Board of Aldermen discusses town advisory boards, human services
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen discussed updating town advisory board procedures and the human services assessment at their work session Tuesday.
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Vigils honored victims of the Orlando shooting
Rainbow flags flew and contemplative words were spoken — both in Spanish and in English — across Chapel Hill this week as communities gathered to commemorate the lives of the 49 people killed by a shooter in an Orlando nightclub.
Former mayor requests Carrboro name change
A request to change the name of Carrboro could be on the Board of Aldermen’s agenda early this summer.
A miracle for Miraclefeet
It’s not every day that Googling leads to a $1 million grant given by the company themselves, but for a Carrboro-based nonprofit, that’s exactly what happened.
Open Streets returns to Carrboro
Weaver Street in Carrboro will be closed off to traffic on Sunday to encourage residents to come out and get active.
Carrboro Board of Aldermen pass two resolutions in response to House Bill 2
"Yes, we need to be decent people, but we also need to change our cultural norms and shift the way that we are as a collective."
Carrboro hotel to begin construction in 2017
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a permit for a new Hilton Garden Inn to begin construction during a meeting on March 8.
Carrboro Aldermen unanimously approve amendment for IFC's FoodFirst kitchen
In order to allow the Inter-Faith Council to build a community kitchen for their FoodFirst initiative, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted to allow organizations that provide social services to provide food services to the community.
Carrboro to slow down downtown
The speed limits in downtown Carrboro are an issue to some pedestrians.
Durham bus service to be extended into Carrboro
Carrboro residents who commute to Chapel Hill or Durham for their job will soon be able to ride a more efficient and direct route as GoTriangle extends its bus route stops in August 2016.
Public parking forum addresses Carrboro residents' concerns
A public parking forum Thursday at Carrboro Elementary School took into account the opinions of the public regarding the current parking situation in downtown Carrboro.
Carrboro Board of Alderman proposes public restroom addition in downtown area
Lately, the town of Carrboro has noticed a public urination and defecation problem throughout the city.
Carrboro declares itself a safe place for Syrian refugees
Board of Aldermen member Bethany Chaney said her family immigrated to the United States from Mount Lebanon, which was a part of Syria before Lebanon became its own country.
Carrboro debates IFC community kitchen
A passionate debate ensued at the Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday over a proposed text amendment which would establish community kitchens as a permitted use in Carrboro.
Residents living in Carrboro's extraterritorial jurisdiction lack representation
Residents living within Carrboro's extraterritorial jurisdiction follow all of the town's laws — but they aren't able to vote for the officials who create these laws. An extraterritorial jurisdiction is a statutory provision in state law that gives cities the right to regulate zones outside of their municipal boundaries. The city has control over areas such as land use, zoning and any of the city regulations that would normally be enforced inside town limits.
Shelton Station construction in Carrboro finally underway
After stalling for two years, mixed-use development Shelton Station is in progress. The development, planned for North Greensboro Street in Carrboro, was approved in 2013, but plans went dormant shortly after approval.
Carrboro to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day
When Amy Locklear Hertel, director of the UNC American Indian Center, told her first-grade daughter that Christopher Columbus did not discover America, she responded, “Mommy, do people know that?” The girl suggested Hertel write a Facebook post to inform the rest of the world.
