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Women’s art at heart of fundraising success

Posted on February 25, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

Good ideas, like art and wine, improve with time.

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Service puppies ready to graduate

Posted on February 25, 2010February 25, 2010 by Staff

Elizabeth Jensen Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons Ayla, a golden retriever, can open refrigerators, flip light switches, open and close doors, help take off clothing, pick up dropped objects and phone for help. She learned these skills at Eyes Ears Nose and Paws, a training center for assistance dogs in Carrboro. Gretchen Aylsworth is Ayla’s…

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Suggestions wanted

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Staff

The budget process for reviewing community needs is underway, and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and town manager welcome feedback from town residents. The final budget is planned for adoption on June 15. Carrboro residents may email written suggestions to the town’s website at swilliamson@townofcarrboro.org, write to the town clerk at 301 West Main Street,…

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Chapel Hill needs event volunteers

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Staff

The Town of Chapel Hill is seeking volunteers to serve on special events planning committees for the July 4th Celebration and the annual Festifall Arts Festival in October. Special-events planning committees work with a staff liaison to plan, develop and evaluate events. Committees usually meet monthly and may meet more frequently as the event time…

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Carrboro Parks Project seeks input

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Staff

Carrboro Parks Project (CPP) is a nonprofit community organization that works to improve the quality of life in Carrboro through the protection and improvement of parks and recreational facilities. With the help of community members, CPP has been able to complete four projects since 2001. The CPP is currently looking for new members and project…

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For art’s sake

Posted on February 18, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

Calm usually does not describe an artist at his or her first solo exhibit.

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Green building discussions rescheduled

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Staff

The Center for Sustainable Enterprise rescheduled its Feb. 11 discussion of innovations in green building, “Wanted: Radical Confidence: Why the Future is in Our Hands Today” with Rob Watson and Dennis Quaintance, for March 19 at 5:30 p.m. The event is part of the center’s Leaders in Sustainability series and is co-hosted and co-sponsored by…

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OWASA community meeting

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Staff

OWASA invites interested citizens to participate in a community meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24 about sustainable management of OWASA’s forest lands, including a draft plan for 490 acres of OWASA land near Buckhorn Road north of the Cane Creek Reservoir. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the Maple View Agricultural Center at 3501…

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Performance to include interaction with audience

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Staff

Performances creating virtual and real theatrical experiences for audiences will take place Feb. 18-21 and Feb. 25-27 at UNC. Collectively titled the Virtual Performance Factory, the short plays and performance pieces are by playwrights, screenwriters and video game writers from across the country. Actors will interact with the audience, and actors and audience members will…

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Taylor Branch to speak on UNC campus

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Staff

Alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Taylor Branch will speak about his book The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President on Feb. 23 at UNC. The free public program in Wilson Special Collections Library will begin at 5:45 p.m. after a reception at 5 p.m. For program information, contact Liza Terll of Friends of the…

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Carrboro Parks Project seeks input

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Staff

The Carrboro Parks Project is seeking community feedback, new members and project ideas. If you have an idea for a new amenity at one of Carrboro’s parks or are interested in joining the parks project, email info@carrboroparks.org or go to a general interest and brainstorming meeting on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in room 4…

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Don’t you just heart it?

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Staff

This is supposed to be simple — even educated fleas, for goodness sake. But it’s not. There’s a lot of pressure that goes with the holiday of love — some of it self-inflicted, but quite a bit from the obsequiousness of the meme.

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Durham’s El Centro Hispano aids Carrboro Latinos

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Staff

Victoria Hamby Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons With the opening of a new office at Carrboro Plaza later this year, the Latino community once again will have its resource center. The board of directors of El Centro Latino, an organization that officially closed its doors in November of last year due to financial problems, has…

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Spay Day

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Staff

The Animal Services Department is celebrating Spay Neuter Day USA on Feb. 23. This celebration is a local version of Spay Day USA, recognized nationally by the Humane Society of the United States and is designed to raise awareness and help eliminate the need for euthanasia as a means of population control. In recognition of…

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Jazz Fest

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Staff

Trumpeter, band leader and film-score composer Terence Blanchard will headline the Carolina Jazz Festival, Feb. 24-27 at UNC. The festival also will feature artists-in-residence Jason Marsalis, a composer, drummer and vibraphonist, and tenor saxophonist Ivan Renta. Seven performances, some free and some ticketed, plus workshops, late-night jams and a day with high school jazz bands,…

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