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Earth Day art contest

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Staff

The Chapel Hill Public Arts Office in conjunction with University Mall invites area photographers to submit images for a juried competition and exhibition focused on the theme of ecology. Selected photographs will be debuted at Chapel Hill’s Earth Day Celebration at Southern Community Park on April 10 and then displayed throughout University Mall from April…

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Sustainable Cinema Series

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Staff

ChathamArts Sustainable Cinema Series Presents A New Kind of Listening on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in Fearrington Village Barn. Admission at the door is $5, $3 for students. A New Kind of Listening is an hour-long documentary that goes inside the creative work of the Community Inclusive Theater Group, as director Richard Reho…

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Carrboro midwife offers an alternative

Posted on February 4, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

New Carrboro midwifery practice opens

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El Centro Latino

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Staff

El Centro Hispano of Durham plans to open a Carrboro branch to fill the gap left by the closing of El Centro Latino in Orange County. A public meeting to talk about the collaboration and meeting the needs of the Latino community in Orange County will be held Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the…

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Black comic heroes

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Staff

African-American comic book heroes will be the topic of a free public lecture Feb. 22 at Wilson Library at UNC. Randall Kenan, associate professor of English, will present “It’s Clobbering Time! Comic Books and Creating the Idea of Black Masculinity” at 5:45 p.m. in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room. A reception at 5 p.m. in…

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A homemade treat goes big time

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

RECENTLY . . . BY VALARIE SCHWARTZ The cellophane packages look innocent enough with their little Carolina blue ribbons. First-time buyers naively pluck them from shelves and take them home with no inkling of the pleasures to be elicited while eating them; or the pangs when they’re depleted. This is the story of how a…

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Valentine’s Day dance for kids

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff

Elementary Dance Education Academy, located in Saxapahaw, and Kat’s Ballroom Dance Classes, based in Orange County, are joining together to celebrate Valentine’s Day with an introduction to ballroom dancing for the younger set. The dance will take place Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Elementary Dance Education studio in the Saxapahaw Rivermill. A limited…

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Get early-bird registration for the Carrboro Duathlon

Posted on January 28, 2010January 28, 2010 by Staff

Registration is open for the 2010 Carrboro Classic Duathlon on Saturday, April 3. Early-bird fee registration to save $25 ends Feb. 15. Early-bird fees are $40 for the Super Sprint Duathlon and $60 for the Long Course Duathlon. To register, visit sportoften.com/onlineRegistration/waiverTo.cfm?pEventId=5616

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Boy Scouts earn Eagle Scout rank

Posted on January 28, 2010January 28, 2010 by Staff

The Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America has announced that 414 young men earned their Eagle Scout Award in 2009. That is a 9 percent increase over 2008’s total of 380. Earning the rank of Eagle is scouting’s highest achievement. This year, Boy Scouts of America is celebrating its 100th anniversary and more…

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A little school with a big heart

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Staff

By Kate Griesmann Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL — For the last two years, Nakeizha Robinson, 11, has missed more days of school than she attended. Instead of sitting in math class or going to lunch, three days a week Nakeizha, a sixth-grader from Greenville with end-stage kidney disease, could be found hooked up to a…

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Community celebrates MLK

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Staff

By Beth Mechum Staff Writer While most of the community took the day off, more than 100 citizens gathered on a chilly morning in front of the Chapel Hill Post Office, or Justice Plaza, as speakers, presenters and musicians made their way to the podium to express their thankfulness for the memory of Martin Luther…

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Puppy class

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Staff

The Orange County Animal Services Department will host “Preventing Puppy Problems,” a class by Barbara Long, on Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The course is free and open to the public and will be held in the conference room of the Animal Services Center at 1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill. It will…

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Grant applications available

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Staff

Orange County and the towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill announced the opening of the outside-agency grant application period for 2010-11, the budget year beginning July 1. Applications, instructions and a checklist are available on the Orange County website at co.orange.nc.us/hsa/funding.asp Completed applications are due no later than Monday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. Each…

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New violence prevention office opens

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Staff

Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County (FVPC) just opened its satellite office at 109 Millstone Drive, Suite B, in Hillsborough. Staff and volunteers trained in domestic-violence advocacy will be available to meet with clients on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Clients may…

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Burrito Bash

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Staff

There will be a Burrito Bash fundraising party for NC WARN (Waste Awareness and Reduction Network) and Friends of the Rocky River on Tuesday, Feb. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the General Store Café in Pittsboro. Tickets are $15 at the door. Jazz will be provided by Steve Wing and friends. A Clyde…

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