Security is not something most students think of as they stuff themselves with turkey legs over the holidays, but according to the Chapel Hill Police Department, crime spikes while students are away.
The unassuming cinder block building in Carrboro, painted white with sea creatures adorning it, houses Tom Robinson’s Seafood.
The Music Maker Relief Foundation, dedicated to bringing music to cities around the world, is hoping to partner with Carrboro for a free concert series scheduled for Spring 2016.
A group of anti-Confederate students and community members stood between Silent Sam and the Old Well, waiting for Alamance County Taking Back Alamance County to begin protesting the vandalism of Silent Sam.
“Carrboro has been a leader in North Carolina in LGBTQ equality since the 90s,” said Damon Seils, member of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. This is why, he said, the board decided to declare Oct. 10, Marriage Equality Day. The day was created in 2014, and celebrated with gusto, after Amendment 1 was overturned. This year it passed by as a reminder of the important day, without celebration.
More than 20 people stood in the house of Jewel Francis, Northside resident, waiting for her to arrive on Friday
“If I can do my duties as a good man ought, if I can bring back beauty to a world up wrought, if I can spread love’s message that the master taught, then my living shall not be in vain,” sang Prince Taylor, owner of a freshly painted house.
Some birds prefer trees, others prefer selfies — but at Carrboro’s raptor release Saturday morning, some birds preferred the air.
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt (left) presents Prince (center) and Jean Taylor with a doormat and T-shirts.
