In the twilight of the 20th century, the trolleys still crisscrossed the downtown streets of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Two of them, to be exact.
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Towns, schools, gear up
Come next week, we’ll have a hectic start to another school year. It always is.
Big dig on Weaver Street
Get ready for one of the biggest things to happen downtown since the Baptists moved. Unlike the transformation of Carrboro Baptist Church to the Century Center, though, most of this project will be unseen.
Deal clears way for UNC hospital in Hillsborough
Plans for a major new UNC medical center across from the Durham Tech campus in Hillsborough are moving forward now that an agreement has been reached between UNC and Alamance Regional Medical Center.
Library moving to University Mall
With the decision to proceed with the expansion of the Chapel Hill Public Library now settled, Chapel Hill officials planning the process have passed at least one critical hurdle: finding the library a temporary home.
County EMS gets help from volunteer squad
Several months after the release of a report highlighting the need for additional resources for Orange County Emergency Services, county EMS and the South Orange Rescue Squad have launched a cooperative effort to improve emergency services.
Pedersen announces retirement after 18 years
Looking back on his years at the helm of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Superintendent Neil Pedersen said he is pleased with the work that he’s done, but that there’s still a long way to go.
140 West work to start
Work is set to begin in early August on the 140 West project, a cornerstone of the town’s efforts to revitalize downtown.
NTSB report details plane crash
Jimmy Donahue, one of two survivors of the July 12 plane crash at Horace Williams Airport, remains in critical condition at UNC Hospitals.
One killed, two injured in Horace Williams plane crash
Pilot Thomas Pitts, 65, of Wilmington, Del., was killed and his friend and co-pilot Jimmy Donahue and passenger Kyle Henn injured when Pitts’ Cirrus SR20 crashed on approach to the airport about 3:15 p.m Monday.
Carrboro updates invasive plants list
English ivy? No. Chinese privet? Definitely not. Mimosa? Lovely in blossom, perhaps, but insidious. The same goes for bush honeysuckle and Chinese wisteria.
UNC planning massive expansion in Bingham
University officials announced last year that the facility would be home to a new $14.5 million project to be funded through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, but since then the list of proposed new infrastructure and animal research labs has grown, and the university now says it will move the Carrboro-based Frances Owen Blood Research Laboratory out to Bingham as well.
Celebrations, fireworks light up the weekend
One truth that ought to be self-evident is that the break in the weather couldn’t have been better timed.
Cooler nights and more tolerable days will mark the Fourth of July weekend a welcome change, especially considering the outdoor nature of the holiday.
Farewell to a ‘steady hand’
Robert Wells was mayor the first day Sarah Williamson came to work. That was July 5, 1972, and Williamson was fresh out of Durham Tech and a day shy of 20. She’ll be retiring as Carrboro town clerk at the end of this month.
IFC files for shelter permit, town council talks guidelines
The Chapel Hill Town Council continued a discussion Monday night on how to proceed with a request from the town planning board on how to develop guidelines for shelters. But the talk and the direction of the council were shaped by news that last week the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service and UNC had begun submitting the formal paperwork for a long-anticipated permit request to move the IFC Community House.







