Antibalas plays at the Cat’s Cradle on Saturday. This week in music: April 4 – April 10 Strange week at Carrboro’s two biggest venues, and a lot of big names too. It starts with Sebadoh on Wednesday at Cat’s Cradle then on to turntablist Kid Koala at the ArtsCenter, followed by Friday’s Sean Lennon show…
Overfishing great sharks wiped out North Carolina’s bay scallop fishery
By UNC News Services Fewer big sharks in the oceans led to the destruction of North Carolina’s bay scallop fishery and inhibits the recovery of depressed scallop, oyster and clam populations along the U.S. Atlantic coast, according to an article in the March 30 issue of the journal Science. A team of Canadian and American…
Board of Aldermen April 3 agenda
The April 3, 2007 Board of Aldermen agenda: REQUESTS FROM VISITORS AND SPEAKERS FROM THE FLOOR RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings A Request to Set a Public Hearing on the Temporary Street Closing Permit Application for Ride of Silence Additional Agenda Item Attachment A Request to Authorize Implementation of…
Chatham Habitat for Humanity sets a brisk pace
Colin Rumbley, a UNC student from Charlotte, operates the cutting station on the job site of Chatham County Habitat for Humanity’s new energy saving home project. Chatham Habitat for Humanity sets a brisk pace Home Store doing well, but the group needs more volunteers for projects By Kirk Ross Staff Writer PITTSBORO — In a…
Board passes six-month development moratorium
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a six-month development moratorium by a vote of 5-2, Tuesday night, putting a temporary hold on future development of roughly 3,700 acres while the town considers new rules for the area. After roughly an hour and a half of public comment followed by debate…
Commissioners approve transfer station for solid waste at Eubanks Road site
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer In a decision that pleased no one, questions are raised about sending waste out of county The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to develop a solid waste transfer station at the Eubanks Road landfill. The board considered three transfer station sites, including two sites off U.S….
UNC offers three scenarios for Carolina North
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Three new words have entered the lexicon in the saga of Carolina North. So get ready for the definition and the ensuing conversation about Centers, Interwoven and Grid. University planners revealed three initial plans—the preferred term is scenarios—for Carolina North at the first of a series of public meetings on…
Pollen days are here, but don’t blame the pines
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer It’s that time of year again. A familiar yellow dust has settled on cars, houses and anything left outside, leaving a trail of sneezing and sniffling victims behind. But contrary to popular belief, the yellow stuff we can see isn’t what makes allergy patients feel so terrible this time of…
Town Council agrees to try working with UNC on neighborhood committees
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL—The Chapel Hill Town Council agreed to participate in an effort by the university to set up two pilot neighborhood committees, a move similar to a system looked at during a recent town-gown trip to Madison, Wis. In response to a request from Chancellor James Moeser, the council agreed…
Services set for Jason Ray
UNC News Services Services have been scheduled for Jason Ray, a member of UNC’s cheerleading team who died this week. Ray, 21, died this Monday at Hackensack University Medical Center. Ray, a UNC senior, was injured in a pedestrian/vehicle accident in Fort Lee, NJ, before the UNC Men’s basketball team game on Friday. He was…
Kirk Osborn dies at 64
By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Chapel Hill criminal-defense attorney J. Kirk Osborn died in the early hours of Sunday morning. He suffered a massive heart attack on Friday and had been admitted to UNC Hospitals. He was 64. Osborne was known for keeping a remarkably low profile given the extraordinarily high visibility of several of…
News briefs: 3/28/07
Police seek suspect in RBC robbery attempt An unidentified black male attempted to rob the RBC Centura Bank at 300 Weaver St. at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday. According to police reports, the suspect showed the teller a black handgun, but the teller did not give him any money and he left the bank on foot….
Flux up yonder
Moratoriums are, as Planning Board chair James Carnahan put it, “a crude tool.†Crude, but effective. And, sometimes, entirely necessary to give a local government time to adjust to meet a demand not anticipated. They are also all the rage this spring in Orange County. Carrboro signed on to the idea on Tuesday and, should…
Time for Blue Cross to act like a non-profit
By Adam Searing N.C. Justice Center’s Health Access Coalition Nearly $190 million. That’s the just-released annual “profit†of “nonprofit†NC Blue Cross Blue Shield, NC’s largest health insurer. $3.1 million. That’s the latest annual compensation for Blue Cross CEO Bob Greczyn. In fact, when you add in this year’s nearly $600,000 raise, Mr. Greczyn has…
Dear Carrboro,
You can take the boy out of the paper, but … The confessions of a once-and-future paperboy By Jock Lauterer As veteran Chapel Hill journalist Roland Giduz reminded me last week, I began my newspaper career by hawking his short-lived but zesty Chapel Hill News Leader around town at the tender age of 8. (The…