Thanks to an organization that helps low-income homeowners live in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, a local yoga instructor opened the doors of his new studio last week.Carrboro resident Ti Harmony started the Open Heart Yoga School on Tuesday. It’s something he might not have been able to do conveniently had he not been able to buy a home in the area.
Shoppers at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market will no longer be limited to paying with cash. The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will begin the Common Currency Program on May 1 in an effort to broaden its customer base and attract underprivileged residents.
Ken’s Quickie Mart, a staple of University Square on Franklin Street, has sold everything from wine coolers to toilet paper since 1970.Owner Larry Trollinger said he bought the store from Ken Collins in 1970 when he was 23 years old, about 18 months after Collins opened it.“He wasn’t making money,” Trollinger said.
As summer break approaches, many students living off campus are struggling to find tenants to live in their houses and apartments during the break.
As students leave for Spring Break, the many downtown businesses that employ them face a week of being understaffed. Business owners say they have a steady customer base in the Chapel Hill community and do not see a large decrease in clients over the break.
One of the most vocal supporters of the historically black and low-income neighborhood that hosts the county’s landfill was honored Sunday for his activism.Rev. Robert Campbell was honored with the Pauli Murray Award for Human Relations in a ceremony hosted by the Orange County Human Relations Commission.
