The Carrboro Town Council approved its budget for the Fiscal Year 2023, 6-1, in their meeting on Tuesday. The FY23 year begins on July 1, 2022 and ends on June 30, 2023.
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The Carrboro Town Council approved its budget for the Fiscal Year 2023, 6-1, in their meeting on Tuesday. The FY23 year begins on July 1, 2022 and ends on June 30, 2023.
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The Carrboro Town Council reviewed several initiatives funded by the budget for the fiscal year 2023, including the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness and Carrboro’s Community Climate Action Plan, in its final work session meeting before potentially approving the final budget next week.
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The Carrboro Town Council unanimously passed a motion to commit to providing funds for the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service and swore in Carrboro Town Council member Eliazar Posada at Tuesday's meeting.
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The Carrboro Town Council discussed the Special Use Permit-A application for the ArtsCenter’s relocation to and renovation of an existing building at 400 Roberson St. The ArtsCenter is currently located at 300 E. Main St. in Carrboro.
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Chapel Hill community members and local elected officials in orange clothing met at the Peace and Justice Plaza on Friday for a rally and flag-raising ceremony to acknowledge those affected by gun violence and demand reform.
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The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are collaborating to host their second year of Small Town Pride, a series of Pride Month events happening to celebrate the local LGBTQ+ community.
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Around 700 students at Carrboro High School participated in a walkout as part of an abortion rights protest last week. Then, between 250 to 300 students walked off the school's campus, beginning an impromptu march to UNC's campus and the Old Well.
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Posada will be the first openly gay Latino serving in North Carolina when he takes office in June. He will take over the seat vacated by Damon Seils when he was elected mayor of Carrboro in November. Posada will serve the remainder of Seils' council term, which ends in 2023.
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Three judges are running for different seats within North Carolina District Court 15B, which includes both Orange and Chatham County. The candidates are Allen Baddour, Alyson A. Grine and C. Todd Roper.
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Music Maker Foundation is holding a series of free concerts at Carrboro Town Commons every Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. between May 13 to June 10. Performing tomorrow night is Herman Hitson, an American guitarist who has collaborated with artists like Bobby Womack, The Drifters and Jimi Hendrix.
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Neiman and Taber will face off in the Democratic primary election on May 17, and the winner will run unopposed in the general election. No other parties had candidates run in District 18, which includes Orange and Chatham counties.
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On May 17, voters will elect a candidate to fill his seat in a special election that coincides with North Carolina’s 2022 primaries.
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The weeklong event will feature more than 80 Black-owned restaurants in states such as North Carolina and South Carolina. Businesses serving the Orange County area such as Blend of Soul and Cake Mommy will be a part of the event.
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From a free "Poetry on Your Plate" event to a "Poem in Your Pocket Day," Carrboro has a series of events lined up to mark its Poetry Month, which was recently declared by Mayor Damon Seils.
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With Earth Day coming up on April 22, Carrboro and Chapel Hill will be hosting events from live music and vendors to volunteer opportunities. Margie Muenzer, secretary for Climate Reality Project's Orange County chapter, said one of the main goals of the Earth Day event is to provide educational opportunities for the community. “Sometimes people are overwhelmed with the climate crisis and don’t think there’s really anything that they can do,” she said. “This is to show that if we can get everybody working together, there's certainly a lot that communities can do."
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At their respective April 5 meetings, the Carrboro Town Council and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners approved the budget for the 203 Project in Carrboro. With a finalized budget of $41.17 million, the project plans to construct a library and cultural center that will host various community programs.
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"A project like this will no doubt bring new life to Orange County, but more importantly, it will democratize resources and technology for those who might have previously lacked access."
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This year's Open Streets event will take place on April 3 from noon to 4 p.m. East and West Weaver Street will be closed to traffic to accommodate for the event.
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"This decade is for safeguarding a chance for humans to have a say in our future, specifically through fast emergency measures before runaway climate change happens."
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On Saturday, the Town of Carrboro celebrated Earth Hour — a one hour period where community members turned off their lights to encourage climate change awareness.
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