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‘Tis the season – for the four-legged too!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Staff

Zakiya Cagle, 10, and Carlos Taylor, 8, and a warmly bundled Lola watch the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade, held last Saturday in downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Follow the link for more pictures of the parade.

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Michelle Johnson takes her seat

Posted on December 8, 2011December 13, 2011 by Staff

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen welcomed its newest member, Michelle Johnson, on Tuesday.

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Awakening to what life’s about

Posted on December 1, 2011December 13, 2011 by Taylor Sisk

“My heart and brain are in concert,” David Binanay says.
But there was a time, not so long ago, when Binanay felt as if cleaved to his core. Such is the nature of his illness.

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Amid protests, town considers investigation

Posted on November 23, 2011November 23, 2011 by Susan Dickson

Expressing opposition to tactics employed by police in the recent raid on occupiers of the Yates Motor Co building at 419 W. Franklin St., protesters filled Chapel Hill Town Hall on Monday night, spilling out of council chambers and lining the windows surrounding the room.

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Questions linger after occupation

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Taylor Sisk

In the aftermath of an incident in which a group of some 70 people occupied the former Yates Motor Co building at 419 W. Franklin St., questions have been raised about these individuals’ connection with the Occupy Wall Street movement, and a broader dialogue has ensued about the aims of those in this community who identify with the movement.

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Johnson joins Carrboro board

Posted on November 10, 2011November 10, 2011 by Staff

Johnson, Lavelle, Coleman and Chilton will join Jacquie Gist, Randee Haven-O’Donnell and Sammy Slade on the new board. Joal Hall Broun chose not to run for reelection, having served on the board since 1999.

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Big decisions ahead for voters

Posted on November 3, 2011November 3, 2011 by Staff

Growth. Economic development. Budgetary woes. A new school superintendent. It’s an even more transitional time in Orange County than usual.

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Sweet potato sliced, center opens

Posted on October 27, 2011October 27, 2011 by Staff

Instead of cutting a ribbon, U.S. Rep. David Price slices through a sweet potato to celebrate the grand opening of the Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center in Hillsborough last Friday, while center manager Matthew Roybal looks on.

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Maple View Farm honored

Posted on October 20, 2011October 20, 2011 by Staff

They keep our bones strong and healthy with their delicious glass-bottled milk, they satisfy our sweet tooth year-round with their ice cream and they have provided the community with a center to learn the art of agriculture.

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A radical departure

Posted on October 13, 2011October 14, 2011 by Taylor Sisk

Check out the 1966 Yackety Yack and see if you can identify the progressives.

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A hostess thing

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Taylor Sisk

At OCSC, of a Friday, on this you can rely: Jamie in the early evening, Lee on the late shift and $1.50 Pabst Blue Ribbon till the quittin’-time whistle blows.

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2011 Carrboro Music Festival draws a crowd

Posted on September 29, 2011September 29, 2011 by Staff

The 14th annual Carrboro Music Festival, held Sunday on 26 stages throughout downtown Carrboro, drew thousands of attendees.

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Businesses still hurting from Weaver St. project, owners say

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Staff

Beyond the bulldozers, the dust, the orange cones and the construction blockades on Weaver Street are businesses in desperate need of some TLC from customers.

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Chefs at the Market

Posted on September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 by Staff

Il Palio chef Adam Rose prepares food for the hungry crowd at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market’s ninth annual chefs event on Saturday. For the event, a group of chefs from eateries throughout the area provided market goers with a free taste of what can be prepared using local ingredients. Photo by Alicia Stemper

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Chapel Hill could ban phoning while driving

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Susan Dickson

In a move that could lead to a ban on cell phone use while driving in Chapel Hill, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted 6-2 to draft a local ordinance of such a regulation for consideration.

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