A developer of CVS drugstores plans to hold another community meeting.
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Board takes first look at budget
The Orange County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday took its first look at the 2011-12 county budget …
Aydan Court still draws concerns
The last time developer Carol Ann Zinn’s Aydan Court project was reviewed in a public hearing, she and then-Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy engaged in a heated colloquy after the mayor and council appeared ready to reject a rezoning request for the project.
ArtsCenter loses executive director
The ArtsCenter Board of Directors announced last week that board members had voted to restructure the center’s leadership …
Board approves new options for 300 East Main
At it’s meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen cleared the way for additions to the former VisArt Video space at 300 East Main St. …
Citizen wins press awards
The Carrboro Citizen has won another set of awards from the North Carolina Press Association for its website, writing and editorials.
UDO hearing continued
The public hearing on the Unified Development Ordinance has been continued until Monday to allow for additional public comments.
Town accepts bid on Weaver Street
The Town of Carrboro sent out notices to business owners that work is scheduled to being March 7 on extensive repairs to the Weaver Street roadbed.
Energy Efficiency Fair
The towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro will host an Energy Efficiency Education Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center.
Council to discuss food trucks
The Chapel Hill Town Council will hold a public forum on the issue of food trucks in Chapel Hill on Monday at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
OWASA changes disinfection
OWASA customers may notice a chlorine taste and odor in their water this March and early April.
Affordable-housing discussion
The Town of Chapel Hill planning staff will begin a series of public-input meetings in March on affordable housing in Chapel Hill.
Board sets March hearing on library site
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen on Tuesday agreed to hold a public hearing on a request by Orange County to rezone a 2.69-acre parcel next to Carrboro Elementary School for use as a library site.
County likely to change addresses
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to take steps toward adopting an addressing ordinance that would require thousands of county residents to change their addresses to reflect a grid-based system.
In a drought, but not a panic
Driving across the short causeway on Jones Ferry Road that spans University Lake near Morgan Creek, you can easily read the decline of the waterline along the banks and view the muck rising above it.