Chapel Hill Diversity is an online resource recently launched to support and promote businesses owned by people of color in Orange County. Restauraunts including Mama Dip's Kitchen and nonprofits such as El Centro Hispano are among the 96 featured on the website.
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Chapel Hill Diversity is an online resource recently launched to support and promote businesses owned by people of color in Orange County. Restauraunts including Mama Dip's Kitchen and nonprofits such as El Centro Hispano are among the 96 featured on the website.
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As initiated by Stormwater Utility within the Town of Carrboro Public Works Department, equipment will help to determine the amount of debris and sediment buildup, as well as necessary actions to take. “Part of the responsibility of our Stormwater Utility is to find those places that require some kind of larger investments and plan for those investments over time,” Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils said.
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Liza Wolff-Francis has been selected as Carrboro’s next poet laureate and will begin her term in January, taking over for current Poet Laureate Fred Joiner.
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The lot will be the site of The 203 Project, a joint effort by the Town of Carrboro and Orange County to construct a three-story civic complex. The project is expected to be completed in Spring 2024.
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The day is an initiative from the National Center for Safe Routes to School that encourages students to travel to school by modes of transportation besides a car. Carrboro is one of many towns across the country that participates.
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At its Oct. 11 meeting, the Carrboro Town Council revised and adopted the Grant Project Ordinance for allocated funds received from the American Rescue Plan Act’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
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The market and showcase of local and regional artists, artisans and performers, will return to Chapel Hill for three successive Saturdays, beginning on Oct. 8.
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The Carrboro Town Commons is hosting an "electric vehicle rodeo" on Oct. 8, featuring a range of electric cars, scooters and even bicycles, with the goal of connecting Carrboro residents to affordable sustainable transportation.
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Jason McCarter, the owner of Craftboro Brewing Depot, said that the brewery's third anniversary happened to be close to Germany’s Oktoberfest celebrations. So, he decided to fuse the two together.
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Nonprofit organization CASA is bringing a new affordable housing development to the area straddling the line between Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The new development will create 48 one- and two-bedroom apartments, with rent prices ranging from $350 to $950 a month.
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Chapel Hill and Carrboro are bringing attention to the planning projects they have worked on this past year to celebrate October as National Community Planning Month. The month is recognized by the American Planning Association, which facilitates quality planning to benefit the community.
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The Carrboro Linear Parks project is an initiative that aims to connect the north and south ends of Carrboro through greenways and parks. The project was spearheaded by NEXT, a local nonprofit that advocates for equity, diversity and affordability in the area.
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The Monday supply drive was in collaboration with Mutual Aid Disasters Relief's response to the hurricane. The organization sent a box truck from Virginia to pick up hurricane relief supplies in cities and towns on the way to impacted areas in Florida.
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The Carrboro Town Council authorized an increase in Town employees’ salaries at its meeting on Sept. 20. As of Oct. 8, the implementation date, there will be a two percent pay raise for all permanent Town employees, a raise in starting salaries and internal pay adjustments.
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The American Planning Association-North Carolina Chapter awarded the Marvin Collins Award to the Town of Carrboro. The Marvin Collins Award recognizes individuals or organizations that have completed outstanding planning programs or made notable contributions to the planning profession. The Town won the award for its Carrboro Connects 2022-2042 Comprehensive Plan, which focuses on racial equity and climate action.
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Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils and Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger were among the five North Carolina mayors to sign the Mayors' Compact to Combat Hate and Extremism. The compact, developed in 2017, is a collaborative effort by the Anti-Defamation League and the U.S. Conference of Mayors that aims to reduce extremist violence and bigotry.
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The Carrboro Police have charged a 20-year-old man with six counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill following a shooting that occurred last week.
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On Tuesday, the Carrboro Town Council voted unanimously to approve an exemption for after-hours concrete work at the 203 Project construction site, with an amendment to limit work done over the weekend.
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On Aug. 20, Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils joined N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Caswell, Orange in presenting Frances Lloyd Shetley, now 95, with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest award granted by the North Carolina governor for service to the state. Since she moved to Carrboro as a young woman, Shetley has played a leading role in transforming the town. “There’s nobody who could possibly be more deserving than Frances Shetley,” Carrboro Mayor Pro Tempore Susan Romaine said.
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In a July 11 press release, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said the new state budget allows the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to have the same pandemic response flexibility as it had under the state of emergency.
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