The Orange County Health Department is going to hold a free flu (H1N1 and regular seasonal) vaccine clinic at Carrboro Town Hall on March 13 in honor of Tom Robinson who died last week (see Citizen story and editorial) Here’s the official release: For ... »
Elizabeth Jensen Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons Ayla, a golden retriever, can open refrigerators, flip light switches, open and close doors, help take off clothing, pick up dropped objects and phone for help. She learned these skills at Eyes Ears Nos... »
The budget process for reviewing community needs is underway, and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and town manager welcome feedback from town residents. The final budget is planned for adoption on June 15. Carrboro residents may email written suggestion... »
RECENTLY . . . Valarie Schwartz Good ideas, like art and wine, improve with time. In 1983, when Moreton Neal attended a fundraiser for the fledgling Women’s Center, she spent her time at the ice cream social held at Pyewacket (a popular quasi-vegetaria... »
RECENTLY . . . Valarie Schwartz Calm usually does not describe an artist at his or her first solo exhibit. Calm, happy and comfortable can all be applied to Ben Gunter, 27, at his first solo show at Carrboro Town Hall last week. Gunter greeted friends,... »
Victoria Hamby Courtesy of the Carrboro Commons With the opening of a new office at Carrboro Plaza later this year, the Latino community once again will have its resource center. The board of directors of El Centro Latino, an organization that official... »
El Centro Hispano of Durham plans to open a Carrboro branch to fill the gap left by the closing of El Centro Latino in Orange County. A public meeting to talk about the collaboration and meeting the needs of the Latino community in Orange County will b... »
Beth Mechum Staff Writer Cheryl Means was tired of the merry-go-round of doctors she and her unborn child met with each month. To her mind, it was a good idea gone wrong. “Every visit that you have every month, you see a different doctor, and the idea ... »
Orange County and the towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill announced the opening of the outside-agency grant application period for 2010-11, the budget year beginning July 1. Applications, instructions and a checklist are available on the Orange County we... »
By Beth Mechum Staff Writer While most of the community took the day off, more than 100 citizens gathered on a chilly morning in front of the Chapel Hill Post Office, or Justice Plaza, as speakers, presenters and musicians made their way to the podium ... »
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