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Carrboro participates in Global Climate Strike Week

By Taylor Heeden | September 22

Carrboro started its participation in the Global Climate Strike Week with a walkout on Friday. Involvement continued into Saturday with a town meeting ...

Chapel Hill receives Duke Energy grant to improve emergency communication

By Amena Saad | September 18

Duke Energy awarded money to the Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro to create multilingual emergency messages and information to assist increasingly ...

Here's what you missed at this week's Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting

By Rebecca Fiely and Ben Humphries | September 12

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen met Tuesday to discuss the possible detrimental effects of 5G, DACA beneficiaries in Carrboro and gender neutral language ...

Column: For local election coverage, let us be your source

By Jamey Cross | September 8

The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. This week, ...

Column: We are stewards of our community

September 1

Steve Friedman, a candidate for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, outlines one of the biggest problems facing the community: affordable housing.

Column: It's time to support living wage employers

July 21

Carrboro Board of Aldermen candidate Susan Romaine shares her view on North Carolina's minimum wage. 

Here's who's running in this fall's local elections

By Marin Wolf and Jamey Cross | July 8

Here is a comprehensive list of all of the candidates that have filed thus far.

Column: When considering Carrboro paid parking, it doesn't have to be all or nothing

July 7

"Our town government should not pick and choose winners and losers in any project. "

Damon Seils, a member of the Carrboro Planning Department, declared that he will be running for a seat on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen in 2012.

Carrboro Board of Aldermen member Damon Seils seeks re-election

By Diane Adame | April 25

Damon Seils announced on Thursday that he will be running for a fourth term on the Board of Aldermen, with hopes to continue advocating for multiple initiatives ...

Orange County Veterans Memorial construction enters phase II after receiving funding

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 23

Carrboro recently voted to contribute $25,000 to the construction of the Orange County Veterans Memorial. While most members of the Board of Aldermen ...

How the recent heavy rains led to Carrboro's stormwater management plan

By Diane Adame | April 22

“I think that there’s not only issues of the storm events, but the fact that our own infrastructure doesn’t even meet the current standards.”

What's next for transportation in Chapel Hill? This group has answers

By Alice Bennett | April 17

NEXT, an interest group of community leaders and residents, is seeking alternative public transportation options for Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents ...

Carrboro recognizes town’s history with new truth plaque about namesake Julian Carr

By Aislinn Antrim | April 17

This historical plaque of Carrboro raises an ethical debate: “Telling the truth during an era when there’s a rise in racism and a rise in hatred is ...

Susan Romaine announces candidacy for Carrboro Board of Aldermen

By Michael Meeks | April 17

"She’s a problem solver. She is someone who jumps into anything with both feet.”

How community leaders in Carrboro are urging UNC to handle Confederate groups on campus

By Ryan Smoot | April 10

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen recently passed a resolution recommending that the University betters its response to racist acts taking place on campus.  ...

Alderman Bethany Chaney isn't seeking reelection, but her work in Carrboro isn't over

April 2

Bethany Chaney, a member of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, announced that she will not be seeking reelection at the end of 2019, but wants to remind ...

Carrboro provides cost update to Community Climate Action Plan

By Ryan Smoot | March 24

Carrboro's Community Climate Action Plan aims to reduce town emissions by 50 percent by 2025.

Stop Requested: CHT may be putting an end to controversial bus advertisements

By Nicholas Emken | March 18

“I think if we’re not going be managing the content, then I think we want to make sure that we’re not putting on things that could be offensive ...

New development possible at Old N.C. 86 and Eubanks Road

By Samantha Perry | March 5

The ordinance, master plan, and schedule for a potential development at the corner of Old N.C. 86 and Eubanks Road was drafted by the Carrboro Board of ...

Here's what the protests on Franklin Street and on campus were about

By Cam Edson and Sean Leider | March 5

The 4 Fair Food Tour is traveling through different college campuses around the country to encourage schools to consider farmworker rights while selecting ...