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Carrboro approves final version of mural for the kids

By Elizabeth Harvell | September 2

Carrboro could be adding a splash color to its already bright town.

Feel free with Carrboro's new signs

By Kiana Cole | August 20

In efforts to better promote Carrboro’s mission statement of feeling free, the town is updating their signs.

Carrboro radio station requests $2K from towns

By Maggie Monsrud | April 23

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 ...

Aldermen extend permit for Carrboro solar community

By Bridget Dye | April 8

Four years after its initial approval, a proposed solar housing development in Carrboro has received another extension on its conditional use permit, ...

Carrboro to consider getting rid of Chapel Hill zip code

By Elizabeth Harvell | April 7

Some Carrboro residents could be making a change close to home: their ZIP codes.

Board of Aldermen discuss new recycling fees

By Zhai Yun Tan | March 18

Orange County residents will soon face new fees for recycling services.

Carrboro Board of Aldermen talked housing costs

By Mengqi Jiang | March 4

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen discussed the rising cost of housing in increasingly walkable, bikeable, livable Carrboro at a meeting Tuesday while considering ...

Rev. Nathan Hollister (right) leads protesters into the Estes Park Apartment leasing office Saturday morning to deliver a letter about the complex's water rates rising.

More than 30 Carrboro residents protest their landlords Saturday

By Marisa Bakker | February 23

Dissatisfied tenants staged protests during the weekend at apartment complexes across Carrboro to challenge abnormally high water bills.

BOA halts plans for arts center

By Maggie Monsrud | February 20

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

By Aren Besson | February 4

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

By Maggie Monsrud | January 29

A local business and a nonprofit are working together to improve the living conditions of Carrboro resident Lillie Brown.

Carrboro Board of Aldermen vote to sell vacant downtown property

By Marisa Bakker | January 28

At its meeting Tuesday night, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted to sell the vacant, town-owned condominium space at 110 East Main St., located above ...

Carrboro eyes new arts center

By Morgan Swift | January 22

Business leaders and residents have voiced a mix of excitement and hesitation regarding a proposal to build an Arts and Innovation Center in Carrboro. ...

Carrboro considers two designs for Martin Luther King Jr. Park

By Mary Taylor Renfro | January 21

A plan for a new park in Carrboro is getting closer to finalization, though it still faces setbacks as community members disagree about its design and ...

Residents contest high water bills in General Services Corporation' apartments

By Marisa Bakker | December 1

A property management company with locations in Carrboro has been accused of raising water bill rates without residents’ knowledge or consent — and ...

Carrboro Board of Aldermen vote to support immigrant children

By Lindsey Brunson | November 21

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday declaring Carrboro a welcoming community for more than 1,600 immigrant children ...

Residents of the Rogers Road community gathered on Saturday morning to celebrate the opening of a new facility that will serve as a place to gather and to nurture, educate and protect the children.

Rogers Road community center opened on Saturday

By Meg Garner | November 18

The Rev. Robert Campbell and David Caldwell, both longtime Rogers Road residents and community activists, remember their childhood playing in woods surrounding ...

Joe Sunderland prepares some samples for patrons at the Chapel Hill Market which is located at University Mall. A farmer for 8 years, he works at Wild Dog Farm and hopes that the market will find a more organic location. "A permanent location would be wonderful. This location is good, it's not ideal, but it's good."

Local farmers markets preparing for fall

October 10

The leaves might not be red enough, but both Carrboro and Chapel Hill’s Farmers’ Markets are ready to celebrate fall.

Marty Hanks, the creator of "Just Bee Apiary," a bee farm located on his land just outside of downtown Chapel Hill, checks on his honeybees. Hanks makes it a priority to raise his thousands of bees without the use of unnatural chemicals.

Carrboro becomes third Bee City USA community

By Wei Zhou | October 9

Carrboro will soon be abuzz.

Carrboro Music Festival says goodbye to organizers

By Kelly Cook | September 29

While thousands of attendees gathered in Carrboro to enjoy nearly 180 local bands Saturday and Sunday, Gerry Williams and his wife Janet Place closed ...