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Carrboro Creative Coworking to close its doors
Carrboro Creative Coworking will close its doors at the end of September, founder and owner Brian Russell announced on Tuesday.
Candidate fields grow crowded in local races
As the filing period for this fall’s municipal elections draws to a close, more candidates have signed up for the races. . .
Work starts on shelter neighbor plan
The first Good Neighbor Plan Advisory Committee meeting for the development of a plan regarding the IFC’s new men’s homeless shelter held its first meeting on Monday, but …
Chatham sets redistricting hearing
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will host a second public hearing this Monday to receive input on proposed options for redrawing the five commissioner districts …
One-lane traffic on Mason Farm
Roadwork began Monday on Mason Farm Road near its intersection with West Drive.
OWASA distributes water report
OWASA has issued a report indicating that it surpassed federal and state standards for drinking-water quality in 2010.
Town begins maintenance in annexed areas
The Town of Carrboro has taken over maintenance of the approximately 3.86 miles of streets in Northeast Annexation Areas A and B.
Election season opens with a bang
Filing season got underway on Friday, with a flood of candidates throwing their hats in the ring for this fall’s municipal elections.
School board race kicks off
Incumbents Jamezetta Bedford and Mia Burroughs and challenger James Barrett have announced their intentions to run for the CHCCS Board of Education.
East Weaver reopens, west block closes
fter nearly four months of closure for construction work, the east block of Weaver Street reopened to vehicle traffic on Tuesday.
Peaceful Greenbridge protest held
Saturday’s protest went off without incident, in contrast to a June 18 demonstration.
YMCA, Boy Scouts part ways
The YMCA announced that it will no longer make its facilities available to organizations that don’t have a non-discrimination policy similar to its own.
CHCCS officials respond to concerns at Phillips Middle School
Last week, outgoing CHCCS Superintendent Neil Pedersen and the board of education released the results of an investigation into incidents at Phillips Middle School.
Umstead Park closed
Chapel Hill’s Umstead Park and the adjacent Tanyard Branch greenway trail will be closed through December for an OWASA sewer-replacement project.