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Community organizations to host MLK Day events centered around young voices

By Audrey Kashatus | January 9

The Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities will hold several events to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day and celebrate the day's namesake's legacy. The ...

Carrboro residents struggle with action regarding town's white supremacist namesake

By Sophia Fanning | November 22

For the last 109 years, Carrboro has borne the name of Julian Carr, a businessman, philanthropist and white supremacist who gave the dedication speech ...

Carrboro in Motion event highlights several local organizations and nonprofits

By Simon Tan | November 19

The event brought together many government and nonprofit agencies including El Centro Hispano, Orange County Public Library, Bike Carrboro, NEXT, Red ...

Carrboro Housing and Community Services presents report to Carrboro Town Council

By Lucy Marques | November 17

The Carrboro Housing and Community Services Department presented its 2021-22 fiscal year activities report at the Carrboro Town Council Meeting on Tuesday. ...

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New bookstore to open in Carrboro, focuses on used and affordable books for everyone

By Bridget Bendezu | November 15

Golden Fig Books, an independent Durham bookstore, is opening a new store in Carrboro at Carr Mill Mall on Friday, Nov. 18.

'Celebrating and interrogating Southern culture': Carrboro Film Fest returns for 17th year

By Jenna Rupp | November 14

The film festival will showcase nearly 50 independent films, all focusing on the South and Southern culture. The two feature-length films were both written ...

Column: $1.2 billion should come with strings attached

By Samad Rangoonwala | November 13

"So when manufacturers like VinFast come to NC asking for billions in government handouts, there's no reason not to restrict the size of the cars they ...

Carrboro legend Elizabeth Cotten inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Vina Senthil | November 13

On Nov. 5, Carrboro musician Elizabeth Cotten posthumously received the Early Influence Award from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. She joined ...

Longtime record-seller Gerry Williams hosts biannual record show in Carrboro

By Sam Kornylak | November 9

Gerry Williams has been selling records for 45 years and hosting record shows in Carrboro for the last 18. His most recent record show on Sunday was at ...

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Column: Weaver Street Market gives me hope.

By Christiana Wayne | November 4

"Women flaunt their natural gray hair and stay-at-home dads with toddlers roll around in the artificial grass play area, flaunting their stay-at-homeness. ...

Carrboro approves spending plan for American Rescue Plan Act funds, residents benefit

By Sam Kornylak | November 2

The Town of Carrboro recently approved a spending plan for the $6.7 million it received from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act passed by the U.S. Congress. ...

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'You're surrounded by abundance': Carrboro Farmer's Market remains a local staple

By Carly Breland | October 30

The market, located in the Carrboro Town Commons, is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It has been a staple in the community since 1977 and has grown ...

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Roads surrounding 203 Project construction site in Carrboro to become one-way

By Simon Tan | October 27

Beginning on Oct. 31, three roads surrounding the site of the 203 Project on South Greensboro Street in Carrboro will become one-way streets as the construction ...

'Joy of being with each other again': Carrboro to hold Halloween festivities

By Lily Richardson | October 27

“I’m absolutely thrilled that we will be having all of these activities coming up later this month where people can experience just the joy of Halloween ...

New Chapel Hill Diversity website aims to support businesses owned by people of color

By Walker Livingston | October 23

Chapel Hill Diversity is an online resource recently launched to support and promote businesses owned by people of color in Orange County. Restauraunts ...

Carrboro residents share concerns about stormwater utility inspections

By Bridget Bendezu | October 23

As initiated by Stormwater Utility within the Town of Carrboro Public Works Department, equipment will help to determine the amount of debris and sediment ...

The city of Carrboro announces a new poet laureate who will focu

'Everybody has the potential to be a poet': Carrboro names next poet laureate

By Hannah Ma | October 23

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 ...

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Parking lot at 203 S. Greensboro St. closes to facilitate the 203 Project

By Phoebe Martel | October 18

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 ...

Carrboro elementary students use alternative transportation for Walk & Roll to School Day

By Tori Newby | October 16

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 ...

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Carrboro Town Council allocates ARPA funds for affordable housing, bike plan

By Eliza Benbow | October 13

At its Oct. 11 meeting, the Carrboro Town Council revised and adopted the Grant Project Ordinance for allocated funds received from the American Rescue ...