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Land development input extended

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Staff

Due to a delay in getting newsletters to citizens, the Town of Hillsborough is extending its deadline for feedback on land development rules. The town will accept survey responses through Dec. 31. The survey is part of a nine-month process that the town has begun to comprehensively update Hillsborough’s development ordinances. The detailed survey is…

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New fitness opportunities at YMCA

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA will unveil new, exercise equipment and a mobile personal training program on Dec. 29. The CHC YMCA will begin its facilities transformation by replacing its weight-training machines. The facility also will upgrade its MobileFit personal training program, allowing users to take their training routine on the road. The CHC YMCA’s MobileFit…

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A walk on the Hollywood side

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Staff

By Valarie Schwartz Taking the “perp walk” might have been the best thing that happened to Travis Kukovich, owner of William Travis Jewelry, during this recession. Such a humiliating walk generally ends with doors slamming behind one; for Kukovich, some pretty marvelous doors opened. This story twists together many threads, but in its simplest telling…

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Carrboro a magnet for resale stores

Posted on December 10, 2009December 10, 2009 by Staff

By Jacki Huntington Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons The typical thrift shopper is not so typical. At Club Nova’s thrift shop at 103 West Main St., where shoes go for less than $3, the crowd is, according to co-manager Ed Hudgins, a roughly even blend of races, ages and genders. The thrift shops themselves are…

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Winter stories

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Staff

Storytellers and musicians will entertain children of all ages on Dec. 10 at the Friends of the Library’s 17th annual Winter Stories program in UNC’s Wilson Library. The event begins with refreshments in the lobby at 5 p.m. and continues with music and tales from around the world in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room at…

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Chapel Hill High School alumni run

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Staff

The fifth annual Chapel Hill High School Alumni Run will be Sunday, Dec 27 at 1 p.m. at the CHHS track. In addition to the main 5K Alumni Run/Walk, there will be a Munchkin Ramble for up-and-coming runners, raffle prizes, food following the run at the Lake Hogan Farms clubhouse and lots of time to…

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Santa to visit Franklin Street

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Staff

Franklin Street’s Varsity Theatre will be showing the 1947 classic Miracle on 34th Street beginning Friday, Dec. 11. After the Saturday and Sunday matinee shows (1:00 and 3:20 p.m.), The Varsity invites moviegoers to visit with Santa upstairs in the party room. More information on The Varsity’s events is available on the theater’s website, varsityonfranklin.com

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Fish the Magish

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Staff

The Fish the Magish holiday magic show will be Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Carrboro Branch Library, located in McDougle Middle School. Admission is free and the show is designed for ages 3 and up, as snowmen, elves and magical surprises bring the holidays to life. The Friends of the Carrboro Library…

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Willie and Company

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Staff

Willie and Company, a ventriloquist act, is coming to the Carrboro Century Center on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m. as part of the Lollipop Series for children 3 to 5 years old. Peggy Miller is the voice behind Willie, Great Great Granny Gardner and Willie’s little cousin, Hannah. Admission is $3.

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Christmas Cheer for a Cause

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Staff

Christmas Cheer for a Cause is a family celebration benefiting the N.C. Food Bank and Toys for Tots. On Saturday, Dec. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m., at East 54 Outdoor Plaza, there will be Christmas carols, treats and a visit from the Clauses. The event is free and open to the public and attendees…

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Black named president of MOAA

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Staff

Col. Fred Black, U.S. Army retired, was recently installed as president of the North Carolina State Council of Chapters of the Military Officers Association (MOAA). The council serves to further the aims and legislative goals of the national organization and assist member chapters in effectively serving their members, their communities and the nation. There are…

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Lessons in improv or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the jokes that bomb

Posted on December 3, 2009December 3, 2009 by Staff

By Charlie Tyson, Staff Writer I am not Jerry Seinfeld. I am not even Larry the Cable Guy, who recently topped Newsweek’s list of the world’s least-funny comedians. While I will often venture onstage against the dull brick wall of a comedy theater, I am far from a professional comic. I’m simply an enthusiastic conversationalist.

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Holiday parade

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade will be Saturday, Dec. 12, beginning at 10 a.m. Join your neighbors for music, dancing, community-sponsored floats, marching bands, scout troops and more. The parade, presented by the Chapel Hill Jaycees, will begin at East Franklin Street at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill and end at the Carrboro Town…

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Grinch reading on campus

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Staff

The Bull’s Head Bookshop’s annual bilingual reading of the Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be on Wednesday, Dec. 9th at 4 p.m. It’s free and open to the public. Professor emeritus Tom Stumpf will read boomingly in English and the UNC Student Stores’ own George Morgan will read soothingly in Latin….

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Breakfast with Santa

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Staff

UNC Hospitals’ residents will host the second annual Charity Breakfast Buffet with Santa. Proceeds from the breakfast buffet will be used to support the Ronald McDonald House, the SECU Family House, the N.C Food Bank and Toys for Tots. The cost to attend is $5 for children and $10 for adults. Attendees will be able…

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