Carrboro purchases clean energy garbage truck
Garbage pick-up may just clean up Carrboro's air and roadways.
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Carrboro approves final version of mural for the kids
Carrboro could be adding a splash color to its already bright town.
Oasis owner performs about his life as a hippie
The dimly-lit, around-100-square feet space was filled to capacity, containing around 20 people sitting on oversized couches, chairs and intimate tables.
Back-to-school thrifting in Carrboro helps community
Community members are popping tags at local thrift stores – and in Carrboro, it’s for a good cause.
Carrboro farmers market gives credit for kids to buy produce
Not every kid is going to eat Brussels sprouts or mushrooms, but that’s not stopping the Carrboro Farmers' Market from trying to encourage its youngest customers to eat healthy.
Feel free with Carrboro's new signs
In efforts to better promote Carrboro’s mission statement of feeling free, the town is updating their signs.
New ArtsCenter director focuses on community
Dan Mayer knows a thing or two about eccentricity.
Fourth of July speech provides alternate perspective
On the Fourth of July, every chair in the Carrboro Century Center’s main hall was filled, with some Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents even sitting on the floor due to the large crowd.
Carrboro radio station requests $2K from towns
The community-driven radio station WCOM 103.5 has given back to Chapel Hill and Carrboro for almost 10 years and is now reaching out to town officials for funding assistance.
Aldermen extend permit for Carrboro solar community
Four years after its initial approval, a proposed solar housing development in Carrboro has received another extension on its conditional use permit, though construction on the development has not yet begun.
Carrboro to consider getting rid of Chapel Hill zip code
Some Carrboro residents could be making a change close to home: their ZIP codes.
Board of Aldermen discuss new recycling fees
Orange County residents will soon face new fees for recycling services.
Carrboro Board of Aldermen talked housing costs
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen discussed the rising cost of housing in increasingly walkable, bikeable, livable Carrboro at a meeting Tuesday while considering updates to the Affordable Housing Special Revenue Fund.
More than 30 Carrboro residents protest their landlords Saturday
Dissatisfied tenants staged protests during the weekend at apartment complexes across Carrboro to challenge abnormally high water bills.
BOA halts plans for arts center
The Carrboro Board of Alderman decided Thursday not to move forward with the original proposal for the Carrboro Arts and Innovation Center.
Developers irk Cat’s Cradle owner
Cat’s Cradle owner Frank Heath walked out of a public hearing on the proposed Arts and Innovation Center Tuesday night after expressing his frustration.
Carrboro Board of Aldermen approve grant for Rogers Road resident
A local business and a nonprofit are working together to improve the living conditions of Carrboro resident Lillie Brown.
