A guide to outdoor activities in Chapel Hill and Carrboro
By Cloris Huan | Apr. 5Although restrictions in the state are lifting, there are still many outdoor, COVID-safe activities in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area.
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Although restrictions in the state are lifting, there are still many outdoor, COVID-safe activities in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area.
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Although restrictions in the state are lifting, there are still many outdoor, COVID-safe activities in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area.
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On Friday morning, about one hundred students returned to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School to finish out their first week of in-person instruction in a year. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted in early March to offer in-person instruction to all students beginning March 22. Frank Porter Graham Elementary Principal Karen Galassi-Ferrer said it has been important to think creatively about safety measures, like holding lunch and breakfast outside or placing colorful tape on the ground for students to follow for social distancing.
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Following the social uprisings of summer 2020, students at Carrboro High School formed the Black and Brown Student Coalition. The DTH talked with two members of BBSC, Julian Taylor and Phoenix Tudryn, about what the coalition is doing now.
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There are over 60 establishments in Carrboro owned by people of color. These roundtable discussions are a way to determine essential resources and services for these local businesses.
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“The peels that I collect are aged by moisture and air, bleached by sunlight – they’re almost cameraless photographs themselves, and documenting them has taken on a life of its own,” Metivier said. “Maybe part of me wanted an excuse to fill the gallery with dried peels that are spilling out of my studio and apartment, but I also see Peel as a multi-layered art space. It’s all accumulation – the accretion of layers, images, textures, moments and memories.”
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The project, which was originally approved on Nov. 17, 2020, by the Carrboro Town Council, is set to open in late 2022. This new facility will be located at 203 S. Greensboro St. and will house the Orange County Southern Branch Library.
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The exhibit, called “Lifeline: Hunger Relief During the Pandemic,” is scheduled to run through Feb. 15. Creator Tom Simon said while doing volunteer photography for the hunger-relief group PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro, he realized weekly food distributions were the last step in a chain of community outreach.
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Residents and Town Council members hope the mural will keep the momentum of the movement going and bring the community together.
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The nondiscrimination ordinance is a step in the right direction by protecting people from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
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The band features two members of the UNC community.
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The Carrboro Town Council approved the 203 Project at a Nov. 17 meeting. The public center will house a library, as well as several other community organizations.
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After 40 years of business, Carrboro party store Balloons and Tunes has closed permanently. Co-owner Sharon Collins said they decided it would be best to close the store because of the pressure of COVID-19 and the uncertainty of what lies ahead.
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The Carrboro Town Council voted Oct. 27 to end participation in the Federal Asset Forfeiture Program despite concerns the police department expressed about losing the source of funding.
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The Carrboro Town Council received a letter on Oct. 28 from the NCSBE requesting the Town remove Black Lives Matter flags at the front of Carrboro Town Hall for the remainder of the early voting period.
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Local food hub program Carrboro United was created to help restaurants in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area survive during the pandemic — and it just reached $1 million in sales.
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Carrboro will place a "truth plaque" at the site of the former Freedmen's school to acknowledge the several hundred Black children and adults who were freed from slavery and educated in the schoolhouse.
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At Tuesday's Carrboro Town Council meeting, members approved a resolution that calls attention to the Town's history with slavery and discrimination.
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The resolution to approve the mural and a racial equity logo was approved by a vote of 5-1, with council member Barbara Foushee voting against. Foushee said she voted against the resolution because of the proposal to place the logo on the back of the Carrboro Town Hall. In addition to the mural, Town Council is working on other racial equity projects.
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In an effort to keep musical spirit alive, the annual Carrboro Music Festival adapted to the pandemic by hosting both live and prerecorded shows last weekend. Presented via Facebook, YouTube and the local radio, the festival featured over 100 total bands and solo artists from a variety of different genres and backgrounds.
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During a time when the music industry is facing uncertainty, the annual Carrboro Music Festival has transitioned to a virtual event with over 100 performers.
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