Though Carrboro had its heart broken when it wasn’t chosen as Lovetown, USA, it has quickly rebounded — dedicating February “For the Love of Carrboro” month.
Read More »Though Carrboro had its heart broken when it wasn’t chosen as Lovetown, USA, it has quickly rebounded — dedicating February “For the Love of Carrboro” month.
Read More »After almost 40 years of living with a neighbor that has riddled their streets with trash, residents of the Rogers Road neighborhood are one step closer to being able to send their garbage somewhere besides their own backyard.
Read More »Chapel Hill trash could be dumped on Durham as soon as next year.
Read More »Plans for a mixed-use development that would offer affordable housing and office space can move forward after the Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a rezoning request Tuesday.
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After more than 10 months of construction, West Weaver Street reopened Monday morning to increased foot traffic and relieved business owners.
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Surplus Sid’s, located on East Main Street in Carrboro, has almost as much character as its owner, Barry “Sid” Keith.
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Solar energy could soon be the latest feature at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market.
Read More »With historic amounts of cash pouring into this year’s elections as a result of a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Orange County officials are joining in a national effort to oppose the change in campaign finance laws.
Read More »Carrboro was not selected for the BBC and Oprah Winfrey Network’s new reality show “Lovetown, USA,” according to a Town of Carrboro press release.
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Occupy Chapel Hill has taken the streets in protest several times — but now, they might march for a different, more festive reason. Amanda Ashley, a Carrboro resident and occupier, said occupiers are planning to apply for a permit to participate in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade on Dec. 11.
Read More »Both Chapel Hill and Carrboro’s governing bodies added new members after competitive 2011 local election races.
Read More »Michelle Johnson’s membership on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen became official Tuesday night as she was sworn in in front of family and friends.
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The Carrboro Board of Aldermen’s unanimous vote to repeal the anti-lingering ordinance for the corner of Jones Ferry and Davie Roads is seeing a mixed response from the community.
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Stephen Dear has eaten his lunch on the corner of Jones Ferry and Davie roads every weekday since Oct. 27.
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Alex Joustra says he has been looking for love in all the wrong places — but he lives in the right town to change that.
Read More »Carrboro hopes to prove it is ready to show some love. The Oprah Winfrey Network and the BBC Network have selected the town as a finalist for the location of their reality show Lovetown, USA, in which professional matchmakers will visit for 30 days to match up local singles.
Read More »The Orange County Board of Commissioners approved funding Tuesday for an elementary school that will help alleviate overcrowding within the district.
Read More »A half-cent sales tax to fund transit improvements and a light-rail transit system could pass more easily in Orange County now that it’s gained support in Durham, officials say.
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Twenty years ago this week, Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton made history when he won a seat on the Chapel Hill Town Council at age 21. Chilton, who was re-elected Tuesday to a fourth term as Carrboro’s mayor after running unopposed, was the youngest elected official the state had ever seen at the time.
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Michelle Johnson, unofficially the newest member of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, promises to ensure a minority voice on the board and offer a perspective that is diverse in other ways. Johnson, a black woman, will serve on the seven-member, predominantly white board alongside incumbents Lydia Lavelle and Dan Coleman, who were both re-elected.
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