Panciuto‘s next community dinner will be on Wednesday, Feb. 25 featuring local writers Lee Smith and Hal Crowther. The family style meals are fixed price. Reservations are recommended. Panciuto is located at 110 S. Churton St. in Hillsborough. Call 732-6261 for more details.
Author: webstaff
Economy slows Franklin building
“Walgreens was set to open in early 2010 in the space of the old Gap. Those negotiations have been put on hold because of the bad economy, said Carla Fugleberg, who is with the Raleigh District Office of Walgreens.”
http://dailytarheel.com/news/city/economy_slows_franklin_building
SANDWHICH in Bon Appetit
Sandwhich’s Lamb tagine makes Bon Appetit’s list of best dishes in 2008.
They’re at 431 W. Franklin St. 929-2114, and on the web.
Here’s what’s at the Year Round Carrboro Farmers’ Market:
Lettuce, tomatoes, pac choy, flour, onions, garlic, arugula, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, fresh herbs, kale, leeks, mustard greens, salad greens, spinach, sweet potatoes, turnips, turnip greens, winter squashes, pecans, NEW chicken-sausage, maple sausage, smoked ham, smoked ham hocks, liverwurst, lamb, bacon, chicken, eggs, cow’s milk cheeses, breads, doughnuts, tortes, pies, cakes, jams, and relishes.
Happy New Year

Saturday night the Lion danced again at Jade Palace.
“Walls that Bleed” showing at UNC
“Walls that Bleed”, a documentary chronicling an student-led uprising at Dudley High School and North Carolina A&T in Greensboro that helped shape the state’s civil rights movement, will be shown at 6 p.m. on Feb. 3. A reception will precede the film at 5:30 p.m., and panel discussion will follow. All events will be held in the Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building at 325 Pittsboro St. Though free and open to the public, reservations are requested. Please RSVP to Cookie Newsom at newsom@email.unc.edu.
Panorama
Lassiter panorama work on the inauguration.
Well worth the trip.
McIntyre’s hosts poets this week
Thursday, Jan. 22nd 7p.m.
Jonathan K. Rice and M. Scott Douglass will read from and discuss selected works as part of the N.C. Poetry Society Reading. Rice is the editor and publisher of Iodine Poetry Journal, which he established in 2000. He authored the chapbook Shooting Pool With A Cellist in 2003, and his full-length collection, Ukulele and Other Poems in 2006. His poetry has appeared in many periodicals. Douglass is the publisher and managing editor of Main Street Rag Publishing Company, founded in 1996 with the publication of his quarterly literary magazine, The Main Street Rag. His poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and he was the recipient of a N.C. Arts & Science Emerging Artists Grant in 2001 that was used to publish his first full-length poetry collection, Auditioning For Heaven. He is also the author of Balancing On Two Wheels, Book Building 101, STEEL WOMB Revisited and Dip Says Hi.
Roads still tricky for drivers
Officials in Chapel Hill and Carrboro issued alerts this morning warning drivers to “continue to use extreme caution while driving” because there’s still black ice on some roads. To be on the safe side, drivers should slow down and allow for some extra time for braking and reaching their destinations. Don’t want to worry about it? Take the bus. All
Chapel Hill Transit routes are running on their regular schedules.
InaugurOation on, Siena bash off
Tim Peck just confirmed that his Inaugural Bash, InaugurOation, is going on as planned at 204 W. Main St. in Carrboro at 8 p.m. tonight, with taco trucks and musicians. But the event planned by the Chamber/Foundation for a Sustainable Community at the Siena has been canceled.
Acme closed tonight
This just in from Kevin Callaghan at Acme:
“I know. I know. People in the South can’t handle the snow. But it’s not my fault. It is true that I’m fine with solely viewing bucolic winter landscapes on the TV. Or in a magazine. Really. And that aside from snowcream and that initial sled ride, there’s not much to icy precipitation that makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. But the truth is that Acme will be closed tonight solely because we’re being practical. We know that all of you have bought cartons and cartons of milk and loads of bread and tomato soup. And we certainly don’t want that to go to waste. And what about all those Crock Pots simmering away. And those promises of pizza delivery. And, I bet, more than a few of you rented some movies… So, I don’t want you to think that I’m out building a snowman or participating in any other frivolous wintry outdoor activity. We’re just being practical – and waiting for all this chilly, white stuff to melt. By the way, $12.95 Tuesdays will be back next week.”