By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Now that filing season has closed, candidates for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education are gearing up for a tight race. Six candidates are running for four seats on the board. Board members Jamezetta Bedford, Mike Kelley and Annetta Streater seek reelection. Newcomers Mia Burroughs, Mehar Safvi and Gary Wallach…
Trustees to get look at Carolina North plans
The star indicates a proposed alternative location for the university’s 80,000 square foot Innovations Center, which originally was planned for a site south of Estes Drive Extension. If approved, the new site would be the first for the Carolina North project. Citizen Graphic by Michelle Langston By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The University of North…
School budget plan passes by 4-2 margin
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education voted 4-2 last week to approve the 2007-08 operating budget, including about $400,000 in additional reductions in order to fund school security improvements and other items. Board members Mike Kelley and Jean Hamilton voted against the proposed budget. Several board members voted in favor…
News briefs: 7/26/07
Workshop offered on floodplain maps Chapel Hill Stormwater Management will offer a free workshop on floodplain maps on Tuesday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Library. Workshop participants will learn how to access Chapel Hill flood insurance rate map information online. New floodplain maps became effective in Chapel Hill on Feb. 2. Space…
University briefs: 7/26/07
Carolina Performing Arts tickets on sale Single-event tickets for all performances in the 2007-08 Carolina Performing Arts season are now on sale. Highlights will include the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Yo-Yo Ma, Nritygram Dance Ensemble of India, STOMP and many more. All performances are in Memorial Hall on the UNC campus. The season will open Sept….
Land & Table briefs: 7/26/07
Wine-paired dinners The Fearrington House at Fearrington Village will hold a series of wine-pairing dinners, beginning on August 7 at 7 p.m. The first dinner will feature wines from the Grgich Hills Estate in Napa Valley. The family-owned winery organically and biodynamically farms 366 acres and was founded in 1977. The dinner will be hosted…
For the record
Editor’s Note: Chris Fitzsimon, director of N.C. Policy Watch and a supporter of allowing counties to vote on a land transfer tax, has found himself the subject of radio ads by those opposed to the tax. Here’s his response: New levels of distortion The realtors and homebuilders continue their attacks in the now desperate effort…
Exile on Jones Street
By Kirk Ross Not a stalemate, but not exactly a sprint to the finish either. The state budget is close to done, but with a few major items — mostly on the revenue side — yet to be ironed out. So, how long before the deal is struck? The president pro tem of the Senate…
Well-intentioned bill would give utilities a blank check
By Shana Becker Before buying our first house and locking into a 30-year mortgage, my husband and I consulted every expert we could think of – real estate agents, appraisers, inspectors, surveyors, mortgage dealers and lawyers. We are first-time homebuyers, and if all goes well, we will close on our house in two weeks. While…
N.C. Women’s Health Report Card gives mixed results
UNC News Services The good news:Â More women in North Carolina are being screened for cancer and infectious diseases, fewer women are dying from heart disease and stroke, and the number of women who smoke has dropped substantially. The bad news: Barriers to health care are worsening for poor and minority women. About 16 percent…
Obituary: Sally Miller Johnston
Sally Miller Johnston died July 20, of heart failure, at her home in Chapel Hill. She was 64. She was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, and graduated and received a Masters Degree from Brown University. She loved to travel, and visited 66 countries and almost all corners of the U.S. After working with several…
Obituary: Nick Thomas Watts
Nick Thomas Watts, one of Carrboro’s longest established businessmen, died Monday, July 23, 2007 at the age of 89. He was born September 15, 1917 in Columbus County, NC to Ida B. Cumbee and Levy Edmond Watts. He was the youngest son of six children. Nick is survived by his wife of 69 years, Zolena…
Obituary: Margaret Lansing Schopler
Margaret Lansing Schopler, “Miggieâ€, daughter of Egyptologist Dows and Marion Dunham, died July 16th, 2007 (aged 82). Born June 17, 1925 in Egypt, she was a long-time Chapel Hill resident. Miggie enjoyed painting with watercolors and making sketches, she was an avid gardener and was to be president of the Chapel Hill Kiwanis Club in…
Parks and Rec Briefs: 7/26/07
Basketball coaches wanted The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department is currently accepting volunteer coaches’ applications for the 2007-08 Youth Basketball Program. Coaches must exhibit the ability to organize practices and communicate effectively with players, parents and Recreation Department staff. They must also exhibit the ability to teach proper playing skills, fundamentals and sportsmanship and provide…
Community Calendar: 7/26/07
Farmers’ Markets Saxapahaw Farmers’ Market – Saturdays, 5-8pm. Continues through Aug. 25. Saxapahaw Farmers’ Market, on the hill over the river, Saxapahaw (Chapel Hill), rivermillvillage.com. Fearrington Village Farmers’ Market – Tuesdays, 4pm. Continues through Nov. 20. Fearrington Village Farmers’ Market, 8 miles south of Chapel Hill on US 15-501, Fearrington Village (Chapel Hill), 542-4000, chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms…