Local artist connects trails and community with bridge art rail
The railing is comprised of 43 steel-cut silhouettes, attached to steel panels lining either side of the bridge.
Carrboro
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Carrboro's new task force aims to acknowledge the town's complicated history
Julian Carr has been a controversial figure in Carrboro's history for years. This task force wants to contextualize his role while also showing how far the town has come.
Duke University student government proposes renaming the controversial Carr Building
Julian Carr's namesake, whose white supremacy and racist links are infamous, is being challenged and students and residents are attempting to drive the name out of the Chapel Hill/Durham/Carrboro areas.
Carrboro businesses collaborate in developing new multi-use center
“I also think it will really improve the look and feel of downtown because, even though it’s adding a building, it’s adding much more than that.”
From Celtic to Cumbia, various Triangle acts will take the stage at Carrboro Music Festival
With over 200 bands performing at the festival, there will be a lot to see and even more to hear. Here is a look into some of the unique acts gracing the 29 stages.
Local business owners discuss competing with popular franchises in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill locals prefer local businesses, but it's not easy to start one.
'I want people to know who I am': Drag queens coming to Carrboro
Drag queens are coming to Carrboro, and in their wake follows an explosive and unapologetic performance that commands the attention of the audience and celebrates diversity in the North Carolina drag community.
Local, state leaders react to Silent Sam's removal
With the forced removal of Silent Sam on Monday night by protestors, local and state leaders issued a range of statements on the new absence of the Confederate monument.
Plans to clear cut P.H. Craig Forest in Carrboro divide community
The owner of a local, beloved forest intends to clear cut thirty-four acres of his land, but maybe not for the reason you think.
Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle appointed to N.C. Commission on Inclusion
After bringing gender-neutral bathrooms and statements of inclusion to Carrboro, here's what the Mayor is doing now.
Club Nova provides community to residents with mental illness
“I was not responsive to my environment for many years, but because of Club Nova I was able to re-socialize.”
Rainbow flags all around: Carrboro Pride Walk honors LGBT pioneer Joe Herzenberg
Carrboro has long been a leader in supporting LGBT rights. The town elected North Carolina’s first openly-gay mayor in 1995 and voted to create domestic-partner registry in 1994.
Carrboro police presents findings of recent racial bias study
The Carrboro Police Department detailed their findings on their own racial biases in their policing to the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday. Here's what they said.
Hispanic community holds forum to inform residents following recent ICE detainments
The value of the Hispanic community in Carborro and the peace of mind immigrants should be allowed in the community was emphasized at the "Know Your Rights" event. "Trust is a hard thing to gain and an easy thing to lose,” Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said. “We're willing to do the work to gain your trust if you're willing to give it to us."
ICE has reportedly detained at least 10 people in Orange County, Chatham County
ICE officials have recently made at least 10 detainments in Orange and Chatham Counties. Carrboro and Chapel Hill officials want citizens to know their rights: Everyone has the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, the right to not open the door and the right to not show identification.
Update: ICE has detained about 25 people this past week in the Triangle area
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have detained at least two Carrboro residents and at least four other county residents in the past two days according to a statement released by Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle.
Word on Weaver Street: Carrboro hosts annual Open Streets festival
“(This is) basically a way of encouraging the public to come onto the streets and keep cars out and be active and healthy and utilize the streets in a fun way,” Carrboro recreation supervisor Galen Poythress said.
