Chapel Hill Transit will demonstrate the bike-on-bus feature available on all system buses on May 14 from noon to 2 p.m. in celebration of bike-to-work week. Staff from The Clean Machine and Cycle 9 will conduct free bike inspections and show commuter bicycles. Refreshments will be available. In addition, the Town of Carrboro is collecting…
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Chatham Habitat to offer homes
Chatham Habitat for Humanity, in partnership with homebuilder Van Groce of Custom Contracting Corporation, is offering home ownership opportunities in the Chatham Oak subdivision for nurses, teachers, municipal employees and other middle-income workers. All homes in the neighborhood are priced below $165,000, with monthly payments of less than $1,000. While Chatham Habitat for Humanity typically…
Elections chair earns certification
Billie Cox, chair of the Orange County Board of Elections, has earned the title of Certified Elections Official by the State Board of Elections Certification Board. Cox was appointed to the board in 2003 and has been chair since 2007. She served as chair of the Orange County Democratic Party from 1989 to 1993 and…
Planetarium to offer $1 tickets
Morehead Planetarium at UNC will offer $1 admission to any regularly scheduled planetarium show at Morehead from 6:30 p.m. Friday until 3 p.m. on Sunday. The discounted rate honors the 60th anniversary of the planetarium on Sunday. Weekend shows include “Carolina Skies,†“Destination: Space,†“Extinction,†“Solar System Adventure†and more. Seating is limited to 240…
Town seeks public input on greenways
The Town of Carrboro will hold two workshops in May and June to gather input as staff develops conceptual plans for greenways along Bolin Creek, Jones Creek and Morgan Creek. A workshop on May 20 will focus on plans for a Bolin Creek greenway and another along Jones Creek. The workshop will be held at…
Walk to benefit mental illness organization
NAMIWalk for the Mind of America will be held on Saturday on the Dorothea Dix campus in Raleigh. The walk will benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness of North Carolina. The organization hopes to raise $110,000 and host 500 walkers. The 2.3-mile walk will start at 10 a.m., with check-in at 9 a.m. For…
Bus to offer free dental/medical checkups
The dental/medical bus offering free dental checkups and more will be at Cane Creek Baptist Church in Hillsborough on June 13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The bus will offer free services, including dental checkups, x-rays, fillings, blood-pressure and heart-rate checks, health update information and more. Pre-registration is required. To register, call Chris Green…
Low-cost rabies vaccinations
The Orange County Animal Services Department will offer a low-cost rabies vaccination clinic on Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. The clinic will be held at the Orange County Animal Shelter on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The vaccination fee is $5, which must be paid in cash. Only one-year vaccinations will be offered. For…
Carrboro Day set for Sunday
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer As the warm weather rolls in and residents take to the outdoors, Carrboro will kick off another May with its annual Carrboro Day celebration this Sunday on the Town Hall grounds. The annual celebration started in 1995, when the Carrboro Board of Aldermen adopted a Carrboro Day Philosophy stating, “As…
Big weekend ahead: Be prepared to do stuff
You may want to sit down with your daybook and plan ahead, for this weekend is jammed with things to do. For starters, remember that each day from 1 to 6 p.m., 40 local farms are open for visitors. You can download a map of them and get more information at any Weaver Street Market…
Mammoth returns to Carrboro
It’s kind of a strange birthday celebration. Had it survived the consolidation and various net-driven gyrations of the music industry, Mammoth Records would have been 21 this year. It didn’t, of course, but that hasn’t stopped those associated with this one-time wildly successful enterprise from at least throwing a party. This Saturday, Cat’s Cradle is…
Boys and Girls Club launches campaign to open in Orange County
The Boys and Girls Club will launch a campaign to open its first club in Orange County with a dinner featuring UNC football coach Butch Davis on May 6 at 7 p.m. at Pazzo in Southern Village. The Boys and Girls Club hopes to raise enough funds to open this year. Tickets are $110 for…
Real Men Rock
The third annual Real Men Rock event will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at University Mall on South Estes Drive. The event is focused on reaching out to parents, especially fathers, to educate them about the dangers of shaking small children and provide them with tips for coping with a crying…
Jordan Lake festival
The Jordan Lake Arts and Music Festival will be held May 2 and 3 from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. both days. The event will feature arts and crafts exhibits, as well as music by the Bluegrass Experience, Sweet Potato Pie, Coyote Ridge, Williamson Brothers, No Strings Attached, Vintage Blu and Cool John Ferguson. In…
Kids’ tomato seedling event in Carrboro
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will give away Cherry and Sungold tomato seedlings to children on April 25 starting at 8:30 a.m. The market will supply growing instructions and the Orange County Master Gardeners will offer planting advice. In 10 weeks, the children should come back with a clipping from their seedlings, and the fruit will…