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One messy debate

As the 2013 closure of the Orange County Landfill nears, a number of ideas are floating around as to how the county should proceed on solid waste management, but one thing remains clear: There is no simple solution.

Features

FLORA: What is wintergreen?

Spotted wintergreen sports striped leaves on a short stem. The most obvious evergreen features of the winter forest floor are numerous extensive carpets of Christmas ferns.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

FLORA: Getting lost in the winter woods

Evergreen, three-lobed hepatica leaves are unmistakable. Photo by Brian Stokes Last week woods-walking companion Tony Blanford took the lead to introduce Brian Stokes and me to his favorite “secret forest” of legendary oaks and beeches.
January 19, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Local News

Carrboro approves Shelton Station zoning

the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on Tuesday voted 4-3 to approve the rezoning of property planned for the project near the intersection of North Greensboro and Shelton streets.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Council delays Yates investigator decision

Chapel Hill Town Council voted unanimously on Monday to refer a petition requesting the investigator to staff
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Weaver Street open

WeaverSt_small Weaver Street is now completely open to traffic.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

School board further opposes charter school

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted last week to send a letter detailing why the board opposes the school to the N.C. State Board of Education.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Low-cost rabies vaccination clinic

Orange County Animal Services Department will hold its first low-cost rabies vaccination clinic of 2012 on Saturday at the Animal Services Center.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Community

Sixty years of supporting the schools

CUTLINE: Barbara Jessie-Black, executive director of the PTA Thrift Shop, looks forward to celebrating its 60th anniversary this week and to the revamping of the Carrboro complex (depicted in drawing), slated for completion next year. Sixty years ago, a new idea was launched in a donated space on West Franklin Street that later became an invaluable resource for our community in multiple ways.
January 26, 2012 | 2 Responses | Full Story »

Sculpture gifted to Chapel Hill

GS Carolina, LLC and the David L. Guy Family have donated Magnolia Exotica, a large stainless-steel sculpture by artist Carl Regutti, to the Town of Chapel Hill.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Human relations forum

The Orange County Human Relations Commission will host the Human Relations Month Forum 2012 on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Carrboro Century Center.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Public talk on fracking

The UNC Institute for the Environment will host a public talk by Larry Murdoch.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Opinion

No delay in landfill closure

Just when we thought the Pandora’s box that is the Orange County Landfill was finally nailed shut for good, Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton has pried it open one more time.
January 26, 2012 | 1 Response | Full Story »

BIG CITY: Scenes from a poverty tour – Part I

On this trip, truth was much easier to find than hope.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Tall buildings

Many of us opposed what came to be called “the tall-building ordinance” when it was proposed.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Obituaries

Obituary: Gerald Moore Farrell

Family and friends are asked to meet and celebrate his life on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church.
January 26, 2012 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Obituary: Virginia Lahiff Hill

Virginia Lahiff Hill The funeral service for Virginia Lahiff Hill is set for Thursday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Zen Center.
December 15, 2011 | 0 Responses | Full Story »

Obituary: Pearl Seymour

Pearl Francis Seymour, 84, of Chapel Hill, N.C., passed away on Oct. 28, 2011.
November 3, 2011 | 0 Responses | Full Story »