exile on Jones Street: 8/16/07

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

Is it that time already? I hope you’re ready, because the Southern primary season is right around the corner thanks to the South Carolina GOP’s recent bid to maintain its first-in-South status. Responding to Florida’s decision to change its primary date, Palmetto State Republicans moved their primary up to January 19. (That’s less than 160…

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Letters to the editor: 8/16/07

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

Breaking bread together I was pleased to see that The Carrboro Citizen is covering the conflict over the “issue” of food at our town’s really really free markets. This seems to be part of a larger conflict over public space occuring at other locations such as Weaver St.’s lawn and the Carrboro Greenspace.

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Labyrinth added in hopes of spiritual growth

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

A labyrinth, seen above under construction, serves as a spiritual exercise for members of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Photo Courtesy of Aldersgate United Methodist Church  By Emily Silva Staff Writer “Every time I walk past it, I get a good feeling,” said Frank Jones, maintenance caretaker at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill. His…

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The Mill: 8/16/07

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

Big pull A lot of folks just know White Cross as the home of Lloyd’s Grocery, which still has a free air hose, and Fiesta Grill, one of the finest restaurants ever located in a steel building. (Try the enchiladas molé. It’s a little sweet, but it grows on you.) If you want to spend…

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Music Calendar: 8/16/07- 8/23/07

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

Thursday August 16 Blue Horn Lounge: Velcro Shoes. 9pm The Cave: Early: The Wild Animals. Late: Sol Driven Train. Local 506: Megafaun, Digitata, Wil Donegon & The Apologies. 9:30pm. $6 Reservoir: The Gondoliers, The Points. 10pm Weaver Street Market: Hot Tin Roof. 6pm Friday August 17 Blue Horn Lounge: Dogwood Deddy. 10pm Cat’s Cradle: Endless…

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Arts Calendar: 8/16/07

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Staff

Carrboro Artists’ Salon – For artists of all kinds to meet, network & build a better arts environment for Orange County. This month’s topic: Time Management for Artists. Guest panelists are visual artists Michelle Johnson & Leah Rade & actor Kenneth P Strong. Fri, Aug 17, 6:30pm. Free. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St, Carrboro….

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Community Calendar: 8/16/07

Posted on August 16, 2007August 16, 2007 by Staff

Farmers’ Markets Carrboro Farmers’ Market – Sat 7am-12pm through Dec 22; Wed 3:30-6:30pm through Oct 17. 932-1641, carrborofarmersmarket.com Southern Village Farmers’ Market – Thu 4-7pm through Aug 30 at Market Street on the Village Green. Hillsborough Farmers’ Market – Wed 3-6pm; Sat 7:30am-noon, Apr-Nov. 732-8315.

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Orange County farmers facing crop losses, hay shortages

Posted on August 9, 2007August 10, 2007 by Staff

Orange County farmers have had a tough year already and without significant rain may face an unusually heavy loss of crops, county agriculture officials say. Karen McAdams, an Orange County-based extension agent for the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, said some parts of the county have only had a half-inch of rain since the first…

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The heat is on

Posted on August 9, 2007August 10, 2007 by Staff

Carrboro and the rest of the O.C. bake away Lifeguard Elizabeth Hamilton surveys the pool at Heritage Hills. Photo by Kirk Ross By Kirk Ross Staff Writer If you had a strange sensation on Monday morning that something wasn’t quite right, that maybe something was missing, you were right. In most places in southern Orange…

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Neighborhood Night Out

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Staff

Photo by Kirk Ross Residents of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, joined by police officers and town officials for the annual Neighborhood Night Out, stroll through the Northside neighborhood Tuesday. Despite the heat (thermometers read 100 degrees as the walk got started), about 60 residents turned out for the event, which wound through Northside to the…

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