by Susan Dickson Staff Writer Carrboro Police have arrested and charged three individuals in connection with a recent string of armed robberies in Carrboro and Chapel Hill that appear to have targeted Latino victims. According to the Carrboro Police Department, Lavarus Deleon Atwater, 16, of Cedar Lake Road in Chatham County; George Lavon Gattis Jr.,…
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Chapel Hill council gives Glen Lennox residents opportunity to pursue conservation district
by Rich Fowler Staff Writer At its meeting Monday night at Town Hall, the Chapel Hill Town Council agreed to give Glen Lennox area residents a chance to prove that they want their area turned into a Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD). Organizers now have to get signatures from 51 percent of the landowners in an…
News Brief: Counterculture poets
Wilson Library’s newest exhibit examines the beginning and growth of American counterculture poetry in post-World War II twentieth century in The Beats and Beyond: Counterculture Poetry, 1950-1975 in the Rare Book Collection of UNC’s Wilson Library.
News Brief: Dog law
The Board of County Commissioners is expected to consider an amendment that would limit the tethering (or chaining) of dogs in Orange County. The amendment will recommend limiting the time a dog could be tethered, creating minimum sizes for outdoor pens and regulating the types of tether that can be used.
News Brief: UNC Commencement
Commencement for May 2008 graduates will be held in Kenan Stadium on Sunday, May 11 from 9:30 to about 11:30 a.m. A reception for graduates and their families will follow in Polk Place. This year’s commencement speaker is opera singer Jessye Norman. In the event of rain with thunder, lightning and high winds, the ceremony…
News Brief: Courtyard dispute
Sandwhich and 3Cups reopened on Tuesday, two days after Courtyard owner Spencer Young changed the locks on the doors and posted a letter claiming the businesses had failed to pay $85,000 in rent. The West Franklin Street businesses have had an ongoing dispute with Young regarding parking, claiming that he has failed to provide parking…
Challengers try for court of appeals, judicial seats
by Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Two challengers and the incumbent are running for the North Carolina Court of Appeals seat presently held by Jim Wynn. Wynn, a Cary resident, was first elected to the Court of Appeals in 1990. He served as an associate justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court in 1998. Jewel Ann…
Wide field vies for school board seats
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer Six candidates are vying for three seats on the Orange County Schools Board of Education. Incumbent Al Hartkopf is running for re-election, challenged by newcomers Eddie Eubanks, Steve Halkiotis, Tony McKnight, Jeff Michalski and Stan Morris. School board member Dennis Whitling resigned in February, following his arrest on charges of…
Candidates seek new county seats
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer Four Democratic candidates are running for one District Two seat on the Board of County Commissioners. No Republicans are running for county commissioner in the district. A 2006 referendum approved by voters increased the board from five to seven members and split the county into two voting districts. With the…
Glenn Gerding, candidate for judge, chats with Democratic Party volunteers James Merritt and Claire Millar in front of Carrboro Town Hall. By Wednesday afternoon, more than 700 voters had cast their ballots early at the Town Hall, one of four early voting sites in Orange County.
Board lends support to transfer tax
With former Carrboro Board of Aldermen member Diana McDuffee asking for help and noting that real estate interests are “spending a small fortune statewide†in an effort to defeat it, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted 6 to 1 to officially support a real estate transfer tax. At its meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall,…
Glen Lennox plan filed
by Rich Fowler Staff Writer Grubb Properties has filed a plan with the Chapel Hill Community Design Commission to demolish Glen Lennox and replace it with a more than 1.8-million-square-foot development. The plan, filed last week, would replace the 440-unit apartment complex and shopping center with 908 residential units, 220,700 square feet of retail space,…
News Brief: Equine extremist
Former Disney star Tommie Turvey: Equine Extremist will perform for patients at the North Carolina Children’s Hospital on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Turvey’s show, “A Night of Amazing Horses,†will feature a children’s trick roping show, as well as a sing-along and a dance performance.
News Brief: Silent animal art auction
The Conservators’ Center will hold a silent auction of the center’s animals’ paintings and a wine tasting on May 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Durham. The animals have created paintings with the help of a local artist. The paintings, behind the scenes tours of the center…
News Brief: Food pantry donation
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service recently received $3,000 from the Food Lion Charitable Foundation. The IFC will use the gift to support its Food Pantry and the more than 1,200 households that visit the pantry each month for needed groceries.